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Home Theater => Sources => NMTs => Topic started by: ert on Nov 22, 2010 at 10:01 PM
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Presenting the all new Popcorn Hour A-210..coming soon..
same specs with Popcorn Hour A-200..the only difference is the casing..
Aluminum Case fanless design
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/prdScreenShot/24_1.jpg)
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baka puedeng case lang.
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baka puedeng case lang.
:), i like the casing too..
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This is a good improvement. Even though I have no issues with the tupperware look, the fan of the A200 can be annoying in a small & quiet room.
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I'm looking forward to the new popcorn hour A-210. The right upgrade to my old but trustworthy popcorn hour A110 hehehe! :)
The aluminum case acts like a passive heatsink for the processor so temperatures are actually cooler than the original A200 (that uses a small but noisy fan). Quieter and cooler, what more can you ask for 8)
A200 - 3rd party metal case with optional fanless heatsink
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=38734 (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=38734)
I just hope that the metal case can also be sold as a separate upgrade, so that existing A200 owners need not buy a new A210 unit.
Sir ert, have you thought about offering to sell the case plus the assembly service to upgrade existing A200 units of your customers? I'm sure a lot of them would be interested in this :)
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More info...
Modding the Popcorn Hour A-200 With A 3rd Party Case
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/05/24/modding-the-popcorn-hour-a-200-with-a-3rd-party-case/ (http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/05/24/modding-the-popcorn-hour-a-200-with-a-3rd-party-case/)
It seems that removing the fan invalidates the warranty (which is expected). Which is why an "in-shop" upgrade service would be better for most of us :D
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i wonder when this would be available locally.
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I just hope that the metal case can also be sold as a separate upgrade, so that existing A200 owners need not buy a new A210 unit.
Sir ert, have you thought about offering to sell the case plus the assembly service to upgrade existing A200 units of your customers? I'm sure a lot of them would be interested in this :)
+ 1 on this ...... I hope that existing A200 users can avail of the casing upgrade, if possible.
I've been a longtime A110 user and I'm very satisfied with the heat dissipation of it's aluminum casing.
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More info...
Modding the Popcorn Hour A-200 With A 3rd Party Case
http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/05/24/modding-the-popcorn-hour-a-200-with-a-3rd-party-case/ (http://www.mediasmartserver.net/2010/05/24/modding-the-popcorn-hour-a-200-with-a-3rd-party-case/)
It seems that removing the fan invalidates the warranty (which is expected). Which is why an "in-shop" upgrade service would be better for most of us :D
That is what my a200 uses
However I went all out and installed the passive cooling bracket so my unit is quiet
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Syabas' Award-Winning Device Now Features Eyecon Technologies' Media Software Platform, Compatible With Android Smartphones, iPhones, and iPads
FREMONT, CA--(Marketwire - December 10, 2010) - The award-winning Popcorn Hour A-210 and C-200 offer home entertainment enthusiasts access to the ultimate Networked Media Jukebox, in time for the winter season. Popcorn Hour enables enthusiasts to stream their stored digital media -- movies, music and photos -- from networked devices or local USB devices to their home entertainment center. Popcorn Hour also brings Internet apps to your HDTV via the Popcorn Hour Apps Market, including Facebook, Twitter, Revision 3, and many others.
Popcorn Hour devices are also now compatible with Eyecon Technologies' media software platform, enabling Popcorn Hour users to use their mobile device as a single access point to their digital media world. With Eyecon installed on an Android phone, iPhone, or iPad, users can search and browse to access their home media libraries (iTunes, Windows Media and many others) or web-based content, play the content on their mobile device, and use the device to control playback via the Popcorn Hour products.
The Eyecon media platform normalizes content across various sources and bridges the gap between the content sources and the consumer's playback devices. With the Eyecon Parallel Screen Approach users enjoy a parallel synchronized viewing experience, enabling them to manage their media -- whether searching, browsing, previewing, or arranging -- on a second screen in the palm of their hand, without cluttering or interfering with their primary TV screen.
"Syabas and Eyecon are changing the game. Now users can search over all media sources, direct and route media to the Popcorn Hour Media Jukebox and easily control playback, all from an app on a smart device," said Ari Birger, CEO, Eyecon.
"Popcorn Hour players have been the heart and soul of Syabas' product offerings for years, and has driven the growth of our core user base," said Armando Lopez, VP of Strategic Product Marketing, Syabas. "Digital media enthusiasts looking for more control and more horsepower in their home entertainment experience are going to absolutely drool over the next generation of Popcorn Hour players. The new A-210 all aluminum chassis design not only runs cool but looks cool in your entertainment center. We're excited to bring to market a powerful device that centralizes the web-connected entertainment experience on the HDTV unlike anything else on the market."
Popcorn Hour unifies content from various networked devices by streaming it all to your television, and pulls web content in the form of Internet apps that are accessible via the Popcorn Hour Apps Market. The Network Media Jukebox software enables the Popcorn Hour to access IMDB online to display movie poster art and information in a rich user interface, instead of old PC-style file names. Popcorn Hour devices feature better than Blu-ray quality video playback with support for up to 100mbps streams, and 24P frame rates. Popcorn Hour devices also allow you to enjoy your Blu-ray image files with no loss of movie quality and interactive menu support, meaning you will never notice that you're actually watching a digital file instead of the original disc.
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will this have a PVR function?
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Do you have any idea if its already available in Phils?
What is its SRP?
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i hope there would be a "case only" option for existing a200 users. better yet, a "case trade-in option" (wishful thinking)
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haayyyy...sana magkaruon na ng ganito dto....
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haayyyy...sana magkaruon na ng ganito dto....
it will be available locally late next week ;)
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it will be available locally late next week ;)
nice! how much kaya?
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it will be available locally late next week ;)
any idea of the price?
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I will guess about P1,000 additional over the A200
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I will guess about P1,000 additional over the A200
nope e :( will let you know guys next week ;)
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nope e :( will let you know guys next week ;)
wooohooo!!!! kukuha ako agad neto...pa reserve ako sir ha?! ;D
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Hey guyz magkano ba ung A200? TY ;)
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Hey guyz magkano ba ung A200? TY ;)
ke toy01 around 10k..stores around around 12k~13k
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ke toy01 around 10k..stores around around 12k~13k
Ok -- thanks Stalker - mataas pala ito sa mga ibang NMTs. However, i would to ask further, is this the NMT that would show the "DTS-MA" or "DD TruHD" on the display of the receiver? thanks again ;)
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Ok -- thanks Stalker - mataas pala ito sa mga ibang NMTs. However, i would to ask further, is this the NMT that would show the "DTS-MA" or "DD TruHD" on the display of the receiver? thanks again ;)
I can guarantee you a million percent that DTS-HD or TrueHD displays on the TV screen when you press the Info button on the A200 Remote...and those kinds of indications are displayed if and only if the soundstream is DTS-HD or TrueHD respectively.
Member Gaol has confirmed in another thread that such indications are also displayed on his receiver.
I know another member who has confirmed that the Xtreamer Pro is very much capable of the same on his Onkyo.
But you have to have the full length contents too of course. ;)
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even VLC player can do that... much more with existing NMTs.
This will only show if the movie file has an encoded audio format for DTS-HD or TrueHD.
For me.. I haven't encountered any DTS-MA, DD TruHD, DTS-HD or True-HD encoded movie...
Does anyone already have a DTS-HD or True-HD encoded movie file?
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even VLC player can do that... much more with existing NMTs.
This will only show if the movie file has an encoded audio format for DTS-HD or TrueHD.
For me.. I haven't encountered any DTS-MA, DD TruHD, DTS-HD or True-HD encoded movie...
Does anyone already have a DTS-HD or True-HD encoded movie file?
Almost all bluray movies have DTS-HD or Dolby True-HD audio. BD25's by Eureka have HD audio as well. For Mkvs encoded with HD audio, look at the releases of Framestor.
You can also encode your own mkv with Hd audio
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Almost all bluray movies have DTS-HD or Dolby True-HD audio. BD25's by Eureka have HD audio as well. For Mkvs encoded with HD audio, look at the releases of Framestor.
You can also encode your own mkv with Hd audio
thnks.. i'll check it out.. kahet audio codec lang ayos na...
ako na lang ang mag-merge.
other sources besides framestor?
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ke toy01 around 10k..stores around around 12k~13k
sa greenhills 15k with 1TB HDD ;)
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sa greenhills 15k with 1TB HDD ;)
sir, alam mo ba price kung di kasama 1TB HDD?
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sir, alam mo ba price kung di kasama 1TB HDD?
sabi nung bantay 10k daw, di ko lang sure kung sabi nya lang un para may masabi sya >:( pero parang mahal kung 1TB lang, kasi 5k+ na lng 2TB na WD HDD.
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sabi nung bantay 10k daw, di ko lang sure kung sabi nya lang un para may masabi sya >:( pero parang mahal kung 1TB lang, kasi 5k+ na lng 2TB na WD HDD.
k maybe i'll go there to check it out. thanks.
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I can guarantee you a million percent that DTS-HD or TrueHD displays on the TV screen when you press the Info button on the A200 Remote...and those kinds of indications are displayed if and only if the soundstream is DTS-HD or TrueHD respectively.
Member Gaol has confirmed in another thread that such indications are also displayed on his receiver.
I know another member who has confirmed that the Xtreamer Pro is very much capable of the same on his Onkyo.
But you have to have the full length contents too of course. ;)
Thanks bro for the info. I have the Beyonce Concert with DTS HD audio. I thought all the while that the Egreat M34a can pass through the signal so i was a bit frustrated when my Onk 608 failed to output and display the DTS-HD despite use of HDMI 1.3b cable. I reverted using the optical.
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Thanks bro for the info. I have the Beyonce Concert with DTS HD audio. I thought all the while that the Egreat M34a can pass through the signal so i was a bit frustrated when my Onk 608 failed to output and display the DTS-HD despite use of HDMI 1.3b cable. I reverted using the optical.
Is that MKV with DTS-HD audio or pure BD rip (BD Structure) or BD ISO?
I think MKV with HD audio can be problematic to many media players.
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upcoming on next firmware update ;D
- 3D output to HDMI 3D TV for Stereoscopic 3D ;)
-- half-resolution side-by-side, top-and-bottom 3D file supported
- FF and RW support 2x and 4x to Music playback added
- RAR Playback, file view and extraction
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still waiting patiently for it's release :-[ wla pa ba update boss ERT? :-\
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still waiting patiently for it's release :-[ wla pa ba update boss ERT? :-\
next week meron na :)
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next week meron na :)
Sir, may price update na ba? :D
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upcoming on next firmware update ;D
- 3D output to HDMI 3D TV for Stereoscopic 3D ;)
-- half-resolution side-by-side, top-and-bottom 3D file supported
Halleluiah! Kahit wala pa akong 3DTV.
Conservative ang Popcorn ne (and playing safe). Half-Resolution muna - but if they can actually implement it -AWESOME!
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Thanks bro for the info. I have the Beyonce Concert with DTS HD audio. I thought all the while that the Egreat M34a can pass through the signal so i was a bit frustrated when my Onk 608 failed to output and display the DTS-HD despite use of HDMI 1.3b cable. I reverted using the optical.
pc na lang muna gamitin para marinig mo yung dts-hd in it full glory!!! though i for one could not hear a significant difference between the normal dts from dts-hd....masarap nga lang makita yung umiilaw ang dts-hd at dolby-truehd sa reciever
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next week meron na :)
Next week pa? kala ko later this week? :P hehehe!!! inip na inip na ;D
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a210 is already in our warehouse, available by Wednesday sa mga dealers visit www.popcornhour.com.ph for more info :D
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a210 is already in our warehouse, available by Wednesday sa mga dealers visit www.popcornhour.com.ph for more info :D
nice. SRP sir?
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how much po a210?
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nice. SRP sir?
how much po a210?
srp price is 11.5k :D cash price meron din installment plans sa mga dealers like 5th avenue sa malls ;)
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srp price is 11.5k :D cash price meron din installment plans sa mga dealers like 5th avenue sa malls ;)
available na sir? :P or bukas pa? :-\
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bukas pa para sure :D
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srp price is 11.5k :D cash price meron din installment plans sa mga dealers like 5th avenue sa malls ;)
sir, what kind of installment plan? how many percent do we add to the original 11.5k SRP Cash? And how many months is that good for? thank you!
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sir, what kind of installment plan? how many percent do we add to the original 11.5k SRP Cash? And how many months is that good for? thank you!
i'm not that sure how many percent it depends on the dealers na kasi..but usually around 5% i think..not sure though..meron 3,6,12months installment payment ;) try to ask 5th Avenue branches but tom pa nila makuha if ever...thanks!
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wahooo! time for upgrade na naman.. ;D ;D
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Any suggestion which shop that sell both the unit inclusive the internal drive 1tb or 2tb pre-loaded with movies? Thanks :)
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Some reviews are out na pala: :D
http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/video-streamers/popcorn-hour-a-210-review-50001830/
http://hardwarebistro.com/?option=com_simple_review&Itemid=84&review=177-Popcorn-Hour-A-210-Network-Media-Player-Review
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Well my yardstick is simple. If the A210 can perform as well as the A200 now, it's OK...hehehe...there are still some playback issues that can be improved but I think all standalone media players face the same limitations anyways.
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What Playback issues?
Pls. enlighten me sir kasi nga if indeed there are verifiable and reproducible problems I can take up the cause to report it to Syabas.
All I know at this point in time are playback issues regarding;
TrueHD tracks in MKV/BD cannot be downmixed to Stereo (Sigma SDK problem)
S_Vobsub subtitle tracks cannot be displayed (used in HDDVD formats)
inconsistent display of PGS(SUP) subtitle tracks in MKV
As for C200, the only major issue is BD Profile 2.0 compliance (PIP doesn't work, Sigma SDK problem).
There are other issues but they are more specific and in Syabas' view are low priority since they affect very few.
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Any suggestion which shop that sell both the unit inclusive the internal drive 1tb or 2tb pre-loaded with movies? Thanks :)
yup try 5th avenue stores visit www.popcornhour.com.ph for their locations..but by tomorrow pa if ever darating sa kanila thanks!
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yup try 5th avenue stores visit www.popcornhour.com.ph for their locations..but by tomorrow pa if ever darating sa kanila thanks!
ok tnx Ert. Just now I have already called a few branches...all of them have no idea what I'm talking about pa... ;D Will ring them back again tomorrow.
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i'm not that sure how many percent it depends on the dealers na kasi..but usually around 5% i think..not sure though..meron 3,6,12months installment payment ;) try to ask 5th Avenue branches but tom pa nila makuha if ever...thanks!
great, thanks sir! was just asking because sometimes you're quoted different prices especially kung tinign nila you've got muchos dineros. :P
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What Playback issues?
Pls. enlighten me sir kasi nga if indeed there are verifiable and reproducible problems I can take up the cause to report it to Syabas.
All I know at this point in time are playback issues regarding;
TrueHD tracks in MKV/BD cannot be downmixed to Stereo (Sigma SDK problem)
S_Vobsub subtitle tracks cannot be displayed (used in HDDVD formats)
inconsistent display of PGS(SUP) subtitle tracks in MKV
As for C200, the only major issue is BD Profile 2.0 compliance (PIP doesn't work, Sigma SDK problem).
There are other issues but they are more specific and in Syabas' view are low priority since they affect very few.
1. Stutter of pure BD Structures (title dependent - bitrate dependent ) - limitation of the Realtek chip I guess
2. WMV files can be stuttery or quiet
3. MP4 files can be stuttery or quiet
4. File extensions other than .MKV or .AVI (FL4, etc.) can be stuttery or quiet
5. TrueHD - yeah but if there is an interleaved AC3, you can get a sound.
6. Old encodes with L5.1 Reference Frames (kahit 720p)
All of the above, sisiw sa PC. Hehehe. But it's understandable, especially No. 1. WMV and MP4 are normally associated with the likes of Bang Bros or Naughty America. Hahaha. Those specific issues are fine by me, but then....you know ;D ;D ;D
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WMV and MP4 are normally associated with the likes of Bang Bros or Naughty America.
Nice,...!
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Any suggestion which shop that sell both the unit inclusive the internal drive 1tb or 2tb pre-loaded with movies? Thanks :)
hi paul - ygpm.. ;D ;D ;D
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ok tnx Ert. Just now I have already called a few branches...all of them have no idea what I'm talking about pa... ;D Will ring them back again tomorrow.
yup wala pa sila idea hehe..we're just about to inform them pa lang :D thanks! :)
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1. Stutter of pure BD Structures (title dependent - bitrate dependent ) - limitation of the Realtek chip I guess
Sigma po he he he. Yes I know the micro-stutter using SimpleBD+AVCHD. It's related to AVC streams encoded to x264. It's a known issue. On the C200 it's fine because it has the discplayer (A200 only has fileplayer)
2. WMV files can be stuttery or quiet
Medyo tricky because there's versions of WMA that's licensed and some that aren't.
3. MP4 files can be stuttery or quiet
Depends on source. Syabas doesn't acknowledge issues if files are sourced from the internet *wink* *wink*. I have some test files using MP4 that are consistently reliable.
4. File extensions other than .MKV or .AVI (FL4, etc.) can be stuttery or quiet
Again depends if these files are officially supported.
5. TrueHD - yeah but if there is an interleaved AC3, you can get a sound.
This is a issue now because rippers like AnyDVD HD or MakeMKV don't rip interleaved AC3 tracks and there's some discussion because interleaved AC3 wasn't universally implemented on Bluray releases (it was implemented on HDDVD I think).
6. Old encodes with L5.1 Reference Frames (kahit 720p)
Can't be helped. Sigma chip is only sub 1Ghz so no way can it handle the reference frames a PC can.
All of the above, sisiw sa PC. Hehehe. But it's understandable, especially No. 1. WMV and MP4 are normally associated with the likes of Bang Bros or Naughty America. Hahaha. Those specific issues are fine by me, but then....you know ;D ;D ;D
Ha ha ha ha... I can't watch those sa HT setup, papatayin ako ni kumander and meron mga bata dito ha ha ha.
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sana meron na tomorrow morning :D btw, halos lahat ng tinanungan ko na nag ttinda ng NMT offers pre loaded movies. Kaso, mas masipag pa rin ako mag download :P
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tumawag ako 5th ave...wla pa ;D atat! :P
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Hi ert,
Any chance you would offer a casing "upgrade" for the A200 users like me? :)
I really don't mind the A200's Tupperware aesthetic, but the A210 casing is really cool. :D
As far as features and performance, I understand the A210 is basically the same as the A200, right?
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good news, meron na sa megamall!!! ;D off to mega...hehehe!!!
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good news, meron na sa megamall!!! ;D off to mega...hehehe!!!
how much?
