I have an ASUS O!Play HDP-R3 media player. Works great! It has HDMI 1080p output, UPnP and Samba network sharing, 802.11n wireless and 10/100 ethernet and multiple external inputs including USB (external drives/flash drives), memory cards and eSATA devices.

Only trouble was, finding the firmware and the upgrade instructions. So, I figured I'd better blog them for posterity sake.

These instructions apply for both the ASUS O!Play HDP-R1 and HDP-R3 units. Just be sure and download the appropriate firmware for your unit. There is different firmware for each of the units.

1. Basically, got to the FTP site, find the appropriate version of your hardware, and grab the zip file.

So Windows Vista and Windows 7 have a nice little undocumented feature you might enjoy. They call it Godmode. The point of Godmode is to give you full access to all configurable settings in the system from a single screen.


Simply create a folder anywhere in the system (I put mine on the desktop) and rename it to: GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} and it instantly becomes a shortcut to the Godmode view. You will be able to see every single configuration setting available, categorized, in the same window (see the screenshot below).

Enjoy.