Comments on: Philips HMP2000 Review http://www.slashgear.com/philips-hmp2000-review-23214906/ Feeding Your Gadget and Tech Obsessions Tue, 15 May 2012 21:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: ProducerMatthew http://www.slashgear.com/philips-hmp2000-review-23214906/#comment-187637 ProducerMatthew Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:17:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=214906#comment-187637 “the HMP2000′s ability to play HD files from external storage is something Roku’s boxes won’t do.”

This line is incorrect. The higher-priced original Roku and new Roku 2 boxes do, in fact, have a USB port. Both can play media from a USB stick or local media with the USB app Roku provides. It doesn’t come pre-installed on the Roku box — my guess is because Roku loads the same default apps across its entire line, and two of the three Roku boxes don’t have the USB port — but you can download it for free in the Roku app store.

However, the Roku is limited to three or four video formats from USB media, where it seems like the Phillips box is more flexible. This gives the Phillips box a bit of an advantage over the Roku for people with a large library of files in various formats; that said, there’s more content on Roku (including Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus and a new NBC News app), so going for one of the higher-end Roku boxes (which, surprise, includes Ethernet and old-school A/V) along with conversion software for video files might be a better investment.Overall, not blown away by the Phillips box.

]]> By: ProducerMatthew http://www.slashgear.com/philips-hmp2000-review-23214906/#comment-187638 ProducerMatthew Sat, 25 Feb 2012 06:17:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=214906#comment-187638 “the HMP2000′s ability to play HD files from external storage is something Roku’s boxes won’t do.”

This line is incorrect. The higher-priced original Roku and new Roku 2 boxes do, in fact, have a USB port. Both can play media from a USB stick or local media with the USB app Roku provides. It doesn’t come pre-installed on the Roku box — my guess is because Roku loads the same default apps across its entire line, and two of the three Roku boxes don’t have the USB port — but you can download it for free in the Roku app store.

However, the Roku is limited to three or four video formats from USB media, where it seems like the Phillips box is more flexible. This gives the Phillips box a bit of an advantage over the Roku for people with a large library of files in various formats; that said, there’s more content on Roku (including Amazon Prime, Hulu Plus and a new NBC News app), so going for one of the higher-end Roku boxes (which, surprise, includes Ethernet and old-school A/V) along with conversion software for video files might be a better investment.Overall, not blown away by the Phillips box.

]]> By: tastygroove http://www.slashgear.com/philips-hmp2000-review-23214906/#comment-186958 tastygroove Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:40:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=214906#comment-186958 Yeah anyone with an ios device would do far better with a jailbroken atv. Plus, that remote is just junk.. that’s the kind of remote you get with a $10 Chinese gadget..

I’m with you though… A $39 “just netflix” version thats possibly subsidized by.netflix or made available for free with a 1 year prepaid sub might so wonders for netflix.

]]> By: SC http://www.slashgear.com/philips-hmp2000-review-23214906/#comment-186947 SC Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:10:00 +0000 http://www.slashgear.com/?p=214906#comment-186947 I’ll stick with Roku. Offers far more streaming options (Amazon, Hulu, Crackle, etc.) and can still stream things over Wifi with Plex.
I figured this thing would offer more but I guess not. USB hookup is nice though.

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