Topic: Mede8er MED500x

[stickfighter]

Or your can simply try some 1080p mkvs that the Egreat would hardly be able to play.  Maganda nga yung image but unreliable naman ang playback, what would you do?

It's funny that you mentioned this. I have one file in particular...

Recently, there was a 1080p DTS-MA version of the Incredible Hulk. The file is BIG. I downloaded it, even if I had the version that I had and played it on the 300X. Believe it or not, the file did not play at all. However, it played on the Egreat!

I have heard of a lot of big 1080p files having problems with playback on the Egreat. I guess I am just lucky for owning a unit that has never given me problems since day one. I have yet to experience a file that will not play properly on my Egreat.

[vtec3]

It's funny that you mentioned this. I have one file in particular...

Recently, there was a 1080p DTS-MA version of the Incredible Hulk. The file is BIG. I downloaded it, even if I had the version that I had and played it on the 300X. Believe it or not, the file did not play at all. However, it played on the Egreat!

I have heard of a lot of big 1080p files having problems with playback on the Egreat. I guess I am just lucky for owning a unit that has never given me problems since day one. I have yet to experience a file that will not play properly on my Egreat.

pareho tayo brader Martin wala pa din ako naging problem sa playback sa Egreat ko (using Esata connection ako, don't really know if this matters) ang maganda lang sa Mede8er if you have files na sunod-sunod it can play it one after the other, sa Egreat you have to press play everytime you want to go to the next file 

also pala when i tried to forward/go to a large file sa Mede8er mayron din lag time similar to Egreat. the video is playing na then hahabol pa lang ang audio. yun nga lang sa Mede8er puwede ka to specific time ng file while sa Egreat it is a hit and miss to go exactly to the point where you want to go 

[stickfighter]

pareho tayo brader Martin wala pa din ako naging problem sa playback sa Egreat ko (using Esata connection ako, don't really know if this matters) ang maganda lang sa Mede8er if you have files na sunod-sunod it can play it one after the other, sa Egreat you have to press play everytime you want to go to the next file 

also pala when i tried to forward/go to a large file sa Mede8er mayron din lag time similar to Egreat. the video is playing na then hahabol pa lang ang audio. yun nga lang sa Mede8er puwede ka to specific time ng file while sa Egreat it is a hit and miss to go exactly to the point where you want to go 

That's absolutely correct brader Von. However, I know that the Egreat can also play files na sunod-sunod like th Mede8er, but I don't know how to do it. One time, as  was hanging out at Ehome...Richie played a series of movie trailers and it played one trailer after another without hving to play the next file. Richie said there is a way to set it, so the files will play one after the other, but I never got around to knowing how to.

[Lancito]

Got my MED300X from EHOME today.

[Conan]

Got my MED300X from EHOME today.

How is it performing? I'm looking at this model too.

[Lancito]

Haven't had time to set it up.  Probably after the holidays.

[stickfighter]

Got my MED300X from EHOME today.

Congrats bro!

[vtec3]

Got my MED300X from EHOME today.

congrats!

[Lancito]

congrats!

Congrats bro!

Thank you thank you.  Initial impression, PQ and SQ are the same compared to my HDX1000.  The GUI is a bit grainy pero yun lang.  Movies are same same.    May YAMJ pa. Sulit.

[Onkyo606]

Thank you thank you.  Initial impression, PQ and SQ are the same compared to my HDX1000.  The GUI is a bit grainy pero yun lang.  Movies are same same.    May YAMJ pa. Sulit.

congrats brader lance. another great feature of med300x, the video wall, 500x does not have it outrigt, kailngan pa mag update ng FW

[Lancito]

congrats brader lance. another great feature of med300x, the video wall, 500x does not have it outrigt, kailngan pa mag update ng FW

Video wall?  Hindi ko ata alam yun. hehehe.  Pagaralan ko bukas. 

Happy New Year sa lahat.

[Clondalkin]

Kaya ba ng 300x ang BD menu like this or will it go straight to the content ? 

[Stagea]

Why wait for the 200X sir...? The 500X and 300X can also play flac upto 24bit/192Khz audio files... I already tried this with my 300X, moreover, even with my Egreat. Most NMT players do play flac audio files.

Sir Stickfighter, have you tried feeding the digital out to a DAC with a display to confirm the format? The Realtek chipset players that I've encountered do play at 96kHz/24-bit FLACs (at the least), but they internally downsample to 48kHz/24-bit (negating the benefits of the higher res format). The same is true with the Logitech Squeezebox.

