Q.
What is a TViX media player?
A. It is a media box that is built with a processor for video,
audio, and photos. A hard drive can be installed in the TViX,
or you can connect it to drives in a home network, or you
can use a USB hard drive or memory stick. However you connect
your files to the TVix to access, you can play the files right on
your TV.
File
types, resolutions, and connection types supported on a DVICO
TViX model M6500A.
Q. What is the most common use for TViX?
A. TViX
is a perfect way to store your DVD and CD disks in a digital format
and conveniently have instant access to all your stored media files.
It's versatile enough to play most of the files found on the
internet as well as today's HD recordings and and movie backups, and
recordings made by HD Camcorders. It's a perfect companion to
the Home Theater PC as they share compatible files but with simpler
operation.
Q. Will it play DVD-ISO with the menus?
A. Yes.
Q. Can I play 1080p native files?
A. Yes, and the TViX will support 1080p/24Hz video if the display
used
is capable.
Q.
What is the firmware so often spoken about in the discussions about
media players?
A. Most
media players arrive from the factory with basic functions, but the
engineers continue to improve
like PC hardware vendors update drivers. Firmware updating is
a simple process that can be performed by downloading the firmware
file to a hard drive on the TViX, USB drive, or USB memory stick.
Q.
Will it play files I download from the internet?
A. It will play files most popular as downloads on the internet
with some limitations such as DRM (Digital Rights Management)
protected files.
Q.
Can you access the internet?
A. Most media players these days have some limited capabilities
when used with a PC and a third party software (like TVersity), but
not on it's own.
Q.
How do I connect it to my home network?
A. Plug in an ethernet cable connected to your router and enter
your PC's IP Address and the share name of your drive or to a
compatible Network Attached Storage (NAS). All media players
support SMB protocols, some will support NFS with compatible
application on a PC or NAS. (More)
Q.
Does it support both HDTV and older analog SDTVs?
A. Yes. The TViX has outputs that support both types of
TVs.
Q. How do you get files to the internal hard drive?
A. Connect it to your PC using USB which is recognized as a
removable drive.
Q.
Does the HDMI port support both video and audio?
A. Yes. You can choose the option to connect it directly
to a TV, or pass through an A/V Receiver.
Q.
What if I don't have a device that uses HDMI audio?
A. The media player will normally also have S/PDIF and/or
Toslink and Stereo outputs to support every type of audio option.
Q.
Can I play HDTV shows recorded on my PC?
A. It depends. TVIX will support MPEG-2 and H.264 streams but will not support Windows DVR-MS format used by
Windows Media Center which has to be converted to
a supported format. Some WMV restricted files cannot be played on
TViX.
Q. Can
it play high-resolution Quicktime .mov files?
A. Yes.
Q. Does it support FLAC audio files?
A. Yes
Q.
Can I play HD files from my camcorder?
A. If the file is standard (AVCHD) and it is stored where you
can access by one of the methods discussed like USB, yes.
Q. Can it output native resolution of the source to use with a
high end video processor?
A. Yes, the TViX supports native resolution output.
Q.
Is a PC the only other way to get recorded TV shows for TVix to
play?
A. No. TViX offers a T410 or T411 tuner which can be used
with local over-the-air DTV broadcasts that can be used to record to
a hard drive installed in the TViX.
