You’ll also need a DVDFab account which should have created at the time of your order or, alternatively, if you’re already using DVDFab 10 ripping software, the Movie Server software should detect it on your network and automatically log you in provided the PC is on and DVDFab is running, of course. For test purposes (and to minimise reviewer outlay), we used a basic WD 1TB drive but you can go up to 8TB and we’d probably recommend something more robust like a WD Red for heavy use for the more typical end user. The Menu systems are in fact identical between the manufacturers, as far as audio-visual playback is concerned – they’ve not even altered the colour scheme which is an attractive mixture of purple and grey hues alongside grey and white fonts.Īs we alluded to in the intro, if you aint got no SATA hard drive, you aint getting in, as entry in to the user menus necessitates the insertion of a 3-5-inch HDD. If we were in any doubt – and in all honesty, we weren’t – that Egreat has had a least some involvement in the development of the DVDFab Movie Server prior to entering the menus, once we had done so there could be very little doubt that they’ve had a fairly major influence. Finally, the DVD Fab Movie Server also features Bluetooth 4.0 for audio devices and peripherals. ![]() For wireless networking (dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) there are dual antennae at either extremity of the back panel but we would highly recommend using a wired network connection, via the Gigabit LAN port, especially given the media server duties. Toward the centre there is the HDMI 2.0a output and a pair of USB ports, one Version 2 and the other V3. From left to right we have Toslink and Coaxial (S/PDiF) digital audio outs, a composite video output – maybe useful for a control device with a display but not to your TV or projector – as well as Left and Right stereo audio jacks. Around the rear are the remaining physical connections. On the right-hand side is where you’ll find the SATA Hard Drive bay which features a clip and spring mechanism that makes inserting drives a breeze while also keeping them firmly in place – the DVD Fab Movie Server will format your drive to EXT 4 on insertion, by the way. There is 16GB of eMMC flash memory, built-in, but as we said above, there’s also capacity for a 3.5 inch SATA HDD with up to 8TB of storage supported. Lending some video support is the MaliT720 GPU, while there’s 2GB of 1866MHz DDR3 RAM propping up operations. Can it broach the gap between NAS and player or will the DVDFab Movie server end up falling between two stools?ĭVDFab has been pretty cagey with the precise specifications of the Movie Server but, having spent time with it, we’d lay money on the device running a HiSilicon Hi3798CV200 processor, as previously seen with the HiMedia Q10 Pro and Egreat A10. £215 at the time of publishing), it would be a touch on the expensive side for such a specific designation. One thing to note, however, is the DVDFab Movie Server will not function without a SATA hard drive inserted so you couldn’t just use it as a straight player. On the other, the Movie Server has a built-in bay for a 3.5-inch SATA hard drive with SMB networking capability so it can act as both a (heavily stripped-down) Network Attached Storage (NAS) device and an Android Media Player with support for video including Ultra HD, HDR (HDR10) and frame-packed 3D, while audio formats up to and including Dolby Atmos and DTS:X are catered for. On the one hand, the device runs on Android and is equipped with dedicated apps for video/audio playback and organisation. The DVDFab Movie server is, therefore, a debut product and is somewhat troublesome to define. ![]() We’ve known the name DVDFab for some time but the company (Fengtao Software) has hitherto been a solely software based outfit.
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