 | Viewsonic NexTV VMP75 1080p Network Media Player - Stream Netflix, Internet radios/videos & access to Twitter, Facebook w/free HDMI cable |
| List Price: | $149.99 |
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Product Description
The VMP75 offers consumers the most economic and convenient way to experience ultimate 1080p digital media entertainment. Supporting a full range of audio & video formats, plus the full spectrum of internet media content sources & Netflix. Consumers can stream contents from YouTube, Live 365 internet radio, Google, Flickr, ShoutCast, Facebook lite and custom RSS feeds. The full connectivity includes HDMI, Composite, SPDIF, USB and eSATA. The network set up is easy thru Ethernet port or 802.11b/g/n with optional wireless adapter.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4989 in Consumer Electronics
- Color: Black
- Brand: ViewSonic
- Model: VMP75
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.10" h x 5.20" w x 3.98" l, .49 pounds
Features
- Stream instantly unlimited movies & shows directly to your living room HDTV via Netflix video on demand service
- Listen to a variety of internet radio stations or access thousands of videos and photos with Live365.com, ShoutCast Radio, YouTube and Flickr
- Multiple connectivity options including Ethernet, HDMI, AV Composite, S/PDIF, USB, eSATA, and optional Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n. Enjoy rich content with faster file transfer thru eSATA
- Web browser feature allows you to surf the internet (not compatible with rich flash content) and custom RSS feeds provide you with instant news
- Plays a full range of video and audio formats including MPEG1/2/4, H.264, DivX, DTS, MKV, AVI, MOV, RM/RMVB, MP3, OGG, WMA, and more
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
Streaming internet content is easy with the ViewSonic® NexTV® VMP75 Full HD 1080p network media player. Enjoy movies, videos, music and photos from your storage devices or access content from YouTube, Live365, ShoutCast internet radio, Flickr and more. Now you can access the Netflix streaming platform with your Netflix subscription to access thousands of movies and TV shows instantly. The NexTV VMP75 supports a full range of the most popular video, audio and image formats and can be connected to your home entertainment system. With its web browsing capability (not available for rich Flash content) and custom RSS feeds, your connected TV experience is greatly expanded.
Key Features:
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Stream unlimited movies and TV shows instantly with Netflix® |
A full range of format support Formats supported include: Video: MPEG1 (AVI/MKV/TS/DAT/MPG/MPEG/VOB), MPEG2 (MKV/DAT/MPG/MPEG/VOB/ISO/IFO/TS/TP)/M2TS, MPEG4 (AVI/MP4/MKV/MOV/WMV/ASF), DivX 3/4/5/6 Xvid (AVI/MKV/MP4/MOV), H.264/AVC (TS/AVI/MP4/MKV/MOV/FLV)/M2TS, VC-1 (TS/AVI/ASF/WMV)/M2TS, WMV9 (ASF/WMV) Audio: MP3, MPEG Audio, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA, WMA Pro, PCM, LPCM, FLAC, WAV, AAC, HE-AAC, OGG, MKA,VORBIS Photo: JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIFF Subtitles: SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA, IDX+SUB, IDX, AAS, TXT |  |
NexTV brings you a world of Internet entertainment into your living room
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Stay informed, stay connected.
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Full connectivity, easy Network & Wi-Fi set up *Authorized Wi-Fi adapter only | Simple Network Setup |
| Intuitive and easy to navigate menus Easily navigate through on-screen menus and view your digital media library by using the preview feature for each media selection. Its full function remote control, external USB keyboard and mouse support (some restrictions may apply) allows you to make the most of your home entertainment experience. The user guide also comes pre-installed right within the menus for easy reference. | ||
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What's in the Box
- ViewSonic NexTV VMP75 Digital Media Player
- Universal AC/DC Power Adapter
- Remote control with batteries
- HDMI cable
- AV cable
- Quick Start guide
Specification & availability are subject to change without notice. Corporate names & trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. Copyright(c) 2010 ViewSonic Corporation. All rights reserved.
Customer Reviews
Finally working
I got this primarily for Netflix. The first unit I received had a bad HDMI port on it. I had to turn it upside down and wiggle the cable in order for any picture to show on my TV. I held it down in this position to see how it worked. Everything looked OK except the Netflix had no sound. Well this unit went back the next day.
