Testseek.com have collected 17 expert reviews of the AC Ryan Playon! HD Essential Media Player and the average rating is 73%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AC Ryan Playon! HD Essential Media Player.
February 2011
(73%)
17 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
You may not need a dedicated Media Player if you have something like a full featured PVR around which can handle most of these things as well. However, just this morning I wanted to listen to a few lectures on a USB stick and it was just easier to let ...
Audio/Video Quality, Exclusive A.C.Ryan GUI 2.0, HDD Included, Optical/Coaxial Audio Outputs, Card Reader, USB WiFi Adapter Support, A.C.Ryan Product Support
No HDMI Cable Included, No Button Illumination, Limited Image Quality Settings
The rather small PlayON!HD Essential is an very good media player with support for almost every known media file today and flawless 1080p playback, although i would like to see more image quality controls. True it seems to come with somewhat an...
Abstract: Out of the box, this is a non-networked version of AC Ryan's PlayOn!HD media streamer, but you can add an optional £20 wi-fi dongle to change that. My sample came with a pre-installed 1TB HDD and there are 500GB and 2TB versions. The unit is designed to o...
Very nice graphics interface, SDHC card reader, Multimedia compatability, Displays miniatures of album covers, posters or photos
Interface too slow, Noisy fan, SD upscaling poor, Catalogue has bugs and is impractical
While the interface is nice to look at, it's impractical. It's a shame that the effort put into the aesthetic side is spoiled by the overall slowness and catalogue bugs....
a solid, no-nonsense multimedia player that ships with a much-improved GUI. Worth putting on a shortlist if you can find it at an attractive price. The Good Does exactly what it says on the tinExcellent codec compatibilityMuch-improved GUIThe Bad No i...
Starting with build quality and design the Playon!HD Essential matches the same standards as previous A.C. Ryan devices and so feels solid with a nice finish across the top and sides. The front has a more reflective surface which looks great alongside...
BDISO & 3D movie files support, Easy installation of internal 3.5inch HDD, Responsive UI, Strong format support, Builtin WiFi
Big and bulky, Limited internet services and apps
Despite shedding some weight when compared to the A.C. Ryan Playon!HD2, the newer Playon!HD 3D is still relatively large when compared to the smaller Playon!HD2 Mini or Western Digital's WD TV Live. Of course you get to slide in a 3.5-inch internal hard d...
