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Eminent EM7195 HD server

Media streamer with a TV tuner and USB 3.0

Driver error?

Despite having several EM7195 samples each running various hard drives, all attempts to transfer a large file across failed. I used Buffalo’s handy USB 3.0 PCExpress interface card and then a high-end laptop with dedicated 3.0 USB port, but without success. File transfers would start but never complete. My disappointing conclusion is that there’s a fault with the hard drive controller which is not confined to one rogue unit.

Eminent EM7195 HD Media Server

USB 3.0 file transfers is a nice idea, if it ever works

Verdict

Albeit a tad noisy, the Eminent EM7195 appears to offer everything you need for a networked media server. Build quality is substantial, file support is extensive and the inclusion of a DVB tuner should give it an edge. However, ongoing tribulations with file copying make it difficult for me to recommend for USB 3.0 aficionados, although it all works fine on a network. ®

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Eminent EM7195 HD Media Server

Eminent EM7195 HD server

Media server with HDD and an integrated DVB-T tuner.
Price: £180 (Unpopulated), £225 (500GB), £250 (1TB), £270 (1.5TB), £289 (2TB) RRP

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