HD Media Player product analysis ()

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The following analysis focuses on media players in the Chinese market
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Divided by storage media:

There are three types: DVD, hard disk, and card reader;
Split by chip type:

1. dominated by amlogic, C2, JZ and other domestic chips

Rmvb player; low cost; general image quality; SD output set-top box (up to 720 p)/A few HDMI output/stereo audio frequency, handheld MP4 Player; card reader;
The minimum price is about 300 ~ 500 RMB (excluding storage ). A few high-end products use Analog Devices's Blackfin or Ti's DaVinci;

Main products include: Thomson HD player, Lenovo rmvbbox720, yingtang Shuying hard drive player, skyworth coon TV, etc ......
2. Sigma designs, a few of which use Broadcom, St, NXP, conexant, AND Ti chips;

HD player; slightly higher cost, good image quality; HD 1080p output/5.1 audio/HDMI output; Support H.264 VC-1; usually does not support rmvb;

The minimum price is about 1200 (excluding storage). Most of them use hard drives as storage media, and a few adopt DVD drive;

Sigma designs also provide 8620/8622/8623/8624 (advertising machine/HD player), 8634/8635 (HD player/Blu-ray player), and 8654 (Blu-ray/HD );

Main products include: Lenovo P100; kaibor k007/k008; HD video hdvision N1; tvix HD M-7000A; tvix
HD M-6500A; yigrui EG-M31A, EG-M31B; mediagate MG-350HD; Yumai limhd310a;

Himedia hd8; Buffalo LT-H90LAN; Philips dvr2008/93; haidee1000; a few products with built-in sata usb slave features, such as egiri EG-M31A;

3. x86-based

HTPC Products Constructed Using via small-sized motherboard or small-sized motherboard With HDMI output on the market; full and high-definition output supported; a few with 5.1-channel audio; DIY prices are around
About 3000, it is basically a computer, most of which run Windows. netvii provides a software solution that runs on Linux + x86 systems.

Divided by software type:

1. syabas (http://www.syabas.com /)


A third-party manufacturer specializing in developing firmware for Sigma designs; NMT firmware developed by syabas middleware company; NMT is the abbreviation of networked media tank, which is the firmware used in most small-brand factory or shanzhai factory products; syabas does not produce its own branded products;
The UI is based on a browser. The new version has the BT download function, but the operations are complicated. Most users do not know how to use it;
Headquartered in Fremont, California, USA
Ui visibility: http://zone.it.sohu.com/forums/thread-2641181-1-1.html
Products that use syabas firmware include:

• Ishida (istar) Home Page: http://www.hdinlife.com Forum: http://bbs.hdinlife.com products are: istar Z4, istar mini hd player;
• Kaiboer homepage: http://www.hdtvplayer.cn Forum http://bbs.hd-tv.cn/forum-71-1.html products: k007, k008;
• Popcorn hour home page http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/ products are: a100;
• Dune HD ultra home http://www.dune-hd.com /;
• Ding ding (top) Home Page: http://www.hdtv-china.cn products are: Ding ding feeling 2008 (s version), M version
  (Ding top
  M in the M version of the firmware should be the abbreviation of the English word "modified", I believe that the top buy the syabas SDK, their own in the syabas public version (Standard
  Version) based on the firmware)
• High Definition Star (hdx player) Home Page: http://www.hd-1080.com products are: HD-X player x900 reference: http://www.pany.idv.tw/3c/webhdx900/index.htm
• HD vision N1;
• EG-M31A, EG-M31B;

These products use the NMT firmware of syabas, so the functions and interfaces are similar and the difference is not big. what is different is the hardware focus of different vendors (appearance, interface, etc) different.
Although syabas firmware is used, it should not be used for mutual refreshing. I believe this is also the original intention of syabas design.
Firmware), and then distribute it to different OEM manufacturers for customization (such as the default menu language, manufacturer logo, etc.), and some features will be used to identify the firmware, so that it cannot be exchanged. However, for example
If you use the hardware Rom Writing Method to refresh the firmware, it should be interchangeable, but this requires too many conditions to take a great risk.

2. Manufacturer's own firmware:


Mainly Korean brands and some domestic brands.
1) Yumai: http://www.tomacro.com products are: limhd200i, limhd210s, limhd310a, etc.
2) tvix HD: Korean dvico company, http://www.tvix.co.kr or http://www.tvxhd.com.cn/main.htm products are: tvix M-4100SH, tvix M-5100SH, tvix M-6500A
3) Lenovo: Lenovo/flashlink and P100 Products
4) mediagate: MG-350HD.

Other related set-top box manufacturers and products:

• Apple TV: HD contents + iTunes + Apple TV
• 21cn
• Tian Bai: launched a media center that integrates HD set-top boxes, media playback, and game set-top boxes/wants to create a business model like Apple, rather than simply selling a set-top box
• Myka
• Hanchen: only immature technical solutions, no products
• Gobox
• Vudu
• TiVo
• Grand
• Netflix + LG/Roku
• Amazon...
• Xbox Live marketplace
• Sony movie + PS3
• Sezmi box (godbox)
• Netflix
• Panasonic Viera
• Sony: Internet video link HD
• Mongod
• Netvii