Kingwin Sound Xtream Digital Multimedia Player KH-300 Review

     USB storage has really become a must have technology over the last year making it one of the hottest markets out there.  Kingwin has responded with some of the most innovative and attractive USB enclosures on the market.  This week, we take a look at the Kingwin Sound Xtream.  With the Sound Xtream, Kingwin has taken their USB enclosure success and added a versatile multimedia player functionality.  We take a closer look right here at the Club.

     Its no surprise to see Kingwin provides an attractive product package for the Sound Xtream.  Even the name brings streaming media to mind.  This model dubbed KH-300 may be the first in a line of Kingwin multimedia enclosures.

     The KH-300 is available in the silver shown here on the box and in black.  The same silver and black theme is carried out in the packaging.  I was also amused to find the box closes with a system of hidden magnets to make for easy access and storage of your Sound Xtream.

     The open box reveals the player, remote and power adaptor as well as a simple users manual.  I like the clever name, but Sound Xtream is not shown in any of the accessories or the product.  The drive is actually labeled Kingwin MP4 DivX Media Player.

     The full compliment of cabling comes packed along.  In addition to the power cables, there are a set of standard AV cables, a USB cable, a multimedia dongle and an audio splitter/headphone adapter.  The result is coverage for Composite (RCA), S-Video and VGA video and Stereo two channel sound via the RCA outputs.

     The construction of our KH-300 is simple and solid.  The entire enclosure is made from Aluminum alloy making it lightweight and durable.  The two front lights are bright and simple to understand.  My wife even feels the bright blue HDD activity light is bright enough to use as a night light.

     The back shows Kingwin's unique A/V port, a standard USB port and the  5V/2A DC adapter port.  I was a bit surprised to find a manual power toggle as well.  There is a power button on the remote that makes this switch seem like over kill.

     The included remote is quite small and covers most of the features you would expect from a standard media device.  The menu options are also included for ease of navigation.