User Interface

  

  

AC Ryan succeeded in creating a very easy to use GUI. After a successful start and setup you'll be lead to the mainmenu where you can choose the different options via the remote control. Following we will mention the most important options the interface offers.

Features

AC Ryan implemented some nice features into the Playon HD! mini's firmware. There are for example a RSS-Reader as well an Internet Radio. Regarding the RSS Reader we would appreciated a more convenient way to enter a URL then by using the remote control and the on-screen keyboard. With the Internet Radio it is about the same. The Radio itself works perfect but the entering a URL might take some time.

The menu point you'll use most is the browser. Using it you can search the network for shares and therefore playable files as well as directly connected mass storage. All this can be done intuitively and you also wont have to wait for a long time when a file list is being loaded.

Einstellungsmöglichkeiten

All the different settings can be done in the setup menu. The audio settings have been correct right from the beginning which means we didn't have to change anything. In the video settings the screen size needed adjustment but everything else again worked perfectly. Never the less AC Ryan provided the PlayonHD! mini's firmware with a lot of different settings which allows an individual configuration.