TViX

Claimed by its makers as the "world's first DVD jukebox", the attractive TViX joins the rapidly growing number of digital media players designed for the home, such as the AOpen MVP Player.

Rather than a streaming audio device, the TViX connects to a PC via USB 2. Once attached, you can transfer digital video, images and audio. It comes in 160Gb and 250Gb models, costing £246 and £335 respectively, and supports most media file formats.

With a software upgrade it will even support Ogg Vorbis. This ability to upgrade the firmware in the TViX is a major advantage as it allows you to keep up with the latest formats.

Once information is stored on the TViX, you can attach it to a TV or stereo via S-Video and audio connections. There's 5.1 support for surround-sound systems.

The top of the unit houses the playback and menu buttons. These are duplicated on the remote control, along with features such as image scaling. You also get password protection for directories and a thumbnail browsing library for your images.

The quality largely depends on the source file but we found it to be pretty good in both audio and video.

Contact: Channel Dynamics 0870 607 0540
www.tvix.co.kr/eng