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Saturday, April 23, 2005

Unibrain's iZak is simply brilliant!

iZak from Unibrain, hard disc based multimedia player. I was quite skeptic about this little piece of hardware, but then again I was right in the middle of the potential buyers market. I am an internet and computer freak with a special love for movies and series. I bought this little device a couple of days back and after some heavy beta testing I've turned into a huge fan. I might consider starting a website for this player if no one else has done so, yet.
Before I get into the few technical details needed for the iZak ,let me tell you that it passed all my needy tests with flying colors. DVD, DivX, XviD ( same thing if you ask me ) jpeg and mp3 all played with crystal clear image and sound and with NO ANNOYING DRIVE SOUNDS THAT DVD PLAYERS PRODUCE. It's like watching cable television with your favorite programs and movies played right when you need them. Simply amazing. Well truth is that we don't have cable tv here in Greece so I have nothing to compare it to but my guess is that this must be how it looks like.
The device gives extended information during all media playback. You get bitrates, chapters, time, angles, subtitles and audio plus a whole lot more info that only computer geeks have actual knowledge of. During XviD playback for instance you get FPS width and length and kbps. ( see picture with blurred image, you don't need to know what I watch.. although my guess is that you got it already ).
Playback of my 5 megapixel images was flawless and full image info was displayed, like full name path, size etc.
Full name path is displayed throughout all the menus ( no more 8 letter names standard DVD with DivX playback machines usually give.)
I could go on for a few more pages but believe, if I take the time to write a few sentences about I and go through the trouble of a mini review this thing is good. Get it while stocks last..
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