The CinemaGo is, for all intents and purposes, just a re-imagining of the CinemaTube of last year. You still get the eSATA interface, USB 2.0, built-in WiFi, and a BitTorrent manager. On top of all that, you also get access to MUZEE Internet radio channels as well. Additionally, the box is also able to handle 1080p output, and it’s perfectly capable of supporting formats like MOV, WMV, and MKV, amongst a whole plethora of others.

As for storage, you can choose to either put media onto the box thanks to an attached hard drive, or if you’re into that whole futuristic wireless thing, you can utilize your home network, or a general Web-based connection. As for pricing, you’ll be looking at spending $149.99 when the CinemaGo releases later this year. Oh, but wait. If you pre-order now, you can circumvent that price, and actually get it for only $109.99. So, this may be the best time to pre-order.

Jan 30, 2014. So the CT is about 2 or 3 firmware update behind. Installing Medi8er firmware on bv-5005 hd. To add a Pandora widget to. Buy Brite-View BV-5005HD Digital Set-Top Box with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

Press Release: brite-View CinemaGo with Internet Radio Debuts The Perfect Compact Player, CinemaGo Offers Personalized Entertainment at Home or on the Go SAN JOSE, Calif., June 30 /PRNewswire/ — brite-View by Xpike Innovation yesterday launched the CinemaGo (BV-5005HD Mini CG), a special version of the highly successful CinemaTube (BV-5005HD). The small, sleek CinemaGo’s eSATA interface data transfer speed is three times faster than a USB 2.0 interface. CinemaGo also includes a Wi-Fi adapter for easy network access, a torrent download feature and MUZEE internet radio channels. CinemaGo’s vivid 1080p high-definition picture quality can be displayed on HDTV in all video formats, including MOV, WMV, MKV, AVI, VOB, DIVX, FLV and RMVB.

Content can be delivered from a locally attached hard drive via the home network or the internet. MUZEE broadcasts thousands of sports, music, news and talk show channels from 210 countries. San Francisco Giants fans can listen to KNBR in a Miami hotel room, and music fans can groove to the latest European dance hits on Digitally Imported. The CinemaGo’s compact design is perfect for enjoying personalized entertainment whether at home or on the go, even in the car. The eSATA interface, a feature requested by brite-View customers, lets users watch Blu-ray movies without waiting for the movies to load. Networking multiple CinemaGo devices enables content streaming and file transfer between attached hard drives. “A good digital media player transforms your TV into an entertainment hub, showing content from your computer, a storage device or the network,” said Robert Lo, CEO of Xpike Innovation.

“The CinemaGo does exactly that, with the potential to do much more.” Lo said talks with partners are ongoing, and hinted that firmware upgrades may bring even more web-based content and services to the CinemaGo. The CinemaGo is available now for pre-order on brite-View’s website for $109.99. About Xpike Innovation, Inc.® Xpike Innovation, Inc. Designs and manufactures consumer electronics that spice up your living room without breaking the bank. Xpike Innovation is a leading provider of home networking applications, online media access and digital home solutions, including full-HD media players/streamers featuring torrent download, powerline Ethernet adapters and 1080p HD wireless transmission kits.

Backed by nearly 30 years of electronics industry experience, Xpike Innovation products provide rich Internet-based multi-media user experiences for consumers to enjoy with their HDTVs. Brite-View™ is a brand owned by Xpike Innovation, Inc.

Introduction If you don’t necessarily need Netflix and you want to save some money, ZIN-5005HD is a good alternative to for example (you can still stream Netflix via DLNA if you have PlayOn). I purchased a WD TV Live Plus for our bedroom and a Zinwell for the kitchen where we usually don’t linger long enough to watch full length movies, and our kitchen TV is not that large anyway. I purchased the Zinwell unit for about $69 during an Amazon Gold Box sale, at the time of writing this review, the price is still a very low $74 with free shipping and no taxes in most of the country.

Serial Number For Vuescan 9 X64. It plays media from your network shares, included USB ports or from a DLNA server. As a side note, there seem to be a “review war” on Amazon’s product page between Brite-View BV-5005HD “CinemaTube” and Zinwell ZIN-5005HD. The products seem to be similar hardware wise, probably from the same contractor somewhere is Asia, and their method of differentiation is service and software customization. Most of the software is shared as well (GPL, so they have to make it public. You can download the Zinwell source code ).

