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UEBO Media Players Reviewed – M400 1080p, M100 Portable, and M50 Mobile

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For the past three weeks, the nice folks at UEBO sent me three test models of their latest media players to review. I was sent the UEBO M400 1080p Media Player, the UEBO M100 Portable 1080P Media Player, and the UEBO M50 Mobile 1080p Media Player. I have had a chance to really use all three and have some positives and negatives about these players.

 

UEBO M400 1080p Media Player

UEBO M400 Wireless 1080p Media Player

To start at the top and work my way down in no way diminishes the capabilities of the M100 and M50, but I have to start with the UEBO M400. Out of the box, this is one of the more gorgeous media players that I have seen. I didn’t just stop there, I hooked up the M400 to my main television in the living room to give it a test drive. The hookup was easy enough, HDMI to HDMI and a power cable. I switched on the television and fired up the M400 media player, and after a few minutes I was greeted by the user interface. I thought the menus were okay, not great, but okay. The basic function of the menu system was the same as some of the older media players, but they have advanced and look much nicer. The remote that came with the M400 has a huge wheel in the middle for selecting things, and in my opinion made things more difficult. I was not able to get the remote to function properly with the web browser that is included on the M400, and a USB keyboard will definitely make data entry much easier. Overall, setup was very easy. The M400 immediately found my wireless network, and it hooked up flawlessly with my DLNA server. Within minutes I was streaming content from my computer. I enjoyed using the M400 and was able to easily hook-up my online services like Facebook and check my e-mail on Yahoo! The only feature I wasn’t able to access was Pandora, but it is still in development, so not the M400′s fault. There is space to install your own hard drive, and it will support up to a 3 terabyte HDD. Wifi comes built in, so no adapters to buy. Also, you can utilize a service called PlayOn TV to access over 200 internet channels including NetFlix, CNN, ESPN, and Hulu. Enough rambling, here’s the good stuff:

■Video Outputs – HDMI 1.3 (up to 1080p), Component Video (YPbPr – up to 1080i), and Composite Video;

■Audio Outputs – HDMI 1.3, Stereo Analog Audio (R/L), S/PDIF Optical and Coaxial Digital Audio Outs;

■Video Files and Codecs – AVI MPG DAT VOB DIV MOV MKV PMPEG TS MTS M2TS RMVB WMV ISO IFO MP4 FLV TP TRP; Codecs – MPEG1 HD MPEG2 (up to MP@HL) HD MPEG4 SP/ASP (1080P) Xvid H.264 BP@L3 MP@L4.1 HP@L4.1 WMV9/VC-1 AP@L3 RM/RMVB8/9/10 (up to 720@30P) AVS HD (1920×1080) – both PAL and NTSC supported.

■Audio Files and Codecs – MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC; Audio codecs – MP2/MP3, OGG Vorbis, WMA (DRM, and Advanced Profile not supported) – Dolby Digital True HD / DTS HD-MA / DDP (Pass-thru & Down-mixing)

■Connectivity – WIFI (802.11n), UPnP, USB 2.0 Host Ports (2), USB 3.0 Device Port (1); USB 2.0 Device Port (1); SD Memory Card Slot; Ethernet Port

■Web Stuff – PlayOn, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Blockbuster, Amazon VOD, Vudu, CinemaNow, Yahoo, Youtube, Pandora, and tons more (200+).

UEBO M400 Back

The link to the UEBO page for the M400 can be found here, UEBO M400

UEBO M100 1080p Portable Media Player

UEBO M100 Portable Media Player

When UEBO says “portable” they mean it! The M100 Media Player is only 5.63 inches long, 3.35 inches wide, and only 0.91 inches thick and only weighs 3.2 ounces. It truly was shocking taking this one out of the box. This has a slot for a built in 2.5 inch hard drive that can support up to 2 terabytes (FAT, FAT32, NTFS, EXT3). It is WIFI ready, but you have to get an optional adapter with the M100. In my opinion the wireless adapter (about $30 USD) for this M100 is necessary. The portability selling point in mind, if a person were to take this player on travels, most hotel rooms offer free wifi, or wired connection. I prefer to connect to wifi when possible, I really don’t like wires. The menu system on this player was the same as the M400, so no more to tell there. I like the size of this player, and without the wifi, was able to hook this one up pretty easily. Here are the specs:

■Video Outputs – HDMI 1.3 (1080p), Composite Video;

■Audio Outputs – HDMI 1.3, Stereo Output;

■Video Files and Codecs – AVI, MPG, DAT, VOB, DIV, MOV, MKV, MPEG, TS, MTS, M2TS,RMVB, WMV, ISO, IFO, MP4, FLV, TP, TRP; Codecs – MPEG1, HD MPEG2 (up to MP@HL), HD MPEG4 SP/ASP (1080p), Xvid, H.264, BP@L3,MP@L4.1, HP@L4.1, WMV9/VC-1 AP@L3, RM/RMVB8/9/10 (up to 720@30P), AVS HD (1920×1080) – both PAL and NTSC supported.

■Audio Files and Codecs – MP3, OGG, WMA, WAV, AAC, FLAC; Codecs – MP2/3, OGG Vorbis, WMA (DRM, and Advanced Profile not supported) – Dolby Digital True HD / DTS HD-MA / DDP (Pass-thru & Down-mixing)

■Connectivity – 802.11b/g/n USB Wi-Fi Adapter, up to 300Mbps (USB Wi-Fi Adapter Optional); Memory Card Slot; Ethernet Port

■Web Stuff – PlayOn, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Blockbuster, Amazon VOD, Vudu, CinemaNow, Yahoo, Youtube, Pandora, and tons more (200+).

UEBO M100 Back

Here is the link to the UEBO M100 Page,UEBO M100

UEBO M50 Mobile 1080P Media Player

UEBO M50 Mobile

 

The idea behind this palm size media player is that you can take your movies and music with you wherever you go. The M50 has a USB port for an external hard drive, and an SD card slot. I wasn’t too keen on this player for practical reasons, but at the low price that UEBO is asking for it, I can see how it is attractive as an entry level Media Player. No built-in wifi on this player either so you will have to opt for the optional wireless adapter (about $30 USD) if you want to connect to wifi networks to utilize the internet functions of the player. Same exact connections and file formats supported as the M100 (see above).

UEBO M50 Back

The link to the UEBO M50 page can be found here, UEBO M50 Portable

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