Popcorn Hour A-110 / 100

kayone said:
Just for the benefit of anyone wanting to know - the files (.mkv) play perfect without a hitch.

Only snag I have now is waiting for them to impliment DTS support, which I'm told should be in their new firmware!
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Sounds good man, could I know the spec on the .MKV files please, res, rate etc PM if you prefer.

I've been on and off for ages about these, keep thinking I'll get a HTPC then a PPH... I already have a AppleTV.

Thanks :D
 
Im glad this plays mkv files with no problem at all. I have loads of these and can only watch them on pc at the mo.

I want one!!! :)
 
Thomss said:
Sounds good man, could I know the spec on the .MKV files please, res, rate etc PM if you prefer.

I've been on and off for ages about these, keep thinking I'll get a HTPC then a PPH... I already have a AppleTV.

Thanks :D
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I tried a mixture to be honest to put this to the test. From 720p to 1080p and also a few avi's, No problems whatso ever.

Will have a look at some in depth spec info when I'm infront of my home PC.
 
morfmedia said:
Everyone still happy with theirs + where did you get it from?
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Happy with mine,a few niggles but 95%+ satisfied.Don`t know if i can post where i got it from but had to wait for it to be delivered from China,about 4 week waiting list
Has played everything i have tried so far:)
Google popcorn hour for more info
 
very happy with mine, its not gigabit so its a little slow transferring content onto it

only niggles i have so far are that
-flashfxp times out every 45s when transferring stuff by ftp, cuteftp has no such issues
-running a little warm - have it propped up now to help with airflow and may do the fan mod to add a small fan to help things
-haven't worked out if there is a function to put it into standby after a certain length of time (power and delete doesn't seem to do anything)
 
encephalopathy said:
very happy with mine, its not gigabit so its a little slow transferring content onto it
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It's not the network connection that's the bottleneck, it's the CPU. I don't get close to 100Mbit speeds even over FTP.

The slow speeds make back-up a pain but I'm not too bothered by it.
 
encephalopathy said:
very happy with mine, its not gigabit so its a little slow transferring content onto it

only niggles i have so far are that
-flashfxp times out every 45s when transferring stuff by ftp, cuteftp has no such issues
-running a little warm - have it propped up now to help with airflow and may do the fan mod to add a small fan to help things
-haven't worked out if there is a function to put it into standby after a certain length of time (power and delete doesn't seem to do anything)
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The Flash issue sounds client side not PCH. I use Flash and it works flawlessly and doesn't automatically d/c ever.

The box runs a little warm indeed, however the case is designed to act as a radiator to run as an addition to the heatsink on the CPU - so running warm is normal.

Power & then delete shuts down my PCH (all lights out)
 
i think i have only tried pressing them simultaneously rather than sequentially - DOH!

the ffxp thing is doing my head in - i think it is something to do with the stay alive settings. i have tried 2 versions of ffxp and it happens with both :(
 
encephalopathy said:
i think i have only tried pressing them simultaneously rather than sequentially - DOH!

the ffxp thing is doing my head in - i think it is something to do with the stay alive settings. i have tried 2 versions of ffxp and it happens with both :(
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I take it you've tried scanning through the 'Preferences' for idle time settings? :)

You can also do a SW reboot Power & then 'eject'
 
What speeds are you getting ftp'ing over a LAN to it?

I read that it was painfully slow - can you please let me know your speeds as I am waiting on my a110 getting delivered this week from Abtech.se :)
 
pointy shadow said:
What speeds are you getting ftp'ing over a LAN to it?

I read that it was painfully slow - can you please let me know your speeds as I am waiting on my a110 getting delivered this week from Abtech.se :)
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Pitiful is the only way to describe my speeds,takes about 5 mins for a 700 mb file
 
Looked at one of these a few months back and was put off by the wait so decided to build a HTPC instead. I still have not so I think I may well go down the PH route as opinions seem pretty good!
 
i've been getting 6-6.4MB sec transfer speed using ftp
had a few issues with it losing hdmi signal out of the blue but have now set the correct tv output setting which appears to have fixed that
 
morfmedia said:
yeah they seem pretty good apart from slow transfer speed (4MB sec). Apart from that they seem to do what they say on the box...
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There's nothing stopping people hooking the HDD up directly to the PC or via USB to transfer rather than over the network if it's bulk transfer we're talking.

Think yourselve's lucky I use wireless PC--wifi-->Router--wired-->PCH Peaks at just over 2mbp/s :p


..Installed the Movie Jukebox User app & user created skin last night, VERY impressed with the results.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/robinsj/SO2Z-wWQWKI/AAAAAAAAAeE/n_CmSdWC0J4/s800/Example1.jpg
http://lh4.ggpht.com/robinsj/SO2aFK4mJNI/AAAAAAAAAeU/-r9BYP-4qNY/s800/Example3.jpg
 
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Just had the letter from DHL:(
Pay us £27.56 vat and import duty...oh well i was expecting it but still thieving Govt.:D
 
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