The second unit came and the HDMI port was OK on this one. I tried Netflix and NO SOUND AGAIN!!! This time I reported the issue to Viewsonic and got a response back quickly. Naturally they wanted me to validate I knew how to hook it up. I responded that the sound was fine with playing network files and was fine on YouTube...just Neflix. The response was a thank you and they said a possible fix is in the works.
Well...yesterday (Sept 7th) I checked for firmware updated and there was one!!! I downloaded and installed and now Netflix works. I like this box now.
Reminder to all...download the latest firmware before trying anything. They are adding fixes all the time now that people are reporting problems.
***Edit Nov 25****
There is another new firmware update. It fixed my HDMI sync issues, allows zip codes for location, seems to work better with network shares, seems twice as fast responding to commands, and loads during power up faster. It is getting there..just wish all this was done before they launched. Right now I am glad I bought this.
Mixed Bag of Tricks
The ViewSonic NexTV VMP75 is a real mixed bag of tricks. At first glance, the device is feature packed. Not only do you get the typical features (like Netflix, internet browsing, etc), but you get playback of ISO files, which until recently has been hard to find. This device has many things going for it, but the negatives really take my excitement for the VMP75 down a notch.
This device is small and the size is great for mobility (if you choose) and for the fact that it can easily fit behind mounted TVs or stuck in a corner somewhere. Of course, no matter where you put the player, it will need to be visible for the remote. It's a nice, compact device that stays cool while running.
I loved the fact that the player would access ISO files, but in my tests the success was limited. Playback was slow at times, but that could have been my connection. However, sound would cut out and I would get a connection error at times.
As for Netflix access, it did a pretty good job. Connecting to Netflix would take some time (actually, many of features for this player took time to load and I would definitely call this device SLOW), but once Netflix was loaded up you could browse your instant queue and get going with your movie. There were a couple of instances that sound wouldn't work and I was forced to exit the Netflix feature and restart it.
Another negative to the device was that wireless was not included. I know many people have wired connections, but many do not. With most of my TVs I do have a wired connection and I tested this device both on a wired and wireless connection because I really wanted to put this in a room that had only wireless available. In this day and age, the manufacturer should include wireless. I had to buy one of the USB wireless dongles that was recommended by ViewSonic (and let me say their list was small and the devices were hard to find).
I hate to list so many negatives and not list some positive aspects, but for me, the negatives were a sore spot. For my particular purpose, this device was going to primarily serve up Netflix and it worked perfectly (minus the SLOW startup time) about 90% of the time. However, I think some better firmware from ViewSonic might fix some of the real problems. All in all, it's a decent NetFlix player, but there are too many devices on the market that can already play NetFlix well. Personally, I'd consider waiting for another model from ViewSonic.
An expensive Netflix player
I exchanged this unit after a week thinking that all the problems and bugs meant I had a defective player. Nope. The second one had the same problems. I originally purchased this unit to replace my Asus O!Play so I could stream Netflix, but have given up and gone back to the Asus player which I adore.
Pros (there are only 2)
It plays Netflix well
The menu interface is attractive
Cons (sit back and relax - this will take a while)
Playback of ISO files from attached USB hard-drives was really, really bad. Sound cuts out for no reason, fixed by rewinding a rewatching, but it happens a lot. The 'resume playback' feature worked on 10% of the files, and if you chose 'ok', it would play for 10 seconds and show a 'connection interrupted' error and just stop playing. It was connected via USB.
The unit was hardwired to my network through a router - but would not play back anything from any computer on my network. I could see the files - just not play them.
The time display would not stay programmed. Literally every third time I turned this unit on, the time was incorrect. It's prominent on the menu page, but I finally gave up and let it show the incorrect time.
Pressing play after pausing caused the machine to stop playing your file and freeze the entire unit. The only remedy I found was turning the power off and then on again.
Finally - the customer service from the website was horrible. The automated troubleshooter was a huge waste of time and when I finally got an email from what I think was an actual person, it was a form email and didn't address my issues at all.
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