Author Topic: New Popcorn Hour A300 #1 NMT, 3D MKV, Full BD Menu, NMJ v2, 100+ Apps Market (Read 69180 times)

ert · « **Reply #120 on:** Nov 30, 2011 at 07:17 PM »

pm sent to all! let me know if meron ako namiss

thanks!

Clondalkin · « **Reply #121 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 01:11 PM »

Based sa market prices outside the Philippines, OK yang prices mo

All WD Green HDDs are rated 5400 rpm. Seagate Model DL003 ay 5900rpm. I dont know the exact Samsung Model (F4 yata?) but the cheapest ones must be 5400 rpm as well.

In case 7200 rpm HDD makuha mo at a cheap price - so be it - basta pinakamura right now - hard drives are designed to get pretty warm and the heat sink casing of the A300 looks efficient enough in terms of heat dissipation and absorption - although I personally dont like installing HDD inside the PCH or in any of my NMT. I use a thumbdrive for the apps.

Quote from: mikz023 on Nov 30, 2011 at 03:52 PM

ok ba un 2.0TB Seagate SATA3 Green (5500 php) at 2.0TB WDigital Green 64mb Sata3 (5200 php)? 5900 rpm b cla? wala kc nakalagay sa pcexpress kung ilan rpm to eh.

what HDD would you suggest for a300 under 5900rpm available locally? puro 7200rpm nkkta ko kc sa online.

mikz023 · « **Reply #122 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 01:34 PM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Dec 01, 2011 at 01:11 PM

Based sa market prices outside the Philippines, OK yang prices mo

All WD Green HDDs are rated 5400 rpm. Seagate Model DL003 ay 5900rpm. I dont know the exact Samsung Model (F4 yata?) but the cheapest ones must be 5400 rpm as well.

In case 7200 rpm HDD makuha mo at a cheap price - so be it - basta pinakamura right now - hard drives are designed to get pretty warm and the heat sink casing of the A300 looks efficient enough in terms of heat dissipation and absorption - although I personally dont like installing HDD inside the PCH or in any of my NMT. I use a thumbdrive for the apps.

Un nga un cnasabi nila mas prefferd nla un external HDD over internal HDD. For better ventelation ng NMT. What about a sata dock station hooked to PCH? Mas okay din ba to sir instead placing internal HDD?

If i use external HDD? Would it be possible na magamit ko un bittorent download capability ng PCH? Kc meh nabasa ako na d mo maiisave un mga dinadownload mo n movie sa external hdd to PCH? Dapat internal.

toys4geeks · « **Reply #123 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 02:04 PM »

Quote from: mikz023 on Dec 01, 2011 at 01:34 PM

USB single/dual dock puede sir, but if your a300 has esata mas ok sana.
My c200 has 2 internal sata so my dual sata docks which can do both USB and esata, i just use usb2.0. even at bdmv folder / full bd Iso rips . No lags.

Clondalkin · « **Reply #124 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 02:35 PM »

Better ask scifi-fan kung oks lang to do BT downloads with externally connected HDD. It should be workable as long as the apps are installed in a thumbdrive tapos assign mo lang yung destination disk of the downloads sa externally connected hard drive - I might be wrong though.

However, BT downloading via an NMT is an idea I trust even less than installing an HDD internally. Hehehe. Just sayin.

Docks work perfectly with the PCH - that's my most preferred set-up. Ang dali pa magpalit palit ng HDD anytime. If you have a lot of external connections, just use a powered USB hub - I've done 10 with the PCH-A200/A210 - kayang kaya bangkala. so dapat lalong kaya ng A300.

I dont know if meron eSATA or USB3.0 port ang A300 but USB2.0 will suffice unless you use the NMT for heavy file management.

