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There is no demand to open the chassis, as the hard drive can be connected via the drive bay, but we wanted to see the internal structure of the player. It is slightly different when compared to the AC Ryan Playon! HD2 product.
The Eminent HD Media Player EM7195 features the Realtek RT1183 DD C+ chipset with onboard flash to store the user interface. This unit has the capability of connecting an external hard drive to a rear slot for additional expansion. The front of the chassis has a small daughtercard which controls the IR commands and displays the light.
There is also a small 40mm fan which helps to ensure that internal ambient temperatures are kept within specified parameters.
The hard drive fitting is very smooth and we have included a video below of the mounting mechanism in action.
I like the brushed aluminum. I think AC ryan opting for the piano black, looks great, but it would be a nightmare to keep clean.
Otherwise, in my opinion there are far too many of these realtek players on the market. but what do I know 🙂
Thats a pretty ugly looking interface, but it does seem to move pretty quick looking at the videos. perhaps AC ryan went overboard with the graphics?
Its a nicer design physically than the AC ryan model, but I agree, they havent done anything with the interface to improve it. Seems basically like they just bought a bunch of boards and put them into the chassis. nothing much else.