DVico always been associated with cutting edge media players with relatively overstated price tag. Even though that inclination has not really improving, they have downsized their earlier TVIX HD M-7000 into a mug shaped TViX HD N1, or also known as “The Cafe”.

What’s missing in the N1′s case compared to its predecessor is the internal hard drive enclosure as well as a ventilation fan. You will find a memory card reader and USB concealed by an inconspicuous lid. To turn on it, you just need to press the power button which is located beneath the flap.

The N1 comes with quite a number of connectivity ports including a pair of analog and HDMI 1.3a slot. You may enjoy the streaming by hooking you home LAN cable to the basic 100Mbps Ethernet port. One thing that I found quite disappointing is that you need to acquire a separate TViX WLAN-6200C dongle to let it connect to your home Wireless LAN system.

This media player is totally dependent to its remote control, so you may want to ensure that it is being kept properly as you may run into trouble if you lose it.