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just got mine delivered here at the office from ms annot
cant wait to get home to test it ... ;D
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just got mine delivered here at the office from ms annot
cant wait to get home to test it ... ;D
Whoa that's fast...congrat bro! :D
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Whoa that's fast...congrat bro! :D
Buy Na Paul! You won't regret it! ;D
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Hi ert,
Any chance you would offer a casing "upgrade" for the A200 users like me? :)
I really don't mind the A200's Tupperware aesthetic, but the A210 casing is really cool. :D
As far as features and performance, I understand the A210 is basically the same as the A200, right?
hi gaol! sorry pero wala rin kasi kaming casing for a200 users pangpalit e.. :(
yes it has the same features, only the aluminum casing is different :)
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just got mine delivered here at the office from ms annot
cant wait to get home to test it ... ;D
Hi kartog, how much po? :)
UPDATE: Found the answers here (http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,129379.0.html). Thanks. :)
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how much?
12.5k, less 10% pag cash, less 5% cc straight payment..pde rin 12 mos 0% interest
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Hi kartog, how much po? :)
UPDATE: Found the answers here (http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,129379.0.html). Thanks. :)
sorry bro been busy setting up the NMJ since I arrived home, read this only now... ;D
yup that's the price
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mga sir, may topic ba dto on how to setup the nmj? wla kasi ung cover art...sinubukan ko manual, nag download pko from google...diba pde straight update from IMDB?
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had some snags also with setting up NMJ last night..
found this today
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=110
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had some snags also with setting up NMJ last night..
found this today
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=110
Salamat sir, very helpful! ;) na rename ko na lahat ng mkv's ko using the link you provided..kaso napaka tagal i update ng popcorn hour ung NMJ database...siguro more or less 5 mins/movie..ganun ba talaga un?
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Got mine yesterday from Sir Annot... Many thanks sir....
Popcorn Hour A-210 with 1 TByte internal Hard Disk :) :) ;) ;) :D :D
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Congrat dimple_guy0619....the early bird catches the worm :D
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Congrats dimple! ;D grabe, nakaka pagod mag ayos ng NMJ... :'(
Mga sirs, ano ba the best na pang edit ng NMJ? ???
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There is a Windows NMJ editor on the main forum (networkmediatank.com) that allows you to edit the database created by NMJ.
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There is a Windows NMJ editor on the main forum (networkmediatank.com) that allows you to edit the database created by NMJ.
yes sir, nasubukan ko na..so far ung the renamer at ung ember pa lang nagagamit ko...meron ba tread dto about NMJ, YAMJ, etc? tnx! :)
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If you have the a-200, pwede ba lipat na lang yung hdd to a-210? i'll return my a-200 and get the a-210 when it becomes available in amazon, $20 difference...
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If you have the a-200, pwede ba lipat na lang yung hdd to a-210? i'll return my a-200 and get the a-210 when it becomes available in amazon, $20 difference...
Yup, no problem transferring your HDD from A200 to A210.
I for one wish that there was an upgrade promo/program for current A200 users ..... in a way, SYABAS knows that it somehow screwed-up on the A200 casing; hence the A210 improvements.
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do you guys download directly to your pch nmt? does this mean you have to use an nmj editor just to rename, get a fanart, poster, etc for each movie? or is there another way na hindi na gagamit ng PC? medyo tedious kasi :'(
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For the record I do not use any utility to run and maintain my nmj
As long as the files I copy over are correctly name, nmj scans it and detects it.
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For the record I do not use any utility to run and maintain my nmj
As long as the files I copy over are correctly name, nmj scans it and detects it.
what do you do with ur new downloads? do you rename them manually? ??? i wish theres a way for pch to include it automatically to its database... :-[
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Yes I rename them to conform to the requirements for NMJ to find it;
TVMovieName.Year.mkv
If you include the download directory on your share drive of course it will be added automatically.
I don't add the download directory kasi I download all sorts of stuff so I always sort them out para malinis NMJ ko.
There's also a help file in the NMJ (Press Menu and look for HELP).
As a tester, I almost always erase my NMJ database every 2-3 weeks and do a complete rebuild to see if there's any bugs in the NMJ portion of the firmware. As long as I name the files properly 100% ang jukebox generated each and every time.
We're on Beta2 already for the next release and it's getting better and better and even faster. Kakagulat the strides undertaken after NMJ's initial release.
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Yes I rename them to conform to the requirements for NMJ to find it;
TVMovieName.Year.mkv
If you include the download directory on your share drive of course it will be added automatically.
I don't add the download directory kasi I download all sorts of stuff so I always sort them out para malinis NMJ ko.
There's also a help file in the NMJ (Press Menu and look for HELP).
As a tester, I almost always erase my NMJ database every 2-3 weeks and do a complete rebuild to see if there's any bugs in the NMJ portion of the firmware. As long as I name the files properly 100% ang jukebox generated each and every time.
We're on Beta2 already for the next release and it's getting better and better and even faster. Kakagulat the strides undertaken after NMJ's initial release.
I see. Thanks for the input...kala ko kasi it would be as simple as downloading it from the web straight to pch..ang dami pa palang process just to make nmj look good. one more question though, :D pag nag uupdate ba ung pch database mo, does it get fanart and posters automatically or do you download it manually din? thanks! :)
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Posters yes...
Fanart no...
The problem with "downloads" is that there isn't a standard...
Encoders choose to name whatever the heck they want. Here's an example....
Movie: Life as We Know It
Name of file when taken from the net...
f-laww.1080p.x264-FLAWLESS.mkv
Just looking at it how the heck will the scanner know?
So for the above example, I would rename it to;
Life.As.We.Know.It.2010.mkv
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really? sakin kasi ung movie info lang ang inupdate nya..i had to use an nmj movie manager to download them... :'(
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Yes really... NMJ is supposed to get the cover/poster.
NMJ can also use NFO files.
For the previous example I can also place a text file with a name;
Life.As.We.Know.It.2010.nfo
In the text file is this line;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055292/
This makes it easy to search imdb. Remember that movies MUST exist in imdb's database (not themoviedb.org or thetvdb.org). NMJ will falter for foreign language movies because imdb.com is primarily a U.S. site.
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For those who got the A210, do you encounter any playback (video or audio) issues?
In my case, it seems files with mp4 format is prone to audio-issue i.e. video playback is fine but without audio (only hissing sound can be heard) but the problem occurs randomly. When this happen, I will need to unplug the power, wait for a while & plug it back again. The problem will disappear....but will reappear again after some time.
So far there is no problem for other formats: mkv, avi, etc. Not sure if this is a bug. Will wait for the supplier's feedback. :-[
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My content using MP4 usually is anime titles and their audio tracks are AAC.
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In my case, it seems files with mp4 format is prone to audio-issue i.e. video playback is fine but without audio (only hissing sound can be heard) but the problem occurs randomly. When this happen, I will need to unplug the power, wait for a while & plug it back again. The problem will disappear....but will reappear again after some time.
Hi Paul. That's "normal"..hehehe...I think many standalone media players dont want to fully support Naughty America or Bang Bros or some amateur looking "home videos" but they are willing to embrace the likes of Digital Playground and all its full-body made-up performers with both arms and legs. ;D ;D ;D
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Hi Paul, I don't have the MP4 files you have, or Alan has, so I can't help you here. ;D ;D ;D
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anybody here who uses a different jukebox aside from nmt on their a-210? ???
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Hm I use YAMJ AIO skin By Gteinz :) Specifically the wall view . .Not satisfied with the sluggish speed of NMJ so I returned to YAMJ :)
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Hm I use YAMJ AIO skin By Gteinz :) Specifically the wall view . .Not satisfied with the sluggish speed of NMJ so I returned to YAMJ :)
Sir, eto ba ung nag ggenerate ng html file? can you post a screenshot? Not satisfied with nmj eh >:(
pde ba installan ang pch ng XBMC? astig ung xbcm dharma..check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAw9CAlqqus ;D
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Is there a list of compatible USB wireless adapters for this device?
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Is there a list of compatible USB wireless adapters for this device?
try here http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/index.php/C-200_Compatibility_Lists#USB_Dongle_WIFI (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/index.php/C-200_Compatibility_Lists#USB_Dongle_WIFI)
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try here http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/index.php/C-200_Compatibility_Lists#USB_Dongle_WIFI (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/index.php/C-200_Compatibility_Lists#USB_Dongle_WIFI)
Thanks for the info sir. Tried using the wireless usb that came with the extreamer and it worked. ;)
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Thanks for the info sir. Tried using the wireless usb that came with the extreamer and it worked. ;)
Pag aralan mo na :P
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i use nmj and i have different libraries for my internal and external drive...is it the same if i'll use yamj? do you know a way to combine my 2 libraries? tia!
i'm planning to buy a 4-bay enclosure like the mediasonic. will it work with a-200/210?
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CNET TV App in SD or HD for the Popcorn Hour Apps Market! :D
check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrXDItB9_fg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrXDItB9_fg)
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eric, where can i buy wn-150 for a210 and how much?
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eric, where can i buy wn-150 for a210 and how much?
you can buy it from me or from any of my dealers its 1.5k cash price thanks! :)
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guys ask ko lang kaya na ba mag play ng 3d movies tong a-210? with the latest firmware?
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i use nmj and i have different libraries for my internal and external drive...is it the same if i'll use yamj? do you know a way to combine my 2 libraries? tia!
i'm planning to buy a 4-bay enclosure like the mediasonic. will it work with a-200/210?
hi bro..ot lang but saan available yan mediasonic 4-bay enclosure and how much?
regarding NMJ, can anyone be kind enough to explain how is it that i can see my hd has 89 files but when i view then using NMJ, bale 85 files lang ang nakadisplay...
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guys ask ko lang kaya na ba mag play ng 3d movies tong a-210? with the latest firmware?
you'll have to wait for the upcoming firmware para makasupport ng mga 3d movies it will be coming soon :)
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regarding NMJ, can anyone be kind enough to explain how is it that i can see my hd has 89 files but when i view then using NMJ, bale 85 files lang ang nakadisplay...
Similar to my situation. Few of my files are missing in the Movie wall then I realized all those missing files are "MUSIC". When I view under genre "Music" they are all there. :)
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Similar to my situation. Few of my files are missing in the Movie wall then I realized all those missing files are "MUSIC". When I view under genre "Music" they are all there. :)
thanks for this...ill check to see if we're on the same boat on this issue...God bless!
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thanks for this...ill check to see if we're on the same boat on this issue...God bless!
well am sure ive got all movie format in my HD...so, its possible that some of the titles doesnt exist in the imdb
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All 89 files are movie files? or 4 files are subtitle files or other kinds of file?
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hi bro..ot lang but saan available yan mediasonic 4-bay enclosure and how much?
Newegg.com. I just read 4 bay enclosure will work, but he's using the san's digital http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111047 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111047)
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All 89 files are movie files? or 4 files are subtitle files or other kinds of file?
yes sir, they are all mkv files...
Newegg.com. I just read 4 bay enclosure will work, but he's using the san's digital http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111047 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816111047)
thanks for the headsup...i would have prefered a local seller but i guess ill just have to get it from my "suki" - amazon
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Geez...from day 1 I got this A210, not a single day I don't face a problem. It's really frustrated & a nightmare experience using this unit. The latest predicament is the NMJ update. I'm using the internal built-in NMJ. Initially everything was fine. I managed to setup the video wall & did several times updating already.
Now it fails to scan or update my database. It's just on the "Verifying database" stage & froze. After waited hours nothing happen. Last night I left it on for over 8 hours, nothing happen too...still at the "verifying database" stage. Attempted so many times but futile. >:( My WIFI internet connection is fine & has strong signal (80/100).
Another problem is it can't read two files: one is mpg format & the other is ts format. I tried both files in my laptop (VLC media player) & they both play properly without any issue. Anyone else having such similar problems? Any advices? :-[
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Another problem is it can't read two files: one is mpg format & the other is ts format. I tried both files in my laptop (VLC media player) & they both play properly without any issue. Anyone else having such similar problems? Any advices? :-[
TS should be ok. Ive got one 17Mbit TS that chokes KMP but is perfectly OK with the A200. I would guess the problem with your TS files is traceable to their encoding.
MPG, WMV, MP4 - those stuff can be hit or miss as previously discussed. You may have better chances with Realtek based player.
MKV with HD Audio can be problematic too..not in terms of playback but in terms of continuity of operations after watching such type of content.
I'd be first in line on your A210 in case you decide to get rid of it. ;)
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I'd be first in line on your A210 in case you decide to get rid of it. ;)
It's understandable certain files are not playable, I can easily discard them & try to get them in another format but the updating procedure is really hassle. :-\
Haha I'm sure in Tokyo there are many other good NMT players that you can easily get & probably at very good price too... ;D
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It's understandable certain files are not playable, I can easily discard them & try to get them in another format but the updating procedure is really hassle. :-\
Haha I'm sure in Tokyo there are many other good NMT players that you can easily get & probably at very good price too... ;D
Yes you will still encounter files that are unplayable or playable but with issues via any media player. So we can either blame the file or blame the player - it's fair both ways.
NMJ in my opinion is mostly a resource hog and trouble-maker. Tell me a specific media player that has actually implemented NMJ easy, fast, convenient and light enough? It's just cool to look at for the 1st few days or weeks. Even XBMC on a good PC is problematic - that despite having internet fast enough to get all those cover arts and eye-candy info pages within minutes.
Yes I can possibly get some media players in Tokyo but prices in Manila are definitely better and the selection is even more extensive in PDVD. I got my A200 for the equivalent of over 12K pesos last April 2010 here in Tokyo. I couldnt wait to visit Manila by Aug 2010 because the Egreat 31B was frustrating me like hell and the full HD contents were piling up faster than the Egreat 31B could initialize.
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guys please help me setup my yamj. I have the wall up but i cannot play the movies even if i click on it. my problem is probably the file access link for my nmt. i connected my 210 to my pc and i don't use whs.
using yamj gui
1. location of movie directory to scan
= h: (h: -> a210 with internal hdd connected via usb to pc detected as h:)
2. "My video files are on"
= (this option is where my problem lies...i think. Which do i choose? HARD_DISK, SATA_DISK, etc? My HDD has a name, do i then use "file:///opt/sybhttpd/localhost.drives/My_Name/"?
The root folder of my hdd also has movies by type like movies, animation and etc. so is it proper to add every destination folder like "file:///opt/sybhttpd/localhost.drives/My_Name/Animation/"?
3. Location of where you want your jukebox to be stored
= h: (my nmt's hdd?)
Any help is appreciated. i've been at this for the longest time. Thank you.
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NMJ in my opinion is mostly a resource hog and trouble-maker. Tell me a specific media player that has actually implemented NMJ easy, fast, convenient and light enough? It's just cool to look at for the 1st few days or weeks. Even XBMC on a good PC is problematic - that despite having internet fast enough to get all those cover arts and eye-candy info pages within minutes.
Yes I can possibly get some media players in Tokyo but prices in Manila are definitely better and the selection is even more extensive in PDVD. I got my A200 for the equivalent of over 12K pesos last April 2010 here in Tokyo. I couldnt wait to visit Manila by Aug 2010 because the Egreat 31B was frustrating me like hell and the full HD contents were piling up faster than the Egreat 31B could initialize.
It's a relief to know that...I thought I was the only one having problems with the unit. ;D
Yup, there are many choices in Phil. Oh you got your A200 & planning to get another one. How is the A200? Hope it doesn't give you plenty problem...
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guys please help me setup my yamj. I have the wall up but i cannot play the movies even if i click on it. my problem is probably the file access link for my nmt. i connected my 210 to my pc and i don't use whs.
using yamj gui
1. location of movie directory to scan
= h: (h: -> a210 with internal hdd connected via usb to pc detected as h:)
2. "My video files are on"
= (this option is where my problem lies...i think. Which do i choose? HARD_DISK, SATA_DISK, etc? My HDD has a name, do i then use "file:///opt/sybhttpd/localhost.drives/My_Name/"?
The root folder of my hdd also has movies by type like movies, animation and etc. so is it proper to add every destination folder like "file:///opt/sybhttpd/localhost.drives/My_Name/Animation/"?
3. Location of where you want your jukebox to be stored
= h: (my nmt's hdd?)
Any help is appreciated. i've been at this for the longest time. Thank you.
help please... ;D
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It's your library.xml file that needs to be fixed.
Look for the playerpath line and it should point to the place where your A200 can find your PC's files.
To find it, go to network browser and see if you can find your PC (use Workgroup, not NFS)
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It's your library.xml file that needs to be fixed.
Look for the playerpath line and it should point to the place where your A200 can find your PC's files.
To find it, go to network browser and see if you can find your PC (use Workgroup, not NFS)
Thanks bro scifi. that's the thing. i don't use network. i just plugged the nmt to the pc with the internal hdd w/ movies inside the nmt. i'm beginning to think that yamj will only work for network shares? all of the googling has brought me to people tweaking yamj for networked files. in comparison to mede8er, you can create a jukebox for pc only (one of the options for the YAMJ GUI). And just use a yamj to mede8er converter so that it automatically applies your yamj pc settings to the mede8er. but i don't think we have such for the pch.
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How do your plug the NMT to the PC?
If you mean the slave USB port all that does is mount the internal HD of the A200 so that it's mounted on your Windows like a drive.
You then disconnect your PC so your A200 can find the HD again?
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How do your plug the NMT to the PC?
If you mean the slave USB port all that does is mount the internal HD of the A200 so that it's mounted on your Windows like a drive.
You then disconnect your PC so your A200 can find the HD again?
yes, i plug the nmt with internal hd in the usb of the pc.
then run the gui of yamj.
h: is the drive letter assigned to the plugged nmt.
1. "location of movie directory to scan"
= h:
2. "My video files are on"
= "file:///opt/sybhttpd/localhost.drives/Hard_Disk/
3. "Location of where you want your jukebox to be stored."
= h:
after running yamj successfully, i unplug the nmt from the hdd and see the wall art on my nmt but no play access. :-\
sounds like i'm completely doing it wrong. hehe. might try the only option which is running yamj with the nmt shared via network. Thanks again!
http://code.google.com/p/moviejukebox/wiki/FAQ_VideoWontPlay (http://code.google.com/p/moviejukebox/wiki/FAQ_VideoWontPlay) -> Or i'll try tweaking the xml file like you said.
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Yup... that's not normal.
I do your method to transfer files from my laptop to the internal HD but I run YAMJ once the internal drive is reachable via the network meaning my A200 is connected to my home LAN.
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Just got my very first NMT! :) . Thanks to Gogadgets store and their very accommodating staff.
I guess the next thing to learn is to install YAMJ? But I guess I will do that after fully understanding the process and executing it over the weekend. For now, nood muna movies and appreciate hi-def!
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Just got my very first NMT! :) . Thanks to Gogadgets store and their very accommodating staff.
I guess the next thing to learn is to install YAMJ? But I guess I will do that after fully understanding the process and executing it over the weekend. For now, nood muna movies and appreciate hi-def!
