Leihvideos from the Web into the living room.

TV on the Internet is slowly massenfähig. Medion adds two IPTV-enabled set-top boxes on supermarket prices on the market, such as video Buster providers deliver the right film offers. High-tech is not.

 

The video-on-Demand Provider
Video Buster is obviously very satisfied with the development. Previously customers had to either of the bid before the PC or put the computer into the living room to the movies from the online video to watch. Now a box web video on the TV screen, pick, quick, cheap and easy.

"There are no more than three connectors and a few seconds loading time needed" until the box for the first time on television reports said the company. Even a little later should one of the movies about a thousand of the company offer comprehensive user. It also allows the box from the TV to music, movies and photos access, on the home PC are stored.

The box itself is a product of the consumer electronics company Medion Essen. 149 Euro, the inconspicuous black box cost. In the device cost is a 25-euro voucher for the video Buster Offer already included. Unlike many currently available set-top boxes is a Medion Life S27022 device is not designated to a specific DSL provider.

Without Windows no videos

Without a computer works the settop box is not. "The films will be selected on the PC, but played on TV," says project leader Matthias Zinecker. In his view, it is easier in this way a TV program, rather than through cumbersome menus hangeln screen.

The setting on the PC as the control center for the selection of films, however, automatically locks all the Linux and Mac users. A PC with at least Windows XP with Service Pack 2 runs, a 2-megabit DSL connection and Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 are the minimum requirements to use the player.

A switch is enough

The technical equipment of the Medion Life S27022 is meager. Your processor is clocked at 300 MHz, 128 MB of RAM size. The operating system runs on the box an integrated version of Windows CE 5.0. The has also built for the Microsoft copy protection system Media DRM-10 is required. The network either via Ethernet cable or wireless LAN.

On the television is the box via Scart socket, which is the current flat-screen TVs has become outdated. For modern HD TVs, the HDMI socket as standard. The tone, the digital device via an optical SPDIF port, analog ports are not available. As the only mechanical element is an On / Off Switch available on the status LED indicating.

More opportunities with HDD and DVB-T

Some more features, however, the Medion Life S27200. These set-top box is completely self-sufficient from the computer to use, visually resembles even more like a VCR. As the S27022 is also this box wirelessly or via cable into the network involved. So, she can also media content from the PC to bring the TV. Furthermore, the most popular YouTube videos, and other selected web videos available. In addition, the S27200-Buster on Video Rental accessed.

Additionally, this box but with two DVB-T TV receivers equipped. So you can except Internet TV also ordinary digital terrestrial TV channels. A 250-gigabyte hard drive allows you to watch TV even delayed, TV shows such as pause, then continue to look, or recordings to be programmed. Up to 125 hours TV content should focus on this way on the hard disk can store.

Even with this model is specified by the manufacturer but also a Windows-based PC is required. In addition, the recorder as a useful device with 250 Euro is much more expensive than the pure streaming box S27022. Despite this extra charge, the manufacturer but also to the installation of a HDMI port waived. Under the time is no more.