[jed_z1030]

how much po MED300X sa Ehome? thanks po..

[Conan]

how much po MED300X sa Ehome? thanks po..

The player alone is 6th cash.

[jed_z1030]

The player alone is 6th cash.

you can install a 3.5' hd (internal) on this unit only? thanks brader..

[Lancito]

Anybody using Y2M of the Mede8er?  If so, I cannot seem to make YAMJ to Mede8er generate the folder.jpg and about.jpg files on my hard drive.  How do i see the video wall function?

I need help.  Thanks.

[Eddie]

That's absolutely correct brader Von. However, I know that the Egreat can also play files na sunod-sunod like th Mede8er, but I don't know how to do it. One time, as  was hanging out at Ehome...Richie played a series of movie trailers and it played one trailer after another without hving to play the next file. Richie said there is a way to set it, so the files will play one after the other, but I never got around to knowing how to.

Highlight the top of the queue then press play instead of enter

[Eddie]

Anybody using Y2M of the Mede8er?  If so, I cannot seem to make YAMJ to Mede8er generate the folder.jpg and about.jpg files on my hard drive.  How do i see the video wall function?

I need help.  Thanks.

Details here - http://www.mede8er.org/artwork/temp/y2m_to_guide_Beta3_5Dec2010.pdf

Madalas settings lang tapos Run YAMJ button tapos YAMJ to Mede8er button. Install ka rin latest ng java (JRE). Make sure din na pag windows xp ka, update mo microsoft net framework mo.

[stickfighter]

Question guys....

I gave my 300X a final chance, to see if this can be better than the Egreat that I have. Sayang kasi, the speed of the 300X is really impressive.

I set the 300X Audio settings to HDMI Passthrough. I have two files I wanted to test:
1. DTS MA demo files
2. DD TruHD demo files

NOTE: My receiver is a Denon 1509 with Dolby Digital Prologic II and DTS Neo:6 96/24 capable only.

Here are my observations:
The 300X plays both files, but only in stereo mode. However, with the Egreat, the DTS MA demo files plays with 5.1 DTS audio surround sound as seen on the receiver, while the DD TruHD demo files has picture present but no sound at all.

I know that the reason there is no sound on the DD TruHD files when the Egreat is used is due to my receiver which does not support DD TruHD. My question is, why does the DTS MA demo files play 5.1 on the Egreat and not on the 300X, even if my receiver does not support DTS MA?

[RU9]

The Realtek chipset players that I've encountered do play at 96kHz/24-bit FLACs (at the least), but they internally downsample to 48kHz/24-bit (negating the benefits of the higher res format). The same is true with the Logitech Squeezebox.

Almost got the MED300X, but learned that it does not do GAPLESS. Limitations of the Realtek chip as I gathered from the forums.

[Conan]

Almost got the MED300X, but learned that it does not do GAPLESS. Limitations of the Realtek chip as I gathered from the forums.

What exactly is GAPLESS? And the Sigma chip does?

[Clondalkin]

What exactly is GAPLESS? And the Sigma chip does?

Uninterrupted playback of consecutive audio tracks without intervening silence.   Hindi nga ba kaya?   I normally use KMP (PC) to create a playlist for FLACs, BUT, Im not sure if the playback is totally gapless - as in no split second silence when the player shifts from one audio track to the next.

Masubok later sa A200 kung puede.   

[Eddie]

Here are my observations:
The 300X plays both files, but only in stereo mode. However, with the Egreat, the DTS MA demo files plays with 5.1 DTS audio surround sound as seen on the receiver, while the DD TruHD demo files has picture present but no sound at all.

I know that the reason there is no sound on the DD TruHD files when the Egreat is used is due to my receiver which does not support DD TruHD. My question is, why does the DTS MA demo files play 5.1 on the Egreat and not on the 300X, even if my receiver does not support DTS MA?

What f/w version are you using on the MED300X? When you play on both players, can you please press the info button and post the audio format displayed by both players?

[XXXyzledge]

anybody already upgraded their med500x's firmware?
any feedback?

[stickfighter]

What f/w version are you using on the MED300X? When you play on both players, can you please press the info button and post the audio format displayed by both players?

Sorry for the ugly pics

On the Egreat...



