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Astone A208 - a dud – In case you're thinking about buying an Astone A208 media player, be aware it doesn't play 4K UHD video very well. It doesn't play about 70% of 4K… Read more

videos out there actually.

I recorded a short video showing my attempts to get 4K videos to play:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-P8bth4UrE

The unit has other problems too. It has this annoying oversight where it doesn't store the username and password if you're accessing media on your PC (you have to type it in each and very time). and if you're password is actually blank (none), it won't proceed, it expects one. There's other indications that the unit isn't quite ready for market yet. For example in the settings menu there's an item called 'user manual' which does nothing.

If you check the Astone website for support, in case there is a software update – nothing. The Astone site actually sends you to their online shop when you click 'drivers & software' (no thanks, don't want any more of your buggy products.