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Uebo M200 Bronze review

Our Rating :
Price when reviewed : £135
inc VAT

Uebo's M200 works well but doesn't really stand out and the basic bundle is a bit expensive for something that doesn't come with a hard disk.

Uebo’s M200 is larger and chunkier than most streaming media receivers, partly because it has a bay for a 3.5in SATA hard disk to store media on. The hard disk – which you can choose to buy with the streamer – fits on to a metal plate that unscrews from the bottom of the chassis. A small internal fan provides cooling, along with a quiet but high-pitched whine that may irritate some.

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On the back, you’ll find an HDMI port, optical and co-axial S/PDIF outputs, component and composite video outputs and a pair of stereo phono ports along with a 10/100 Ethernet port. On the side is a pair of USB ports for connecting external storage or an optional wireless dongle, a memory card reader and a USB B port that allows you to connect the M200 to your PC as an external storage device. The remote control is fairly compact but has some redundant buttons, including a largely pointless number pad.

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The M200 has a rather sleek looking ribbon interface, although we found that its resolution defaulted to 480p and we had to manually set it to 1080p to match our TV. Options include a browser that allows you to view media files on the network or the M200’s internal hard disk, internet channels (including YouTube and Flickr), internet radio and controls for the streamer’s integrated BitTorrent client.

There’s also an icon for your media library, which allows you to view content stored on the player’s hard disk. A file copy tool lets you transfer files between the streamer’s drive and other devices on the network. All the file browser interfaces allow you to choose to view all your media files or only music, movies or images, which is handy if you want to browse your music collection without seeing the album art image files in the list.

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Basic Specifications

Rating ***
Media Streamer type streaming multimedia receiver

Audio Compatibility

Audio MP3 playback Yes
Audio WMA playback Yes
Audio WMA-DRM playback No
Audio AAC playback Yes
Audio Protected AAC playback No
Audio OGG playback Yes
Audio WAV playback Yes
Audio Audible playback No
Other audio formats FLAC

Video Compatibility

Other video formats MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, WMV9, XVID, DIVX, VC-1, RealNetworks

Image Compatibility

Image BMP support Yes
Image JPEG support Yes
Image TIFF support Yes

Network Interfaces

Wired network ports 1x 10/100
Wireless networking support Yes

AV Interfaces

Minijack line outputs 0
Minijack headphone outputs 0
Stereo phono outputs 1
Coaxial S/PDIF outputs 1
Optical S/PDIF outputs 1
Total SCART sockets 0
HDMI outputs 1
Component outputs 1
S-video output 0
Composite outputs 1
Other connectors 2x USB, SD, SDHC, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO

Physical

Size 70x230x165mm
Power consumption standby 0W
Power consumption on 17W

Server Compatibility

Software included none
UPnP Yes
iTunes No
SlimServer No
SMB Yes

Buying Information

Price £135
Warranty one year RTB
Supplier http://www.uebo.net
Details www.uebo.net

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