Author Topic: Media Player lifespan (Read 27085 times)

anya618 · « **on:** Oct 20, 2012 at 02:09 PM »

ask ko lang how long ba normal lifespan ng media players? any signs na kelangan mo na magpalit ng bago?

defjam · « **Reply #1 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 08:40 AM »

i replaced my old egreat player when it stutters when playing new files that i recently got.If that didnt happen i guess i would have not upgraded or bought a new media player.

carby1974 · « **Reply #2 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 09:08 AM »

After 2 years, my AC Ryan POHD conked out. Would not boot, usb not working, HDD can't be accessed thru the PC. Had to send it to SnS for evaluation. Crossing my fingers or maybe its really time to get a new one. So 2 years for me. Considering A300 or R300.

smt · « **Reply #3 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 09:12 AM »

3 years old na yung xtreamer ko. Malapit na mag 4. Ok pa naman. Usually 1 movie every night, and marathon on weekends. Sana di pa masira. Hehehe.

anya618 · « **Reply #4 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 09:18 AM »

Quote from: defjam on Oct 21, 2012 at 08:40 AM

i replaced my old egreat player when it stutters when playing new files that i recently got.If that didnt happen i guess i would have not upgraded or bought a new media player.

eto din reason kaya ako nagpalit. no problems naman with non hd files

james16 · « **Reply #5 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 10:20 AM »

Quote from: anya618 on Oct 21, 2012 at 09:18 AM

eto din reason kaya ako nagpalit. no problems naman with non hd files

sent pm sir

raptor · « **Reply #6 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 10:44 AM »

my primary NMT was bought Nov. of 2008, it's a TVIX M6500 ... still working well and can even play the newer BD ISO, not 3D capable however ... almost 4 years na pala

HDFanatic · « **Reply #7 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 10:55 AM »

going strong pa din naman ang 1st ever media player ko, which is HDPro, 3.5 years na din ngaun. mas nauna pang nasira yung wdtv ko, 1 year lng sira agad,hehe. so far, more or less, 2.5 to 3 years na mga players ko, from HDPro, PCH, Kaiboer.

JojoD818 · « **Reply #8 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 11:01 AM »

My very first media player was a WDTV Live, bought it November 2009 and still going strong.

I thought it was already saying it's goodbyes after a year of use when the picture starts to stutter... luckily and thankfully to the threads here at PinoyDVD, I was told to try a firmware update and to my surprise my "stock" WDTV was still v1.0 and the firmware update solved the stuttering.

The mede8er 300X I won during the Christmas EB of 2010 is still ok, but it's power supply conked out after a year of use. I modified an old PC PSU to power it and to power ALL my external HDDs so they all have one central PSU now.

newwaveboy · « **Reply #9 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 11:57 AM »

My 4-year old POPCORN HOUR A110 is still going strong ..... though have upgraded to A300 for the 2nd setup.

The only big issue I ever had with A110 was the slow boot-up & navigation ..... of course, this was all after using much faster REALTEK NMT's and my A300.

Oh, one more issue with my A110 - the remote control had a nice solid feel to it, but it's back rubber finish doesn't age well ...... the rubber finish becomes sticky through time and will accumulate a good amount of dirt.

lmstaana · « **Reply #10 on:** Oct 21, 2012 at 01:07 PM »

My Briteview Cinematube is now 2 years old. Works seemlessly until now. Normal uptime is about 4 hours daily for playing FLACs. HD movie marathons on weekends. No plans of upgrading anytime soon. ;-)

seymorebutts · « **Reply #11 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 01:53 PM »

my egreat m34a is still working, 4 years old na, hindi tuloy ako makapagpalit

Clondalkin · « **Reply #12 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 03:45 PM »

Got my first PCH-A200 in March 2010. 2.5 years na pala pero may plastic pa rin sa top surface and the remote control. I still find the PCH remote freakin ugly sa top face but other than that, it's very reliable especially for the demanding contents I like to watch. The internal drive bay remains virgin as I dont like to install HDDs internally. My last FW update was in May 2011 when full BD Navigation was enabled - haven't found the need to upgrade the FW since - I dont even know kung meron FW upgrade.

Hope it doesnt conk out for 2.5 more years.

anya618 · « **Reply #13 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 03:48 PM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Oct 22, 2012 at 03:45 PM

Got my first PCH-A200 in March 2010. 2.5 years na pala pero may plastic pa rin sa top surface and the remote control. I still find the PCH remote freakin ugly sa top face but other than that, it's very reliable especially for the demanding contents I like to watch. The internal drive bay remains virgin as I dont like to install HDDs internally. My last FW update was in May 2011 when full BD Navigation was enabled - haven't found the need to upgrade the FW since - I dont even know kung meron FW upgrade.

