Easyrider's Playon HD mini review thread.

probedb said:
What's it's deinterlacing performance like? I've started ripping my DVDs straight into an MKV container (I know I don't need to with this) but obviously it means the player needs to deinterlace the MPEG2 video.

Is it any good or do you see jaggies and the like?
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Why are you ripping DVD's into an MKV container?
 
Mittens said:
can you guys with a playon give me some advice, maybe even a screeny of the folder structure i need to use ?

I have read the unit will format a hdd in its own way , 2 linux partitions and 1 ntfs (pain as ive already put 400 gb on my drive) but im trying to be proactive and arranging folders on my pc ready to move over when i get my ryan.


TIA
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The mini doesn't have a HDD?
 
easy you've got experience with the ps3 and streaming all the different files you've gathered. how many would you say needed transcoded instead of remuxed to play properly and would you rather have one of these instead? i only ask because im looking to replace my Large Htpc in the living room and add blu-ray functionality as well, downsizing is the easy part but hassle free functionality may be a little more illusive and the popcorn hour c200 is the only all in one solution i can find but its on the large side as is the price.
 
Kanifee said:
easy you've got experience with the ps3 and streaming all the different files you've gathered. how many would you say needed transcoded instead of remuxed to play properly and would you rather have one of these instead? i only ask because im looking to replace my Large Htpc in the living room and add blu-ray functionality as well, downsizing is the easy part but hassle free functionality may be a little more illusive and the popcorn hour c200 is the only all in one solution i can find but its on the large side as is the price.
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The playon plays nearly everything I have thrown at it.

The only file it didn't play was raw mini DV footage

For the price its hard not to recommend.
 
got a question for everyone that has this. What format do you put DVD's & Blu-Ray into without loosing picture and sound quality?

At the moment I have my PC with all my dvd and blu-rays in .ISO format but they are taking up too much space.

Im just getting my lounge setup, got LG 50", Onkyo amp, Kef speakers & PS3 and would like something that is networked to a pc for my movies.
 
If you don't want to lose quality then ISO is best. Alternatively use something to rip the vobs as one file if you just want a movie.

Personally I use MakeMKV which allows me to rip individual streams and choose audio streams and subtitles. Most of my DVDs I only want the movie so it's ideal. Also very handy for TV series where the DVDs have annoying menu systems.
 
probedb said:
If you don't want to lose quality then ISO is best. Alternatively use something to rip the vobs as one file if you just want a movie.

Personally I use MakeMKV which allows me to rip individual streams and choose audio streams and subtitles. Most of my DVDs I only want the movie so it's ideal. Also very handy for TV series where the DVDs have annoying menu systems.
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are you able to skip scenes if you put just the movie into MKV?
 
right looks like i might start putting my blu-rays in mkv


Also does anyone know if you will be able to rent dvd/Blu-rays from it, like the new appleTV?
 
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