Snazio NetCinema HD Player SZ1350

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. The Package
3. Setting up the player
4. Menus
5. Firmware update
6. Video Settings/Hacks
7. Connecting with PC
8. Wireless Connection
9. The Tests - Disc compatibility
10. Playback Tests - Page 1
11. Playback Tests - Page 2
12. Playback Tests - Page 3
13. Playback Tests - Page 4
14. Playback Tests - Page 5
15. Conclusion

Special Tests

Format	Information	Resolution	Bitrate	Playback
Mpeg 1 (.MPG)	Filename contains Greek Characters	352x240	1Mbit	Doesn't display correctly the filename, but can play it

Despite the fact that the SZ1350 didn't recognize Greek characters for example, it was able to playback the file.

Subtitles Test Files

Format	Information	Playback
Text (.SRT)	English Subtitles	Yes
Text (.SRT)	Greek Subtitles	Yes*
DVD (.IDX .SUB)	English Language	No
	Greek Language
	Netherlands Language
Text (.PSB)	MicroDVD Format English Language	No
Text (.PSB)	PowerDivx Format English Language	No
Text (.SSA)	Substation Alpha English Language	No**
Text (.SUB)	Subviewer English Language	No

The SZ1350 can display subtitles, mostly in Subrip (.SRT) format. Users have to set the same file name for subtitles as the video file (test.avi, test.srt), otherwise the player won't recognize them. Unfortunately, only 3 languages are supported (English, Chinese, Japanese), leaving out other European and worldwide users. The player will display them, but since the codepage isn't supported, they won't be displayed properly. Also, we couldn't figure out if the player supports Substation Alpha format, since it seemed to recognize that subtitles were present, but didn't display them.

Note, that with the DVD-Video format, the player displayed Greek subtitles perfectly.

Picture Formats

Format	Resolution	Playback
Jpeg (.JPG)	2272x1704	Yes
	2048x1532
	1600x1200
Png (.PNG)	2048x1532	Yes
Gif (.GIF)	2048x1532	Yes
Bmp (.BMP)	2048x1532	No

The player supports most picture formats, including Jpeg, PNG and Gif. The Jpeg files were loaded almost instantly, however both Gif and PNG took some time to load. BMP files weren't recognized by the player.