Title: Band of Brothers DTS-HD MA 5.1.m2ts
System: MPEG2TS
Video: H.264 (23.976fps 24p)
Audio: DTS-MA
Bitrate: [Video/Audio] - /576.0kbps
Dimension: 1920X1080
Video Output: HDMI 1080p 60Hz
Video Zoom: Fit To Screen

NOTE: Clear picture with 5.1 surround sound
On the receiver: DTS is shown on the display



Title: 00007.m2ts (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at the Radio City Music Hall)
System: MPEG2TS
Video: H.264 (29.970fps NTSC)
Audio: TrueHD
Bitrate: [Video/Audio] - / -
Dimension: 1920X1080
Video Output: HDMI 1080p 60Hz
Video Zoom: Fit To Screen

NOTE: Clear picture but absolutely NO sound
On the receiver: DIRECT is shown on the display

On the Mede8er...(F/W Version: MED300X_V1.3 - Compiled Dec. 7, 2010)



Band of Brothers DTS-HD MA 5.1.m2ts
Title: 001/001
Chapter: 001/001
Size: 567MBytes
Video: H264 1920X1080 23.99fps
Audio: DTS HD 6ch 48K...

NOTE: Clear picture with stereo sound
On the receiver: STEREO is shown on the display



00007.m2ts (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at the Radio City Music Hall)
Title: 001/001
Chapter: 001/001
Size: 2914MBytes
Video: H264 1920X1080 29.98fps
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 6c...

NOTE: Clear picture with stereo sound
On the receiver: STEREO is shown on the display

[Lancito]

I only found out today that the video wall function is only for MED400X and MED500X.

[vtec3]

00007.m2ts (Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at the Radio City Music Hall)
Title: 001/001
Chapter: 001/001
Size: 2914MBytes
Video: H264 1920X1080 29.98fps
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 6c...

NOTE: Clear picture with stereo sound
On the receiver: STEREO is shown on the display

ganyan din sa akin, most of the files na play ko shows 6channel sound   but not on the receiver. although have tried playing a BD rip 40GB file and my receiver showed the correct Audio Display.

i noticed also just yesterday when I connected my Med300x direct to my flatpanel that i need not adjust the audio setting to two channel. kahit naka pass through eh mayron pa din sound sa TV, don't know if this is good or bad. Well sa Egreat you should adjust accordingly kung ano ang output. Not sure if this is affecting the audio quality of the Med300x. Also, tried the Med500x over the weekend and a lot more flexibility in video and audio settings. Unfortunately was not able to try it sa HT ko since nasa province ako most of the holidays (binili kasi nung brother in law ko yung Med500x when he saw it sa house namin). Seriously thinking now of buying Popcorn if not for my New Years Resolution of cost cutting   hangang kailan ako makakatiis is a big question.

on a positive note, was bedridden yesterday and watched 24 Season 8 episode 1-14 and hindi umiinit yung Med300x even without me using A/C   I noticed lang during my CR break when i have to pause the unit and after pressing play mayron lag time ng ilang seconds   not sure if harddisk ito or yung Med300x ang problem.

[vtec3]

Kaya ba ng 300x ang BD menu like this or will it go straight to the content ? 

don't know how to try this eh, so can't really tell if kaya ng Med300x. choose ko lang yung first file ng BD then press enter and wala lumalabas na BD Menu. if you can tell me which file to press then will give you feedback. you know naman which BD rips i have 

[Clondalkin]

don't know how to try this eh, so can't really tell if kaya ng Med300x. choose ko lang yung first file ng BD then press enter and wala lumalabas na BD Menu. if you can tell me which file to press then will give you feedback. you know naman which BD rips i have 

Hi Von!
With the A200, I simply press the BD folder and kung meron menu, it just comes out as pictured (Leona Lewis' 2010 concert at the O2).  Pero there are some pure BD rips na maski sa A200 won't be able to display the menus and special features even though those are all accessible and fully functional through the PC.  In that case, derecho nalang sa main feature and if I want to scan through the contents, I simply use time-seek.  Pero yung meron menus through the A200, even during playback, I just press the Menu button of the A200 remote then babalik sa Main Menu so I can select the scenes or the tracks, whichever the case may be.  I think I should let you try some pure BD rips with menus on your 300X sa February before you decide on the Popcorn     but yeah, I really like the way Popcorn handles pure BD rips.   

Depending on your HDD model, the HDD may "nap" if you leave it idle for a while (as in toilet break). Kaya when you resume watching, there might be some lagging initially because the HDD would still be trying to fully wake up.