Congrat bro for your first NMT! ;) Take your time to enjoy before going into YAMJ. ;D
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Just got my very first NMT! :) . Thanks to Gogadgets store and their very accommodating staff.
I guess the next thing to learn is to install YAMJ? But I guess I will do that after fully understanding the process and executing it over the weekend. For now, nood muna movies and appreciate hi-def!
You can try NMJ as well to lower the learning curve.
Just remember to name the files properly.
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I tried NMJ and Im satisfied with how it looks. Medyo mabagal nga lang but tolerable :). Next stop, installing apps like torrent downloader - pag na-format ba yung internal HDD mawawala din itong app na to? By default ata dapat meron? Yung sakin kasi under setup wala yung NMT Apps na option eh.
Basa..basa..basa ng forums :D
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It's a relief to know that...I thought I was the only one having problems with the unit. ;D
Yup, there are many choices in Phil. Oh you got your A200 & planning to get another one. How is the A200? Hope it doesn't give you plenty problem...
No major problem on the A200 for me - I dont even hate how ugly it looks because I dont look at it too much. hehehe Some (minor) issues on certain file types (wmv, mp4) but that's good for my health and religious conscience..hahaha; and it seems the A200/C200 (or Sigma powered NMTS) are the only ones that can bring out menus in pure BD rips. Cool!
Hopefully, I can get a new AVR in the near future so that I can see DTSHD or TrueHD light up. ;D
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No major problem on the A200 for me - I dont even hate how ugly it looks because I dont look at it too much. hehehe Some (minor) issues on certain file types (wmv, mp4) but that's good for my health and religious conscience..hahaha. But it seems the A200/C200 (or Sigma powered NMTS) are the only ones that can bring out menus in pure BD rips. Cool!
Hopefully, I can get a new AVR in the near future so that I can see DTSHD or TrueHD light up. ;D
Me too, no major problems for me. I tried the new NMJ for the novelty of it and generally it worked, even surprisingly, for some files whose names were not formatted in the recommended format. But I find it slow so I reverted to the list format and I'm ok with this.
Btw, one thing I noticed for some pure BD-Rips is that the duration of the movie is not accurate. For example, if you click info for "The Sound of Music," the timeline on top shows it's only 54:xx minutes long which is obviously wrong.
This affects the Time Seek function since I cannot go beyond 54 minutes. Also, the Jump to Percent function, i.e., pressing the numbers such as 5 to quick jump to the 50 percent part of the movie also assumes 100 percent is just 54 minutes.
The entire movie will play naman if you watch it in one sitting. But the only way to jump and go beyond the 54 minute mark is to jump to just before 54 minutes and then press fast forward. Even the the time stamp during fast forward is also wrong, but once you resume playback, the time stamp corrects itself.
P.S. Alan, I still have to find time to pass by your house. I'll let you know when. Cheers! ;D
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Me too, no major problems for me. I tried the new NMJ for the novelty of it and generally it worked, even surprisingly, for some files whose names were not formatted in the recommended format. But I find it slow so I reverted to the list format and I'm ok with this.
Btw, one thing I noticed for some pure BD-Rips is that the duration of the movie is not accurate. For example, if you click info for "The Sound of Music," the timeline on top shows it's only 54:xx minutes long which is obviously wrong.
This affects the Time Seek function since I cannot go beyond 54 minutes. Also, the Jump to Percent function, i.e., pressing the numbers such as 5 to quick jump to the 50 percent part of the movie also assumes 100 percent is just 54 minutes.
The entire movie will play naman if you watch it in one sitting. But the only way to jump and go beyond the 54 minute mark is to jump to just before 54 minutes and then press fast forward. Even the the time stamp during fast forward is also wrong, but once you resume playback, the time stamp corrects itself.
P.S. Alan, I still have to find time to pass by your house. I'll let you know when. Cheers! ;D
Hi Arn. It's already in the house waiting for you.
The NMJ would have worked even better if the file folders were kept as they were downloaded - properly named main movie file in the recommended dot dot dot format + NFO file + Movie Art (sometimes) + all sorts of JPEG and PNG files. But yeah, totally agree with you that NMJ slows down the basic operations compared to simple and straightforward file list mode. The same thing is basically true on a PC with XBMC running on top of the media player.
Yes sometimes nakakaloko/nakakaloka ang time duration in pure BD rips. I've watched that Sound Of Music BD 2x but didn't bother to examine the structure of the m2ts files. Hula-hula ko lang, but I suspect there is one big m2ts that is 54 mins long, then it gets smoothly stitched to the next big m2ts that contains the continuation. I am not sure if all NMTs have this kind of smooth stitching capability already. Pls. check mo later through BD file mode yung contents inside BDMV/Streams kung talaga ngang there is more than one big m2ts in there. Another example would be the David Foster Concert BD. That is divided into 2 Acts each in its own big m2ts. Kamot ulo ng wife because she said she can only watch up to Andrea Boccelli using the Mede8er 500X via Folder Play. Then she manually accessed the 2nd m2ts to watch Act2. With the A200, the Menu is right there in front where you can easily choose Act 1 or 2 and even the tracks contained therein at will and at anytime. Just press Menu. And even if you watch from the beginning, the 2 Acts are stitched smoothly like a single continuous concert.
Isa pang gatong about A200's BD rip playback prowess: Seamless Branching BD (multi-version BDs) - Termination Salvation BD for instance. The Mede8er would start at somewhere in the 20th minute mark. Nahihilo siya sa dami ng m2ts files with no single big one that stands out (that's how seamless branching BDs are structured). The A200 would start from the very beginning and correctly play the entire sequence - I've yet to figure out how to select between the available versions (theatrical, director's cut, etc.) as you can via a PC, but the fact that the A200 can recognize one complete playlist correctly is pretty cool.
Of course, if your concern is only MKV, these BD features don't really matter. Kaiboer would suffice. ;)
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Geez...from day 1 I got this A210, not a single day I don't face a problem. It's really frustrated & a nightmare experience using this unit. The latest predicament is the NMJ update. I'm using the internal built-in NMJ. Initially everything was fine. I managed to setup the video wall & did several times updating already.
Now it fails to scan or update my database. It's just on the "Verifying database" stage & froze. After waited hours nothing happen. Last night I left it on for over 8 hours, nothing happen too...still at the "verifying database" stage. Attempted so many times but futile. >:( My WIFI internet connection is fine & has strong signal (80/100).
I encountered a similar problem while my A-210 was "Verifying database..." and it would just hang forever. I took note of which exact folder it froze on, and just extracted the ".no_all.nmj" (I think this is a null file, bytes=0) file from the "exclude.zip" that way NMJ skips the folder entirely.
Solved my A-210's hanging issues. ;)
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No major problem on the A200 for me - I dont even hate how ugly it looks because I dont look at it too much. hehehe Some (minor) issues on certain file types (wmv, mp4) but that's good for my health and religious conscience..hahaha; and it seems the A200/C200 (or Sigma powered NMTS) are the only ones that can bring out menus in pure BD rips. Cool!
Hopefully, I can get a new AVR in the near future so that I can see DTSHD or TrueHD light up. ;D
Haha look isn't important as long as it can playback properly ;D
Woh...oh hope you will able to get an AVR soon...in Tokyo AVR should be selling much cheaper than in Phil right? :D
Btw, I'm having some problems with my Band of Brothers (BOB) files for my NMJ setup. As per instruction, if the TV series has no seasons, the file must be named as follow:
tv series_-_0 1_ .mkv
tv series_-_0 2_ .mkv
tv series_-_0 3_ .mkv
Previously, the NMJ was able to detect & setup properly (automatically put in the "TV Series"). This mean on the cover art wall I can select the BOB art cover & enter into the inside menu where the film synopsis, actors, details, etc then I can also enter into the "episodes" & select (out of the 10 episodes) which episode to watch.
However, the only problem I got is somehow the NMJ detected BOB episode 3 as a standalone movie, hence it appears in the "Video Wall". Unable to resolve this I deleted the NMJ database folder & redo another new scan.
This time the NMJ detected all 10 episodes as standalone movies, hence all 10 appears in the "Video Wall" & not in the "TV Series" wall. Hay naku...any suggestions bro? ;D
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Technically even if a series was shown only for 1 season it's still a season hence I would name Band of Brothers like this;
band.of.brothers.2001.s01e01.mkv
band.of.brothers.2001.s01e02.mkv
band.of.brothers.2001.s01e03.mkv
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band.of.brothers.2001.s01e10.mkv
The trick is to see how it's listed in IMDB.com and here it is;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/episodes
You can even make sure it's scraped 100% by placing a file called;
band.of.brothers.2001.s01e01.nfo
It's a text file and inside the file it points to the imdb address of the program which in this case would be;
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/
The NEXT version of the firmware will allow one to edit the category of the content whether it's a TV show or a Movie so you can have it mixed up with the movies if one doesn't want to keep pressing menu to shift between movies and tv shows.
Personally my stuff is arranged so that all content released via TV is on 1 drive and everything else is movies so I don't have to press MENU when in NMJ.
The aforementioned technique is how I name Planet Earth, Spartacus and other "mini series".
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Me too, no major problems for me. I tried the new NMJ for the novelty of it and generally it worked, even surprisingly, for some files whose names were not formatted in the recommended format. But I find it slow so I reverted to the list format and I'm ok with this.
Btw, one thing I noticed for some pure BD-Rips is that the duration of the movie is not accurate. For example, if you click info for "The Sound of Music," the timeline on top shows it's only 54:xx minutes long which is obviously wrong.
This affects the Time Seek function since I cannot go beyond 54 minutes. Also, the Jump to Percent function, i.e., pressing the numbers such as 5 to quick jump to the 50 percent part of the movie also assumes 100 percent is just 54 minutes.
The entire movie will play naman if you watch it in one sitting. But the only way to jump and go beyond the 54 minute mark is to jump to just before 54 minutes and then press fast forward. Even the the time stamp during fast forward is also wrong, but once you resume playback, the time stamp corrects itself.
P.S. Alan, I still have to find time to pass by your house. I'll let you know when. Cheers! ;D
That's a known issue with BDRIPS because the A200 doesn't have a full BD license so it can't decipher the index.bdmv for spanning the duration of the movie. Some BD movies are authored wherein the entire movie consists of multiple m2ts files in the /BDMV/STREAMS folder instead of the usual 1 big single m2ts file.
Hence if it's really important to you to have the time seek correct to remux the BDMV folder to a single AVCHD type folder using tsMuxer.
C200 doesn't have that issue when viewing BDrips in full navigation mode.
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I encountered a similar problem while my A-210 was "Verifying database..." and it would just hang forever. I took note of which exact folder it froze on, and just extracted the ".no_all.nmj" (I think this is a null file, bytes=0) file from the "exclude.zip" that way NMJ skips the folder entirely.
Solved my A-210's hanging issues. ;)
I had that issue myself because I was running YAMJ & NMJ simultaneously.
You have to ensure you're running the latest YAMJ so that it creates a .mjbignore file in the jukebox directory and in Jukebox directory created by YAMJ I place a .no_all.nmj file so that scanning will skip the tons of jpgs in there and places it in the photo jukebox.
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Thanks a lot bro scifi-fan for the advice, I will give it a try again. Will let you know if I run into any problem :D
The NEXT version of the firmware will allow one to edit the category of the content whether it's a TV show or a Movie so you can have it mixed up with the movies if one doesn't want to keep pressing menu to shift between movies and tv shows.
Personally my stuff is arranged so that all content released via TV is on 1 drive and everything else is movies so I don't have to press MENU when in NMJ.
The aforementioned technique is how I name Planet Earth, Spartacus and other "mini series".
Yes, that's very annoying & inconvenient to shift from video to TV show & vice versa. :-[ It's nice to hear the next FW will address this problem. Looking forward to it. :D
You can even make sure it's scraped 100% by placing a file called;
band.of.brothers.2001.s01e01.nfo
It's a text file and inside the file it points to the imdb address of the program which in this case would be; http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/
Bro, could you explain a bit on the above. I got a bit confuse. What do you mean "make sure it's scraped 100%". I have a BOB folder where I store all the episodes in it, so does that mean I insert this "band.of.brothers.2001.s01e01.nfo" inside the folder together with the other episodes/files? ;D
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Yes... just put the NFO file in with the 1st episode.
/BOB
/BOB/band.of.brothers.2001.s01e01.mkv
/BOB/band.of.brothers.2002.s01e01.nfo <---- this is a text file containing the text "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185906/"
/BOB/band.of.brothers.2002.s01e02.mkv
/BOB/band.of.brothers.2002.s01e03.mkv
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/BOB/band.of.brothers.2002.s01e10.mkv
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yo sci fi. got it working over network. thanks again.
personal note - do not set up yamj for the first time over wireless. it takes for-ever!!!! :P
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Question po ulit mga masters. Yung movies ko kasi nasa root directory lang lahat. Dun sa NMJ, hindi lahat ng movies nandoon. Tama naman yung naming convention ng movie. Mas ideal ba na 1 folder per movie???
Thanks in advance!
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Dumb and lazy question.
How do you create a FLAC playlist para tuloy tuloy ang music?
Thanks
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Using the File Mode button on remote, add the music files to a list. Once you have selected the files (they will be identified with a check mark, create playlist here then select the playlist to play it back in sequence.
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Using the File Mode button on remote, add the music files to a list. Once you have selected the files (they will be identified with a check mark, create playlist here then select the playlist to play it back in sequence.
Thank you very very much scifi-fan! Works perfectly.
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wait, you can access the menu of bd rips? i have a 37.1 GB rip of kung fu panda and when i press menu it just goes back to the start of the movie. though i can access the subtitle menu, but that's it. can't access any features, either. am using the pch a200.
i have run the NMJ and it's great to look at! nakaka-aliw.
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wait, you can access the menu of bd rips? i have a 37.1 GB rip of kung fu panda and when i press menu it just goes back to the start of the movie. though i can access the subtitle menu, but that's it. can't access any features, either. am using the pch a200.
Basta hindi BD Java puede (most BD concerts for instance). Pero sa ibang NMT, maski yung Main Menu ng BD concerts ay hindi lumalabas.
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ah ok, thanks! pero paano ko mapapanood yung mga special features, kailangan talaga bumili ng bluray player? di kasi gumagana sa VLC ng computer ko...
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ah ok, thanks! pero paano ko mapapanood yung mga special features, kailangan talaga bumili ng bluray player? di kasi gumagana sa VLC ng computer ko...
(Buy) and install Total Media Theatre 3 (TMT3), or if you are resourceful, FIND (hehehe) and install TMT3. It's AWESOME!
supports hardware (videocard) acceleration for smooth BD playback
supports HD audio pass-through if you have the right audio card and AVR - pero kung wala kang tamang components or cards or AVR, you'd still get some sound from SPDIF out or from regular audio out.
Or buy a C200. ;) Kung bibili ka ng Bluray player, then you'd have to burn that pure BD file pa to a recordable BD50 or BD25.
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WORLD's NO. 1 HIGH DEFINITION MEDIA PLAYER! only player that is 3D Ready!
A210
All new Popcorn Hour A-210! out now! 3,6,9,12 0% installment plans also available!
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/ForWebsite.jpg)
All new aluminum box
Enjoy fanless silent operation, while keeping your player cool and reliable. All thanks to our new aluminum chasis design, which is effective at dissipating heat from the CPU.
Packages:
A210 unit only
A210 + 1TB + Freebies
A210 + 1.5TB + Freebies
A210 + 2TB + Freebies
USB Wifi Dongle
0% 3,6,12 months installment plans also available!
visit www.popcornhour.com.ph
Networked Media Jukebox
Quickly browse through your movie collection with the cool video wall instead of boring old file listing that your wife could not remember the title of the movie she wants to watch.
Welcome to the world of Networked Media Jukebox. We take the effort from messy software setup, and make it almost automatic!
[img1]http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/nmj/2.png[/img]
Get to your movies quickly
If you are in the mood for some action flick, just sort by genre, and choose Action and only movies listed as Action will appear.
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/nmj/3.png)
More viewing options
We even give you 3 different viewing option, depending on how you want to organize your movies collection.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/jukebox.jpg)
Movie Information
No more guessing work, all the important movie information such as Director, Cast and synopsis is automatically collected for you
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/nmj/4.2.png)
Not forgetting your photo album's
Watch your recent holiday photo's right at the comfort of your couch with the Networked Media Jukebox
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/nmj/5.png)
What about my music?
Just as simple as the video wall, the music jukebox organize your music collection with album cover art. Yes, you guess it right... automatically!
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/jukebox2.jpg)
The music jukebox provides a variety of sorting method. If you are in the mood for some blues, just choose By Genre
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/nmj/8.png)
Song listings in style
This is the main song listing view, from here you may choose to playback the entire album or a individual track
Play list on the fly
Create your own play list without a PC, the NMJ supports real-time play list generation
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/appsmarket/app-01.png)
Apps Market - Apps for your Popcorn hour and TV
Download free or premium apps and install it on your Popcorn Hour.
All you need is an internet connection; no additional hardware is required.
We are actively working with new partners to bring more interesting and cool apps to the Apps Market.
Once a new app is developed, it will be automatically available in the Apps Market.
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/appsmarket/app-02.png)
My Apps - Your Apps Wall
Personalize your Popcorn Hour media player by installing apps that interest you.
This page contains all your installed apps, making accessing content you want to see fast and easy.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/apps1.jpg)
Featured Apps
Instant Video Apps - Channels.com
- Channel surf to your favourite genre and watch videos instantly online without any downloads.
- We have several apps that offer free HD streaming; no additional subscription required.
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/appsmarket/app-03_2.png)
Here\'s a screenshot of instant HD video content streaming directly on the box. Picture quality so good, you can read the labels!
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/appsmarket/youtube.png)
Video Sharing Apps - YouTube
- YouTube needs no introduction. Install the app and get access to all the video content YouTube has to offer.
- The YouTube app offers the same experience as the web page, allowing you to view the most popular videos or your favorites.
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/appsmarket/app-04.png)
Video Game Apps- Tinpot
Apps aren\'t just for video streaming. You can play classic style games right there on your Popcorn Hour media player.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/apps2.jpg)
Conga Tinpot Radio Quark Attack
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/appsmarket/app-05.png)
Social Network Apps - Facebook & Twitter
- Stay in touch with friends, family and the internet with social media apps like Facebook & Twitter.
- Like everything on our box, our apps are designed for the 10 foot experience. You can sit back, relax and consume the content you want.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/apps3.jpg)
Weather Apps - WeatherBug
Need to leave the house? Checkout our Weatherbug app for your local forecast!
(http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/appsmarket/app-06_2.png)
Just like watching the news, you can access a 7 day forecast.
visit www.popcornhour.com.ph for more info!
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WORLD's NO. 1 HIGH DEFINITION MEDIA PLAYER! only player that is 3D Ready!
