Micca Slim-HD: 1080p In Your Pocket
by Vivek Gowri on November 23, 2010 1:40 AM EST- Posted in
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- Micca
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- Media Player
Micca Slim-HD - The Works
The Slim-HD is based around the Boxchip F10, a new for 2010 SoC that’s pretty mysterious, all things considered. It’s based around the SoChip SC9800, which is another high-end PMP media player SoC. You can see a block diagram of the SC9800’s microarchitecture below.
But beyond the SC9800 base, not too much is known about the F10. We don’t have a clockspeed or anything else really - no datasheets to be found, no nothing. We do know that it has full 7.1 downmix capability along with performance roughly on par with the old Realtek 1073 series of SoCs. We expect it to be less powerful than most dedicated media streamer SoCs like the upcoming Realtek 10x5 and current Sigma 864x and 865x lines.
Further analysis of the Slim-HD logic board shows that it has a Samsung 512MB DDR SDRAM chip and a 2GB Hynix NAND chip. There is also an Analogix CoolHD ANX7150 HDMI transmitter, along with a JMicron high-speed USB-SATA bridge to make the connector side of things work.
We should note here that the WD TV Live Plus has the Sigma 8654 media processor inside, but also has a pretty beefy heatsink. Passively cooled, yes, but the Slim-HD does that one better by not having a cooling system. The SoC is just...there. No heatsinks, no vents, and definitely no fans. This was probably done in the interest of portability, and it seems to have paid off for Micca, given the size difference between the Slim-HD and the WD TV. Even without a real cooling mechanism, the Slim-HD is completely stable and doesn't heat up much at all, even during our strenuous test bench, which really points to the low power consumption of the F10 SoC.
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iurie - Sunday, November 28, 2010 - link
Can you please confirm that this device can play the 1080p60 M2TS files produced with Panasonic HTC TM700 camcorder?I see that it is mentioned that it plays 1080p60.AVC.AAC.MP4
The Panasonic 700 camcorders stream M2TS files 59.94 fps, H.264/AVC (1920x1080), audio AC3 (5.1, 48000Hz)
If it plays smooth the 1080p60 files from Panasonic 700, this will help the owners of this type of camcorder, as there till now there are no devices that can play these 1080p60 files, except the camcorder.
Can you please try playing this file that was shot with Panasonic TM700 at 1080p60?: http://www.vimeo.com/17273401
You can download it if you have or create a vimeo account.
snail3 - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
It's Cyber Monday now but I dont see this player has a special price (at least in Micca Store) as mentioned in the article. Anyone able to find this player at $59.95 somewhere?ganeshts - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
The link to the deal has been updated in the article.http://www.miccastore.com/micca-slimhd-1080p-fullh...
snail3 - Monday, November 29, 2010 - link
Yes, after I emailed their support, they updated their store site. Also found out this special will only be available via their official store and not Amazon.davmat787 - Saturday, December 4, 2010 - link
I don't have a use for this device unfortunately, but I just wanted to point out the fact that a representative of Micca is taking the time to answer questions and take feedback.I will certainly lookup Micca in the future.
jeffMS - Friday, December 17, 2010 - link
Jack,First off, thank you for taking the time to answer all of these questions. That is top notch customer support. I am looking for a media player that I can use in a haunted house attraction. It will have two movies on it...One is a video of a still picture, the second is that same picture, but it has motion. The idea is that when a customer walks up to the static image, a sensor is tripped which skips the media player to the next movie, which moves. For example, you can have a picture of a guy, but when the customer approaches the picture, the guy jumps out of his chair.
The problem that I have been having with dvd players, and the media players that I have tested display text and graphics on the screen when the Skip track button is pressed. Does the Micca Slim do this, and is there any way to suppress it? I was hoping that you could just pull up a pin on the F16 chip or something simple, but I fear that this would require a firmware modification.
djsilence - Thursday, December 23, 2010 - link
Thanks Jack for the time you spend answering questions. Does this player require a mini-HDMI cable or full-size? Thanks...djsilence - Sunday, December 26, 2010 - link
Nevermind, I just received my slim-hd and its a full-sized HDMI cable. So far the player is awesome. I mostly play .mkv and .avi files and they're playing great. Thanks for the reviews...djsilence - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - link
Recently, some .mkv files will not play on my player. They transfer to the slim-hd successfully but when I choose to play them it skips right over them. Most of the files I put on it are .mkv files and they play just fine. What would cause some to play and some not? Also, none of the LED indicators on the front illuminate, ever. My hard drive is sometimes not recognized by the player or my computer.iplocker - Saturday, March 2, 2013 - link
Hello.Does anyone know how to reflash the device , from micca store they told me to send it and they will do it for 25$ , but to send it from Greece to Usa cost mores than to buy a new one .
So does anyone knows how to reflash it ?
I have extract the placket but dont see any reset button or something.
Thanks