Thank you Kate! Very, very helpful Do any of these have an internal memory?...meaning after you load the content from a flash drive for example, do they play from their own flash memory and you can unplug the USB thumb drive? Thanks again Marc Bernier Exhibitions Manager The Studio Museum in Harlem 144 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 212-864 4500 ext.203 [log in to unmask] From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kate Vogel Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 5:15 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Media Player? Hi, Marc We use media players all the time. They're inexpensive, easy to set up and use (I use USB thumb drives for content), play large files, and loop the video. There are many out there and I've purchased several different models. But obviously make sure the one you get plays the formats you need. I've been happy with all three of these: ViewSonic VMP70 <http://www.futurepowerpc.com/scripts/product.asp?PRDCODE=1125-VMP70&REF ID=FR> iomega ScreenPlay TV Link HD Media Player <http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&c s=19&sku=A3834311&baynote_bnrank=0&baynote_irrank=0&~ck=baynoteSearch> WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player <http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Network-ready-Player-WDBAAN0000NB K-NESN/dp/B002KKFP9Y> Good luck! Kate Vogel Director of Exhibits San Diego Museum of Man On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Bernier, Marc <[log in to unmask]> wrote: Hello all, I was thinking of replacing all our DVD players with solid state multimedia players. We will need players that could handle large files, videos and such...that will be able to play multiple formats (mpeg 1 and 2 , mp3s, DivX..etc.) and that will be able to loop. Additionally, it will be great if they have the possibility of changing content through a SD Card or a Flash Drive besides connecting to a computer. For a particular installation we have used BrightSign sign controllers because we needed to show a 2 channels video in sync. Are there any cheaper alternatives out there?...simply something that will reliably play in loop a particular video or audio file... Do any of you have some suggestions? Your help would be greatly appreciated... Thanks in advance Marc Bernier Exhibitions Manager The Studio Museum in Harlem 144 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 212-864 4500 <tel:+12128644500> ext.203 [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).