A210
What about the A200?
So lalabas na dapat yung double-vision (overlapping) image if I play a 720p SBS with the A210 on a non-3DTV? Sa A200 kasi, it displays side-by-side image if I play a 3D content.
Paki-clarify. Thanks.
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how much a210?
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What about the A200?
So lalabas na dapat yung double-vision (overlapping) image if I play a 720p SBS with the A210 on a non-3DTV? Sa A200 kasi, it displays side-by-side image if I play a 3D content.
Paki-clarify. Thanks.
You will still need a 3D TV. What the firmware does is to send the proper HDMI 1.4 commands to the TV when it sends a 3dSBS.mkv so it will switch to the right mode automatically.
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You will still need a 3D TV. What the firmware does is to send the proper HDMI 1.4 commands to the TV when it sends a 3dSBS.mkv so it will switch to the right mode automatically.
Are we talking a single SBS file, or, 2 (left & right) half-SBS files?
Is the A210 capable of playing 2 files simultaneously already like a stereoscopic player?
Cheers.
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Single SBS files.
Sigma 8643 cannot output 2 files simultaneously.
Here's the official reply from Syabas;
Due to limitation of SMP8643 platform, it can only do half-resolution side-by-side
and top-and-bottom 3D. We added HDMI1.4 signalling to ensure that 3D-capable
TV respond accordingly, and you do not need to reach for the remote.
We will be adding support for BD25 version of 3D soon.
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FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syabas Technology, a leading global distributor of digital entertainment solutions, is very excited to announce that it’s the first to support Matroska 3D in its latest firmware update for both the Popcorn Hour and PopBox products. During the CES 2011 show they demoed the new 3D playback software and received great feedback from both re-sellers and existing customers.
“We took a look at the most popular playback formats and found that 3D was one of them. We put together our engineering resources and now have one of the best 3D playback devices on the market.”
A free firmware update is now available for the Popcorn Hour C-200 with the A-200/210 and PopBox version on the way. Users can now enjoy playback of 3D movie files in both stereoscopic modes. Side by Side and Top and Bottom video are now supported in a wide variety of popular containers including MK3D, MOV, MP4, and M2TS. Using HDMI 1.4 commands, playback on any 3D compatible television is now a reality.
“At Syabas it was our goal to offer our customers a better TV viewing experience and 3D brings it," said Armando Lopez VP of Strategic Product Marketing. “We took a look at the most popular playback formats and found that 3D was one of them. We put together our engineering resources and now have one of the best 3D playback devices on the market.”
The innovative Syabas products enable consumers to enjoy a wide assortment of content including, home videos, photos, personal music, movies, games and a wide range of TV apps. They have some of the most popular apps like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Revision3, Flicker, Howcast, TED, Weather Bug and many more. To complete all this we have a great user interface that aggregates all your media from any networked device anywhere in the house. Syabas continues to add value to our customer experiences and further enhance our firmware which will benefit existing and new customers alike.
"For a long time Syabas Technology has been a strong early adopter of the Matroska technology,” said Steve Lhomme of Matroska. “They have been reliable partners of our team for years. We are delighted to see them raise the bar once again with the first hardware/software support of 3D Stereoscopic Matroska files. We expect use of .mk3d (.mkv with 3D video) to increase a lot during the coming months/years and with the help of hardware partners like Syabas.”
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110316006738/en/Syabas-Implement-Matroska-3D-Video
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check it out!
download it here
http://www.popcornhour.com/download/A200/firmware-A200.html (http://www.popcornhour.com/download/A200/firmware-A200.html)
Firmware version : 02-04-110308-21-POP-411-000
1. Still same NMT apps 02-04-101104-21-POP-411
2. BD/AVCHD/DVD/CDDA
- Fixed incorrect elapsed time when press PREV/NEXT during
SimpleBD/BD ISO playback
- SimpleBD
- Fixed certain BD ISO playback get stuck at chapter
transition (Bug #5001786)
- reduced time for info grabbing and playback start
- fixed issue with "seek to 0%"
- Added "Prompt" option for BD ISO navigation
- Fixed issue where certain SimpleBD playback will get
incorrect scene/chapter/info after seeking.
- Fixed audio out-of-sync after playback Audio CD
(Bug #5001759/#0000452)
3. Video and Audio playback
- Fixed incorrect menu selection displayed on "Subtitle"
menu when color=auto
- Fixed certain APE audio caused system crash (Bug #5001699).
- Fixed certain MP4 playback freeeze when resume from bookmark
- Added audio mono left/right selectable MPEG .dat files
- Fixed subtitle selection persistency issue with certain MKV
- Display forced subtitle track even when subtitle=off
- audio output during FF 2x and SLOW 0.5x
(with known out-of-sync issue with certain high bitrate file)
- Fixed regression in MP3 playlist gapless playback
- Don't allow "SEEK" during pause and FF/FR/SLOW trickmode.
- RAR Playback, file view and extraction
- currently only for single RAR file
- 3D output to HDMI 3D TV for Stereoscopic 3D (side-by-side,
Top-and-bottom) file
- Files must be named with "<filename>.3DSBS.*", "<filename>.3DTAB.*"
accordingly
- Tested with MKV, AVI, TS (MPEG)
- Fixed audio loss for certain high bitrate FLAC files
- Fixed ASF audio pitch issue after fast forward
- Fixed missing right channel in DTS-MA
- Fix single TS file can fastforward till 8x and unable to
cycle to repeat from 2x.
- Fix internal PGS subtitle not show correctly in mkv issue
which due to timecode checking for internal PGS.
- Fixed APE files with distorted sound.
- Disable RAR menu prompt over HTTP services.
- Enable cuesheet support: APE, FLAC, WAV
- Fixed playback issue of mkv with multiple menu (Bug #5001881)
- Fixed some PGS subtitle always shown at top left corner.
- Fixed external subtitle not shown while playback BDJ/Non-BDJ
and BDMV when started from NMJ.
- Supported TS file fast forward and fast rewind
- Fixed occasional wrong time information when rewinding.
- MKV chapter name now limited to only 10 characters,
append "..." if the name is longer.
- Fixed blinking exclaimation mark when Slow depressed.
- Fixed ASS subtitles wrong placement under certain condition (Bug #5001944)
- Gapless support for small FLAC files.
- MKV 3D support.
- Support .mk3d extension with StereoMode parameter (side-by-side,
top-and-bottom)
- mkvmerge v4.5.0 onwards includes this support.
4. Networked Media JukeBox (NMJ)
- Fixed "watched" status for TV Series
- Fixed thumbnail generation causing system crash
- metadata_scanner
- set full access permission for nmj_database
- improved "disk full" checking and database size estimation
- improved scanner progress status for unknown music album
- fixed issue where video image cannot be replaced for BD content
- Added timeout when grabbing media info
- Improved scanning speed on m2ts
- Improved checking for database version
- Limit cover art poster to file < 1MB
- Fixed TV Series Season Sorting issue
- Support "Jump to" feature in Wall View
- Added shortcut to add a group of music album to playlist or
queue at Category view
- Added ability to change video type
- Added ability to reorganize video file for incorrect grouping
- Added ability to view episode synopsis
- Added ability to search artist and genre at song info
- Improved NMJ UI browsing speed
- Added Music metadata and progress bar in Now Playing Playlist page
- Added delete feature in Now Playing playlist page
- Fixed occasional unable to access NMJ photo page
- Fixed NMJ load page fail issue when browse song with multibye.
- Added Volume up/down in Now Playing playlist page.
- Added Mute in Now Playing playlist page.
- Fixed non-latin word not shown correctly
- Support 3D indicator in NMJ UI.
- Some fixes to command server APIs:
- insert_vod_queue
- list_vod_queue_info
5. System/Network
- Some translation updated
- Fixed issue when special characters used in proxy server naming
- Fixed netbios name resolution issue
- tvid=0 support
6. UPnP AV
- Fix for certain media servers not showing up on browse
and missing content for DTCP resources
- Fixes for hang-up during browse and adjusted timeout
- Fixed Cardea checksum readback
7. Apps/Apps Market
- minor improvement on key responseness
- Stop flashlite video playback when POWER key depressed
- Fixed RTMPe playback return buffer full upon starting playback
even though it's still prebuffering
- Fixed wrong time info with "live audio only" RTMP
- Fixed short videos (duration of 3~4 seconds) playback issue
- new AppsMarket 1.3.11
- Fixed Shoutcast crash
- Fixed issue with Page Up/Down key assignment in Apps.
Now will be Vol Up/Down when playback, but Page Up/Down otherwise.
(Bug 5001702)
8. Known issues
- The Samba workgroup name set in the options not applied temporary.
It defaults to "WORKGROUP".
- Any new 'excludes' are ignored on a refresh - you have to do a
complete rebuild for .no_all.nmj etc. to actually work.
- Encoding type other than utf-8 may caused nmj page load error
NMT Apps Version : 02-04-101104-21-POP-411
Release Notes :
1. Minimum firmware version to use this NMT App is 02-04-101104-21-POP-411-000
2. Version stepping, practically same as 02-03-100427-21-POP-411
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how much sir?
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how much unit only?
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noob needs help! got my first NMT (pch-a210) a few days ago. i'm tempted to try nmj, do i just rename the folders or the files inside? is it really easier for noobs like me to try nmj or yamj?
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NMJ will be easier...
Go easy first.
Get a USB flash drive and put some files in it. It DOESN'T matter if the files are real media files or not, you just want to test NMJ.
Try the following filenames on the root directory;
Avatar.2009.mkv
Outsourced.s01e01.2010.mkv
Plug it in the A210 and navigate to it using the source button on your remote and hit the red button.
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thanks! will try that tomorrow. :)
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guys i need your help. I was renaming a file like this: movie_clear and present danger. I forgot to include the file extension (mkv), then suddenly the file was gone in the list inside my downloaded folder, i tried lookig for the mkv file however, i failed. Can i still retrieve this movie file? Thanks
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You can try plugging the A210 to your PC via USB slave port.
The HD should appear as a removable drive as long as you have the proper driver to read ext2/3 partitions.
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Hi scifi-fan
Does our A200/A210 really have problems displaying VOB subs? Many Framestor untouched/remux use this sub format and I just noticed the issue recently. Any quick fix other than demuxing and converting the subs? Thanks
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Yes playing back of MKVs with Hi resolution VOBSUBs will cause it to crash.
It's high on the priority list to be fixed.
However I want to make clear that Hi res vobsubs will NOT be supported due to some licensing frou-frou. What is intended is to make it so that it does not crash the player even if it detects it in the file. Hence it will play back without subtitles. Standard resolution vobsub files do work (DVD standard).
That's why for Bluray backups I use PGS as that's the standard used in retail bluray discs.
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Thanks for the clarification scifi-fan. No wonder Framestor untouched video remux(es) is forcing me to restart the A200 every now and then.
Yeah, I decided to demux the mkv, took out the vobsubs, replaced them with PGS and remuxed.
Good thing the folder contains PGS file as well.
Thanks again.
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Nice! How much for unit only?
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Nice! How much for unit only?
Around 12k
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Hi ert,
I play these files on my cheap H0155.
VTS_01_0.VOB
VTS_01_1.VOB
Problem is the gap when the player changes from VTS_01_0.VOB to VTS_01_1.VOB.
It is really annoying. I was expecting this to be continous.
Does this pricier nmt solve the problem?
I can always merge the files, but more files will kill your patience.
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No freezing here after hours and hours watching movies stored on my C200.
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Thinking of plunking down money for this... but when I demo'd it at 5th Ave Park Square 1 I was, frankly, turned off by the interface. It didn't look anything like the screenshots at the top of this page...
Is that because that's the standard interface and you have to install NMJ or YAMJ to get the shiny?
Also, what advantages does this have compared to, say, the WD TV Live Hub (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=570)?
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Thinking of plunking down money for this... but when I demo'd it at 5th Ave Park Square 1 I was, frankly, turned off by the interface. It didn't look anything like the screenshots at the top of this page...
Is that because that's the standard interface and you have to install NMJ or YAMJ to get the shiny?
Also, what advantages does this have compared to, say, the WD TV Live Hub (http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=570)?
yes you have to install the NMJ, by just pressing the red Video button on the remote. you won't need any PC for configuration. all you need is an internet access :)
well, first is apps market updates regularly, continuous support firmware update, biggest community, supports DTSHD, dolby digital HD and a lot more
check out this review from the net
http://www.komputerswiat.pl/testy/sprzet/urzadzenia-multimedialne/2011/03/test-10-odtwarzaczy-multimedialnych-nmt-do-kina-domowego.aspx
comparisons of 10 NMT players!
ALLPlayer to Manta Emperor C200
Argosy HV-339T
Egreat R6B
ICY BOX IB-B-MP3011HW
Natec Extreme Media HD-200
Popcorn Hour A210
Transcend TS-DMP10
WD Live TV Hub
WIWA HD 100
Xtreamer SideWinder
Winner: Popcorn Hour A210! ;)
use google chrome and google translate the site.
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has anyone tried using this with 3d ready projector and receiver...i would like this to replace my htpc..i just have to make sure na pwede ;D
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what brand of hard drive ang recomended para sa a-210? ok ba itong brand? thanks
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Intellipower-Desktop-WD20EARS/dp/tech-data/B002ZCXK0I/ref=de_a_smtd
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Bro ert,
looking at the list, definitely no contest naman si PCH A210 (sigma) vs Egreat R6B (1055+, pang external USB lang siya) siguro yung Egreat S800 panapat.
I own a PCH C200 as well its good player and sets the bar
great:
- NMJ is much smoother now , you'll need it if you want the interface as shown, it fetches IMDB info, minsan lang naman yan and you are better off afterwards.
- I like PopCornHour interface, yung file list nila is really good as well,and they are fully committed to firmware enhancements plus the apps available are good,
- Though if you have BD multiregion you can only change to a certain region for a fixed number of times, not sure if may way to make it read multiregion permanently?
yes you have to install the NMJ, by just pressing the red Video button on the remote. you won't need any PC for configuration. all you need is an internet access :)
well, first is apps market updates regularly, continuous support firmware update, biggest community, supports DTSHD, dolby digital HD and a lot more
check out this review from the net
http://www.komputerswiat.pl/testy/sprzet/urzadzenia-multimedialne/2011/03/test-10-odtwarzaczy-multimedialnych-nmt-do-kina-domowego.aspx
comparisons of 10 NMT players!
ALLPlayer to Manta Emperor C200
Argosy HV-339T
Egreat R6B
ICY BOX IB-B-MP3011HW
Natec Extreme Media HD-200
Popcorn Hour A210
Transcend TS-DMP10
WD Live TV Hub
WIWA HD 100
Xtreamer SideWinder
Winner: Popcorn Hour A210! ;)
use google chrome and google translate the site.
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Sir ert, it says that A-210 networked media jukebox (NMJ) will automatically scan media source and download information such as cover-art, movie synopsis, casts and director information etc.. Do I need to plug-in thru the internet or those information will based on the movie that currently installed in th HD?
how much with 2HD?
thanks
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Got my unit this afternoon.
Any tips on how to set it up? Tips for newbies are welcome.
Im installing a bare 2tb inside, i have my media in ecpxternal devices, what is the fastest way to copy them into the internal drive?
Thanks in advance mga masters.
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What a coincidence I bought another A-210 today for my parents.
Here's my recommended setup.
1. Buy a 4GB USB flash drive (CDR-King ones a-ok, less than 500 pesos).
2. Using a Windows Machine format your new 2TB using NTFS partitioning first. Make sure you create a Volume Name (example "A210") during the format. When you are done create a subdirectory called "Video" (case sensitive please).
3. At this point you can start copying over your content while it's attached to a PC. A direct SATA connection will always be a lot faster than transferring via USB/Network. This may take awhile if you plan to copy over Terrabytes worth of content.
4. Assemble the A-210 using the provided manual to install a HD in it. Plug the 4GB Flash Drive in the rear USB port.
5. Attach to TV as mentioned in the manual and power everything up. Also best to have it directly connected to your home LAN via ethernet cable (WIFI too slow).
6. Setup various settings regarding HDMI/Audio/Video first and save it.
7. Update to latest firmware if applicable
8. Install NMT Applications
- Setup > Maintenance > NMT Setup Wizard
When asked what type of install select "Fresh Setup"
When asked where to install, select the USB_DRIVE (that's the 4GB flash drive)
It will reboot after the procedure.
9. Set Media Drive
- Setup > Maintenance > NMT Setup Wizard
When asked what type of install select "Media Setup"
When asked what drive will be set as Media destination, select the 2TB drive.
This is my default setup because;
1. NTFS means I can easily attach the A-210 to my PC/MAC via USB slave port without extra drivers. It will make it easier to transfer stuff to/from PC/MAC to the internal HD.
2. Using NTFS drives, you can actually use the same drive when you want to move it to HTPC or even another Media Player
Good Luck.
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I dont have a desktop PC. I only have a mac laptop. Can i just put it in the usb host mode and format it in NTFS? Also can I mix my NMT apps inside the internal drive? I dont want the hassle of plugging in a usb thumbdrive everytime.
Thanks for the advice sir.
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I dont have a desktop PC. I only have a mac laptop. Can i just put it in the usb host mode and format it in NTFS? Also can I mix my NMT apps inside the internal drive? I dont want the hassle of plugging in a usb thumbdrive everytime.
Thanks for the advice sir.
nmt apps require formatting the drive, where the apps will be installed, to ext3. since most prefer their int hdd's to be formatted to ntfs, i think scifi's suggestion is the only way to retain the ntfs format of your hdd.
please correct me na lang scifi.
i have nmt apps installed in my ntfs hdd, but it won't run unless my ext3 flash drive is plugged in hence my assumption above.
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This forum is really amazing!!!
My mac can format the internal drive of the PCH-A210 to ntfs.
Oh well, I will have to use a usb thumb drive then.
Salamat you guys are awesome!!!
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It's a small inconvenience but it's really worth it trust me.
Sometimes during firmware updates, there's some problems due to NMT Apps and what people install using aftermarket apps which may cause problems.
It's easy to yank out the USB drive with NMT Apps to fix.
Regarding NMT Apps; my default is to run Torrent & SMB servers. Torrent of course we all know what they do and SMB server allows the drives attached to the A-210 to be seen on your home LAN.
Try to maintain the default directory structure created by Media setup using NMT Setup Wizard (Music, Photo, Video)
Hence your NTFS drive will have;
\Audio\ ---> MP3 files
\Photo\ ---> JPGs
\Video\ ---> Movies (of course arranged in subdirectories)
Put around 10 MP3s, 10 JPGs and 10 MKVs on the aforementioned folders and press the RED button to begin setting up your Network Media Jukebox (NMJ).
Start small first so you can get used to the intricacies of the jukebox, how long it takes and how it works.
Then slowly increase the files and you'll see that it will update the jukebox automatically.
