Micca 4K Ultra-HD Digital Media Player for USB Drives and MicroSD Cards, Digital Signage, H.265/HEVC H.264/AVC MP4 MKV Videos MP3 Music JPG Photos, 4K HDMI, Analog AV, Auto Play and Resume

25 August 2018 - I had some trouble with this media player and another similar one with the same chipset, but I found the solution from the manufacturer. You need to use these with drives that are set up for master boot record (MBR) versus the newer GPT (GUI partition Table). This is why it will only read drives up to 2 TB. MBR does not support over 2 TB. I thought it was the drive brand. Toshibas worked, but not Western Digital. Then I went into disk manager and discovered that how they are configured depends on the manufacturer, but they all work when converted. I have used FAT32, NTFS and exFat formats. Not a problem. GPT is a problem. I hope this helps folks that have been tearing their hair out trying to figure out why their hard drives don’t work. Now, on with my original review.... I’ll hit the high points to keep it short. The Micca Spec G2 plays a bunch of different formats. The ones I tested: .mkv; a standard definition (480P) DVD.iso file, .mp4 video, .mp3, all from a flash drive. They worked flawlessly. Then I took the files that would be on a DVD - not an .iso file, but the actual folder that one would find on the media itself. I told the unit (so to speak...) to play the folder, and it did...just like it were a DVD or .iso file, menus and all. Then, I saw in the menu, “Optical Drive” listed, so I took my Samsung USB Blu-ray reader/writer and plugged it in. The Micca Speck played standard definition DVDs with no problem. However, when I attempted to play a Blu-ray Disc, I received a “file read error”. I tried a couple of Blu-ray Discs just to make sure it wasn’t the disc. Apparently this box doesn’t have the horsepower to decode Blu-ray Discs, but I can play HD videos ripped from Blu-rays with no problem. It could be compatibility with the Samsung reader/burner, too. I didn’t try my other brand of external Blu-ray player/burner with it. Subtitles and Audio tracks: I read another review that the individual could only read one audio track. That was not the case for me. I could read two language audio tracks. I only had two tracks on the .mkv I used so I can’t say if it would play more than that. The second track was dubbed in German and the volume was lower than the primary English track, but that could just be the way the original disc was recorded. Accessing subtitles was problematic for me. I couldn’t make it work, but it just may that I haven’t found the right sequence of buttons. This unit is fairly intuitive though. Bottom line: it’s small, economical and just works. I liked it so much I just purchased two more. These will make great stocking stuffers.

First off, I actually bought two of these little units and gave one as a gift as I feel they work so well! We live in a rural area and as such we don't have access to high enough speed Internet to stream movies (that you'd think EVERYBODY has!). We used to have Hughes Net but didn't like the slow speed (really couldn't stream there!) or the low daily cap. We now have Wi-Max Wi-Fi, but it still isn't quite there yet, maybe some day though! But I was searching for a way to watch the movies I have that I had converted to MP4 without having to load everything into iTunes for our Apple TV's or to have to set up an older computer as a media center just to watch them through it. I actually had already done both of those ways and wanted to get just a simple 'plug and play solution'. While searching one afternoon this device came up in the search with several others but this unit had the overall best reviews so I immediately bought one to find out if it could do what I wanted. It is like an unmentioned category of devices, I guess because EVERYBODY is supposed to be streaming everything, devices that are for people that like me, that just can't stream it all but have large video collections. It works PERFECTLY for us! It is very small, has inputs for USB and SD Card and it is as simple as plug it into your TV, it comes with a composite cable but you do have to supply the HDMI cable and two batteries for the included remote. Some reviewers griped that they don't include the HDMI cable but I had already bought several of the $2.00 HDMI cables (that work perfectly fine by the way) from Amazon and so I had several already on hand. I just plug in a portable Hard Drive, I've used both the powered by the device type and the larger plug into the wall type, they both work fine, plug in the power plug from the device to the outlet and it comes on. The on screen interface of the TV when the unit is on, is totally easy to understand and the remote works fine. As I bought this entirely for it's ability to play my various Hard Drives and THUMB DRIVES TOO! I did not test all the available features, music playback etc., other than the ability to also play photos straight from an SD card which was fine too. The video playback is overall very good, as good as the source file, the video sound quality fine also, and while I did have to adjust the video playback on our 42 inch Sharp TV, the 50 inch Samsung played video back with no adjustments needed. So yes, I highly recommend this device. It is so small it can easily be taken if you travel a lot, just take a small hard drive or like a 64GB flash drive with some shows or movies you like, just plug the unit into the TV at the motel/hotel and go! Or take up no room at all with the media center in you home. Get the benefits of a media center computer without the computer if you don't need to get into the Internet through a device too. This is a PLAYER ONLY but a really good one! Just what I was looking for and I expect others are also! UPDATE 12/21/2012 Still works fine but one thing I forgot to mention is that the little metal device slides around very easily so I purchased some small rubber stick on feet from a local Radio Shack and put 4 on it. Now it stays where it should on the shelf by the TV.

Köpte denna för att använda till signage. Enkel att konfigurera för stående format. Bytte ut strömadaptern och tar istället strömmen (5V) via USB-A på TV'n. Det bästa med mediaspelaren är att den går att konfigurera så att den startar automatiskt och går i en loop så snart TV'n startas upp. Mycket prisvärd!

