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Old December 6, 2009, 09:51 PM
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I'm looking at purchasing a media tank ASAP as a Christmas gift.

I need the device to be able to downmix DTS to Stereo.
It would be nice for the Device to have DTS-HD passthrough over HDMI 1.3 if in the future a receiver is added to the setup.

Which device should I be going for?
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Old December 7, 2009, 07:14 AM
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O!Play does this pretty well. I'm posting my review now.
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Old December 7, 2009, 07:28 AM
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WDTV live has supposedly been having issues with firmware that bricks the unit. I'd go for the O!Play.
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Old December 7, 2009, 07:37 AM
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WDTV live has supposedly been having issues with firmware that bricks the unit. I'd go for the O!Play.
Oh right, that too!

WD TV Live boxes left bricked by firmware update -- Engadget
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Old December 7, 2009, 10:07 AM
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You could also look into the Patriot Box Office
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Old December 7, 2009, 10:23 AM
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You could also look into the Patriot Box Office
I've got an O!Play Vs. Box Office article here if you want it

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I'm going with the Box Office...
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Got myself an Asus O!Play Air and so far so good was a bit of a pain to setup (windows 7) but now its going and seems pretty solid!
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