There's also a ton of stuff you can do with the Apps store in the main menu like setup Youtube, Facebook etc etc etc.
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Help!!! I have no audio!!! All my video fields have no audio. HDMI Audio on and all in passthru.
Weird, please help.
I'm just connecting directly to my LCD TV via HDMI.
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EVen AAC music files dont play, damn!!!
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Stupid me didnt push the volume on the pch remote. Sound back!!! Marathon and stress test next.
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PCH NMJ users, question po.
My movies are nested insi folders.
Example
Videos>Movies>Movietitle folder>Movietitle.mkv
Do i need to move the movie files out of the folders?
Videos>Movies>Movietitle.mkv
If yes is the an automated way of doing this? Moving things out of folders is a bit of a chore in OSX Finder.
Thnaks in advance.
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Your file structure is ok.
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Ah ganun ba sir? Di ko na kailangan i labas ang files? Kasi when i download diba nsa loob ng folders?
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hello,
ok lang ba na 7200rpm yung internal hdd na ilagay sa pch a-210? may way din ba mapabilis yung transfer ng movie from mac to internal hdd ng pch using usb? grabe kasi nag transfer ako ng movie from external na 1tb to pch a210 48hrs yung 1tb na movie ;D so tagal hehe. and hindi ba pwede mac os yung format ng internal hdd ng pch para mabilis transfer? tnx
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Yes 7200rpm is ok, but it won't make a difference in terms of streaming or file transfer speeds.
We have to remember media players have limitations as they aren't full blown PCs.
If you want to transfer files faster, the best is to really pull out the drives and attach them to a PC using SATA connections either internally or eSATA external docks that accept bare hard drives.
If you want to use a HFS (Mac formatted) HD, it will work but it's read only meaning you cannot make changes to it while it's attached. This means you cannot have NMJ on the same drive because it requires read and write access.
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thanks sci-fan
mukhang kailangan ko nalang talaga ng patience habang transfer ng movie :)
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NMT Query for you gurus.
What is the best setting for NMJ? NMJ Database: Auto update or Manual?
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Leave it on Auto for now.
The trick with features is to leave it at their default setting for now and adjust when it becomes an issue.
For me I have 2 PCH units so I leave one on auto (to do the updates) and one on manual since the one on auto will update all the attached storage devices when it comes across it.
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Tanong lang po mga sirs.
Wala kasi akong PC naka Mac ako. Ang weird eh pag binuksan ko yung internal drive ko sa PCH ko, may dalawang partition. EFI at yung NTFS ko. Ganun din ba sa inyo? 200megs lng yung size nung partition eh.
Wala po bang way para ma isang buo na lng yun kasi pangit yung may dalawa pang steps sa main drive eh
a) EFI
b)PCH-A210
Pwede ba mag merge ng partition?
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I'm a Mac user too so don't be worried ;)
What's happening is that the drive you bought was pre-formatted by the manufacturer so meron siya hidden partitions.
It's an irritant talaga so what I did was to attach it to a PC and used the GPARTED program sa Windows to create one long continuous partition without the EFI "hidden" partition.
You can try attaching to your MAC directly using the Slave USB port and firing up MacOSX Disk Utility to completely reformat/repartition it but hindi ako sure if it can detect the EFI.
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Tnx sir, pero paano kung may laman na yung large partition ko?
Pwede bang imerge ko na lng ng isa na di mawawala yung laman?
Tnx in advance sa advice po.
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Nooooo..
Some users tried that and ended in disaster :(
Sorry but you have to do the long way (transfer out data/reformat/transfer back).
P.S.
200 series reads and write HFS partitions (native Mac) pala as long as you format it not to use journalling.
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strumsteel,
pls post mo dito kung successful ka na tangalin yung efi using mac os disk utility. feeling ko kasi hindi nadedetect ng mac yung efi kasi first time ko saksak sa usb slave port lumalabas sa info 2tb yung blank spce pero sa pch 1.8xxgb. thanks
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I was able to make a single partition on a windows PC.
DISKPART which is a pain its dos based.
Remove mo muna yung partitions. create partition, format partition.
Problem is that is in my spare 2tb, i now have to copy all my media into this newly formatted drive and reformat my source 2tb.
Merging partitions is scary kaya di ko ginawa. Sayang yung movies.
egreat would have been ok kasi may bare sata sya. Oh well im happy with my a210, kuha na lng ako ng isang NMT na may esata for my dad.
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Tanong lang po sa mga masters dyan.
May mga movies po ako na may images sa list view lang ng NMJ.
sa wall of catgory view yung default na film reel yung lumalabas.
How do i make this work? Sorry may OCD lang po ako at maganda lang tingnan yung may mga images sa lahat ng modes.
darell
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Yes that's a bug again...
That's why when I built my parents NMJ I did it slowly by adding 50 movies at a time, running update and continue by adding another 50 until puno na hard disk.
I think the problem lies when I have 150+ titles in 1 HD. By the time it reaches the 100+ mark, the HD goes to sleep (power saving) hence the NMJ scans don't succeed.
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Off topic po sorry.
I need a way to connect my two 2tb sata drives, may sata to usb connector or enclosure ba na angwowork sa 2tb green caviar ng WD? CDR-King?
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Yup you need an external enclosure. A CDR-King version would be ok just make sure it's compatible so I suggest bringing over the HD there to ascertain compatibility because there are some old enclosures that do not support more than 500GB/1TB/etc..etc.
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Off topic po sorry.
I need a way to connect my two 2tb sata drives, may sata to usb connector or enclosure ba na angwowork sa 2tb green caviar ng WD? CDR-King?
pwede ka rin sir kumuha ng hdd dock ng cdr king, me usb and sata na siya
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Di nga kita sa mac. I had to use diskpart (command line sa dos).
Guys tanong lang ung 2tb sata ba pwede ko ikabit sa sata to usb adapter ng cdrking? Or enclosure?
Kasi i have a second 2tb i want to use to move my media from my onld 2tb (seagate xt) mas maiinit kasi sya. Pansin ko kasi di ganun ka init yung wd green caviar.
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Uyy may hdd dock na sa cdr-king? Sana meron dito sa cdr-king los banos. Un ang ideal!
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hello again,
help po, kasi may nakuha ako movie na .iso (45gb) ayaw ma play ng pch a210. may way ba para ma play nya yung .iso file? thanks
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help po, kasi may nakuha ako movie na .iso (45gb) ayaw ma play ng pch a210. may way ba para ma play nya yung .iso file? thanks
Test mo muna sa PC to confirm that the BD ISO file is actually playable. If that is the case, then unfortunately, just give up on the PCH-A200 on that particular file. It's that simple for BD-ISO, BDMV Structures (full BD rips that is). Some full BD rips are simply way too much for the PCH-A200's inherent capabilities.
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ok na po, na play ko na... thanks :D
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ok na po, na play ko na... thanks :D
Did you simply set BD to "AVCHD + Simple BD"?
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ginawa ko lang sir clondalkin is insert as image drive (not sure sa term medyo newbie hehe) then copy ko lang yung folder ng bdmv and certificate, then paste ko lang sa folder... ok na, na play na ng pch a210.
sorry hindi ko alam yung AVCHD+Simple BD :D thanks
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Masters tanong lang po.
Yung unit ko maiinit ganun din ba sa units nyo?
I use a seagate xt 2tb, i also have a wd caviar green na maiinit din pero di kasing init ng seagate.
Is this normal? Wala po kasing fan itong units natin, and im assuming the body becomes the heatsink.
Also any cheap wifi dongle alternative for our unit? Cdrking?
Thanks in advance.
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Yes the heat on the top is normal, the heatsink makes contact with the case to dissipate heat.
As for Wifi dongle. Check the nmt wiki site for what's proven to work.
Don't expect to be able to stream reliably though as wifi needs a lot of thought to properly succeed streaming HD content. Kung pang youtube lang pwede na but not to stream/transfer to/from internal HD.
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Thanks sir sci-fi. Praning lang ako kasi minsan ang init init talaga. How long do you usually have the pch on? Do i have to give it a break every couple of hours or so?
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I NEVER power off :)
I just leave it on standby.
No aircon in the room either.
Even when I had the A100 and A110, I never powered them off and they too had no fan.
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Mga sirs, tanong ko lang po. Kasi sinunod ko ng setuo na NMT apps install on a 4gb thumbdrive while my internal 2tb is in ntfs.
Can I still use the community installer? I just need to install lundman shell for my ipad remote control app.
Kasi when i use the installer to setup my pch it wont allow me to connect. FTP is on and i use the ip of my pch directly also i tried connecting using usb but sill cant connect and it keeps saying ftp error.
TIA
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strumsteel,
mag wired connection ka nalang, walang kwenta yung wifi dongle kung pang streaming stutter pa din, nagsisi ako sa wn 150, balak ko na din mag wired connection. and sayang din usb slot pang wifi dongle :)
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P.S.
200 series reads and write HFS partitions (native Mac) pala as long as you format it not to use journalling.
sir scifi fan,
wala ako pc im only using macbook, tingin mo ba mas ok if format ko yung internal hdd to HFS? mas bibilis ba transfer ng file from macbook to pch using the usb slave pag hfs format na yung internal hdd?
thanks, sorry sa kulit newbie kasi hehe TIA :)
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Masters,
Tanong lang po. I have been tweaking the NMT Apps and CSI.
Ang gusto ko na setup is sana
NMT Apps on a 4Gb USB and Media ko yung 2tb ko na internal. Kaya lng ayaw maginstall ng CSI so I setup my NMT Apps on 16gb USB Drive and also setup the Media there.
Unfortunately I cant get the default NMT Torrent to work. I can upload the torrent but I dont think its downloading anything. Transmission app on CSI Works.
My plan is just to stick with the default NMT apps and use CSI just for the Lundman Shell so that I can control the PCH on my iPad.
Any tips? TIA
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Masters,
Tanong lang po. I have been tweaking the NMT Apps and CSI.
Ang gusto ko na setup is sana
NMT Apps on a 4Gb USB and Media ko yung 2tb ko na internal. Kaya lng ayaw maginstall ng CSI so I setup my NMT Apps on 16gb USB Drive and also setup the Media there.
Unfortunately I cant get the default NMT Torrent to work. I can upload the torrent but I dont think its downloading anything. Transmission app on CSI Works.
My plan is just to stick with the default NMT apps and use CSI just for the Lundman Shell so that I can control the PCH on my iPad.
Any tips? TIA
The nmtinstaller for Mac is kinda pokey. I was more successful installing CSI apps using it's windows counterpart.
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Im dual booting sir so windows din installer ko.
My biggest gripe is that the Torrent NMT App not CSI one (Transmission) doesnt work.
Any clue would be greatly appreciated.
The nmtinstaller for Mac is kinda pokey. I was more successful installing CSI apps using it's windows counterpart.
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Im dual booting sir so windows din installer ko.
My biggest gripe is that the Torrent NMT App not CSI one (Transmission) doesnt work.
Any clue would be greatly appreciated.
Wish I could help pero I don't use CSI apps.
All sorts of issues for me using CSI apps coz' it affects the firmware during beta test so I have to keep my units bare to only what's provided by manufacturer so I can be objective when discovering issues/bugs to report to Syabas.
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Hello Sir Sci-fi
Actually I'm just trying to get the damn manufacturer NMT Apps to work.
Installed the NMT Apps on my thumbdrive dun ko na din nilagay yung media setup para if i do make torrents i can move it around.
But the torrents dont work.
Wish I could help pero I don't use CSI apps.
All sorts of issues for me using CSI apps coz' it affects the firmware during beta test so I have to keep my units bare to only what's provided by manufacturer so I can be objective when discovering issues/bugs to report to Syabas.
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Update lang po.
At last the default NMT apps work. I installed it on a 16gb thumbdrive, i also set it up as media. I'm assuming that the media selection is for storage when downloading torrents and apps. So I think 16gb is enough right? Any other purpose for the media designation? uPnP Server uses it too? or will it serve my internal drive too? It should right?
Any mac users here who use the apple time capsule? How do I make the time capsule drive appear in our PCh?
Any ideas? TIA
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If the internal HD is formatted as HFS, that explains why the media drive can't be selected. For the media drive, it can accept ext2/3 format as well as NTFS. HFS partitions are read-only as far as I remember.
Time capsule is different problem altogether as it's sharing method isn't even supported natively by the PCH (it uses afp protocol, which isn't nfs or smb).
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Fire up your Software Update...
A-200/A-210 Firmware 02-04-110519-21-POP-411 (02-04-101104-21-POP-411) (27.05.2011) (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=52423&pid=488248#pid488248)
I just tested it and for some strange reason it allows FULL BD MENUS when playing back BDMV/BD ISO!!!!
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you may now download the latest firmware at http://support.popcornhour.com
Release date : 27 May 2011
Firmware version : 02-04-110519-21-POP-411-000
1. Still same NMT apps 02-04-101104-21-POP-411
2. BD/AVCHD/DVD/CDDA
- Fixed ISO and BD playback fail from USB, when started through certain flash app
3. Video and Audio playback
- Fixed 3D output failure due to incorrect filename parsing (Bug #5002069/#0000541)
- Fixed stuttering 25fps H264 video in MKV (Bug #5001993)
- workaround incorrect PCM/WAV detection (Bug #5001942/#0000161)
- AVI chunk data handling of padding to even boundary (Bug #5002058/#0000531)
- Fixed FLAC playback random crashed due to stack violation (Bug #5002065/#0000539)
- Fixed framerate sync issue with video-only file (Bug #5001539)
- Fixed for small glitches during FLAC gapless (Bug #5001646)
- External SRT subtitle "index.srt" loaded as default subtitle for simpleBD
- Fixed wrong positioning of SSA subtitle text with move tag (Bug #5001944)
- Fix Arabic character shaping issue (Bug #5002053/#0000272)
- Fixed ability to extract Dolby Digital (AC3) core from TrueHD stream,
can bitstream and downmix now.
- Fixed an VOBSUB in MKV crash issue
4. Networked Media JukeBox (NMJ)
- NFO file issue fixed
- Fixed NMJ Scanning hangs occasionally when parsing certain MKV
5. System/Network
- German translation changes
- Fixed crash when click on GPL link in "open source license" screen
- Fixed "moving up/PageUp from webservices with multiple pages generates an error" (Bug #5001534)
- Fixed certain Audio CD ripping failed, due to special character in filename (Bug #5002061)
- Added manual setting of YCbCr colorspace (BT.601 and BT.709)
- Added Auto YCbCr colorspace.
- Fixed Adaptive de-interlace.
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Does this mean we now have full bd menu ala c200 and other so called full bluray menu players?
Fire up your Software Update...
A-200/A-210 Firmware 02-04-110519-21-POP-411 (02-04-101104-21-POP-411) (27.05.2011) (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=52423&pid=488248#pid488248)
I just tested it and for some strange reason it allows FULL BD MENUS when playing back BDMV/BD ISO!!!!
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YES!
The only restriction is that you cannot play retail BD (encrypted). Even if you attach a USB BD-ROM drive or even a SATA one, it will never play.
However C200 owners need not worry, there's going to be some improvements coming to the C200 only next week and will put some more features on it.
I'm excited for that.
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My PCH-A200 is now complete for my requirements. Full BD Menu finally and really works!!! I can't believe it. hehehe
After all, my next NMT will be another PCH-A200 or the 210. ;D ;D ;D
PCH must have felt some pressure from the Egreat S-Series. ;)
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I doubt it.
It's pretty simple. There's only 2 models because Syabas isn't a hardware manufacturer, they are a middleware company so their strength is making firmware, not churning out boxes. Up to now the A-110 is still being updated a full year after it's already discontinued so I have to admire them for that.
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Deep color rocks!!!
What's the smiley for BANZAI? ;D ;D ;D
I think I may have to let go my beloved Mede8er 500x soon. :( ;D :( ;D My wife demands full BD menu with deep color support as well ;D ;D
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Deep color rocks!!!
What's the smiley for BANZAI? ;D ;D ;D
I think I may have to let go my beloved Mede8er 500x soon. :( ;D :( ;D My wife demands full BD menu with deep color support as well ;D ;D
Ha ha ha ha!
I was skeptical at first until I saw the night and day difference playing back Tron Legacy, suddenly the scenes seemed to have a lot more shades of color. It took awhile but the engineers really did a good job so that the automatic setting would detect the source material's color space and choose the correct video output without the user having to choose between a gazillion choices. K.I.S.S. is the mantra for NMT firmware. If a user doesn't understand it, just leave it to auto, let the box make the right choices.
OMG parang sobrang panget tuloy ng mga 1080p MKVs with reduced bitrates hu hu hu hu :(
P.S.
You can re-try those 25fps MKV files again. They should be working ok now.
Also MKVs with hi-res vobsubs shouldn't crash the player anymore, they will just be ignored.
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updating firmware won't format my hdd right? just making sure. XD
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No it won't erase your HDD :)
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No it won't erase your HDD :)
alright. thanks for the quick reply. will update now. :)
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magkano sir ang 210? ;)
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Noob question here. I just got my PCH A-210 with firmware 02-03-101022-21-POP-411-094. Id like to upadte it to the latest one, however when I checked if the current firmware on my A-210 meets the minimum firmware version, I couldnt find it in the list (http://"http://www.popcornhour.com/download/A200/firmware-A200.html") of previous firmwares.
I guess my question is can I update to the latest firmware 02-04-110519-21-POP-411-000 given that the one I have is 02-03-101022-21-POP-411-094.
TIA.
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Yes.
Just fire it up (Setup > Maintenance > Check for firmware update)
There's 2 ways to update, via USB or Online.
If you go USB, you have to download the firmware from;
http://www.popcornhour.com/download/A200/firmware-A200.html
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Yes.
Just fire it up (Setup > Maintenance > Check for firmware update)
There's 2 ways to update, via USB or Online.
If you go USB, you have to download the firmware from;
http://www.popcornhour.com/download/A200/firmware-A200.html
Is it a prerequisite that I run the NMT set up wizard before anything else? Ive got the A-210 fresh out of the box, plugged a USb with an *.mkv file, watched one movie just to check eveything is good.
Reason I ask is when I went to Set-Up>Maintenance and then chose, check for update, it gave me an error saying "Request Can Not Be Processed".
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If the request cannot be processed, that means the unit doesn't have a working internet connection.
The unit has a ethernet port in the back.
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But I should be able to update it offline right? I downloaded all the necessary files in a USB stick.
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Yes of course, you can go offline as well :)
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But I should be able to update it offline right? I downloaded all the necessary files in a USB stick.
Do it offline (para you can do it anywhere as long as there is power supply) and you'd live happily ever after. hehe. It only takes about a few minutes of FW update
Then stick another USB thumbdrive (I use a 4GB for this), run the NMT Set-Up WiZard and install the NMT apps in that USB stick so you won't have to install an HDD internally. Kung kulang ka sa USB port, just get one of those powered USB hub (I'm using a 10-port, magnetic hub - works perfectly kahit 10 HDDs and ikabit ko).
