March 13, 2007

Mvix MV-5000U Multimedia Player

MvixUSA's MV-5000U is a new approach to networked music and one that we think you will come to love. Usually the products that we cover deal with being hooked up to the network so you can keep your files in once place and play them over your entertainment center.

Well the MV-5000U takes a different approach. Basically you hook this up to your PC via USB 2.0 and transfer all of the files you want to the internal hard drive( not included with purchase ). Once you have all of your music, photos and videos on the device just move it down to your entertainment center and hook it up to your TV and stereo.

Then, using the supplied remote, you can access all of your files and play them either on the TV or the stereo. The nice thing is that, like its cousin the MX-760HD , the 5000U can play a huge variety of formats for music, images and video. One feature we think is pretty neat although we aren't sure when it would be completely useful is the ability to broadcast your music over FM. Meaning you can pick up your music collection via your radio. We aren't totally sure why you need this, but it is a cool feature that we haven't really seen out of many other devices.

Sporting Component, Composite, S-Video and Optical you are bound to find a connection you like. And with the onboard screen you can navigate your collection directly from the box.

We have sese very positive reviews so far about all of the Mvix devices and we are looking forward to getting one in house to put through the paces and letting you know what we think.

Available at Amazon.com.

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