Whether USB stick or hard drive (1TB Fujitsu Siemens with NTFS partition). It was always everything quickly detected and the files are played afloat.
For the first test, the gebräuchigsten formats were used: All in AVIs, MPEG`s, MP3, WMA, etc ... was adopted perfectly. But most importantly for me was recognizing un play MKV containers. All h264 / x264 codec with DD or DTS soundtrack running smoothly. (Connected via HDMI to a Yamaha RX-V 465 A / V Receiver) Even with non-compliant resolutions (1920x800, 1920x816 ...), the picture in the correct aspect ratio shown and played without hesitation!
Once network cable in and already a new firmware version is displayed to update. Once logged in with account name and password from the PC, you can instantly access any shared media from your PC. The stream of FullHD material via the network interface works fine, quickly and without the slightest stuttering!
To operate: Fernbedinung is very small but handy. Works very well as far as the reception of the FB signals. The menu is displayed according to the resolution. So in my case with 1920x1080 / 24p with 12bit color depth. All very clearly visible and intuitive.
What I do not like so much is the shared folders you can not browse for media when using the network interface. With sticks or hard drives, you can activate the media library and search the disk for Dateinen.
So I think the purchase is really worth it! What I would like to see even more, is a small built-in web browser and ne small wireless keyboard ^^
Then the device from me beka 6/5 5/5 instead Sternen1