Install nyo na agad yung latest FW dahil baka magbago isip ng Syabas about certain features..hehe.
Very very easy indeed.
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Anyone know the timeline for the C200 receive the same featuresets? I still have issues when playing my BD50 folders (40GB) based on region?
Also is wifi A210 module working with C200?
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Sorry Noob question lang. I thought plug and play nalang and A-210 and all feature like movie jokebox, play mkv file are all arrange and setup. been seeing a lot of required setup before you can fully enjoy A-210.
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Sorry Noob question lang. I thought plug and play nalang and A-210 and all feature like movie jokebox, play mkv file are all arrange and setup. been seeing a lot of required setup before you can fully enjoy A-210.
bro, playback is plug and play, NMJ will just require internet to match your file/folder nFo to draw the correct coverart, and IMDB details.
I leave mine overnight, pero once that's done, you get an elegant (and updated info) NMJ library. you have to do it per disk though :)
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Ok, so got the firmware updated. Thanks for the help guys!
Next up for me would be the installation of the NMT wizard, just waiting for my 2TB internal HDD. May I ask what is the advantage of installing the NMT apps on a USB stick vs an HDD?
Then after that is creation on my NMJ library. Another noob question here sirs, I have 2HD which I use for my Mede8er, which I think uses YAMJ(?), all files updated with their cover art, and sypnosis etc. But I guess NMJ will not recognize all this. Is there an easy way for me to "convert" the library so that NMJ can use them?
Better yet, is there a way such that I can the same emdia files in either Mede8er or the A-210 and be able to use their respective jukeboxes?
Thanks in advanace!
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Ok, so got the firmware updated. Thanks for the help guys!
Next up for me would be the installation of the NMT wizard, just waiting for my 2TB internal HDD. May I ask what is the advantage of installing the NMT apps on a USB stick vs an HDD?
Then after that is creation on my NMJ library. Another noob question here sirs, I have 2HD which I use for my Mede8er, which I think uses YAMJ(?), all files updated with their cover art, and sypnosis etc. But I guess NMJ will not recognize all this. Is there an easy way for me to "convert" the library so that NMJ can use them?
Better yet, is there a way such that I can the same emdia files in either Mede8er or the A-210 and be able to use their respective jukeboxes?
Thanks in advanace!
I know both can exist in the same drive, but i have not seen a way to map them to reuse the same file. Would be nice.
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I see. Hmmm then it might be smarter and easier to install YAMJ to my A-210 then? Has anyone done this here?
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I see. Hmmm then it might be smarter and easier to install YAMJ to my A-210 then? Has anyone done this here?
Sorry, my reply was assuming the fact that you will swap disks between players (external enclosure etc).
NmJ is once set properly and fetches for info /covers are done, it's the only thing you will need for the best pch exPerience.
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Your assumption is correct sir toysforgeeks, I would like to be able to swap disks external USB drives betwen my PCH A-210 and Mede8er Med300x.
I was thinking what would happen if I run NMJ through my medial files and also if I run YAMJ (then Y2M) through them?
If I cant do that, can I just install YAMJ on all my disks and run the YAMJ index file from the A-210 or Med300x?
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guys, i need your help. I was tryig to update my a210 with the latest firmware via ethernet cable two nights ago, however, until today, i'm stuck at 14% downloading image... What will i do ???
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guys, i need your help. I was tryig to update my a210 with the latest firmware via ethernet cable two nights ago, however, until today, i'm stuck at 14% downloading image... What will i do ???
Recycle the power. Downloading just means downloading... if it gets stuck at programming firmware, the risk is there that the player is bricked.
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Your assumption is correct sir toysforgeeks, I would like to be able to swap disks external USB drives betwen my PCH A-210 and Mede8er Med300x.
I was thinking what would happen if I run NMJ through my medial files and also if I run YAMJ (then Y2M) through them?
If I cant do that, can I just install YAMJ on all my disks and run the YAMJ index file from the A-210 or Med300x?
Since you have a YAMJ disks, get one and plug to your NMJ and have NMJ index, fetch and update under NMJ.
I think ok na yun so you can swap between. However, YamJ i think can customize paths so if you used default path on all your drives then you are safe
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Clarification ulit about subs:
How do you set an external SRT sub file to be the priority over the built-in hi-res VOBSUBS that can't be displayed by the A210/A200? Or at least is it possible to manually select the SRT sub during playback?
If that is not possible, then I would have to remux the MKV to get rid of the VOBSUBs. I got lazy to do that so I simply obtained an SRT file, properly renamed, but somehow I can't access it during playback if there are built-in VOBSUBS.
Those high res VOBSUBS (idx) are real pain for the A210/A200 - hopefully Syabas can completely fix the issue.
Makes me wonder if Realtek players can display hi-res VOBSUB in MKVs? (My Mede8er is too far away right now) - but I do remember that external SRT file is manually selectable over the built-in subs on the Mede8er.
Thanks!
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Clarification ulit about subs:
How do you set an external SRT sub file to be the priority over the built-in hi-res VOBSUBS that can't be displayed by the A210/A200? Or at least is it possible to manually select the SRT sub during playback?
If that is not possible, then I would have to remux the MKV to get rid of the VOBSUBs. I got lazy to do that so I simply obtained an SRT file, properly renamed, but somehow I can't access it during playback if there are built-in VOBSUBS.
Those high res VOBSUBS (idx) are real pain for the A210/A200 - hopefully Syabas can completely fix the issue.
Makes me wonder if Realtek players can display hi-res VOBSUB in MKVs? (My Mede8er is too far away right now) - but I do remember that external SRT file is manually selectable over the built-in subs on the Mede8er.
Thanks!
I usually have to mux those out I'm afraid.
My understanding of this situation is that the the copyright holder for Vobsub implementation doesn't license out the hi-resolution version. Hence the PCs that play them back reversed engineered them.
Of course when you attempt that on a commercial product, the manufacturer would be liable for damages unlike the open source world.
P.S.
I did some more digging and the general belief is that hires vobsub's as implemented by "scene" release groups aren't even part of the official Vobsub specs.
Hence these were made for playback on PCs and not even licensable for use in media players. Syabas official stance is to not support them. The problem in the past not supporting them was MKVs muxed with hires vobsub tracks would cause the player to crash.
The recent release of the A200 firmware put in some changes so that at least they would be ignored when found in MKVs.
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Ok thanks scifi-fan.
Yeah, my A200 did crash or paused when playing Remux (Untouched) with hi-res Vobsubs especially when I tried to switch between subs. Sometimes the playback went perfectly OK but when moving on to the next or next-next contents, then wala nang response and kailangan ng reboot. But with the latest FW, it's now OK (so far so good).
Problem is the likes of Framestor, arguably the most prolific encoding group in terms of Remux and high-bitrate 1080ps.
For whatever reason they would release Remux (Untouched) with either built-in PGS, or, built-in idx/sub (hi-resVobsub) with PGS subs in a separate folder - so whether I choose to use the external PGS or get an external SRT, I have to remux - hassle! Ang ganda pa naman sana ng text quality ng hi-res Vobsub but it's useless nga unless you play via PC. On the other hand, PGS is supported by the A210/A200 but not by most software mkv players except VLC. Talagang almighty ang VLC. :)
Tapos after muxing MKV with the PGS, may issue pa rin sometimes ang synch and extended display of PGS subs even after the dialogue. So sa mga OC sa subs, another level of annoyance. It seems that PGS works best with BDMV/m2ts judging by Eureka's exclusive BD25s. So I guess the best thing to do is to mux the MKV (Untouched) with the PGS and the SRT while getting rid of the Vobsubs -
or, learn to fully understand English dialogues without relying on subs. hehe
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Good one sir...
Alam ninyo na lahat ng secrets ha ha ha.
But I wouldn't throw out the Vobsubs. Who knows baka bigla na lang sumulpot sa firmware (hint hint).
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Recycle the power. Downloading just means downloading... if it gets stuck at programming firmware, the risk is there that the player is bricked.
Thanks sir scifi-fan... everything is working fine, however all the torrent files that was I downloading, disappeared.
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BT Button on the remote...
I'm assuming it supposed to open the Bittorrent client right?
Well it does nothing on my end, how about your units mga sir?
TIA
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On the A200/A210 it doesn't do anything.
On the C200 it adjusts the Front LCD panel's brightness.
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mga sirs, i need some layman's explanation regarding the audio setup of pch210...i like to know when to use "downmix" or "passthrough"...and what's "DRC"?
my pch210 is hooked up to my lcd via hdmi..while for audio ive hooked up an optical cable to an external amps...
right now, ang setup ng pch ko ay lahat "downmix"..."on" ang HDMI Audio..."yes" ang DRC...
my issue now is that yun audio ay meron echo or something like that...so how do i fix this?
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If the PCH is attached to directly to a LCD TV, set all Audio codecs to downmix.
That's because the TV only has 2 speakers anyway.
If it's connected to an AVR via optical cable, set the codec to passthrough ONLY if you're AVR supports it.
Pretty much as long as the AVR is within 6 years old and newer, you can safely set DTS & DD to Passthrough.
DRC stands for Dynamic Range Control. Basically it's a feature that compresses the range of sound so that you don't wake your neighbors with thunderous gunfire at midnight :)
However, not a lot of ripped content contain the metadata in the stream to encode for DRC. DRC works well though for BDMV/BD ISO content that's untouched from the source.
I don't know how to solve your echo problem unless you attempt to adjust the audio delay either from the PCH or the AVR. That's the issue with optical/coax because old technology siya and there was no way to synchronize the sound automatically that modern AVRs with HDMI audio switching can.
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Echo? Is your TV muted when watching with the AVR on? Simultaneous lumalabas ang sound from the TV and from the HT speakers.
You set HDMI Audio to ON because sometimes, you simply want to watch on the TV without using the AVR diba?
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If the PCH is attached to directly to a LCD TV, set all Audio codecs to downmix.
That's because the TV only has 2 speakers anyway.
If it's connected to an AVR via optical cable, set the codec to passthrough ONLY if you're AVR supports it.
Pretty much as long as the AVR is within 6 years old and newer, you can safely set DTS & DD to Passthrough.
DRC stands for Dynamic Range Control. Basically it's a feature that compresses the range of sound so that you don't wake your neighbors with thunderous gunfire at midnight :)
However, not a lot of ripped content contain the metadata in the stream to encode for DRC. DRC works well though for BDMV/BD ISO content that's untouched from the source.
I don't know how to solve your echo problem unless you attempt to adjust the audio delay either from the PCH or the AVR. That's the issue with optical/coax because old technology siya and there was no way to synchronize the sound automatically that modern AVRs with HDMI audio switching can.
thank you for the insights...tho i have not done any tweaking with audio delay the AVR or PCH..so, i'd turned off na lang muna yun HDMI Audio and ok na ang sound output...wala na yun echo/sound delay...but i left the DRC on for good measure...baka akala ng kapitbahay meron trouble dito sa bahay...thanks again sir
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Echo? Is your TV muted when watching with the AVR on? Simultaneous lumalabas ang sound from the TV and from the HT speakers.
You set HDMI Audio to ON because sometimes, you simply want to watch on the TV without using the AVR diba?
yes sir, you are right...tho i cant say its simultaneous ang sound coming from the TV and HT speakers..so ginawa ko is just to turned off na lang muna yun HDMI audio sa PCH...so normal na ang sound...i guess hinde talaga ciguro dapat i turn-on yun HDMI Audio sa PCH unless the HDMI connection would be PCH210 > AVR > LCD...i thought kasi puede as additional speaker yun sa TV...thanks sir for the help...
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yes sir, you are right...tho i cant say its simultaneous ang sound coming from the TV and HT speakers..so ginawa ko is just to turned off na lang muna yun HDMI audio sa PCH...so normal na ang sound...i guess hinde talaga ciguro dapat i turn-on yun HDMI Audio sa PCH unless the HDMI connection would be PCH210 > AVR > LCD...i thought kasi puede as additional speaker yun sa TV...thanks sir for the help...
Simultaneously getting outputted, but not in perfect synch...hehe...and also not the same timbre - pipit yun TV sound kaya hindi matched sa HT speakers. hehe
No need to turn off HDMI Audio. Just dont forget to ZERO the TV volume whenever you use the AVR. Convenient nga yung HDMI Audio On kasi kahit patayin mo yung AVR (for whatever reason), meron ka pa ring sound coming out from the TV - I do that sometimes kapag late night viewing or kapag hindi talaga puedeng masyadong maingay or madagundong sa kapitbahay, or in case "for my ears" only yung content - hehe.
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Simultaneously getting outputted, but not in perfect synch...hehe...and also not the same timbre - pipit yun TV sound kaya hindi matched sa HT speakers. hehe
No need to turn off HDMI Audio. Just dont forget to ZERO the TV volume whenever you use the AVR. Convenient nga yung HDMI Audio On kasi kahit patayin mo yung AVR (for whatever reason), meron ka pa ring sound coming out from the TV - I do that sometimes kapag late night viewing or kapag hindi talaga puedeng masyadong maingay or madagundong sa kapitbahay, or in case "for my ears" only yung content - hehe.
yes sir..i think thats good logic...and ill follow your recommendation...will just have to mute the sound sa tv..thanks again
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mga sirs, i need some layman's explanation regarding the audio setup of pch210...i like to know when to use "downmix" or "passthrough"...and what's "DRC"?
my pch210 is hooked up to my lcd via hdmi..while for audio ive hooked up an optical cable to an external amps...
right now, ang setup ng pch ko ay lahat "downmix"..."on" ang HDMI Audio..."yes" ang DRC...
my issue now is that yun audio ay meron echo or something like that...so how do i fix this?
Sir, depende sa TV mo, baka may ginagawa si TV mo sa audio. My case yung LG, kahit magic sing o NMT, noticeable siya pag voice parang may echo delay, i off mo yung sound enhancements ng TV side. or volume to Zero mo.
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I'm sure you guys have seen this, or maybe not.
Cant wait for NMJ Version 2!!!
http://youtu.be/Z_jEh3RFSio
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I got the aluminum casing from ERT and they also upgraded my firmware to the latest (May 27 I think).
I don't know if this feature already existed before this latest firmware, but the full BD rips now have full navigation (as an option), just like the C200! In other words, the files behave like a blu-ray disk, complete with the long waits and the advisory about the delay, the ads etc.!
Buti na lang. I was already thinking of whether to build myself an HTPC or upgrade to the C200 so I can play the full BD rips with no problems. Hindi na kelangan I guess. :) :) :) :) :)
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Yup :)
Be careful what you wish for.
Magastos lalo dahil a 2TB drive will hold a paltry 40-50 titles kung puro full BD rips ha ha ha!
The only restriction is it still won't play retail BD even if you attach a USB BDROM drive.
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Yup :)
Be careful what you wish for.
Magastos lalo dahil a 2TB drive will hold a paltry 40-50 titles kung puro full BD rips ha ha ha!
The only restriction is it still won't play retail BD even if you attach a USB BDROM drive.
Hehe true. . . . ;D
At least there's another option for movie collections:
- movies that are fine at 1080p or even 720p
- movies at higher bitrates including BD25
- Full BD rips
- retail BDs for the real keepers.
;D ;D ;D
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...
At least there's another option for movie collections:
- movies that are fine at 1080p or even 720p
- movies at higher bitrates including REENCODED BD25
- UNTOUCHED BD25 or 1080p REMUX (MKV)
- Full BD rips
- retail BDs for the real keepers - hmmmmm - hehe (biro lang po)
;D ;D ;D
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At least there's another option for movie collections:
- movies that are fine at 1080p or even 720p
- movies at higher bitrates including REENCODED BD25
- UNTOUCHED BD25 or 1080p REMUX (MKV)
- Full BD rips
- retail BDs for the real keepers - hmmmmm - hehe (biro lang po)
;D ;D ;D
Clon, anong difference ng untouched sa reencoded? Which is better?
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Kapag Reencoded BD25, pinipilit ng encoder na pagkasyahin sa BD25 yung buong movie with the primary HD audio, then put sa BDMV folder (or BD ISO). In some cases, the video is just too big for BD25 hence a little bit of compression (just enough to fit BD25) on the videostream has to be done.
Kapag Untouched or Remux, they simply get rid of the stuff they don't like (menus, special features, trailers, secondary soundstreams, secondary subtitles, etc.) to minimize the total size of the file. Sometimes kasya sa BD25. Sometimes, it doesn't matter kung over the BD25 capacity. In any case, the total filesize would still be less than that of full BD rip - in my observation Untouched/Remux would range from 20-30GB pero meron pa ring umaabot ng close to 40GB especially if the movie is very long.
But I think Eureka still makes it best with his BD25. Mas hirap ang media players if MKV Remux and then sometimes meron issues yung PGS subs with MKV (nahuhuli). Kaya yung mga encoders concentrating on Remux stuff, hindi sila magkaroon ng standard in terms of subbing. Yung iba sticks with the original PGS, yung iba uses hi-res Vobsub obtained from the original PGS (which NMTs dont support unfortunately), then provides the original PGS in a separate folder, yung iba don't put subs at all. Most of them don't like to use SRT because low quality daw yung text - relative to premium quality AV - kaso in terms of perfect synching, SRT is the easiest.
So because of possible issues with subs, si Eureka talaga ang pinaka-balanced, especially if it's an Untouched BD25 Eureka.
But for those who don't want subs, then Untouched/Remux stuff are definitely the next best thing to a real BD.
And kapag accessible yung mga BD25 and Untouched stuff, then you think about real BDs, talagang mapapa-hmmmm ka nga hehehe
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Very enlightening post (as usual) sir...
For me it's just full BD rips removing encryption. I just don't like re-encoding to save a some gigabytes coz' maski pa-paano, there is just a risk of reduction in bitrates nung video which is unacceptable if the point of backup up BD is retaining the original video quality of the original.
The longer I've been using all these various formats, my eyes are getting better at catching quality differences and now that the firmware includes support for deep color output, halata na talaga difference between an uncompressed BD backup (40-50GB) from a BD25 untouched version.
I guess it's like audiophiles as well, their experience allows them to ascertain subtle nuances among differing equipment choices and of course the source material also matters significantly to get the best quality out of their setups.
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Kapag Reencoded BD25, pinipilit ng encoder na pagkasyahin sa BD25 yung buong movie with the primary HD audio, then put sa BDMV folder (or BD ISO). In some cases, the video is just too big for BD25 hence a little bit of compression (just enough to fit BD25) on the videostream has to be done.
Kapag Untouched or Remux, they simply get rid of the stuff they don't like (menus, special features, trailers, secondary soundstreams, secondary subtitles, etc.) to minimize the total size of the file. Sometimes kasya sa BD25. Sometimes, it doesn't matter kung over the BD25 capacity. In any case, the total filesize would still be less than that of full BD rip - in my observation Untouched/Remux would range from 20-30GB pero meron pa ring umaabot ng close to 40GB especially if the movie is very long.
