inputs.text: works well upgrading firmware - reason bought device could back kids dvds one place placed order grabbed 250 gb hard drive put pc formatted copied 60 dvds used dvd shrink save iso format prefer iso images 1 file got mvix popped hard drive however mvix would not play iso files found firmware not latest downloaded latest mvix website installed mvix worked flawlessly never crashing freezing navigation pretty quick movies start playing right away mvix hooked standard definition 36 inch crt tv using included svideo cable picture quality like dvd quality never experienced stuttering audio problehem like watching dvd convenient not tried formats dvd divx takes long encode mpeg4 formats mvix barely larger hard drive hence fits anywhere unit make humming noise probably fan vibration hard drive soon movie starts playing sound movie drown noise think fan essential cooling hard drive experience prior pc hard drive enclosures without fans units get hot hard drive spinning couple hours hot hard drives lead early failure overall mvix highly rated