Android Smb File Browser Private Media Viewer

I recently purchased two of these for use as backup devices (one in my basement, one in an outbuilding) to hold copies of my photos and other data in case of earthquake, fire, or other disaster (including human error). Since the backup software runs on my desktop computer, the main feature of this NAS I use is the SMB server. The browser-based configuration interface is clean and easy to use, and provides fine-grained control over the filesystem, SMB, user accounts, and security controls. An optional SSH connection will allow Linux experts even more choices. I also appreciated the basic-but-useful file manager app. The CPU and memory were sufficient to keep my 1Gb network and 5400rpm WD Red+ drives saturated on large file transfers such as RAW files, but bogged down by about 40% on directory trees full of smaller files, presumably due to the overhead of directory transactions on the HDDs. That's good enough for me---a 1-terabyte update took about 3 hours, and the average non-shooting-day backup is closer to 5 minutes--both of which take place comfortably during my sleep. Your mileage my vary, especially if you use fancier NAS services that require more CPU cycles. But for my purpose, these little boxes are handy and cost-effective.

In the past, I used a Western Digital WDTV Live for Netflix, as well as to access all of my locally-stored media (a task at which it still excels). but it is becoming old and not totally reliable for Netflix. I also have a Wii U, which handles CrunchyRoll, and, lately Netflix, without the crazy background noise of the XBox 360. It, however, lacks a couple of features I use, such as local media access and Internet radio. Both the WDTV and the Wii U are not likely to see much feature development, unlike an Android box. Hulu, for example, was pulled from the Wii U last year.When the new Shield TV was announced, I hoped I could use it the replace the streaming and local media services of the WDTV and the Wii U. It ships with Netflix, although I could do without the Netflix button on the remote, and CrunchyRoll and Kodi are free downloads. So far, all are working well.Setup options allow for system flexibility in terms of audio channels and video display. The main menu is also easy to personalize. I have paired a Bluetooth keyboard for text entry in search fields and there are some games which work with it.My only difficulty is not with the Shield, itself, but wading through the sea of streaming apps, to see what is really usable. There are many free ones, but the activation requires an account on the web site of the publisher, which cannot be done through the Shield, apparently by design of the publishers. I have not yet tried the pay services, other then Netflix and CrunchyRoll which predate my purchase of the Shield.What I have installed, so far, easily fits into the smaller memory of this model Shield, but I added a 32G MicroSD, just as I did on my old Android phone, and made it primary storage for everything.

Simply best Android TV media player on the market.And don't forget to buy your own game controller.

As a network media player this one is a best on the market. 4k@60Hz, can passthrough every audio format to AVR, can passthrough HDR10 and Dolby Vision, can play virtually everything. It is also fast, and it has a gigabit Ethernet which is needed if your are going to play all that stuff. Also this is Android, but much better than other Android TV with its advanced configuration options and the ability to mount a network share system wide. There are probably specialized network players on the market and some even can give the similar capabilities, but these will cost way more.

This viewer works very well.

You can rename the file from .mxf to .mpg and then Adobe Media Encoder will recognize it. You can convert the file to 10 bit ProResHQ 422.

Great value and solution for SMB/closet environments. One of our "go-to" solutions.

This is a go to for my SMB environments. Priced perfectly and is incredibly reliable.

very good quality and easy to configure through the browser

Great to have this slide viewer to look at old family slides. The other Slide Viewer I own is not a good a magnifier or as easy to use. Definitely recommend this product!