If ventilation is a concern, tapatan mo lang ng electric fan. In my experience, umiinit ang PCH lalo na if you play full BD rips - kung A200, galit na galit yung fan - hehehe - but the A300 like the A210 should be quietly heating up - hahaha. Anyways, that bloody Onkyo AVR heats up a lot more...hehehe.

mikz023 · « **Reply #125 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 03:29 PM »

Probably ganun nga gawin ko.. I'll use a dock station para hindi uminit masyado un PCH.. A300 has usb 3.0 wala nga lang esata connection..10 hdd in one connection sa a200? Wala bang lag un? Ano ba mas init onkyo, yammy or denon?

Clondalkin · « **Reply #126 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 03:54 PM »

Oh if bibili ka palang ng dock or external case, then might as well get one that supports USB3.0 - because you can use that with the PC as well. I think maganda rin yung USB3.0 ng Astone but I just dont know how convenient it is to replace HDDs. With the dock, it's so straightforward.

Lag? No la! Hehehe. No matter how many HDDs you connect, you get to play only 1 file/1HDD at a time diba? The rest are just there waiting to be accessed. With the PCH, best way is to power up with 1 HDD muna then once the boot-up is completed, then fire up them all remaining HDDs - that won't take much time even as you use the 1st HDD. Ang importante sa multi-USB-port connection is to make sure that each port supplies sufficient current at 5V para stable and reliable ang performance ng connected USB device. Kaya yung adapter ng 10-port USB hub has a higher amp rating than say 2 or 3 or 6, etc kahit pare parehong 5V ang output voltage. Anyway, I assume 3 rin ang available na USB port sa A300 just like the A200/A210, then reserve mo yung isang slot sa thumbdrive for the apps so you still have 2 slots for external HDDs - that should suffice.

OT: In my experience, mainit ang Onkyo than my Yamaha - pero mas mainit ang tunog ng Yamaha at the same AVR grade. I dont know about the Denon.

Quote from: mikz023 on Dec 01, 2011 at 03:29 PM

Probably ganun nga gawin ko.. I'll use a dock station para hindi uminit masyado un PCH.. A300 has usb 3.0 wala nga lang esata connection..10 hdd in one connection sa a200? Wala bang lag un? Ano ba mas init onkyo, yammy or denon?

Bartman · « **Reply #127 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 04:04 PM »

Hi,

Anyone tried out the PCH-300 for 3D mkv playback? I'm considering this NMT for its 3D capability. Plan to connect this to a projector. Feedback will be appreciated. Thanks

toys4geeks · « **Reply #128 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 04:12 PM »

Quote from: Bartman on Dec 01, 2011 at 04:04 PM

Hi,

Anyone tried out the PCH-300 for 3D mkv playback? I'm considering this NMT for its 3D capability. Plan to connect this to a projector. Feedback will be appreciated. Thanks

kahit ba HDMI 1.3a it can do 3D mkv playback? A300's faster processor should speed up the NMJ speeds, hope its full BD Menu navigation rin like C200, can anyone confirm?

ert · « **Reply #129 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 04:20 PM »

Quote from: Bartman on Dec 01, 2011 at 04:04 PM

Hi,

Anyone tried out the PCH-300 for 3D mkv playback? I'm considering this NMT for its 3D capability. Plan to connect this to a projector. Feedback will be appreciated. Thanks

yes you can

ABCmotorparts · « **Reply #130 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 05:02 PM »

Kindly PM your latest offers sir,
a friend is inquiring kung ano ang magandang unit,
please include a 2TB HD on the package,...
Thanks

mikz023 · « **Reply #131 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 05:17 PM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Dec 01, 2011 at 03:54 PM

Oh if bibili ka palang ng dock or external case, then might as well get one that supports USB3.0 - because you can use that with the PC as well. I think maganda rin yung USB3.0 ng Astone but I just dont know how convenient it is to replace HDDs. With the dock, it's so straightforward.

Anyway, I assume 3 rin ang available na USB port sa A300 just like the A200/A210, then reserve mo yung isang slot sa thumbdrive for the apps so you still have 2 slots for external HDDs - that should suffice.

OT: In my experience, mainit ang Onkyo than my Yamaha - pero mas mainit ang tunog ng Yamaha at the same AVR grade. I dont know about the Denon.

