Fully featured network media player, Excellent Graphical UI, Very low power requirements - much less than an ION HTPC, BitTorrent client built-in, QGet excellent application for easy BitTorrent downloading to device, Backup functionality, Hard drive is ea
Long boot times of well over 80 seconds, No eSATA cable included, Few compatible wireless USB dongles - a built-in version would be great, Going wireless adds to the total cost, IC only supports SATA I (1.5 Gbps), not SATA II (3.0 Gbps)
Where am I to start with the QNAP NMP-1000. It manages to work extremely well in so many different areas that it is hard to wrap things up in a orderly fashion. Let me start with the device itself. It looks great, allows for easy installation of the ha...
Easy to operate, Ability to play most any media format, Small form factor, Basic NAS unit, Remote disks via iSCSI, Connects to other QNAP products, Full 1080p video playback, Digital Audio, Gigabit Ethernet
Left arrow exits DVD menus, Cannot play DVD games, Only single disk support, No RAID option
One of the biggest issues plagued by most is that we have 2 major multimedia players in our homes that each serves completely different needs. Our home theater systems are designed to watch TV programs, movies and occasionally support some console ga...
Abstract: If you’re looking to enjoy your movie download library on your television, a streaming media box could be the answer. Streaming media boxes are designed to live alongside your television, hooked up to the TV while also connected to your home network (v...
Snappy GUI, backup features, good codec support and playback
Network write speeds not fantastic, poor remote control
If you want to conduct file backups as well as play media files, QNAP’s NMP-1000 is worth considering. It’s a well-built media streamer that has a quick and easy-to-use interface. ...
Abstract: When I started to plan the upcoming review schedule for APH Networks early last month, the influx of new network media players onto the market really caught my attention. Providing more digital media integration with your living room audio/video equipm...
Abstract: Perhaps more well-known for its NAS products, QNAP is now venturing into the world of network multimedia players with the NMP-1000. NMP here stands for Network Multimedia Player and QNAP has cleverly implemented some features into this network media playe...
Overall, the QNAP NMP-1000 is a decent network multimedia player, albeit one with split personalities. It was tedious to setup, but it has a wonderful set of features and excellent playback capabilities and performance. If you don't mind spending the e...