Of course, that means you’ll never see Netflix on either unit. Another product built on the same hardware/software platform is Viewsonic VMP70. The Viewsonic unit doesn’t offer torrent downloading though.

Unpacking Zinwell ZIN-5005HD arrived in a small and flat box, not as appealing as the one WD TV Live Plus, but reasonable. Unlike WD TV Live Plus, it comes with HDMI and network cables, which is a plus. It’s good to find out that not everybody cuts corners to save a buck. No component cable included though, but for me that’s fine, since I converted to HDMI, I have some huge component cables lying around the house.

Real Video 8/9/10 (RM/RMVB) Subtitles – SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA, IDX+SUB Audio Codecs – MP3, MPEG Audio, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA, PCM, LPCM, ADPCM, FLAC, WAV, AAC, RA, OGG, MKA Photo – HD JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIF, TIFF Playlist – Codec limitations: RMVB up to 720p, the rest up to 1080p Network: 10/100Mbs (is using chip set) 3.2 Ports Zinwell includes all the outputs you can imagine, composite, component, HDMI, optical S/PDIF. Inputs include dual USB ports and Ethernet.

If you order the wireless-ready option, one of the USB slots will be occupied by the WiFi adapter. As always, I recommend to use a wired network connection for HD streaming. Details and Screenshots 4.1 Settings. 4.2 Video I never use the wireless network for HD Video Streaming since it usually provides a bad experience. I did not experience any hiccups or stuttering (my house is wired for Gigabit Ethernet) but your experience might differ.

However, at least it is good to know that the Zinwell box in itself doesn’t have any issues with playing everything I tried, provided you have enough bandwidth. 4.3 Audio The unit supports all the popular audio codecs (MP3, MPEG Audio, Dolby Digital, DTS, WMA, PCM, LPCM, ADPCM, FLAC, WAV, AAC, RA, OGG, MKA), so you’ll be covered. 4.4 Photo You would be hard-pressed to find photos this little box doesn’t play. Its photo codec support includes HD JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIF, TIFF. Web Clients Zinwell refers to internet streaming support as “Bonus Features”;). Bonus or not, I am glad they are included. Just don’t forget to upgrade the unit’s firmware as soon as you get it, as some Web Clients are not included in the firmware version that ships by default.

5.1 Muzee Internet Radio and TV A new software feature not included in the Brite-View or Viewsonic is the Muzee Internet Radio and TV. The radio/TV stations are categorized depending of popularity, genres, region, etc. The feature would be nice to have if Muzee service would work right. The radio stations tend to be OK, but the TV streaming is usually unreliable, with many TV stations down. When the unit has troubles connecting to a certain station, it tends to become unresponsive, so you might need to restart it. Something that can be fixed in a future firmware release.

Remote Zinwell ZIN-5005HD includes a full featured remote control, much better than the WD TV Live Plus one. As I mentioned, Zinwell will go in the kitchen, so no Harmony remote there. Works well and has decent range. Conclusion Zinwell ZD-5005HD is a nice and cheap( $74 at time of writing) box if you don’t need Netflix native support. The codec list is extensive, the user interface is simple but clean and the included remote control is decent. The Muzee Internet Radio/TV is a nice addition, although not completely reliable. 7.1 Pros: Price, DLNA support, codecs, Muzee streaming 7.2 Cons: lack of native Netflix/YouTube support 8.

Been using it for about 3 months. Works decently well for the most part. Experience has been mostly positive.

However, the wireless adapter barely work. It is able to connect to network but the speed reading shows ~1000kbs/s which is barely sufficient for any format. I had to get a switch to use the wired connection which fortunately works very well. Otherwise the other issue is that the Muzee Internet TV takes about 2-3 mins to connect for each step of the menu and 5+ mins to connect/load to watch the show. HELP I just got a ZIN-5005HD Mini Quick media multi player.(Fro Conrad.de item no: Connected to TV via HDMI and PC via LAN (Ethernet-cable) and switch box. PC is with Windows XP.

All funcyions vell, BUT. Pinout Parrot Serial Cable. The absolut primary end target is, to show all my 12.000 pictures on TV. There is only acces is to the C-drive on my PC. All my pictures are stored on a separate hard box located as F-drive on my PC.

(The F-drive box is located on a secured place in our house). By operating the remote control box there is only connection to the C-drive, and the read out is: /MY_Shortcuts/gml and /MS HOME/gml. (gml is my initials by using shared document). What should be done: On PC, the TV multimedia box or a new software to this. Best greetings form Denmark •.