Hope it doesnt conk out for 2.5 more years.

buti working pa sayo, yung a200 ko namimili ng files eh

crazy_boy · « **Reply #14 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 03:50 PM »

Quote from: anya618 on Oct 22, 2012 at 03:48 PM

buti working pa sayo, yung a200 ko namimili ng files eh

hindi kaya sa update lang yan sir?

anya618 · « **Reply #15 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 03:51 PM »

Quote from: crazy_boy on Oct 22, 2012 at 03:50 PM

hindi kaya sa update lang yan sir?

nagupdate ako ng latest walang nangyari eh.

Clondalkin · « **Reply #16 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 03:55 PM »

If you are to ask me Philip, yung files mo ang problem. Hehehe. I know the Realteks can possibly play those problematic files though. hehehe

Quote from: anya618 on Oct 22, 2012 at 03:48 PM

buti working pa sayo, yung a200 ko namimili ng files eh

anya618 · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 03:57 PM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Oct 22, 2012 at 03:55 PM

If you are to ask me Philip, yung files mo ang problem. Hehehe. I know the Realteks can possibly play those problematic files though. hehehe

pero walang problem pag sa egreat ko sinalang sir

Clondalkin · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 04:02 PM »

Kaya nga. I think mas flexible sa non-mkv files ang Realtek (with my previous Med500x for instance), but sa needs ko, the PCH is better - not perfect, but very reliable. Kung walang sound si MIELA (aka Mary Queen), I just switch to PC or silent movie...hehehe.

Did you try na ibalik sa older FW yung A200 mo? It's very easy...same same procedure as update.

Quote from: anya618 on Oct 22, 2012 at 03:57 PM

pero walang problem pag sa egreat ko sinalang sir

anya618 · « **Reply #19 on:** Oct 22, 2012 at 04:06 PM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Oct 22, 2012 at 04:02 PM

Kaya nga. I think mas flexible sa non-mkv files ang Realtek (with my previous Med500x for instance), but sa needs ko, the PCH is better - not perfect, but very reliable. Kung walang sound si MIELA (aka Mary Queen), I just switch to PC or silent movie...hehehe.

Did you try na ibalik sa older FW yung A200 mo? It's very easy...same same procedure as update.

will try this within the week

upinsmoke · « **Reply #20 on:** Oct 28, 2012 at 07:14 AM »

There are two answers to your question. If you mean lifespan as in "how long do they last before they physically break?" then they last a long time. Depende sa paggamit. Mine still works after 2 years.

If you mean "how long before they get outdated" then my egreat NMT got outdated after 2 years. It can't properly play the latest files. Majority of new files won't even play at all. It CAN STILL play older files (files that were coded by older software). The new files it can play are files that are coded at 720p.

nike_shox · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 25, 2013 at 09:42 PM »

My 1st gen wd tv media player still works and gingmit prin ng brother ko upto now, turning 5 yrs n sya ds year, decided to upgrade because of lack in dts decoding and my mga movie files n syang d nareread :-)

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 25, 2013 at 11:17 PM »

My gen 1 Cinematube still works, although it's on custom firmware now.

anya618 · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 26, 2013 at 07:46 AM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Oct 22, 2012 at 04:02 PM

Kaya nga. I think mas flexible sa non-mkv files ang Realtek (with my previous Med500x for instance), but sa needs ko, the PCH is better - not perfect, but very reliable. Kung walang sound si MIELA (aka Mary Queen), I just switch to PC or silent movie...hehehe.

Did you try na ibalik sa older FW yung A200 mo? It's very easy...same same procedure as update.

tried doing this ganun pa rin eh. yung a200 ng inlaws ko old FW din pero ayaw din gumana

mykel18 · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 26, 2013 at 09:14 AM »

My PCH A-110 is still working after 4 years of service.

fattyacid · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 26, 2013 at 02:10 PM »

Pumipitik na rin ang Kaiboer Kxxx ko (around 2yrs of usage). Minsan stereo out lang kahit surround yung audio, minsan hindi nag rerespond sa remote. I need to reset the unit to make it work again.

ehmarzo · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 26, 2013 at 02:58 PM »

my Kaiboer also died after a year. we seldom use it but it gave out quickly.

hakudaten · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 26, 2013 at 04:13 PM »

My WD Media Player still works after 4 years.

hls · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 26, 2013 at 04:16 PM »

Quote from: hakudaten on Feb 26, 2013 at 04:13 PM

My WD Media Player still works after 4 years.

Same here...

Verbl Kint · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 26, 2013 at 09:53 PM »

I wonder if my media player can outlast my VCR.