Hardware Bargains

[ToxicBunny]

This is why you get an HDFury or something of that nature..... strip the HDCP out of the signal.

 

[Grimspoon]

Well my Logitech Dinovo failed on me this morning. 7 months old, not bad for a R1599 keyboard

 

[Tpex]

Well my Logitech Dinovo failed on me this morning. 7 months old, not bad for a R1599 keyboard

OMF! I hope you have a guarantee?

 

[Grimspoon]

OMF! I hope you have a guarantee?

Yeah I am sure it has at least a year, but I think they come with a 5 year limited hardware guarantee, I still have the slip. Will take it back tmrw.

 

[sundeshbalraj]

Hard Drives @ HI-FI CORP

1TB SAMSUNG external - R795 incl
1.5TB SANSUNG external - R999 incl

1 year guarantee

 

[rodga]

Hard Drives @ HI-FI CORP

1TB SAMSUNG external - R795 incl
1.5TB SANSUNG external - R999 incl

1 year guarantee

you can add
samsung 2.5" 500gb R749 (i think this is what i saw last night)

 

[Shake&Bake]

WD TV MINI Media Player

for R399.00 at kalahari.net

Great price for an entry level media player which normally retails closer to R1k iirc.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Thats a flippin good price...

 

[AirWolf]

WD TV MINI Media Player

for R399.00 at kalahari.net

Great price for an entry level media player which normally retails closer to R1k iirc.

Thats a flippin good price...

It doesn't come with a hard drive:

Simply plug in WD's My Passport portable hard drive, or similar USB drive, and play movies, music, and photos in a wide variety of file formats, including Real Media (RMVB) format.

 

[Shake&Bake]

It doesn't come with a hard drive:

Ja, the mini's don't tend to come with HDD's.
Still a blerry good price though.
For someone that has an external HDD already, this could be a great solution.

Only issue is no .mkv and H.264 support.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yeah, for me personally it won't do the job since I've spent the time and effort of getting all my stuff sorted with WMC.... so i'm looking at the different media center extenders out there atm...

 

[rodga]

Only issue is no .mkv and H.264 support.

would firmware update / custom firmware not be able to sort this out?
read there is a site for custom f/w for this unit

 

[Shake&Bake]

would firmware update / custom firmware not be able to sort this out?
read there is a site for custom f/w for this

No, don't think so.

There is another model here, which handles those formats priced at R1399.95.
That's for WDTV though.

There are other options out there that would be cheaper, like Esquire's AC Ryan Media player at R1k ex VAT iirc.

 

[justinlfc]

WD TV MINI Media Player

for R399.00 at kalahari.net

Great price for an entry level media player which normally retails closer to R1k iirc.

Does it take a the 2.5 drive?

 

[AirWolf]

Does it take a the 2.5 drive?

Uses USB input:

WD TV Mini media player is an easy, affordable way to watch digital media on your big screen TV.
Simply plug in WD's My Passport portable hard drive, or similar USB drive, and play movies, music, and photos in a wide variety of file formats, including Real Media (RMVB) format.
There's no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more drives for more movies.
Supports DVD-quality video playback. Also works with most popular USB drives, digital cameras, and camcorders.

 

[cyberarmy]

Woohoo, got my Logitech Alto stand yesterday. And today everyone at work wants one.

 

[rodga]

Woohoo, got my Logitech Alto stand yesterday. And today everyone at work wants one.

the price is now R 254.95 @ kalahari

 

[cyberarmy]

the price is now R 254.95 @ kalahari

Yeah, this R128 I paid is like nothing for what it's giving me.

 

[Shake&Bake]

Jeez dude - congrats - great stand that

 

[APoc184]

Received mine too.

I took two at that price, and it really is a nice stand.