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Capable 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.


Launch Date: August 2009
Target Price: $130 - €? - £?
User Ranking: 51 /201. Number of Votes: Very Low   ?  info 

Chipset: Realtek 1073DA 400Mhz   ?  info 
Storage: 
Network: Ethernet 100 Optional Wi-Fi(n)  ?  info 
Fan: No
Size: 146*101*31mm (0.45L)

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

DVD ISO: Yes. With menu
Blu-Ray ISO: Yes. No menu (lite)

On Demand:  ?  info 
UPnP: ?

HD Audio: DTS DmixTrueHD DmixDTS-HD MA Dmix
DTS PassTrueHD PassDTS-HD MA Pass   ?  info 
Page last updated: 08-Jul-10
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Firmware Version 1.7.3
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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

Product Discussion

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There is 1 comment
Wil – Melbourne
June 30, 2010 - 14:39

AP-300 is a powerful media player which truly decodes, playback and outputs High Definition
1080p in the market. Through the USB 2.0 port and the HDMI interface, AP-300 playbacks the HD
MPEG2, HD VC-1, HD AVC/H.264 movie or transport stream from the USB flash drive or hard disk
drive to HDTV screen. The Network function allows you to browse the video file in your PC, NAS
which is in your room and play it on TV in the living room.
Feature Highlight£º
􀁺 Decode and output High Definition 1080p video and Photo.
􀁺 Support Mainstream formats of HD video including MPEG-2, VC-1, H.264/AVC and RMVB HD.
􀁺 Within the next generation interface¡ªHDMI 1.3 output.
􀁺 Ethernet port supports Network player function.
􀁺 High performance video playback. Experience fluent playback control like Zoom out/in, Pan the
picture, Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, Slow-motion.
􀁺 Fully supports the subtitle format. Dynamically change the subtitle display by remote control.
􀁺 Photo playback via HD. Supports Up to 4 mega-pixel photo files, 16X Zoom in, 3-direction
rotation.
􀁺 Slide show mode with 8 kinds of transition effect. Background music playback is supported.
􀁺 Rich types of music file. The playback function includes Fast Forward, Fast Reverse, Repeat,
Shuffle and Shuffle Repeat.
􀁺 Within USB 2.0 port, plug-and-play the USB Flash Drive, USB Mobile Hard Disk Drive , USB Card
Reader, USB DVD-ROM, USB Wi-Fi Dongle.
􀁺 Supports all most all formats of HDD and has the most interchangeability.

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Detailed Specification
BrandAstone
ModelAP-100
Launch Date SummaryAugust 2009
Price $ US130
Price € Euro
Price £ UK
Rating2
Max Resolution1080p [Full-HD]
Chipset ManufacturerRealtek
Chipset Family107x/128x
Chipset ModelRealtek 1073DA
Chipset Mhz400
Memory
Internal HDD
HDD Num
USB (Host)
USB (Slave)
USB Version
SD
eSATA
Other Storage
File SystemsFAT, EXT, NTFS
UPnP
Network ProtocolsSamba
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
AV Recording
AV Inputs
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 (lite)
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
Web Browser
Browser Detail
DVB-T
FanNo
Front LCDNo
Power12V 2A
Power Usage Standby
W (mm)146
D (mm)101
H (mm)31
Volume (litre)0.45
Weight (kg)
W (inches)5.7
D (inches)4.0
H (inches)1.2
Weight (lb)
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