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Fast Realtek chipset, component output
No DTS downmix

Astone Media Gear AP-100
Australian Realtek 1073 player, only available in Oceania. The specs are the usual for a Realtek with the interface being the most basic Realtek default. It's priced very keenly and has a few interesting features such as component output and two front mounted USB ports. The big area in which this player is lacking is HD-Audio, with DTS downmix being unavailable. It is similar superficially to the Brite-View CinemaTube and a few other Realtek players.

The Astone is one of the better supported Realteks and sells at a good price, however the lack of DTS is a glaring omission.


Manufacturer: Astone
Launch Date: August 2009
Target Price: $130 - €? - £?

Chipset: Realtek 1073DA   ?  info 
Storage: 
Network: Ethernet 100 Optional Wi-Fi(n)
Fan: No
Size: 146*101*31mm (0.45m³)

Video Outputs: HDMI 1.3 Component Composite
Audio Outputs: Stereo Analogue TOSLINK S/PDIF

On Demand: ?  ?  info 
UPnP: ?

HD Audio: DTS DmixTrueHD DmixDTS-HD MA Dmix
DTS PassTrueHD PassDTS-HD MA Pass   ?  info 
Page last updated: 03-Mar-10
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Firmware Updates
1.3 - ??/09 - Cover images, m2t, 1080p 24Hz fix, Preview on/off, Digital camera support, Resume play
1.4 - ??/09 - m3u, m3u8 support, NAS function, Font size, Bug fix
1.5.3 - ??/09 - More subtitle options
1.5 - ??/09 - HD OSD
1.6 - ??/09 - Search, History, File copy, Bug fix
1.7.3 - 10/09 - PGS Subtitle, BD-ISO, AVCHD, Cover image, Subtitle options, Bittorrent app, Bug fix

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 		Detailed Specification
ManufacturerAstone
ModelAstone AP-100
Launch Date SummaryAugust 2009
Price $ Approx130
Price Euro Approx
Price Pound Approx
Rating2
Max Resolution1080p [Full-HD]
Chipset ManufacturerRealtek
Chipset Family107x/128x
Chipset ModelRealtek 1073DA
Chipset Mhz400
Memory
Internal HDD
HDD Num
USB (Host)
USB (Slave)
SD
eSATA
Other Storage
File SystemsFAT, EXT3, NTFS
UPnP
Network ProtocolsSamba, NAS
Wired NetworkEthernet 100
Wireless Network Optional Wi-Fi(n)
HDMI Video1
Component Video1
Composite Video1
HDMI Version1.3
Video Other
Stereo L/R Audio1
S/PDIF TOSLink1
S/PDIF Coaxial
Video Formats (Codecs)MPEG-1 (DAT / MPG / MPEG) MPEG-2 (MPG / MPEG / VOB / ISO / IFO / TS / TP) MPEG-4 (MP4 / AVI / MOV) DivX 3/4/5/6, Xvid (AVI / MKV) H.264 AVC (TS / AVI / MKV / MOV) VC-1 (TS / AVI / MKV / WMV) WMV 9 (WMV) Real Video HD 8/9/10 (RM / RMVB) FLV (FLV)
Video Extensions (Containers)
Audio Formats (Codecs)Dolby Digital AC3, DTS, MPEG-I Layer 1/2/3, MPEG-II Layer 1/2 multichannel, Real Audio, MPEG-4 HE AACv2, LPCM Support 7.1 audio channels
Audio Extensions (Containers)
Image FormatsJPG(40-mega pixel without limitation of resolution, Baseline), BMP, PNG, GIF, TIF, TIFF
Subtitle Formatssrt, sub, smi, *idx+sub, ssa, DVD subtitle, DivX subtitle
DVD ISOYes. With menu
Blu-Ray ISOYes. No menu
Dolby Digital (AC3) DownmixYes
Dolby Digital (AC3) PassthroughYes
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) Downmix
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) Passthrough
Dolby TrueHD Downmix
Dolby TrueHD Passthrough
DTS Downmix
DTS PassthroughYes
DTS-HD HR Downmix
DTS-HD HR Passthrough
DTS-HD MA Downmix
DTS-HD MA Passthrough
Internet Radio
On-demand mk1
On-demand mk2
BittorrentYes
Other Miscellaneous
FanNo
Front LCDNo
Power12V 2A
Power Usage
W (mm)146
D (mm)101
H (mm)31
Volume0.45
Weight (kg)
W (inches)5.7
D (inches)4.0
H (inches)1.2
Weight (lb)
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