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Fast Realtek chipset, good format support, awesome range of external ports

EGreat EG-R1
The first non-Sigma chipped Media Player from EGreat. Now also available with an internal drive bay as the Egreat EG-R2A. Has all the usual plus points of the Realteks in that it will play almost any file very capably. Is one of the more unusual Realteks owing to it's external SATA ports. Not just eSATA, which would be unusual in itself, but full blown SATA2 connectors side mounted. It's an interesting idea and one that could be of great benefit if you value the ability to mount and dismount fast SATA2 drives quickly. There are also side-mounted USB ports, which many will find invaluable, and the full range of AV outputs.

Performance will be very good and format support comprehensive owing to the Realtek chipset. The shipped firmware is the basic stock Realtek effort but firmware updates are coming fairly regularly.

The EGreat EG-R1 is a very good player. The connection options are second to none, it is from one of the most established Media Player brands, and it uses a now proven chipset.


Manufacturer: Shenzhen Egreat Co
Launch Date: November 2009
Target Price: $100 - €? - £?

Chipset: Realtek 1073   ?  info 
Storage:  eSATA(*1) USB(*2)
Network: Ethernet 100 Optional Wi-Fi(n)
Fan: No
Size: 148*116*47mm (0.80m³)

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

On Demand:  ?  info 
UPnP: ?

HD Audio: DTS DmixTrueHD DmixDTS-HD MA Dmix
DTS PassTrueHD PassDTS-HD MA Pass   ?  info 
Page last updated: 08-Mar-10
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Places to Buy
Amazon $99.99
HDCity A$170
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Firmware Updates
1.0.1.1 - Sep-09 - Seamless TS playback, fixed noise issue
1.0.2.1 - Nov-09 - Bittorrent / Samba support, CD selection
1.0.2.3 - Nov-09 - Fix reboot bug
1.0.3.5 - Jan-2010 - many big fixs, added languages

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Detailed Specification
ManufacturerShenzhen Egreat Co
ModelEGreat EG-R1
Launch Date SummaryNovember 2009
Price $ Approx100
Price Euro Approx
Price Pound Approx
Rating3
Max Resolution1080p [Full-HD]
Chipset ManufacturerRealtek
Chipset Family107x/128x
Chipset ModelRealtek 1073
Chipset Mhz400
Memory DDR2 SDRAM 128MB. NAND FLASH 256MB
Internal HDD
HDD Num
USB (Host)2
USB (Slave)
SD
eSATA1
Other StorageExternal SATA
File SystemsFAT, 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 Coaxial1
Video Formats (Codecs)MPEG1,VCD1.0/2.0,SVCD(up to 1920*1080@30P/60I or 1280*720@60P). HD MPEG2 MP/HL, ISO, IFO, VOB, TS(up to 1920*1080@30P/60I or 1280*720@60P). HD MPEG4 SP/ASP, Xvid(up to 1920*1080@30P/60I or 1280*720@60P). H.264 BP L3,MP L4.1,HP L4.1 (up to 1920*1080@30P/60I or 1280*720@60P). WMV9,VC-1 AP L3(up to 1920*1080@30P/60I or 1280*720@60P). DivX3/4/5(up to 1920*1080@30P/60I or 1280*720@60P). XVID SD/HD(up to 1920*1080@30P/60I or 1280*720@60P). RM/RMVB 8/9/10(up to 1280*720@30P)
Video Extensions (Containers)RM/RMVB. MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V). MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG). MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS). VOB. AVI, ASF, WMV. Matroska (MKV). MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4. IFO. BD-ISO.DVD-ISO. MINI BD,BD-9,BD25, RBD, D5, D9, DVD, CD
Audio Formats (Codecs)MPEGâ… Layer 1/2/3(2-CH),MPEGâ…ˇ1/2(Multi-Channel). LPCM,ADPCM,FLAC,AAC,WAV, OGG. DTS HD Master Aduio,LBR. Dolby Digital Plus. RA1/RA-cook/RA-Lossless
Audio Extensions (Containers)AAC, M4A. MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA). WAV. OGG. WMA
Image FormatsJPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Subtitle FormatsMicroDVD [.sub], SubRip [.srt], Sub Station Alpha [.ssa], Sami [.smi], idx+sub, PGS subtitle
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 DownmixYes
DTS-HD MA Passthrough
Internet Radio
On-demand mk1
On-demand mk2
BittorrentYes
Other Miscellaneous
FanNo
Front LCDNo
Power12V/2A
Power Usage
W (mm)148
D (mm)116
H (mm)47
Volume0.80
Weight (kg)0.91
W (inches)5.8
D (inches)4.6
H (inches)1.8
Weight (lb)2.00
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