IconBit HDS41L and HD40NMT vs HDTV_test_files Player

Greetings to you [% username%], I want to share with you the result of testing two players from IconBit: HDS41L and HD40NMT for their omnivorousity and performance.

Initial data

• IconBit HDS41L - 1pc;
• IconBit HD40NMT - 1pcs;
• HDTV_test_files file set (1.6);
• SATA Hdd, freshly formatted and containing only test files;
• Home media server - a computer running linux on which samba and UPNP (mediatomb) servers are raised;

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Test result

Unfortunately, the comparative test was not entirely fair, the video on the HD40NMT was only submitted via SAMBA. He completely refused to show anything from the UPNP server, and I tried two different ones (mediatomb and ushare). From the HD40NMT hard disk I could not read the files previously uploaded to it by another player (I suspect that it did not have enough rights to files created under a different user), but the HDD can be formatted in HD40NMT only when installing NMT applications, which I did not have.
Nevertheless, the result was quite interesting:

File name	Resolution	Overall bit rate 1	IconBit HDS41L			IconBit HDS40NMT
			SAMBA server	UPNP server (mediatomb)	HDD by eSata	SAMBA server
00019.m2ts	1920x1080	47.2 Mbps
03.split.5.ts	1920x1080	35.2 Mbps
720p16rf-001.mkv	1280x720	1 990 Kbps
Avalon.split.34.m2ts	1920x1080	37.6 Mbps
Casino.21.mkv	1920x800	15.0 Mbps
Casino.32.mkv	1920x800	20.5 Mbps
Casino.42.mkv	1920x800	30.3 Mbps
Casino.50.m2ts	1920x800	37.9 Mbps
Casino.50.mkv	1920x800	39.8 Mbps
Casino.Royale.BDrip.1080p.SPLIT-004.mkv	1920x800	25.6 Mbps
Deinterlace.m2ts	1449x1080	13.3 Mbps
H264_TrueHD.m2ts	1920x1080	38.6 Mbps
hns-fc-new-002.mkv	1920x1080	5 586 Kbps
ovescan_geometry.mkv	1920x1080	292 Kbps
Satoyama.II.Japan.Secret.Water.Garden .1080p.rus.-002.mkv	1920x1072	13.3 Mbps
Transporter 3.2008.BD.Remux. 1080p.h264.Rus.Eng.Commentary-002.mkv	1920x1080	23.8 Mbps
twin.peaks.s01e01.sample-007.mkv	720x572	2 728 Kbps
VC-1_Sub.mkv	1920x1080	19.0 Mbps

Legend
- Test passed;
- Delays in playing video (slow);
- The picture is scattered;
- The player gave the error "Unknown audio format";

Detailed information ² about test files

File name	Resolution	Overall bit rate 1	Container	Video track	Audio track
00019.m2ts	1920x1080	47.2 Mbps	BluRay Video	MPEG2, 40.0 Mbps	PCM 8 channels
03.split.5.ts	1920x1080	35.2 Mbps	MPEG-TS	VC-1, 31.8 Mbps	DTS 6 channels, bitrate: 2,073 Kbps
720p16rf-001.mkv	1280x720	1 990 Kbps	Matroska	AVC, 2000 Kbps	Audio1: MP3 192kbps, 2 channels; Audio2: AAC, 2 channels
Avalon.split.34.m2ts	1920x1080	37.6 Mbps	BluRay Video	AVC, 35.4 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 600kbps
Casino.21.mkv	1920x800	15.0 Mbps	Matroska	AVC, 13.9 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps
Casino.32.mkv	1920x800	20.5 Mbps	Matroska	AVC, 19.2 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps
Casino.42.mkv	1920x800	30.3 Mbps	Matroska	AVC, 28.7 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps
Casino.50.m2ts	1920x800	37.9 Mbps	Matroska	AVC, 37.7 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps
Casino.50.mkv	1920x800	39.8 Mbps	Matroska, format: AVC, 35.9 Mbps	AVC, 35.9 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps
Casino.Royale.BDrip.1080p.SPLIT-004.mkv	1920x800	25.6 Mbps	Matroska	AVC	Audio1: AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps; Audio2: A_FLAC, 6 channels, 448kbps
Deinterlace.m2ts	1449x1080	13.3 Mbps	BluRay Video	AVC, 35.4 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 384kbps
H264_TrueHD.m2ts	1920x1080	38.6 Mbps	BluRay Video	AVC	AC-3, 6 channels, 384kbps
hns-fc-new-002.mkv	1920x1080	5 586 Kbps	BluRay Video	AVC	AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps
ovescan_geometry.mkv	1920x1080	292 Kbps	Matroska	AVC, 274 Kbps	not
Satoyama.II.Japan.Secret.Water.Garden. 1080p.rus.-002.mkv	1920x1072	13.3 Mbps	Matroska	AVC, 12.4 Mbps	AC-3, 6 channels, 448kbps
Transporter 3.2008.BD.Remux. 1080p.h264.Rus.Eng.Commentary-002.mkv	1920x1080	23.8 Mbps	Matroska	AVC, 12.4 Mbps	Audio1: DTS 5.1 768 kbps; Audio2: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 5254 kbps Lossless; Audio3: Commentary by Director AC3 2.0 224 kbps
twin.peaks.s01e01.sample-007.mkv	720x572	2 728 Kbps	Matroska	AVC, x264c	Audio1: Serbin AAC-LC 6Ch 48KHz ~ 320Kbps; Audio2: Zhivov AAC-LC 2Ch 48KHz ~ 111Kbps; Audio3: ORT AAC-LC 2Ch 48KHz ~ 123Kbps; Audio4: AAC-LC 6Ch 48KHz ~ 285Kbps; Audio5: Comments AAC-HE ~ 52Kbps;
VC-1_Sub.mkv	1920x1080	19.0 Mbps	Matroska	VC-1, 17.3Mbps	Audio1: AC3 5.1 448 kbps; Audio2: AC3 5.1 448 kbps

Finally

Conclusions that can be made:

1. DLNA protocol is faster than SAMBA
2. In the HDS41L player, the DLNA protocol is implemented better than the SAMBA, but the HD40NMT per turn
3. The omnivorous HDS41L is slightly higher than HD40NMT
4. HDS41L is faster than HD40NMT - loads faster, interface response time, video start (40nmt often thinks long when starting a video, in 41l this was not noticed)

And yet, I believe that both players turned out to be successful, I have both of them in the household, and for several months there was not a single film that would not go to them.

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¹ - Total bitrate with sound
² - Information collected using MediaInfo