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Posted at 6:55 PM on Saturday 05/30/09 by
Ben
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Update: Apply $20 off coupon code BENSBRGNKW to make it $95 shipped.

GoHardDrive.com has the Kingwin KM-31BK Multimedia Hard Drive Enclosure w/ LAN Streaming, Schedule Recording, Remote Control for $115 - $20 off coupon code BENSBRGNKW [Exp 6/15] = $95 with free shipping. It supports most common media formats such as AVI, DivX, Xvid, ISO, VOB, MPG, etc. Upgrades include a 1.5TB hard drive for an additional $99.
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    matthew - Posted 4:24 pm PDT 05/29/09 (1304 Posts)  Report Spam

    Looks interesting...$200 is not a bad price with the 1TB drive thrown in. I'd love to get a look at the on-screen interface, but if it handles all those formats, it might be a decent alternative to the PopcornHour (minus the Torrent feature).

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    crujones - Posted 4:36 pm PDT 05/29/09 (68 Posts)  Report Spam

    it doesn't do 1080p though

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    JaxRidge - Posted 4:58 pm PDT 05/29/09 (5 Posts)  Report Spam

    Not to TC but this is $75 (AR) at Newegg

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    TM0ney - Posted 6:25 pm PDT 05/29/09 (623 Posts)  Report Spam

    That's not thread crapping, that's actually useful info...rare around here.

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    axeon - Posted 7:36 pm PDT 05/30/09 (172 Posts)  Report Spam

    I don't think it has a tuner; any insight into how it does its claimed "Schedule Recording" without one?

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    matthew - Posted 7:39 pm PDT 05/30/09 (1304 Posts)  Report Spam

    I figured you have to leave your TV tuned to the desired channel, and then set a timer on the DVR. I took a look at it yesterday, but I don't remember if it does IR blasting...I don't think so.

    Thanks again to #3...his find is still a better deal, if you don't mind waiting for the rebate.

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    ironace - Posted 8:58 pm PDT 05/30/09 (16 Posts)  Report Spam

    Link to the manual: http://kingwin.com/products/cate/media_player/manual/KM-31BK_manual112008.pdf

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    wifimoocher - Posted 10:27 pm PDT 05/30/09 (132 Posts)  Report Spam

    so no gigabit ethernet, newegg reviewers say it doesnt record sound when comming out of standby. does mp4, but only with divx/xvid and doesn't allow you to connect to this unit via your networked pc.

    other than that. for 75 bucks on newegg. not bad of a deal. i mean really what do you expect for something that costs a hundred bucks. $200 and i would expect a tuner and better software.

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    qtpie - Posted 11:04 pm PDT 05/31/09 (352 Posts)  Report Spam

    can this play mkv files?

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