But I think Eureka still makes it best with his BD25. Mas hirap ang media players if MKV Remux and then sometimes meron issues yung PGS subs with MKV (nahuhuli). Kaya yung mga encoders concentrating on Remux stuff, hindi sila magkaroon ng standard in terms of subbing. Yung iba sticks with the original PGS, yung iba uses hi-res Vobsub obtained from the original PGS (which NMTs dont support unfortunately), then provides the original PGS in a separate folder, yung iba don't put subs at all. Most of them don't like to use SRT because low quality daw yung text - relative to premium quality AV - kaso in terms of perfect synching, SRT is the easiest.
So because of possible issues with subs, si Eureka talaga ang pinaka-balanced, especially if it's an Untouched BD25 Eureka.
But for those who don't want subs, then Untouched/Remux stuff are definitely the next best thing to a real BD.
And kapag accessible yung mga BD25 and Untouched stuff, then you think about real BDs, talagang mapapa-hmmmm ka nga hehehe
Very enlightening, as always! Thanks, and duly noted! ;) ;D
Will send you email this weekend....
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Sir, depende sa TV mo, baka may ginagawa si TV mo sa audio. My case yung LG, kahit magic sing o NMT, noticeable siya pag voice parang may echo delay, i off mo yung sound enhancements ng TV side. or volume to Zero mo.
thanks sir for the input..will check up on the setting ng TV..concentrated kasi ako with the PCH settings that I forgot na meron din pala settings ang LCD...my bad..he he
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thanks sir for the input..will check up on the setting ng TV..concentrated kasi ako with the PCH settings that I forgot na meron din pala settings ang LCD...my bad..he he
Oks bro, dont worry, LG ko din parang me echo pag kumakanta ako sa magic sing, di ko alam if may multo o ayaw lang sa boses ko hahahahha :D
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Hi, guys Ive got another noob question here.
So after getting my PCH A-210 Ive managed to do the following...
1. Install latest firmaware
2. Installed internal HDD and ran the NMT wizard (reformatting the HDD to ext3 in the process)
3. Play a couple of movies from USB powered external HDD via USB
Now Im trying to transfer my movies to the internal HDD, and so i connected the A-210 to my laptop via the slave cable, and connected my USB external HDD to my laptop. Problem is my laptop cant see the PCH drive (ext3 system). Im running on windows 7. Am I doing anything wrong here?
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Yes you need to install a driver in your Windows machine to be able to read Hard Drive formatted with ext2/3 partitions. I forget what it's called but a quick google will lead you to the result
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Sir, scifi-fan, what would be the better route?
1. Just install the driver to my PC to enable it to read the PCH HDD or
2. Since there are no files (except the NMT apps and folders created during NMT installation) yet in my drive would it be better to it out from my A-210 then reformat it to a different system, say NTFS and the just reinstall the NMT app (w/o the reformatting he HDD).
For option 1, I think the disadvantage is if I wanted to share my HDD with someone else, they might ot readily have the driver and not be able to read the ext3 HDD.
If I went for option 2, can i install the driver on my windows PC connect the PCH as a slave and reformat it to NTFS?
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Option 1 is easiest.
Option 2 also works but you need a USB stick to install the NMT Apps to (this is my setup).
I chose option 2 because it indeed easier to share HDD with someone else (who might not even own a media player).
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sana magkaroon din ng option sa a200/210 fw ng option para makapagcold boot agad sa nmj. tapos pag naka nmj ka pwede ka mag shift ng source ng hindi ka na lalabas sa main menu.
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Actually meron mod that you can install on your HDs that can do this.
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=46189
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Actually meron mod that you can install on your HDs that can do this.
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=46189
thanks scifi fan, I will try that mode. tungkol naman dun sa nag wiwindow view upon standby sa nmj try ko rin, yun lang ang ba cause noon? thanks
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...But I think Eureka still makes it best with his BD25. Mas hirap ang media players if MKV Remux and then sometimes meron issues yung PGS subs with MKV (nahuhuli). Kaya yung mga encoders concentrating on Remux stuff, hindi sila magkaroon ng standard in terms of subbing. Yung iba sticks with the original PGS, yung iba uses hi-res Vobsub obtained from the original PGS (which NMTs dont support unfortunately), then provides the original PGS in a separate folder, yung iba don't put subs at all. Most of them don't like to use SRT because low quality daw yung text - relative to premium quality AV - kaso in terms of perfect synching, SRT is the easiest.
So because of possible issues with subs, si Eureka talaga ang pinaka-balanced, especially if it's an Untouched BD25 Eureka.
But for those who don't want subs, then Untouched/Remux stuff are definitely the next best thing to a real BD.
And kapag accessible yung mga BD25 and Untouched stuff, then you think about real BDs, talagang mapapa-hmmmm ka nga hehehe
sir, am not sure if this is the proper forum to post my query - but since kasama ang topic on subs sa post, i might as well ask...
i downloaded a movie na may kasamang .idx and .sub files instead of the usual .srt (which i am familiar)..query ko po is how do i make a hard sub out of these idx and .sub files?
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You use a program called BDSUP2SUB
However it is way easier to just search for SRT equivalents online.
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Qestion lng po mo nga PCH gurus. Since the NMT Apps torrent runs on a transmission client can we use a recently released ios app to control it?
I know you can access it with a plain browser but it would be cool to use it with the app too right?
The app name is iControlbits.
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i got A210 with 2tb loaded with movies. I updated to latest fw. however when I update NMT setup wizard, all movies loaded in 2tb are gone :( my bad i have morethan 250movies now all i have is just a empty music, photo and movie file.
Appreciate if anyone can direct me to any shop that can dowload movies in my 2tb?
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i got A210 with 2tb loaded with movies. First thing I did is to update latest fw however when update NMT setup wizard all movies loaded in 2tb are gone :( my bad i have morethan 250movies now all i have is just a empty music, photo and movie file.
Appreciate if anyone can direct me to any shop that can dowload movies in my 2tb?
PM Annot, he sell nmt's in the Marketplace, for P500, he fills up 1tb of movies of your choice and you should give him at least 3 days for that, also ask for his updated HD movie list. ;)
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all my movies in my 2tb are back ;D. thanks to Annot.
appreciate if anyone can post easy procedure to create a movie jukebox.
Likewise, it only shows "ALL CH STEREO" on my AVR though i'm playing DTS HD or D Digital ? Do i need to setup or update something?
Many thanks!
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First, let's fix the AVR...
On the PCH A-210, go to Setup > Audio/Video
If your A-210 is connected to the AVR via HDMI, the set HDMI Audio to ON
Now depending on your AVR's abilities, set to Passthrough at least for Dolby Digital and DTS, set the others to downmix unless you're sure you know your AVR can decode them.
As for the jukebox, as long as the unit is properly attached to your Home LAN and can access the internet all you need to do is navigate to the 2TB drive and start creating the jukebox by pressing the RED Button.
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First, let's fix the AVR...
On the PCH A-210, go to Setup > Audio/Video
If your A-210 is connected to the AVR via HDMI, the set HDMI Audio to ON
Now depending on your AVR's abilities, set to Passthrough at least for Dolby Digital and DTS, set the others to downmix unless you're sure you know your AVR can decode them.
As for the jukebox, as long as the unit is properly attached to your Home LAN and can access the internet all you need to do is navigate to the 2TB drive and start creating the jukebox by pressing the RED Button.
Thanks scifi. dts, D digital and HD audio are now decoded in my avr ;D However, jukebox setup seems something missing. The movie pictures are just in one side of the tv. it doesn't show in the whole screen.
(http://i812.photobucket.com/albums/zz44/bulletred/IMG_0848.jpg)
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I am about to buy this unit as well. I believe this has a gigabit network, thus it will fit in my home network where I use the D-Link DIR-655 gigabit router. I assume I can achieve faster transfers from my mac connected in the network to the Popcorn with an internal HD EXT3 format?
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@bullet,
In setup > Audio/Video, set the Video Output to the highest your TV can support, do not leave it on "Auto"
@ditoy
ext3, ntfs.. doesn't matter. Expect transfer speeds of 8MB(ytes) to 12MB(ytes) per sec using SMB protocol. The fastest way pa rin is to use the USB slave port.
Also Dir-655 are kinda "iffy" pag dating sa gigabit. I prefer to use a gigabit switch, not a wifi router that happens to have gigabit ports. You can get a 5 port gigabit switch from cdr-king (for less than 1000 pesos) that works with the 200 series.
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...In setup > Audio/Video, set the Video Output to the highest your TV can support, do not leave it on "Auto"
But it should be noted that even though your TV can support up to 1080p/24Hz, you would have to switch the Video Output between 24Hz or 60Hz (or 50Hz if that is the frequency in your country) depending on what you are playing. If the image appears too stuttery, switch to 60Hz/50Hz. If it appears ugly with jaggedy edges, switch to 24Hz.
Some AVRs may initially show "Resolution Error" if you set at 24Hz but if the setting is pass-through and the TV is capable of 24Hz, then that error will be automatically rectified.
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Noticed that all my movies doesn't have subtitle ???
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I have a similar problem.
I am very fond of Akira Kurosawa movies and usually download for these are in multi subtitles.
I have to rename the srts for them to be recognized, but what if I have french or spanish visitors and they want to view it in non-english subtitles?
In my downloads I see a sample folder (I delete this right away) and a subtitle fonlder containing multiles subtitle files (srts). English.srt, French.srt etc.
Any help? TIA
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You can use mkvmerge to combine the subtitles you want to use and create a single mkv.
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Tnx Sir scifi any more info on how to do this?
Does this mean I need to reencode the mkv? or just mix the srts?
SOrry I thought the NMJ or the PCH could just pick and choose the srts according to language.
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Tnx Sir scifi any more info on how to do this?
Does this mean I need to reencode the mkv? or just mix the srts?
SOrry I thought the NMJ or the PCH could just pick and choose the srts according to language.
No.. those multiple SRTs were dropped already on the 200 series because the MKV container format has improved over the years already. The proper way is to mux all the various subs into the main file so that you'll end up with just 1 MKV file, it can hold multiple audio & subtitle tracks.
When you remux, it's just adding/removing tracks.
When you re-encode, you're changing the codecs (like from AVI to MKV, DTS to Dolby etc).
remuxes are fast.
Get mkvmerge on your PC/Mac and start practicing how to mux/remux.
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Salamat sir!
Hopefully dummy proof sya para di na madaming setting kasi mag add lng nmn ako ng subtitle eh.
Yung sample files ba gingamit din sa remux?
Tia ulit
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No...
Basically a MKV is just a container so for a movie you should put;
1 Video Track
1 or more Audio Tracks (main, commentary, other language)
1 or more Subtitle tracks (default, forced, language 1, language 2)
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hello sci,
Is there a guide or something to enable/mount multiple network sharing in the popcorn hour a-210??
So that I can only have 1 jukebox as it is so cumbersome to maintain 2 jukeboxes :)
Thanks
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I'm sure there is, but I am unaware of them at this time.
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I am enjoying this NMT so far, specially being able to play all those BD Rips I have collected! I just miss the small preview pane from my other cheap Realtek-based players.
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You won't miss the preview pane once you're knowledgable enough with the platform so you can mod it.
I've installed airplay on my PCH units so I can easily display videos from my iPad/iPhone to the display. It's so cool and I saved money by not having to fork over moolah to get a AVR that supports airplay.
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...The proper way is to mux all the various subs into the main file so that you'll end up with just 1 MKV file, it can hold multiple audio & subtitle tracks.
When you remux, it's just adding/removing tracks.
When you re-encode, you're changing the codecs (like from AVI to MKV, DTS to Dolby etc).
remuxes are fast.
Get mkvmerge on your PC/Mac and start practicing how to mux/remux.
ive been following your post and im glad i did....got myself an mkvmerge and tried it out..wow, this is way much better than having to do a hard-sub..thanks a lot sir
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I'm glad it helped.
So once you have 1 MKV file, you can navigate the myriad combinations of audio/subtitle tracks using the TITLE button during playback. If you properly document your tracks/subs, it should be properly identified using the onscreen menu.
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I'm glad it helped.
So once you have 1 MKV file, you can navigate the myriad combinations of audio/subtitle tracks using the TITLE button during playback. If you properly document your tracks/subs, it should be properly identified using the onscreen menu.
btw sir, meron mga movie like "the rite" wherein yun sub ay lumalabas lang pag foreign language (forced sub ba ang tawag dito?)..anyway, how is it done?
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Exactly.. that's forced subtitle.
When you add the subtitle make sure you set the forced flag to ON.
You also have to get a SRT that only includes the dialog that needs to be forced, in the case of the movie "The Rite", it's only the parts where they speak italian or latin.
The Rite - Non English Forced Subtitles (http://www.podnapisi.net/en/the-rite-2011-subtitles-p1176879)
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Exactly.. that's forced subtitle.
When you add the subtitle make sure you set the forced flag to ON.
You also have to get a SRT that only includes the dialog that needs to be forced, in the case of the movie "The Rite", it's only the parts where they speak italian or latin.
The Rite - Non English Forced Subtitles (http://www.podnapisi.net/en/the-rite-2011-subtitles-p1176879)
thanks again sir for the explanation...will try this one out later...
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You can also download the sample file in this thread;
http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,140277.0.html
Load it into mkvmerge so you can see how I tagged it the subtitles
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Rolls Royce of Media Player :o
MKV3D Support
Start to enjoy 3D movies on your Popcorn Hour A-210 today, with the industry first true MKV3D support in a media player! This support is built into the firmware so you do not need to reach for the TV remote and manual switch to 3D mode. In fact we busted the myth that to enjoy 3D movies you need HDMI 1.4 equipment, while our players are HDMI 1.3a, so no need to upgrade your Audio Video Receiver (AVR) afterall.
*firmware upgrade necessary and 3D enable TV needed
All new aluminum box
Enjoy fanless silent operation, while keeping your player cool and reliable. All thanks to our new aluminum chasis design, which is effective at dissipating heat from the CPU.
Video Quality
With better than blu-ray quality video playback and support for more than 100Mbps bitrate support, and 24P frame rate. Start to amaze your friends and family today, and unleash your TV.
BluRay ISO Support
Enjoy your blu-ray backup ISO files with no loss of movie quality and interactive menu support. You will never notice that you are actually watching a ISO file.
Multiple codec and file container support
One of the major benefit of a media player compared to HTPC is you never have to keep track of software or codec updates. Right now, the Popcorn Hour A-210 supports virtually every known file codec or container in the market. We are not resting on our laurels, our software engineers work tirelessly to keep the A-210 up to date.
Language and Subtitle Support
As we are a global company, we recognize the need for localization. The Popcorn Hour A-210 supports more than 20 language and subtitle support. This further enhance your experience with the A-210.
NMT Apps
Turn your Popcorn Hour A-210 to a SMB, NFS or UPNP Server with the NMT Apps. Share your harddrive content in the A-210 to other compatible devices. It work like a NAS and no complicated setup needed. Just hook up a HDD and install the NMT Apps.
I wanted to throw that out right off the bat because the Popcorn Hour NMJ (Net Media Jukebox) represents an entirely different level of hardware. The cost is identical to the Boxee ($199) but the way it performs is as different as night and day.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/nmj.jpg)
The Popcorn Hour starts off with a bang. Professional looking menu system and a professional looking box. Contained in brushed black aluminum, the Popcorn Hour starts out very differently then it's counterparts. A few notes right off the bat:
Because of the larger box, it supports a single 3.5" (standard desktop) SATA HDD. This is a great benefit because it's far cheaper to get a large size HDD for a desktop then a laptop; 2TB was easily found locally for under $70, which would be more then enough for most. The Popcorn Hour is also the only box I have so far reviewed that supports Component Output, which allows for connection with older non-HDMI HDTVs, giving those 720P projection sets something to do. The Popcorn Hour also gives you composite and S-Video connectors. There is no connection type you're likely to use that isn't an option on the Popcorn Hour, giving it the broadest support of any of the storage to network devices.
The Popcorn Hour has it's own inbuilt SAMBA server (along with quite a bit of server software) allowing you to easily connect to it over your local network, add and titles. Running it's own Net Media Tank software, it will index the items on your network and give you a video wall experience that is very, very good. I had complained about the slow response times of the Boxee? While the Popcorn Hour took a few hours to index my network, once it was done it moves around as fast as I want, and it sorts through media quickly.
The Popcorn Hour doesn't provide some of the "signature" apps - Netflix or Vudu. But the Popcorn Hour does provide a creative and deep Linux software library that can all be operated from your remote control.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/apps.jpg)
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/appsmarket.jpg)
Apps like Twitter, Facebook, Youtube, and even games, the White House, and a large series of video streams are available. The nice bit for me is that you can pick and chose which applications you actually want installed.
How's playback?
Like the Patriot Box Office, the Popcorn Hour responded quickly to the connection of an external DVDROM drive via USB, and it functioned flawlessly. Discs were readable and easy to use. The Popcorn Hour also prompted me when an audio CD was input, asking me to rip it to different fromats and bit depths. I was able to quickly chose using the remote and away it went.
Support for video formats is fantastic- playback looks great, really great, and the remote interface is easy to use. No matter what video format I through at it, no matter how heavy the content streamed or local, the popcorn hour managed to get through it. A step ahead of the Patriot Box Office and far ahead of Boxee in this regard.
The Popcorn Hour also offers full HD bitstreaming; so it supports DTS-HD/TrueHD and LPCM output. The Popcorn Hour is one of the first units certified for MKV3D container; I have just connected a 3D TV in my office, and I gave it a go, using only sample media, and I can confirm it does work, exactly as promised.
But the part that will get the attention of archivers is the ISO mount utility. For many, storing favorite titles is easiest in MKV. As a container format, it's a good way to "just get to the good stuff" that being the main movie with the audio we want and that's it. But there are some titles that storing an ISO comes in handy. In Media Center, this often means turning to Arcsoft TMT5 inside of the Media Center Shell. But the Popcorn Hour mounted, played, and functioned right off the bat with ISOs, from Bluray to DVD, and it moves through them quickly - very quickly. The menus load super fast, the performance is solid.
To give you an idea, loading the Bluray "Back to the Future" disc one on my Oppo BD-83 took three times longer to get to the menu then the Popcorn Hour was able to get there using a mounted ISO. Menus functioned flawlessly. Popups, branching, and other functions worked within discs I tried.
