<![CDATA[Mvix Community Site News]]>http://mvixcommunity.com/en-usFri, 09 May 2008 23:01:09 GMTFri, 09 May 2008 23:01:09 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssFusionBB 2.0.1 (www.fusionbb.com)<![CDATA[MvixUSA Launches MV-2500U Stateside]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/1304/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/1304/MvixUSA is launching the very portable MV-2500U media player in the US. The MV-2500U can hold a 2.5" ATA hard drive (up to 250GB) and is about the size of a PDA.

The MV-2500U has most of the features of the MX series (760 and 780) and even comes with an IR remote control.

In case you didn't think the 7x0HD was portable enough, the 2500 may be the unit for you.

The MV-2500U should be available sometime in May.

You can see a pic here: http://www.gizmosforgeeks.com/2008/05/05/mvixusa-l...
]]>Mon, 05 May 2008 06:51:23 GMT<![CDATA[New firmware released!]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/1211/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/1211/ - MX-760HD - 1.2.1
- MX-780HD - 2.0.3

Where previous generations of MX-760HD firmware excluded the Internet Radio & (Beta) TV functionality, Unicorn have made the (wise) decision to add this to the 760's firmware line-up with their latest release - now the version lineage is in sync.
So now the only reason to install the other player's firmware is dependant on your preferred GUI colour - blue (760) or purple (780)

Get your official firmware from here .

Please take the time to look at the Wiki while you are here - any mod / hack contributions welcome. ]]>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:28:25 GMT<![CDATA[MvixCommunity surpasses 1000 members!]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/1187/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/1187/
If you're not already a member, sign up and talk with the many amateur Mvix experts already on the forums.

Cheers! ]]>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:40:16 GMT<![CDATA[MvixUSA Releases MX-780HD]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/698/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/698/
* an HDMI port (instead of a DVI port)
* support for both IDE and SATA hard drives
* personalized (& Free) Internet Radio Service.

Nutshelling some of the remaining features:
* It supports resolution of 1920 x 1080 Progressive Scan video output
* Some of the many file formats that it can decode include: DivX® (3/4/5/6), Xvid, BivX®, MPEG 1/2/4, WMV-9, ASF(WMV9), DAT, DVD(IFO, VOB), ISO, HD-level TP, TS, TRP, MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, PCM, AC3, DTS decoding including down-mixing, DTS pass through, BMP, JPEG/JPG, PNG.
* Networking and other connectivity: USB2.0, Wireless (802.11G), LAN (10/100 Mbps) and USB-Host ports. For output, Display Devices can be connected via HDMI, Component, Composite and 3-pin RCA ports.


You can get the MX-780HD directly from MvixUSA or from a host of other online vendors. ]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:10:29 GMT<![CDATA[New Firmware Release for MX-760 Upcoming]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/429/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/429/dannyv45, got a response from MvixUSA support saying that a new firmware release for the MX-760 is imminent. We confirmed this to be true with MvixUSA. It's currently going through beta testing, but no word on a firm deadline for its release.

Some of the fixes and additions include expanding the m3u limit from 213 to 3000 files, and improvements in audio and video quality. Those are definitely some major things to look forward to.
]]>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:51:54 GMT<![CDATA[Poll: Would you participate in a GUI design contest?]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/415/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/415/
Based on Tridens suggestion of a contest of a contest to guide and influence the development of the GUI interface of the next Mvix media player, we're wondering how many of you would be interested in participating in a similar contest for the MX-760HD?

Obviously, if there isn't enough interest, it won't make sense to run such a contest, but on the other hand, if there is, well, the possibilities are wide open as to what we do. So please vote in the poll and let us know your thoughts.

Cheers! ]]>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:43:11 GMT<![CDATA[A Message from MvixUSA]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/387/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/387/MvixUSA has been in touch with us from time to time. Although they don't have the resources currently to be active participants in the forums, they wanted us to pass along this message.

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Representatives of MvixUSA are actively reading the posts on MvixCommunity. They completely support and appreciate the efforts of the community members.
The Community may rest assured that their feedback and feature requests are always given due consideration. Launching new features via firmware updates is a joint effort by Sigma Technologies (Chipset provider), our developing partners (Unicorn Info Sys) and us (MvixUSA). We constantly provide market feedback to our developing partners, who consult with Sigma to evaluate its technical feasibility and then we make a market/business feasibility analysis for the feature implementation. We have tried to implement and will continue to incorporate as many features as can be technically feasible/supported by Sigma Tech. For some, we even go beyond and try to leverage others. For example, our NDAS firmware ( launched recently) ... was possible only because we signed a licensing agreement with Ximeta and then developed a firmware around Ximeta's NDAS technology.

In the coming months, we have some exciting new development coming along (either in MX-76HD or newer models) - SATA-PATA combo, HDMI, H.264 support, VC-1, etc. As you will notice, some of these features are a direct result of Mvix user feedback (e.g. NDAS, WPA etc.). Unfortunately, we do not release launch dates of new features and new models until the beta tests start or production on new models commence. However, the community can rest assured that they will be the first to be informed of any new launches/updates that come along. We also invite our users to sign up on our monthly, Mvix Newsletter to be updated of latest news relating to Mvix products.

MvixUSA applauds the efforts and commitment of this community. We sincerely appreciate your feedback and we hope that this active involvement will continue. Unfortunately, owing to resource limitations, contractual obligations and liability issues, MvixUSA will not provide technical support, feature-support commitments etc. via this forum. Customers of MvixUSA are welcome to contact us via our MvixUSA Support Center.



Let's keep doing what we're doing and one day we'll be able to get the Mvix folks on here in a big way. ]]>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:24:26 GMT<![CDATA[New Firmware Releases for MV-4000/5000 Media Centers]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/386/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/386/
Firmware v1.66 now includes support for DivX 6, a new subtitle format (.smil) and fixes for the file system and continuity play, among other things.

Ensure that you download the correct version for your model:

]]>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:15:18 GMT<![CDATA[Announcing the OpenEM86XX Forum]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/363/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/363/OpenEM86XX and a OpenEM86XX distro and toolchain download link.

OpenEM86XXX assists in "automated firmware enhancement creation" and supports the following features:
Support of media player based on Sigma EM86XX SOC (arm with no mmu)
- build and easy to change ROMFS for your own needs
- SSH server support (dropbear:RSA key only and/or shadow pw authentification)
- WEB server support (boa incl. CGI)
- FTP server support (proftpd) prepared... see problems
- inetd super server
- create resp. change your own root/user passwords
- execute your arm application directly from your harddisk
- more busybox commands (netstat, uname, env etc. pp.) ]]>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 04:43:03 GMT<![CDATA[Wiki Now Contains Sections for Other Mvix Products]]>http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/303/http://mvixcommunity.com//showtopic.php?tid/303/unknown, the Wiki now contains sub-sections for the various Mvix, Icarus and Unicorn products that MvixUSA sells or has sold in the past.

These sections need to be fleshed out, so please dive in; remember that it's a wiki!

Yup, we do realize that we're US-centric, but this hardly means that others around the World can't jump into the sandbox too. If there are other related products being produced by Unicorn that are marketed outside of the World, you are certainly welcome to add them to the list here.

Cheers! ]]>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:24:06 GMT