Your Comments: "...what's odd is the pricing." ($439 vs $359) "...the boxy M-4100SH offers all the same features as the M-5100SH..."
Your own answers: "Now they're back with the M-5100SH which bests the former with 1080p support, HDMI output, and H.264 decoding." "...the premium paid for aesthetics."
Differences probably worth $80.00 to some people.
ps: Dominic is right, Giga would have been another nice addition.
The article is correct. Your confusion stems from the fact that there are in fact 3 products being mentioned here.
The 4100SH & 5100SH are the same except for the shape, and the pricing and availability are just as Mr. Ricker says.
The feature differences he speaks of are with regard to the differences between the 4000PA (mentioned and linked at the beginning of the article) and the 4100SH/5100SH.
The 4000PA is 1080i (only partial support for 1080P) and does not support H.264 and has a DVI instead of an HDMI. What's nice is it is only $250.
Here is a good resource for you to see the side by side comparison between all the models:
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Your Comments:
"...what's odd is the pricing." ($439 vs $359)
"...the boxy M-4100SH offers all the same features as the M-5100SH..."
Your own answers:
"Now they're back with the M-5100SH which bests the former with 1080p support, HDMI output, and H.264 decoding."
"...the premium paid for aesthetics."
Differences probably worth $80.00 to some people.
ps: Dominic is right, Giga would have been another nice addition.
Big Dave,
The article is correct. Your confusion stems from the fact that there are in fact 3 products being mentioned here.
The 4100SH & 5100SH are the same except for the shape, and the pricing and availability are just as Mr. Ricker says.
The feature differences he speaks of are with regard to the differences between the 4000PA (mentioned and linked at the beginning of the article) and the 4100SH/5100SH.
The 4000PA is 1080i (only partial support for 1080P) and does not support H.264 and has a DVI instead of an HDMI. What's nice is it is only $250.
Here is a good resource for you to see the side by side comparison between all the models:
TVIX Box Model Comparison Chart
Hope this clears up the confusion.
Thanks,
Paul Valente
www.tvixbox.com