I probably pick dock station or an external drive na lang cguro which has a dual compatibility sa USB 2.0 at 3.0 rather putting internal HDD sa PCH para atleast kht papaano hindi uminit ng husto un MP.

Pde din naman isave un apps sa external HD dba rather than sa thumbdrive?

How many watts ba kinakain ng Onkyo compareed sa Yamaha at napakainit?

crazyhog · « **Reply #132 on:** Dec 01, 2011 at 06:21 PM »

sir ert, pm ung price pls

xdope12 · « **Reply #133 on:** Dec 04, 2011 at 11:19 PM »

bought one ! and it's awesome!

xdope12 · « **Reply #134 on:** Dec 04, 2011 at 11:49 PM »

sino may alam kung pano mag dl ng torrent files gamit ang a-300?

[joms] · « **Reply #135 on:** Dec 08, 2011 at 08:02 AM »

Has anyone here used a Synology NAS with the A300? No problems ba? Thanks

crazyf1 · « **Reply #136 on:** Dec 08, 2011 at 09:18 AM »

Hi Sir ert, Pwede din po pa-PM nung price? I am considering on getting this one and also san ko po kukunin if ever I buy.
Thank you.

ert · « **Reply #137 on:** Dec 08, 2011 at 04:55 PM »

Release date : 2 December 2011
Firmware version : 05-01-111125-23-POP-421-000

Firmware
- Fixed pink pgs subs on file playback and Simple BD
- Fixed framerate sync issue with 24.000 fps
- Fixed NMT servers stopped after restoring to factory defaults
- Fixed stop key freezes the system when doing BDMV/BDISO/DVDISO/DVD videoTS playback via NMJ
- Fixed issue with '&' in wifi SSID can not connect
- Fixed CEC compatibility issue with some TV/AVR
- Fixed YCbCr Colorspace
- Fixed volume adjustment not remembered (sometimes)
- Fixed TV series aggregation issue when there a NFO Files on local drive
- Fixed some AVI cannot play problem
- Fixed BDMV/BDISO unable to turn on subtitle from menu
- Fixed UPNP hang issues (Remote/UI issue)
- Fixed TLS error for NZBGet
- Fixed BD with multiple TS in SimpleBD mode will crash
- Fixed Subtitles low quality
- Fixed Flac files show no Time, FF, RW, Timeseek has no function
- Improved NMJ TV Show UI loading speed
- Improved poster download mechanism on NMJ edit
- Improved filebrowser performance with samba
- Added Adaptive Deinterlacing
- Added Arabic Language to Subtitle-Language, BD-Subtitle-Language, BD-Menu-Language and BD-Audio-Language
- Some Translation Fixes

File Browser
- Fixed network share login submitted by keyboard does not remove the login pop up
- Fixed ui will hang when invalid login
- Fixed unable to add share issue
- Fixed after switch back from NMJ network group path is missing
- Fixed show incorrect thumb box for iso file
- Fixed unable to read poster, fanart and nfo file for iso file
- Fixed Filebrowser does not remember settings
- Fixed edit movie info's input box for iso file shows extension
- Fixed after downloading subtitle, info does not show "done"
- Fixed pressing page up and down will corrupt file list display when total item is 50.
- Fixed some focus issues
- Fixed playback does not follow file order
- Fixed unable to Rename/Create Folder in Filebrowser
- Update position when toggle between unmark and mark
- Added one download option must be selected at edit movie info
- Support network login authentication

NMJ 2.0
- Fixed via search menu not able to search the song by artist
- Fixed when switch from audio details page not able to show photo poster
- Fixed edit movie by name shows extension at movie title input box
- Fixed metadata download issue if there is an apostrophe in the file Name
- Fixed edit by video id could not show result
- added one download option must be chosen at edit movie info
- Fixed song runtime always show 00:00 at album details
- Fixed failed to update database when file path contains "&"
- Fixed focus issues at edit movie info's
- Fixed NMJ will cause nmj start up error after switching to file browser and then back to NMJ
- Fixed re fetch unable to update local poster, fanart, and nfo
- Fixed after "search by title" unable to delete video at details
- Fixed search video result shows only 1 item
- Fixed entry corrupt issue when edit tvshow info

