Media centre test: digital HD and DVD player from Fantec

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Today's media centres are from the German manufacturer, Fantec. Fantec has recently updated its catalogue with two interesting models. Do they stand up in practice?

Elegant with its glossy black coating, complete with digital HD twin tuner, video ins and its SDHC card reader, the Fantec R2750 is a mouthwatering prospect on paper. A multimedia box that doesn't disappoint? Lets see.

Combining DVD player and media centre, the Fantec XMP600 looks good on paper. Able to decode HD tracks, equipped with an SDHC card reader and with a network connector, it has it all in theory. What does it offer in practice?

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