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'../banner.php' ?> </h2> <h2 align="center"> TVisto Multimedia Center</h2> <p align="left"><strong>Usage:</strong></p> Using the TVisto multimedia center is very easy. Once the drive is formatted and the directories created, copy the proper files into the folders. Then take the Galaxy's multimedia center to a home theater system. Plug in the audio and video cables. Finally, turn on the TV and start using the remote. <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/10.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/10th.jpg" alt="TVisto Multimedia Center" title="TVisto Multimedia Center" width="250" height="138" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>I found I had to look at the manual to find out what all the buttons do. For a manual, it is pretty good. There are a few tricks listed in it, such as how to change the background image on the screen.</p> <p>Once the TV is turned on, a blue screen is displayed with four circular options. The options of course match the folders on the disk. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/17.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/17th.jpg" alt="TVisto Multimedia Center" title="TVisto Multimedia Center" width="250" height="175" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">By highlighting and pressing the enter button on the remote, one is able to access each section. Movies brings up a list of everything that is in the movies folder. Each movie can be scrolled through and sub-folders accessed in the same manner. To page down or up, use the next track buttons on the remote. The return button goes up one directory. Scrolling through the movies is kind of slow. Scrolling through directories drives me nuts because sometimes there is a 2 second delay. I hit the button again and suddenly it jumps two menus. I am very impatient, but my wife had less issues with it. If the timing was more consistent that would help, but it seems like the drive needs to think sometimes.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/23.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/23th.jpg" alt="TVisto Multimedia Center" title="TVisto Multimedia Center" width="250" height="78" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">Movies can also be accessed anytime by pushing the movies button on the bottom of the remote. Each main menu has a button at the bottom of the remote. Other buttons included are slow, repeat, angle and repeat A-B. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/18.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/18th.jpg" alt="TVisto Multimedia Center" title="TVisto Multimedia Center" width="250" height="187" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">I threw a bunch of music videos on the drive. They played very good and the quality was based on that of the video not of the device. I also through an ISO file that I made of Kill Bill in the folder. That's right, this device will play an ISO. With picture perfect quality and great sound (DTS), Kill Bill jumped on the screen. The cool thing about the ISO file is all the menus and title can still be accessed. No more letting the kids scratch up those DVDs.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/20.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/20th.jpg" alt="TVisto Multimedia Center" title="TVisto Multimedia Center" width="250" height="192" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">Playing music is the same manner as playing videos. As the song is playing, a progress bar and time displays the lower left under the menus. Information about the song can be viewed by pushing the info button.</p> <p align="left">Both movies and videos can be set to "random" or "play all" using the remote. This works in the current folder only. For our New Years Eve party, I set the device to random through music videos on the TV, but had to make a folder of just the videos I wanted for the party.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/22.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/22th.jpg" alt="TVisto Multimedia Center" title="TVisto Multimedia Center" width="250" height="190" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">Pictures is the last main menu. They are browsed like the videos and movies. One option on the remote (bottom button) is to use thumbnails. In the bottom left of the screen, a small thumbnail picture appears. It takes about 2 seconds to load, with 3/4 MB high res jpeg I tested. Displaying them on the screen looks fairly good. The device supports component, high definition TV, but does not come with the proper cables. Those must be purchase elsewhere, which is hard to find. I contacted Galaxy and they said starting February they will be pushing them into the market through their resellers.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/16.jpg"><img src="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/16th.jpg" alt="TVisto Multimedia Center" title="TVisto Multimedia Center" width="250" height="187" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">The last menu option is for Settings. These settings include selecting the one of ten million video options. Sound options can also be selected here. TV type is basically widescreen or not. Screen saver sets the time in which the device waits for the screen saver to kick in (can be disabled). </p> <p align="left">The last menu is interesting. It is Firmware Update. This would be great for upgrading. Problem is, I could not find versions of firmware for this device. I even checked Galaxy's <a href="http://www.galaxymetalgear.com/index.html">web site</a>. Their web site is kind of a pain to find. I submitted a request to them and they said there was no firmware update available yet. </p> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/home_theather.php"></a> <a href="tvisto_mediacenter/home_theather.php">Previous (Description)</a></td> <td><div align="right"><a href="atruereview/tvisto_mediacenter/home_theather3.php"></a> <a href="tvisto_mediacenter/home_theather3.php">Next (Testing)</a></div></td> </tr> </p> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> <div id="footer" class="clr"> <div class="rk-1"> <div class="rk-2"> <div id="the-footer">  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>