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Fast Realtek chipset, format support
Basic interface

Brite-View CinemaTube BV-5005HD
Network enabled Realtek 1073 based player. Has the same good performance, comprehensive format support, but unattractive interface as the the other basic Realteks. Format support and performance are both very good thanks to the Realtek chipset. Has some features that other Realteks don't manage like component output, and an inbuilt Bittorrent client. When first launched at $99 it was considerably cheaper than anything of similar performance, however there are now other similar players at this price level.

Briteview have always been very active on forums and have made many promises as to level of support, however, the actual level of support has so far proved to be less impressive than promised. We have seen only a couple of firmware updates since launch and no sign of a HD interface / better HD-Audio support. etc. The Cinematube firmware now lags behind the best supported Realtek players.

The Briteview 5005HD is a very capable inexpensive streamer which will be much enhanced if/when the promised firmware improvements meterialise.


Manufacturer: ZINNET / Brite-View
Launch Date: September 2009
Target Price: $100 - €? - £?

Chipset: Realtek 1073DD   ?  info 
Storage: 
Network: Ethernet 100 Optional Wi-Fi(n)
Fan: No
Size: 204*145*40mm (1.19m³)

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

On Demand:  ?  info 
UPnP: Yes

HD Audio: DTS DmixTrueHD DmixDTS-HD MA Dmix
DTS PassTrueHD PassDTS-HD MA Pass   ?  info 
Page last updated: 02-Mar-10
Links
Official Website
Official YouTube Channel
Firmware Updates
User Manual
AVSForum /CinemaTube
Reviews
Customer Reviews
Unboxing Video [Sep-09]
Unboxing Photos [Sep-09]
Slashgear preview [Sep-09]
Places to Buy
Brite-View Store $99.99
Amazon $99.99
• Google Shopping   

Firmware Updates
500510099161 - 09/09 - HFS+, Video Resume, AAC 6CH, Subtitle options, MKV subtitles, Bug fix
IPB1009B051 - 11/09 - Subtitle options, HE-AAC

Product Discussion

There are 14 comments
Birendra Patel – India
February 17, 2010 - 09:47

How i can buy this product in India?

vask – AR, usa
January 16, 2010 - 13:28

Do this 5005HD works good on Panasonic 42" lcd tv which is a full hd!
reply will be use for me to take decision
thks in advance!

Reply to vask
iboum
January 16, 2010 - 13:44

Using an HDMI cable it should work just fine at 1080p (full-HD).

mai
November 14, 2009 - 12:43

What is time?new firmware UPDATE

frank
November 03, 2009 - 20:38

Use this coupon for £5 off at Amazon: CINEMAGO

igpo3737
November 03, 2009 - 20:11

Buyer Beware! This player does not work with Windows Vista or Windows 7. Network feature is useless I get "Login Failed" all the time. Playback is jittery over the 100Mbps network. Dont waste your money on this garbage!

CinemaTube user news
October 28, 2009 - 10:04

info from Brite-View:

Hi all, more detailed information regarding the firmware that will be available soon:

1. Subtitle features: Time Sync, Color, Size, Offset;
2. Subtitle coding: Unicode (UTF8), 簡體中文 (GBK), 繁體中文 (BIG5), Japanese (S-JIS), Korean (EUC-KR), Western, Turkish, Central European, Greek, Cyrillic, Hebrew, SE European
3. HE-AAC 5.1 CH debug

(expected to be released on Nov 6)

The next firmware will include:

1. OSD UI to 720p (instead of 576i)
2. Preview window size change (much smaller; not taken off completely because the preview window is needed to view music information)
3. File search � real time file search
(instead of having files indexed to the petition on HDD  might be faster but will result in not shutting down the attached HDD)
4. New Language Support on OSD UI (German/ Russian/ Swedish/ Italian/ Polish)

(expected to be released in early Dec)

We know these two do not fix all the problems, but I just wanted to show that we have heard your concerns and opinions especially on the GUI. I�ve seen it myself in the HQ office and I will say this: it looks very simple and greatly improved.

