DViCO's TViX M-5100SH offers 1080p, HDMI, and H.264 decoding

by Thomas Ricker posted May 22nd 2007 at 8:56AM

Seems like only yesterday -- ok, 4 days ago -- we were telling you about the DViCO M-4000SA HD media player. Now they're back with the M-5100SH which bests the former with 1080p support, HDMI output, and H.264 decoding. It still packs Ethernet for plenty of in-home media streaming and of course DViCO will be more than happy to throw in a 3.5-inch, 512MB SATA disk for a fee. But why not save some bills-per-byte and double your capacity with a 1TB Hitachi disk purchased elsewhere. You can also add WiFi and an optional ATSC tuner to create a full-featured 1080i video recorder. Decent but standard stuff so far; what's odd is the pricing. The cylindrical M-5100SH is only available for pre-order and will cost $439 when it ships next month in Japan and presumably parts beyond. Meanwhile, the boxy M-4100SH offers all the same features as the M-5100SH yet costs only $359. Oh, and it's available domestically now. Of course, black MacBook owners already know the premium paid for aesthetics. Peep the M-4100SH slab after the break.

[Via Impress]

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Filed under: Industry, DVRs, Media streamers, Players, Recorders, Tuners, Others

Tags: 1080p, dvico, h.264, m-4100sh, m-5100sh, tvix

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Dominic @ May 22nd 2007 11:47AM

i wonder why they are still doing 10/100 lan, and not gigabit.

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Rajesh @ May 22nd 2007 12:28PM

Someone should do a detailed feature comparison between this and Windows MCE (2005 and Vista)...

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A_Hood @ May 22nd 2007 2:15PM

Okay I'm gonna get this comment right.
Can anyone say typo. It should be 512 GB instead on 512 MB.
Please refer to the 3rd post in this article:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/22/dvicos-tvix-m-5100sh-offers-1080p-hdmi-and-h-264-decoding/

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Big Dave @ May 22nd 2007 2:57PM

Did you read your own article?

Your Comments:
"...what's odd is the pricing." ($439 vs $359)
"...the boxy M-4100SH offers all the same features as the M-5100SH..."

Your own answers:
"Now they're back with the M-5100SH which bests the former with 1080p support, HDMI output, and H.264 decoding."
"...the premium paid for aesthetics."

Differences probably worth $80.00 to some people.

ps: Dominic is right, Giga would have been another nice addition.

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TVIX_Box_Multimedia_Players @ May 23rd 2007 7:20PM

Big Dave,

The article is correct. Your confusion stems from the fact that there are in fact 3 products being mentioned here.

The 4100SH & 5100SH are the same except for the shape, and the pricing and availability are just as Mr. Ricker says.

The feature differences he speaks of are with regard to the differences between the 4000PA (mentioned and linked at the beginning of the article) and the 4100SH/5100SH.

The 4000PA is 1080i (only partial support for 1080P) and does not support H.264 and has a DVI instead of an HDMI. What's nice is it is only $250.

Here is a good resource for you to see the side by side comparison between all the models:

TVIX Box Model Comparison Chart

Hope this clears up the confusion.

Thanks,
Paul Valente
www.tvixbox.com

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TVIX_Box_Multimedia_Players @ May 23rd 2007 7:24PM

Not sure why the link didn't work. Here is a repost of the comparison chart:

http://www.tvixbox.com/comparison.php

Paul Valente
www.tvixbox.com

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Big Dave @ May 23rd 2007 11:27PM

Thanks Paul and Sorry Thomas,
I did not catch that on the first read.

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Leo @ May 26th 2007 2:53PM

Paying $80 more for 5100SH rounded design doesn't make much sense to me - 4100SH is exactly the same hardware except the form factor. Found 4100SH in Canada at www.onlybestrated.com.

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