Dune HD Base 3D 3.5 inch HDD 3D Media Player

The player is brilliant does everything I wanted with ease so I have no problems in recommending this to any one. However, it would be nice to have a 'jukebox' style interface with cover art for your media files pre-loaded. The player only lists your files in alphabetical order. Which isn't a problem but could be improved by adding media player software. After trolling the forums seeking out media software the only software I'm aware of for that can be loaded to this player is by Zappiti to get this you will need to go to the Zappiti website and download/install the plugin. This will then load their software onto the player. Note you will need to buy the software and install it onto your pc it isn't expensive, you will need a free a token which will sync everything up. Once loaded and set up the player really does come into it's own. Well worth the money just brings everything together nicely. Enjoy :-)

I've tried a few media players - Qnap NMP-1000, Asus O!Play, Dune D1, Dune HD Base 3D. Of these, the Dune players have the best ratio of ease of use, reliability and operational speed. I originally bought the D1, which I love for playing ordinary DVD and Blu Ray rips (MKV and ISO) - and is probably the best media player I own overall (it has better support for Blu Ray ISO files) - but I wanted a player which supports 3D formats so I could stream 3D movies to my 3D Epson projector. One thing to note about the Dune HD Base 3D is that despite the published specs, it *does* support Blu Ray ISO files - it just doesn't support full menu rendition. You get a list of tracks on the disc and you just need to select the one you want to play. If all you want to do is rip a 3D Bly Ray to an ISO file using something like DVDFab, you will be able to play it in 3D over HDMI (or Wireless HD on the Epson EH-TW6100W) using the Dune HD Base 3D (assuming you're running current firmware). Unfortunately it doesn't support 3D photos (e.g. MPO) but not many players do. If it had done, I'd have given it a full 5 stars, because it would save me all the hassle of converting my 3D photos to 3D Blu Ray movies. I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum to do that. At least now I don't need to bother writing them to Blu Ray discs. The controller is a nice size and perfectly functional, it has all the connectivity you'd expect of a high spec media player, and it has a built in quick-release hard drive slot if you prefer to store your content on-board (personally I don't bother). If you want to stop messing around with Blu Ray discs, this is the player for you. Not perfect (no current media player is) but getting there. Recommended.

Bought the Dune to organise my growing collection of external HDD's dedicated to movies. Opted to use Zappiti software to use as a jukebox and I needed help to get this set up [thanks to everyone on the forum for their patience] once done that part was okay. Regrettably, my USB 3.0 3TB drives could not be read - which was a setback. So opted to use 2 x 2TB externals instead and a 2TB internal HDD. The slight noise from the internal fan was irritating when the internal HDD was used but only on quiet movie passages [and perhaps I am a little too sensitive to extraneous noise anyway!] But the big failures, in my opinion, were: a] the juddering playback on many of my movies. This apparently needed a firmware fix from Dune to rectify and according to members of the forum had been resolved in a 'Zappiti' badged version of the player, but not in this 'flagship' model from Dune. The last firmware update was some 8 months ago; b] many of my films will not play properly because the 'wrong type' of codec had been used. All my films play perfectly well through other hardware eg [my Oppo BluRay player] and having returned the Dune and purchased a Mede8er equivalent I find that all my sources now play perfectly. c] playback of TrueHD and DTS-MA were rather hit and miss affairs. Some played, others displayed 'this player cannot playback this type of movie] very annoying when you've just settled down to watch something specific. It all rather leads to: what am I doing wrong? type questions. So in summary, it was frustrating that the Dune didn't fully deliver for me. When it did play my films faultlessly it was great and the Zappiti software to create a jukebox wall was rather good. It also has a display [the Mede8er doesn't] and looks better on a hi-fi rack because it looks just like hi-fi equipment and has all the connections neatly at the rear. After returning the Dune, I have read that a new firmware release was made available by Dune. This has been received with mixed reviews by forum members. Some issues were resolved, other new ones [that were not present on previous firmware releases] have been re-introduced. Whether any of my 'problems' were fixed I am unable to say. At least buying from Amazon gives the purchaser the added bonus of returning the product if it fails to meet requirements.

Still the best media player on the market, for me key points are: 1) Media can be accesses via NFS mounts (configure once and forget). 2) SMB for those that really have to. 3) From experience (which includes Sony media players, SumVision etc) this player has the best coverage/success rate with different media formats (although I mainly use MKV/MP4/AVI). 4) 3D at 1080p (side-by-side and top-bottom). 5) Not found a sound format it does not handle (PCM, DTS etc) 6) Takes a normal hard drive for local media if required. Few things to note: 1) Looks like they are putting most effort now into their 4K player (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dune-HD-Solo-4K-Mediaplayer/dp/B01CPNRFXO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477470559&sr=8-1&keywords=dune+4k) - last firmware update for the Dune was over a year ago. 4K is about £80 more - but has the same features++ so worth a look at least. 2) Sometimes SMB file delete (from popup menu) hangs the whole player (which means turn-it-off-and-on-again to fix).

