IOData AvelLink Player2

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Features
3. The package
4. Removing the screws
5. Setting up the player
6. The Players Menu - Page 1
7. The Players Menu - Page 2
8. Updating firmware - Page 1
9. Updating firmware - Page 2
10. AvelLink Server - Page 1
11. Online content
12. DVD Loader mod - Page 1
13. DVD Loader mod - Page 2
14. The Tests
15. Playback Tests - Page 1
16. Playback Tests - Page 2
17. Playback Tests - Page 3
18. Playback Tests - Page 4
19. Playback Tests - Page 5
20. Conclusion

IOData AvelLink Player2 - Page 16

Playback Tests - Page 1

In order to test the AvelLink player, we used several encoded files with the latest versions of XVid, DivX, x264 Mpeg4 codecs, along with several Mpeg1 and Mpeg2 clips. You can view further details about all encoded files in this PDF. The tests were performed with the player's CD/DVD loader and not with with the AvelLink Server, unless it is specifically mentioned in the result column. In short, the AvelLink supports the following audio/video/picture extension filenames:

Audio: AC3, WAV, MP2, MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG
Video: AVI, MPG, MP4, TS
Pictures: JPG (BMP, PNG with AvelLink Server)

Audio Tests

We used several audio formats for almost all current compressed/uncompressed music files:

Format	Details	Result
MP4 (.MP4 & .AAC)	CBR (32~192Kbit)	No
	VBR (30~300Kbit)	No
	HE/LC VBR 2.0	Yes
	HE/LC VBR 5.1	No (Displays Too many channels message)
AC3 (.AC3)	5.1	Yes
DTS (.DTS)	5.1	No
MP2 (.MP2)	2.0	Yes
MP3 (Layer 3) (.MP3)	ABR (32~320Kbit)	Yes
	CBR (32~320Kbit)	Yes
	VBR (32~320Kbit)	Yes
MP3 (Layer2) (.MP3)	CBR (8~160Kbit)	Yes
MP3 (Layer 2.5) (.MP3)	CBR (8~160Kbit)	Yes
MP3 Pro (.MP3)	CBR (18~ 96Kbit)	Yes
MP3 Pro (.MP3)	VBR (Lowest-Highest)	Yes
OGG (.OGG)	CBR (45~500Kbit)	No
	VBR (25~100 Quality)	No
	VBR 5.1	No (Player locks up, needs hardware reset!)
WAV (.WAV)	PCM 44.1 /48Khz 2.0	No
	PCM 48Khz 5.1	No (Displays Too many channels message)
	DTS_CD_5.1	No
WMA (.WMA)	CBR (5~320Kbits)	Yes
WMA (.WMA)	VBR (48~192Kbits)	Yes
WMA Pro	5.1	No

In general, the AvelLink unit played almost all currently available Audio formats. What the player didn't like were the AAC, WAV and OGG 5.1 channel files, along with DTS_CD. Especially with the .OGG 5.1, the player locked up producing a green screen and we had t power down and up in order to get it functioning again.