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The product itself is very understated, finished in black. We expect it will fit in perfectly next to any modern TV. The device is not that large (222mm x 58mm x 161mm), much like any other freeview-style set-top box, and only has a single LED on the front.
One side of the Eminent HD Media Player has an SD card reader, brilliant if you want to show your friends your latest photographs, as well as a USB 2.0 port for transferring or playing data via memory sticks.
The back of the box is home to all the ports. Firstly there is the power jack, then a secondary USB 2.0 port (most likely to be used with an external USB drive), the USB 3.0 port and HDMI port. There is also a Gigabit ethernet port allowing you to stream data from your networked computers, as well as the three component sockets and a coaxial connector. Finally, there is the digital audio output.
The bottom of the box gives you access to the Hard Disk Drive … in this case a 1TB drive. There are small rubber feet to raise the box off the surface allowing cool air to circulate around the drive.
The remote is long and well built. This is a slight change from Eminent's previous generation of remote controller. Time for a look at the interface.
Nice looking device, but its quite costly and I think they might have a hard time against AC RYan who seem to dominate this market. shame about the processing power on the interface, but it might be code issues, rather than weak hardware. why no shot of insides?
£200 is a bit steep, no? The Veolo looks much nicer, and its cheaper. no hard drive, but its a network device, no real need for that IMO