Necesitaba un reproductor para el salon, miro varios modelos, leo opiniones y despues de mucho buscar me decido por el DUNE HD Base 3D , lo recibo lo enchufo en el televisor y en 10 minutos estoy viendo una pelicula en mi salon, sin tener que configurar mil cosas distintas, sin leerme las instrucciones, todo muy intuitivo, a traves de la red DLNA sin ningun fallo de nada.... lo recomiendo sobre todo para el que no quiera complicaciones, enchufar y usar. Por cierto, lo compre en AMAZON productos reacondicionados, venia impecable.

J’ai longtemps hésité avant de me décider à commander un lecteur multimédia, car je voulais un appareil capable de lire les fichiers M2TS de Blu Ray avec la même qualité que mon lecteur blu ray OPPO 83 SE. Donc j’ai choisi en fonction des commentaires que j’ai trouvé sur le Net, et cette article me semblais le mieux adapter a mes exigences. Hé bien je dois dire que je ne suis vraiment pas déçus de cette achat, ce lecteur lit avec une qualité d’image et de son comparable a mon lecteur Blu ray que ce soit a partir d’un disque dur intégré ou via mon ordinateur en réseau, et ce avec une fluidité irréprochable. La navigation dans les divers menu est fluide et très agréable, seul petit reproche est la qualité de la façade qui n’est pas de la même qualité d’aluminium brossé que sur mon lecteur OPPO mais bon ! le prix n’est pas le même non plus (les photos trouvées sur le Net sont plus flatteuses qu’en réalité mais rien de bien méchant) Il semble bien lire tout les formats, bien que je ne me suis attardé que sur les format M2TS(blu ray) et MKV, je n’ai pas encore fait de test a partir d’une clef USB ou d’une carte SD mais je suis certains que cela ne devrai pas posé de problèmes. La manipulation est assé intuitive, bien que pour les novices en paramétrage Audio et Video cela pourrais être un peux délicat, mais bon rien de bien sorcier. Bref ! pour moi un excellent rapport qualité prix, il vaut bien ses 299 euro

It just works. Superb quality. I couldn't be happier. I have the Dune H1 player so I know the quality of a Dune player. This player takes it to the next level for 3D video. I use this player with my EPSON 6030UB 3D projector. 3D movies look much better rending through this player than using the PS3.

Ich benötigte umbedingt einen Mediaplayer mit dem ich Filme in HD und 3D von einem NAS streamen konnte. Zuerst hatte ich es mit einem HiMedia 910B versucht. Leider funktionierte das Streaming nicht zufriedenstellend. Deshalb habe ich es nun mit dem Dune HD Base 3D probiert und bin sehr zufrieden mit dem Ergebnis. Der Player spielt alles absolut ruckelfrei und guter Qualität ab. Nach einem Firmwareupdate auf die aktuelle Version ist auch das ehemalige DTS-HD Problem verschwunden. Zusammen mit yaDIS kann man sich bequem eine schöne Oberfläche für die Filmauswahl erstellen. Der Player ist auch über ein Android Tablet steuerbar, selbst die yaDIS Oberfläche kann man mit den entsprechenden APPs darauf nutzen. Die Bedienung verläuft angenehm schnell. Einfach toll. Ein bisschen einlesen in die Bedienung über die knappe Kurzanleitung hinaus, ist jedoch empfohlen. In entsprechenden Foren im Internet findet sich aber alles nötige.

Ho cercato diversi lettori di rete in giro per internet e negozi, ma non ho mai trovato quello che andava bene per le mie esigenze, che poi penso che alla fine erano di tutti, vedere film il alte risoluzione ( blu ray, 720, 1080 ecc... ) Tutti promettevano questo mondo e quest'altro ma alla fine.... con DUNE HD BASE 3D ho risolto il problema, ottimo lettore, si vede tutto ( io lo uso per vedere film su un Nas con programma SMB interno) mai avuto problemi, blocco del film ecc.. legge anche le ISO Blu Ray.. :--) Per il Blu Ray un po' di scatti se usate connessione Wi-Fi ma via cavo tutto ok.. Io lo uso via cavo con connessione a 1GB, ma credo che anche a 100 MB il problema non esiste... La spedizione è ottima, come l'imballaggio, arrivato anche un giorno prima della data descritta.. Che devo dire....Consiglio vivamente questo prodotto per chi è in procinto di comprare un lettore esigente come me...:-)