Wyplay Wyplayer review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Ian Morris

Reviewed on: 17 June 2009

Tags: Wyplay, Wyplay Wyplayer, online video, trial version, hard drive

We like:

Picture and sound quality are both very good; recording Freeview works well; we love being able to copy recordings to USB devices; media playback is comprehensive and works well; more features than you can shake a stick at

We don't like:

Fairly large; remote control is a gigantic pain; 1080i output is disappointing; expensive

CNET UK judgement:

The Wyplay Wyplayer is a very good device. It's rather expensive but you get plenty of functionality for your money. We're annoyed that it only outputs at 1080i, despite being able to decode 1080p, but the picture quality is very good nevertheless. If Wyplay were to fix the awful remote and speed up the user interface, we'd score the Wyplayer even more highly. Although its media-streaming capability isn't quite as compelling as that of the Popcorn Hour A-110, it offers more features. As a version 1.0 device, it's terrific, and we think that the Wyplayer has a bright future

Full review:

Media streamers have become a big deal and, with video-on-demand streaming and downloads from big broadcasters on the way, we think their future is very bright indeed. Freeview personal video recorders are also very popular, having totally changed the way people watch TV, taking something that was complicated in the days of VHS, and turning it into something that even total technophobes can manage. Continue Reading...