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The VEOLO arrives in a very artistically designed box with the name on the front. It is a very similar aesthetic design to Sony products we have seen recently.
The little VEOLO device is protected underneath a tough plastic shroud at the top of the box.
The bundle is excellent. There is a multi language user manual, which covers the basics. There are a set of batteries for the controller, the controller itself, a quality HDMI cable and an adapter to power the main device.
The little remote is ‘double sided' offering a main set of operations for everyday use, and a keyboard on the reverse side, ideal for browsing and entering log in information for networked drives. This ‘3 in 1' remote controller has a wireless pointer system which moves a cursor on screen with your hand movements.
The QWERTY keyboard is just big enough to be useful, although you won't be typing at anything close to full speed. It is ideal for keying in short URL addresses in the browser. If you look closely you will see a navigation pad which can be used for moving up and down the menu systems. We also like the volume keys on the remote, this is very convenient.
The sleeved HDMI cable is worth a mention, as AC RYAN have always bundled in a quality cable with their products.
It isn't immediately apparent how to open the remote to insert the batteries, but there is a little flip out section which contains both batteries. Just be careful to insert them in the correct way or it won't work.
The power supply is an enclosed plug unit rated 5V – 2.4A.
I think I was the first person to buy one of these in the UK when scan stocked them. I love it. its very small and the remote controller is brilliant. I dont use it for downloading apps much, just a memory optimiser which was free and a new browser. It works fab with my LCD tv in the living room.
Looks lovely, very small too. I always looked at a playon device, but many people on their forums complained about the lag problems and that would drive me batty. This one seems more responsive.
Piano black looks great in pictures, but my DVD player is the same and it looks like someone played football with it last night, its cleaned every week too.
Still, im impressed with this, apart from the almost £200 asking price. seems a bit much even with the gyro style remote.
What a brilliant little product. ill be ordering one from scan this week.
Nice idea, but it seems to lack a lot of image adjustment settings, is that all their is? contrast, brightness etc? thats a bit lame,
Good company, I bought their mini device months ago and its served me well, its still a bit sluggish but it must be down to the hardware for that series. at least this one has half a gig of ram which will work well with android.
I wouldnt even look at this if it wasnt for the power consumption. thats exactly why windows/Intel/AMD designs are so inefficient. T here are other alternatives and this is one im going to look at in more depth soon.