Specifications

it is important to keep the right time for the unit‟s scheduler
functions if used in combination with the T430 DVB-T tuner.
New again is the ability to select subtitle colors. More options
are available like shutting down the display, select the remote
controller and so on…
Network
Network is a crucial part of the M-6500A as it allows for
playback of streamed media along with the optional internal
hard drive and external USB storage. The main missing item
with networking is online functions as web radio online and
video providers.
TViX allows selecting
10/100 and Gigabit
network. For the Gigabit
network to function, a
CAT6 network cables is
mandatory. Both SMB and
NFS are featured and can
be configured from the network setup section. As with older
models, we would prefer it to detect network shares on the fly,
but offering four SMB or four NFS sources is enough for most
as well.
The usual settings apply for manual or automatic IP
configuration. There is also the FTP account settings along
with the user name and password assigned to the unit (user
and password shown on setup page). Seems there is no
custom password function yet.
I would prefer setting my own password as the default ones
are not easy to remember. It doesn‟t matter all that much, as
no one in their right mind would use the TViX as an FTP server
outside their local network (speed limits). (Hope I not offended
anyone here  )
There‟s one more option to go for in the setup concerning the
HDTV options but we‟ll skip them as we don‟t have the tuner
available to us and also…. hardly any channels. We are in
Belgium and I believe there are only 1 or maybe 2 channels we
could use.
Conclusion of setup
How simple things can be. There are still only basic options on
the setup despite the units becoming more sophisticated over
time. Luckily all these are taken care off under the hood so
everything remains clear, simple, and in some cases, limited.
Things we would like the most are Wireless N which should
come as soon as possible and entering custom accounts for
FTP and SMB/NFS to get rid of public access and guest
accounts which create unsafe environments and could leave
your network open to a potential attack.
Some updates have been applied to the interface amongst
them being the HD optimized pages causing some blur and un-
sharp menus when used at lower resolutions but nothing too
severe.
Playback sources and interface
Amongst the things that made the TViX popular in the past is
the support of playing media from just about everything
including external USB hard drives, internal hard drive, NAS