I have an A-210, and getting it to access the files on my computer is a major pain in the ass. I've tried several different jukeboxes for it and none of them have good instructions (esp. not NMT's myiHome).
They mention in the forum that the price will be comparable to the A-210, figure $200 or so. That's double what all the other apps based, streaming only players cost, so the only redeeming quality of this is going to be its support of all the non-mainstream geek formats and super hi bit-rate files like Bluray ISO w/ DTS-HD and the like. They really need to make the software for getting the box to be able to read your own files much better and easier to use.
Care to provide a link on what kinda specs are needed? I presume as long as it has HDMI out and 1080p res with audio passthrough then it should be fine?
I am nearly fed up with popcornhour myself but am a total n00b as to what it would take to make my own. I want it to be able to handle 3D blu-ray ISOs as well.
I dont care about hdmi 1.4 or 3d anything. i want all the profiles under the h264 to work. still i love my A210 when it works. please more video support, that is all i ask.
Can you get content from Netflix, Amazon or Blockbuster to stream to this new version? Really that is the only thing keeping me from grabbing one of these units to test, review and love like a child of my own.
I was an early purchaser of the Popcorn Hour C-200, and am VERY disappointed in the $400 total purchase. Popcorn's support and follow-through are terrible.
Among many, many problems are some basic and totally idiotic human interface decisions - which never get fixed. I could list half a dozen but the worst is this: the device cannot play more than one folder of content at a time.
==> I rip all my audio CDs to FLAC format. Each CD is in one folder.
==> The C-200 *CANNOT* play more than one of these without stopping. Then I have to tell it to play the next CD!!!
Years of requests to fix this one issue have fallen on deaf ears. So I don't use the C-200. I use my 10-year old CD changer instead.
Another issue - I bought all the accessories including wifi, but could never get this "Network Media Tank" to function as such. The "best" I achieved was interfering with my existing home network to such a degree that it too nothing at all could communicate.
The Popcorn Hour developers are lost in a fog of esoteric media streaming. They have no appreciation for basics, and no customer support.
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QChronoD - Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - link
I have an A-210, and getting it to access the files on my computer is a major pain in the ass. I've tried several different jukeboxes for it and none of them have good instructions (esp. not NMT's myiHome).They mention in the forum that the price will be comparable to the A-210, figure $200 or so. That's double what all the other apps based, streaming only players cost, so the only redeeming quality of this is going to be its support of all the non-mainstream geek formats and super hi bit-rate files like Bluray ISO w/ DTS-HD and the like. They really need to make the software for getting the box to be able to read your own files much better and easier to use.
Jkm3141 - Friday, October 7, 2011 - link
Check out: http://xbmc.org/download/~200 dollar SFF computer with that will solve your problem.
xpose2000 - Thursday, October 20, 2011 - link
Care to provide a link on what kinda specs are needed? I presume as long as it has HDMI out and 1080p res with audio passthrough then it should be fine?I am nearly fed up with popcornhour myself but am a total n00b as to what it would take to make my own. I want it to be able to handle 3D blu-ray ISOs as well.
MGSsancho - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - link
I dont care about hdmi 1.4 or 3d anything. i want all the profiles under the h264 to work. still i love my A210 when it works. please more video support, that is all i ask.ganeshts - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - link
Is there some profile that the A-210 doesn't support? Please let me know. We are in for a review unit...saiga6360 - Friday, October 7, 2011 - link
Try Hi10. Doubt any player on the planet can, or maybe somewhere in Asia.antihero77 - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - link
This would be great if the software worked. I'll be excited if they ever announced it runs XBMC, Boxee, or even Plex.QChronoD - Thursday, October 6, 2011 - link
XBMC is working on a port to one of the Sigma chips but its a different one than whats going to be be in this.saiga6360 - Friday, October 7, 2011 - link
Better luck next year with XBMC.Doesn't this have a built-in scraper and jukebox? I thought YAMJ Eversion would also work on this. If not, wait for the Popbox V8.
There's always the Boxee Box. Maybe Iomega can do better.
anoldnewb - Friday, October 7, 2011 - link
This is SPAM S P A MRDM_Steve - Friday, October 7, 2011 - link
Can you get content from Netflix, Amazon or Blockbuster to stream to this new version? Really that is the only thing keeping me from grabbing one of these units to test, review and love like a child of my own.Steven
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I was an early purchaser of the Popcorn Hour C-200, and am VERY disappointed in the $400 total purchase. Popcorn's support and follow-through are terrible.Among many, many problems are some basic and totally idiotic human interface decisions - which never get fixed. I could list half a dozen but the worst is this: the device cannot play more than one folder of content at a time.
==> I rip all my audio CDs to FLAC format. Each CD is in one folder.
==> The C-200 *CANNOT* play more than one of these without stopping. Then I have to tell it to play the next CD!!!
Years of requests to fix this one issue have fallen on deaf ears. So I don't use the C-200. I use my 10-year old CD changer instead.
Another issue - I bought all the accessories including wifi, but could never get this "Network Media Tank" to function as such. The "best" I achieved was interfering with my existing home network to such a degree that it too nothing at all could communicate.
The Popcorn Hour developers are lost in a fog of esoteric media streaming. They have no appreciation for basics, and no customer support.
My next box WON'T be from Popcorn.