NMT Apps Version : 05-01-111007-23-POP-421

Release Notes :
1. Minimum firmware version to use this NMT App is 05-01-111007-23-POP-421-000
2. Remove debug message from torrent UI
3. Resolve problem where downloading-torrent cannot be removed

oneirogmophobic · « **Reply #138 on:** Dec 12, 2011 at 01:11 PM »

hi guys,

just got my pch, I am new to nmj and i am wondering why it did not recognize all movies which were in selected folder. The thing is it didn't even show up as unrecognized in the jukebox section. I then made a rescan and some new movies got recognized however some movies still remained missing.

I am missing anything? What should be the solution to include all the movies? TIA

Wildfire™ · « **Reply #139 on:** Dec 15, 2011 at 08:18 PM »

ano ang use nung usb-pc slot? can i connect it directly to my pc for streaming and file transfer?

scifi-fan · « **Reply #140 on:** Dec 15, 2011 at 09:21 PM »

Quote from: Wildfire™ on Dec 15, 2011 at 08:18 PM

ano ang use nung usb-pc slot? can i connect it directly to my pc for streaming and file transfer?

Yes it's a USB slave port.

Once attached to a PC, it will mount the internal HD on your desktop as long as you have the proper driver on your PC to read ext2 partitions.

Wildfire™ · « **Reply #141 on:** Dec 15, 2011 at 10:12 PM »

Quote from: scifi-fan on Dec 15, 2011 at 09:21 PM

Yes it's a USB slave port.

Once attached to a PC, it will mount the internal HD on your desktop as long as you have the proper driver on your PC to read ext2 partitions.

wow very nice feature, i was a little disappointed because of the lack of esata. hope it works

kidlat08 · « **Reply #142 on:** Dec 16, 2011 at 08:11 AM »

Hi ert. Kindly PM price with 1TB HDD internal. [email protected]

Thanks!

Wildfire™ · « **Reply #143 on:** Dec 17, 2011 at 09:01 AM »

can i use the usb-pc slot (usb slave) and attach my ext hdd there?

dayday · « **Reply #144 on:** Dec 17, 2011 at 03:17 PM »

Hi ERT, please PM me price with USB wifi attachment and location for pick up. Many thanks.

R1DVD · « **Reply #145 on:** Dec 19, 2011 at 06:03 AM »

Question lang to A300 owners who use it as a music server. Can it play 24bit/96khz audio files? Does it down-sample the files to 48khz (just like in WD TV) or can it pass the 96khz 'untouched' to an external DAC?

ert · « **Reply #146 on:** Dec 19, 2011 at 07:44 AM »

Quote from: Wildfire™ on Dec 17, 2011 at 09:01 AM

can i use the usb-pc slot (usb slave) and attach my ext hdd there?

hi! sorry but you can't

Wildfire™ · « **Reply #147 on:** Dec 19, 2011 at 08:29 AM »

Quote from: ert on Dec 19, 2011 at 07:44 AM

hi! sorry but you can't

can i use a usb hub instead and connect my ext hdd and usb wifi dongle to the usb 2.0 at the back?

WackyWhin · « **Reply #148 on:** Dec 19, 2011 at 09:09 AM »

Sir ert, pa-pm din po ng price and packages.

salamat!

Clondalkin · « **Reply #149 on:** Dec 19, 2011 at 09:39 AM »

Quote from: Wildfire™ on Dec 19, 2011 at 08:29 AM

can i use a usb hub instead and connect my ext hdd and usb wifi dongle to the usb 2.0 at the back?

That might work well provided your usb hub is sufficient powered. Kung gusto mo sigurado, just connect the wifi dongle sa back USB port and then connect a POWERED usb hub sa front - I'm using a 10-port usb hub right now with my A200.