An excellent device to make my old Full HD 1080p TV smarter. I connected a Silicon Power PC60 portable 1TB SSD, as my media storage device, to the Micca G3 and the two work together seamlessly. Brilliant. I have successfully played the following file types on the Micca G3 with no issues: vob (1GB), avi, wmv, ts, jpg, png, gif, webp, mp3, flac. The Micca G3 was able to play most, but not all, of the MP4 video files from my Windows PC (mainly downloaded from Youtube). For the MP4s that the Micca G3 initially could not play, I used the FILE CONVERSION function in the VLC media player application (free open source) on my PC, with the output profile "Video for MPEG4 1080p TV/device", to convert my MP4 files into a more standard version of MP4. Then they were fine on the Micca G3. The User Manual also contains other options for dealing with unsupported MP4 codecs. Display Resolution: the player can output video in a wide range of resolutions. For best results, configure the player’s Settings > Display Resolution to match the highest quality setting supported by the TV. “Auto” (the default) is recommended when the player is connected using an HDMI cable. Available settings: AUTO, 2160P, 1080P, 720P, 576P, 480P The player handles all my file types and sizes, quick menu response, no buffering. The G3 is a definite improvement on the previous G2 model. NOTE: the Micca G3 comes with a power supply (input 100-240V AC) suitable for use in Australia (output 5.0V DC 2A), but it has a TWO PRONG US style plug, so you will need to order a PLUG ADAPTER (US to Australian) such as the LEESAD travel adaptor for about $9. You will also need batteries for the remote (2 x AAA), and an HDMI cable. Firmware updates for the Micca G3 android operating system and PDF User Manuals are available for download at: https://www.miccatron.com/micca-speck-g3-4k-digital-media-player/ I find that the Micca remote control is very directional – you have to point it directly at the player, or it doesn't register. If you point the remote directly at or below the player, it works fine. But if the remote points slightly to the left, right, or above the player, there is no response. Overall, a very useful, versatile, solid product, and reasonably priced.

Doet wat het moet doen, prima speler.

Im angelieferten Päckchen befinden sich der Micca Speck G3 2K Quad-HD Media-Player, die Fernbedienung, das Anschlusskabel für Stereo-Audio, ein 5V-Steckernetzeil sowie eine mehrsprachige (auch deutsch) Bedienungsanleitung. Batterien für die Fernbedienung sind nicht enthalten. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Media-Playern gibt es hier nur einen HDMI-Anschluss sowie 2 USB-2.0-Buchsen und einen 3,5 mm Stereo-Audioanschluss. Einen EIN/AUS-Schalter gibt es nicht. Die zwei USB-2.0-Anschlüsse liefern auch im ausgeschalteten Zustand des MEDIA-Players die Spannung von 5 V an das angeschlossene Gerät aus. Die Inbetriebnahme gestaltet sich problemlos. Bei den Datenträgern haben bei mir USB-Sticks sowie SD-Cards und reguläre (die mit dem kleinen Motor drin) USB-Festplatten bis 2 TeraByte Speichergröße funktioniert. Sofern eine SSD-Harddisk über den richtigen SATA-USB-Chipsatz ( z.B. ASMEDIA 174c:1153, keinesfalls ASMEDIA 174c:225c) angeschlossen wird, können die Daten am Mediaplayer abgerufen werden. Wer mit Datenträgern, die mit dem Windows Format NTFS formatiert sind, um auch Videos größer 4 GByte speichern zu können, hantiert, wird ein irritierendes Verhalten beim USB-Stick erleben: Nach dem Abziehen des USB-Sticks erkennt das Betriebssystem Ubuntu 24.04 den USB-Stick nicht mehr und kann ihn nicht einbinden. Debian 13 Trixie wiederum als Betriebssystem auf demselben Rechner wie Ubuntu 24.04 bindet den Stick zuverlässig ein. Der Mediaplayer hat keine Probleme, den wieder eingesteckten USB-Stick mit NTFS-Formatierung einzubinden. Das mutet mir ein bisschen mysteriös an. Datenträger, die mit dem exFAT-System (für Videos größer 4 GByte) formatiert wurden, haben bei mir mehrfaches Abziehen vom Micca Speck G3 2K Quad-HD Media-Player ohne Datenverlust überstanden. An der Bedienung des Gerätes über die Fernbedienung selbst lässt sich nichts kritisieren, ebenso wenig wie an der Bildqualität am HDMI-Monitor mit 1920x1080-er Auflösung. Die Vorspulfunktionen haben mit Videodaten im Format mp4, avi sowie mkv tadellos funktioniert. Webm kodierte Videos werden störungsfrei wiedergegeben. Der Anschlussstecker des 5 Volt-Netzteils steht am Gehäuse des Media-Players nicht heraus. Sehr schön. Das Gerät behalte ich. Meine Bewertung lautet: 1. Auswahl von Videos oder Fotos bei angeschlossenem Datenträger im Betrieb: 5 von 5 Punkten 2. Kein Datenverlust bei exFAT-formatierten Datenträgern: 5 Punkte von 5 Punkten 3. Verhalten bei NTFS-formatierten Datenträgern: Seltsam

Il démarre en quelques secondes, se souvient de votre position de lecture, affiche la miniature du film et répond rapidement. J'apprécie la possibilité de supprimer des fichiers, car je stocke beaucoup de choses sur mon SSD de 500 Go et je les supprime une fois visionnées. Ma smart TV possède un lecteur multimédia, mais il est trop basique ; cet appareil résout le problème. Il est également portable et peut être branché sur n'importe quel appareil HDMI, par exemple à l'hôtel. Certains ont dit qu'il chauffait à l'utilisation, mais c'est faux : le mien reste toujours froid. La télécommande est infrarouge, il faut donc la pointer directement vers l'appareil.