And I also want to update on the Dolby HD+ and TrueHD issue. I have confirmed that we have the Dolby HD license, but not TrueHD because of chip limitation. Others brands or media players with the same chip may claim they support Dolby TrueHD, but we do not think the audio part can be decoded by this chip correctly. Realtek is working on this, but before this issue is resolved by Realtek we will not claim that we support TrueHD. The highest level we can go is at Dolby HD+.

Reply to CinemaTube user news
Roman – Ohio- USA
November 09, 2009 - 22:19

So, Is realtek going to have a firmware available soon for the dolby TrueHd or not ?? Because this feature is extremely important to me and many others that have....7.1 expensive receivers. Ive tried and returned all media player that didn't support TrueHd, So again this is very very important that its made available very soon, Or I know many folks will be unhappy.

Reply to CinemaTube user news
Roman – Ohio- USA
November 09, 2009 - 22:19

So, Is realtek going to have a firmware available soon for the dolby TrueHd or not ?? Because this feature is extremely important to me and many others that have....7.1 expensive receivers. Ive tried and returned all media player that didn't support TrueHd, So again this is very very important that its made available very soon, Or I know many folks will be unhappy.

talk2frank
October 25, 2009 - 19:43

New stuff in next firmware:

1. HE-AAC audio format support
2. Subtitle position and color change
3. Subtitle time sync
4. Subtitle encoding (Turkish and Portuguese will be supported;

In the version afterwards, you'll see

1. UI improvement (Yes!! It's happening!)
2. 720p GUI
3. Search feature

This is all stuff that I think is already in Xtreamer so not very impressed. Maybe brite-view is falling behind in firmwares?

ruans
September 30, 2009 - 10:08

some info.
128MByte DDR2 RAM, 256MByte NAND flash ROM, 6W system on, 0W system off.

candre23
September 26, 2009 - 10:07

@BubbleBoy: The 6000P and the 5005HD are not the same device. The 6000P does not have ethernet. Currently the only way to buy the 5005HD is directly through the Briteview website.

BubbleBoy
September 25, 2009 - 10:07

That Amazon store link doesn't work.

Try this one.
www.amazon.com

Only $90 with free shipping there. I'm jealous.

BubbleBoy
September 24, 2009 - 10:07

I've read that it doesn't have Youtube XL installed anymore either.

A legal problem.

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Detailed Specification
ManufacturerZINNET / Brite-View
ModelBriteView CinemaTube
Launch Date SummarySeptember 2009
Price $ Approx100
Price Euro Approx
Price Pound Approx
Rating3
Max Resolution1080p [Full-HD]
Chipset ManufacturerRealtek
Chipset Family107x/128x
Chipset ModelRealtek 1073DD
Chipset Mhz400
Memory 128MByte DDR2 RAM, 256MByte NAND flash ROM
Internal HDD
HDD Num
USB (Host)
USB (Slave)
SD
eSATA
Other Storage
File SystemsFAT, EXT3, NTFS
UPnPYes
Network ProtocolsSamba, Bittorrent
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)MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DIVX 3/4/5/6, XVID, H.264/AVC, VC-1, WMV9, REAL VIDEO 8/9/10
Video Extensions (Containers)AVI, MKV, TS, DAT, MPG, MPEG, VOB, ISO, IFO, ASF, MP4, FLV, MOV, WMV, RM, RMVB
Audio Formats (Codecs)MP3, MPEG AUDIO, DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS, WMA, PCM, LPCM, ADPCM, FLAC, WAV, AAC, RA, OGG, MKA
Audio Extensions (Containers)
Image FormatsHD JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIF, TIFF
Subtitle FormatsSRT, SMI, SSA, SUB, IDX+SUB
DVD ISOYes. With menu
Blu-Ray ISOYes. No menu
Dolby Digital (AC3) DownmixYes
Dolby Digital (AC3) PassthroughYes
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) DownmixYes
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) Passthrough
Dolby TrueHD Downmix
Dolby TrueHD Passthrough
DTS DownmixYes
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
Bittorrent
Other Miscellaneous
FanNo
Front LCDNo
Power100~240V +- 10% inpiut voltage/ 12V @2A. 6W system on, 0W system off.
Power Usage6
W (mm)204
D (mm)145
H (mm)40
Volume1.19
Weight (kg)
W (inches)8.0
D (inches)5.7
H (inches)1.6
Weight (lb)
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