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.

This is a good and reliable Media Player, one you can count on. I've tested several, this is the best I've found at the sub-$100 price range. The User Interface is simple and sharp. I'm currently using this with a 4TB External Hard Drive & the Media Player is quick, fast, ZIPPY. With a 4TB Drive, it takes only 30 seconds or so to pull up all video files on your screen. The Remote is better than what you usually find on budget media players, bigger than I expected and it works well! Support and Customer Help from this seller is outstanding. I had a small problem with my device & order but rather than to go through Amazon I first contacted the product maker's support team. They responded right away and Solved my problem VERY quickly! So here's the bottom line: Good product, Fair Price and Excellent Support from this company. Recommend you buy this, it's win / win / win all around. ...

This works as described. Plays everything I have in all different formats. I used this to replace a BluRay player I used to play movies from an external hard drive. I'm using NTFS for the external 1 TB drive. The only thing I don't like about it is that when the unit is turned off the drive does not turn off also, instead the drive activity light slowly flashes about one a second, I think this is some sort of 'standby mode' the units puts the drive in. The units needs an automatic shut off for the drive when the unit is turned off. If you disconnect the drive in this state, then plug it into a Windows 10/11 computer it comes up telling the drive has a problem and gives the option to fix it then something with the drive got 'corrupted'. If you let windows fix it then look at the drive you will find a 'LOST.DIR' folder. The 'LOST.DIR' is a directory created by the file system to store files that have been lost or corrupted but the 'LOST.DIR' is empty . So there is a 'corruption' of, in this case a NTFS, drive if the unit is powered down and the drive removed and this also happens if the power is removed from the unit before removing the drive. This means the unit is continually accessing the drive even when its powered off, even in that 1 second activity light flash time in a standby mode. Its safe to delete this 'LOST.DIR', its not a serious actual corruption problem but the fact that the folder is empty indicates something was not recognized as normal for the NTFS file system and that's probably because, it seems, the unit is using an Android based operating system as this is a folder that Android will create and hide on android devices. Other than this issue ... it works fine and does whats advertised, and I like it. But on the drive issue above it could stand a little improvement.

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.

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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

Es fácil de instalar y funciona bien, lo que me dio un poco de trabajo fue la televisión que parece orientada a que se instalen equipos de sonido de su marca o asociadas.