To put it frankly, the Popcorn Hour A210 could best be summed up as : a WHOLE lot of polish.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/resolution.jpg)
Hit the INFO button and all the details pop up. Media type. Frame rate, bit rate, how you it's being displayed, format, options. (The "Actual Clip" is not from the Popcorn Hour, that's me so I could mark the frames that come out to make sure I'm looking at a clip with none of the enhancements turned on)
The Popcorn Hour's functionality real success is how it looks. None of the other units can hold a candle to the Popcorn Hour in visual Display. ISO's looked as good as it gets. DVD presentation is phenomenal. ISOs, folder levels, MKVs.. no matter how you have your DVDs stored, they run exactly as you expect them. The Popcorn Hour's remote DVD navigation is great. I tested a few DVDs with known "Easter Eggs" and getting to them worked just fine, so the way that the Popcorn Hour handles them is fantastic.
MKV management? Controlling chapter stops in MKV is a snap:
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/bluray.jpg)
The setup menu structure is simple, intuitive and functional
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/setup.jpg)
(Please note: I have it set to 720P here just because my HDMI Video Capture Card locks in, and I don't want to capture huge pictures for a review, 1080P is of course supported and native on my screen :)
It's hard to say anything really negative about hte Popcorn Hour. I can just comment on what it won't do. It won't do Netflix. It won't do Hulu. It's not doing video from iTunes. But what it does do, it does fantastically well. Even the Facebook and Twitter interfaces were easy to navigate and use from 10'. But the playback from the Popcorn Hour really stands out.
I was very impressed with the Patriot Box Office at about $90, because for what it was, it was great. The Boxee, while offering Hulu, Vudu, Netflix felt somewhat clunky and didn't offer enough file support. The Popcorn Hour is at the same price level as a Boxee, but it's network support and performance just can't be matched. It handles everything, and it does it fantastically well. This is the only non-HTPC unit I know of that handles MKV3D. It's one of the only that mounts BD ISOs without blinking an eye and gets menu structures correct. Inbuilt SAMBA? You know it.
There are other features on this unit that I won't review, but you can bet they work with the same level of polish as the rest of this unit.
The Popcorn Hour is not an HTPC. It won't do live TV or many of the streaming types. But it is a HIGH QUALITY network streamer. Out of everything I have tested, nothing looks as good as the Popcorn Hour. From the moment you open the box to actually using it, the Popcorn Hour is the kind of unit that screams: "I was BUILT with quality in mind".
Worth a Look
I have a real mixed feeling about many of the network tank devices. Because they don't do live TV, and many don't do Hulu, Vudu, or Netflix, they fall into their own category. At $199, and you'll want to add an optional HDD, you're likely looking at about $250 in a Popcorn Hour. That's more expensive then a Media Center Extender like an XBOX, but then again, you get some nice functtionality too. HD Audio that works, MKV3D, a nice interface, a better then average remote, and a Jukebox Platform that is very functional.
At this price point, it isn't the kind of item you'd blind buy. But there is no denying that this unit is full of flat out polish. It is a great performer, fast, with a fantastically well built interface, great output options and incredible format compatibility. Stand Alone Multi-Channel FLAC? No problem. High Bitrate MKV? No problem. ISOs? Video_TS folder structure? MPG? XVID? FLV? Nothing I could throw at it even caused the Popcorn Hour to blink. Performance was fast. Some performance was far beyond expectations. Subtitle Support? Perfect. Angle options? Fine. BD Popup Menus? Work. Multiple Audio tracks in MKV? No problem. MKV chapters? Not an issue.
This isn't the kind of product that gets a major media push and happens at all the distributors. But it reminds me of some of the best audiophile devices of the past, a core concept that is refined, polished, refined again, more polish, tweaked here, tweaked there and upgraded to the point where you can't think of what might be missing.
If you just want a network media tank, I definitely haven't seen anything even in the same league as Popcorn Hour. 4.5/5
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A few more clips just so I can show some of what this looks like in action.. the CD Ripping Application:
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/audiorip.jpg)
Sudoku?
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/sudoku.jpg)
Twitter
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/twitter.jpg)
1080p/60fps
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/1080p.jpg)
Music View
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/musicreview.jpg)
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No...
Basically a MKV is just a container so for a movie you should put;
1 Video Track
1 or more Audio Tracks (main, commentary, other language)
1 or more Subtitle tracks (default, forced, language 1, language 2)
@scifi
Sir doest it mean you can only access subtitle after you down load the mkvmerge? there's a lot of mkv download avail in the net, any particular? how can i sync to A210?
appreacite if you can share easy step. thanks for your help. :)
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As far as the PCH is concerned, it can support 1 External subtitle file as long as it's named the same as the main MKV file;
Example:
Movie.mkv
Movie.srt
You can download movie.srt from popular sights like podnapisi.net or opensubtitles.org.
You can then synchronize it using subtitle editors like jubler.
For me once I've properly synced it, I then employ mkvmerge to create just 1 MKV file with the right subtitle "muxed" in already.
The people who do these are pretty much a lot of the non-english speakers who need it. We're pretty lucky here english is a 2nd language to nearly all pinoys so hindi masyado O.C. tayo when MKV files don't have subs.
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Hello gurus,
i'm thinking of getting the a210, a shop quoted 9500(cash) just for the unit 17k if with internal 1tb hdd preloaded.
is the preloaded hdd worth it? or am i better off buying a 1tb hdd for 2350 or a 2 tb for 4650 and just DL the movies i like.
is the a210 wifi capable or do i need to plug it to the router?
i also have old DL movies in my laptop, can i use a flash disc to transfer them to the internal HDD of the a210?
sorry for the many questions, just wanna make sure i get full details before i purchase one.
TAI
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Can't answer about preloading because it's not allowed.
A210 is wifi capable but you just can't buy any dongle, it needs one that's certified to work so you can get the one distributed by Popcorn Hour. Be forwarned though you will not be able to stream anything higher than 720p size movies via wifi. A wired connection will always be best.
The A210 also includes a USB slave port so you can plug it in directly to your laptop and the internal drive will show up on your Windows PC like a standard USB external HD as long as you have the proper drivers for windows to find it (ext2 driver for windows).
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Mga gurus,
I have a hunt for red octob bmdv that i cant play.
When i select the folder it just returns to nmj or when i use the file browser it just goes back to the file browser.
Is there a setting I can try or an edit I can do?
Tnx in advance.
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I managed to play it at last! But I had to use file view and select the m2ts file.
I thought a210 with the latest firmware would allow full menus, can you gusy teach me how to enable this here?
TIA
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Yes it does play BDMVs.
However, you have to isolate if the problem is the player of the source material.
Try with another BDMV first.
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Thanks sir sci-fi, sana nga. Makahanap ako ng BDMV sa stash ko.
What stuff should I look for just in case sir?
TIA
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Don't forget, you have to go to Setting ---> BD/DVD/Audio CD ---> BD Navigation --> Full navigation and click Save.
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Don't forget, you have to go to Setting ---> BD/DVD/Audio CD ---> BD Navigation --> Full navigation and click Save.
Actually sir_ditoy. Thats what i did and it keeps sending me back to the file manager or nmj.
I managec to play it when i used file mode and selected the mt2s file.
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Hi,
I am using egreat right now. (the old one, the 31-b i think), and it takes awhile for it to boot up from rest.
In this regard, could you tell me around how many seconds does A210 take to bootup from power-off to the point wherein you can start selecting your file. How about if you attach an external HD (around 1TB), how much longer does it take for it to scan the drive?
Gusto ko kasi yung mabilis bilis. Medyo mabagal na yung egreat. I don't know if this thing has been addressed with the newer NMTs.
Thanks.
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Faster than the Egreat 31B but still significantly slower compared to Mede8er (or perhaps all Realtek based players). The Mede8er takes only a few seconds to start up. The A200/A210, about a minute or so sa 1st external HDD but the next HDDs would be a little bit faster, and can be connected without powering down the PCH.
Boot up time on a PCH is worth the wait anyways, and when you play pure BD rips, parang totoong BD sa bagal magbasa ng content initially..hehehe
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dang ganun ba? What makes Mede8er boot up that much faster than popcornhour? Is Mede8er also a good NMT? what is PCH's advantage as against Mede8er?
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dang ganun ba? What makes Mede8er boot up that much faster than popcornhour? Is Mede8er also a good NMT? what is PCH's advantage as against Mede8er?
It's the chipset and firmware that they use. Realtek-based players tend to boot much faster (especially when we're talking about their newest chipsets), but they are limited in terms of supporting BD Menus, 3D, and some minor things.
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dang ganun ba? What makes Mede8er boot up that much faster than popcornhour? Is Mede8er also a good NMT? what is PCH's advantage as against Mede8er?
If you intend to watch a lot of pure BD rips, the difference is major (major major) because in some cases, you definitely need access to full BD navigation in order to play a BD (as in the case of seamless branching discs containing multiple versions of the movie). Yung workaround na "file play" of pure BD via Realtek players is effective only kapag meron single large m2ts within the BDMV structure. Kung wala, putol putol yung scenes and/or, iba iba ang order of scenes - frustrating but can be amusing though. hehe
But if you need a player for MKVs, ISO, TS, AVI, those other 3 letter acronym format, Realtek should suffice. Meron daw picture quality advantage ang Sigma but then the Sigma plays BD in it's full color/glory so what can you expect? If you're not too sensitive on these things, it won't make so much difference. Mede8er is a very very good player to be fair and their FW support is excellent - kinokopya pero hindi makopya -, but since I am quite into pure BDs, the advantage of the PCH is just too significant.
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dang ganun ba? What makes Mede8er boot up that much faster than popcornhour? Is Mede8er also a good NMT? what is PCH's advantage as against Mede8er?
Bootup may be fast in most Realtek, some you need to disable autoscan. the unique selling point of Realtek over Sigma is the PQ/SQ + Full Navigation ng BD Menu.
Some Realtek promise BD Menu playback pero BDJ 1.0 lang(at least yung those i've used), unlike sa Sigma based players, it just plays pure BD rips.
Isang classic example is that if the BD ISO playback I encountered sa Black Hawk Down --- with BD ISO autoplay folder set at the NMT, without support for full BD navigation (BDJ 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0 not just BDJ 1.0), pag autoplay ng BD folder yung commentary track i play nya. So hassle to guess the track which is the movie itself.
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Is there any real significance in quality from an MKV file and a pure BD rip? Para kasing BD na sa akin ang dating ng mga MKV files.
If the PQ difference between an MKV rip and a BD rip is like the difference between 720p and 1080p then i'd say that its not as significant as it seems kasi honestly, 720p looks very much like 1080p when you are 2 meters+ away.
Yung mga nakaka halata ng difference would be the ones who really look for the mistakes/errors and such between them. Pero if you watch it like a "movie", you won't really notice a difference.
Now if the difference is like a standard def and high def video, then that's what i call a BIGGGG difference.
Now is the PQ between PCH and Mede8er like a 720p/1080p or a SD/HD?
Also, can Mede8er play 3D pala? This is also the best competitor of PCH right? Or is there a better Realtek NMT?
Maraming salamat
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Is there any real significance in quality from an MKV file and a pure BD rip? Para kasing BD na sa akin ang dating ng mga MKV files.
If the PQ difference between an MKV rip and a BD rip is like the difference between 720p and 1080p then i'd say that its not as significant as it seems kasi honestly, 720p looks very much like 1080p when you are 2 meters+ away.
Yung mga nakaka halata ng difference would be the ones who really look for the mistakes/errors and such between them. Pero if you watch it like a "movie", you won't really notice a difference.
Now if the difference is like a standard def and high def video, then that's what i call a BIGGGG difference.
Now is the PQ between PCH and Mede8er like a 720p/1080p or a SD/HD?
Also, can Mede8er play 3D pala? This is also the best competitor of PCH right? Or is there a better Realtek NMT?
Maraming salamat
I assume that when you say "MKV File" you would mean 1080p encodes .No? Anyways, Pure BD Rip (or remux) will always be better than 1080p high quality encodes and that is a fact. But as to the question of whether there is a huge difference between both is a subjective question that can only be answered when one actually looks at the movie itself.
In my situation, I could not see the difference between high quality 1080p encodes and BD remuxes. The difference maybe is so minimal that my eyes could not catch it :) But again, this is a very subjective matter :)
Now, as to mede8er vs PCH , I am sure there would be no difference as to picture quality as I am a former owner of an Xtreamer which uses also realtek chipset :)
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Can I transfer files to the internal hard drive installed in the Popcorn Hour A210 from a usb drive (external hdd) connected to the popcorn hour? if yes, how?
thanks. :)
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Can I transfer files to the internal hard drive installed in the Popcorn Hour A210 from a usb drive (external hdd) connected to the popcorn hour? if yes, how?
thanks. :)
highlight file -> (click file mode/list button) -> "add to list" -> scroll to folder of internal drive -> (click file mode/list button) -> "copy/move (cut & paste) listed files here"
If you want to clear the list -> "Clear list"
warning: Be very careful not to click "Delete listed files"
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highlight file -> (click file mode/list button) -> "add to list" -> scroll to folder of internal drive -> (click file mode/list button) -> "copy/move (cut & paste) listed files here"
If you want to clear the list -> "Clear list"
warning: Be very careful not to click "Delete listed files"
thank you very much! :)
will i only be able to do it per file? or could i do a whole folder transfer?
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File or Folder... not a problem.
You can even use File Mode to transfer across network shares.
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;D actually para mas mbilis mgtransfer ng files try downloading file zilla mas mbilis syang mgtransfer but configure mu pa sya like ip adres
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Even faster is to use USB slave mode.
The A-210 comes with a USB slave cable so just plug into PC and as long as you have the proper ext2 drivers in your PC, it will be treated like a local USB attached drive.
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Even faster is to use USB slave mode.
The A-210 comes with a USB slave cable so just plug into PC and as long as you have the proper ext2 drivers in your PC, it will be treated like a local USB attached drive.
@scifi, which of the ext2 drivers do you use? ext2fs? So far this is good, just make sure you set the windows XP SP3 compatibility mode for the application.
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All I know is that you use install this program in Windows so that it can read linux formatted drives;
http://www.fs-driver.org/
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guys, gano katagal mag transfer ng file from a 1TB WD My Passport USB 3.0 to a WD HDD 3.5"installed in the Popcorn Hour A-210? Say, for a 10GB file?
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hindi naman sir ganun katagal. siguro mga 10-15 mins
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Sino sino ang sellers ng PCH-A210 and how much ang selling price these days? Thanks!
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Sino sino ang sellers ng PCH-A210 and how much ang selling price these days? Thanks!
si sir ert yung official distributor dito sa PH. it think selling price is P11k.
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si sir ert yung official distributor dito sa PH. it think selling price is P11k.
Yeah of course ERT is the main distributor but it seems there are quite a number of people/shops selling PCH. I hope to find a seller conveniently located from Pasig. Thanks!
By the way, this is what you should get. hehe. JMJ!
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Closest to Pasig I can think of is in Shang and of course Vmall.
My brother just bought a couple of A210s sa Vmall
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For P10,500 and free delivery, got mine from annot
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Thanks ditoy and scifi-fan!
Shang as in SNS?
Definitely getting a 2nd PCH pagdating ko sa Manila...for the Wife. :)
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Sino sino ang sellers ng PCH-A210 and how much ang selling price these days? Thanks!
Ke annot, Pm mo he even delivers free of charge. Most who want a210 I refer them to annot direct. Ganda pa presyo, since repeat order ka na Lang nman :)
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Sci-Fi,
How do you get this screen(menu) to come out?
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j24/grapevinelimited/PCH%20A210%20Screenshots/bluray.jpg)
I can get it to show when an internal drive is installed but couldn't execute it when using nmt apps on a stick
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My A200 has NMT apps on a USB stick as well.
That screen is displayed when pressing the TITLE button on the remote. However it only works with MKV and BDMV/BD ISO when set to SimpleBD playback.
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haha got it! I got confused by pressing the menu button. ;)
Have you successfully mounted multiple shares using eversion?
I tried these settings :
<settings>
<playercheckmounts>true</playercheckmounts>
</settings>
<settings>
<playercheckmounts>true</playercheckmounts>
<mountnfstcpasnfs>true</mountnfstcpasnfs>
</settings>
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haha got it! I got confused by pressing the menu button. ;)
Have you successfully mounted multiple shares using eversion?
I tried these settings :
<settings>
<playercheckmounts>true</playercheckmounts>
</settings>
<settings>
<playercheckmounts>true</playercheckmounts>
<mountnfstcpasnfs>true</mountnfstcpasnfs>
</settings>
Ha ha ha... Advanced ka na :)
I can't do those stuff yet coz' it might mess up the "stock" config I need when testing firmware :)
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Ha ha ha... Advanced ka na :)
I can't do those stuff yet coz' it might mess up the "stock" config I need when testing firmware :)
Hassle I've been waiting for a solution to consolidate all the files on one jukebox across multiple shares! I thought eversion could do it but it's not working
--update--
finally got it to work but eversion is slow compared to yamj
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meron bang command para continuous play ung files in succession na nasa loob ng isang folder?
normally kasi mag isa nagstop pag natapos ung isang file
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meron bang command para continuous play ung files in succession na nasa loob ng isang folder?
normally kasi mag isa nagstop pag natapos ung isang file
just press play instead of using the cursor button na enter..magplaplay lahat ng nasa folder thanks!
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just press play instead of using the cursor button na enter..magplaplay lahat ng nasa folder thanks!
ok thanks ;D
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just press play instead of using the cursor button na enter..magplaplay lahat ng nasa folder thanks!
If you select one file and its playing na, sa remote may repeat button. Circle with arrow ang logo. Just toggle the option to play all files para hindi lang isang file
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Question lang mga sir. If you need to play internet radio, you still need the TV to do this right? After mo ma set ang radio pede mo na patayin ang TV right? My plan setup kase is PCH > AVR > TV. Senya na newbie lang po.
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Dumb questions.
1. Can I use the same USB thumbdrive containing the NMT apps in multiple A210 and A200s? - or each thumb drive installation is locked to a single A210/A200 serial number?
Reason: I have no spare USB thumbdrive at the moment and I wonder if I can simply unplug the thumbdrive I'm using now and connect it to another A200/A210 that I plan to buy soon.
2. So which is more suitable in hot Manila? Fan-cooled A200 or Passively-cooled A210?
Thank you.
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Question lang mga sir. If you need to play internet radio, you still need the TV to do this right? After mo ma set ang radio pede mo na patayin ang TV right? My plan setup kase is PCH > AVR > TV. Senya na newbie lang po.
You would be tuning blindly without any kind of display. Once you select your station, then you can turn off the TV to save on electricity and avoid IR on plasmas.
If your AVR has internet radio, then mas madali pa yon gamitin, no need to do any set-up whatsoever, and at least you have a small LCD display on the AVR front panel. Just make sure to connect your LAN cable to the AVR BEFORE your very first power up. This is my set-up for internet radio.
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Dumb questions.
1. Can I use the same USB thumbdrive containing the NMT apps in multiple A210 and A200s? - or each thumb drive installation is locked to a single A210/A200 serial number?
Reason: I have no spare USB thumbdrive at the moment and I wonder if I can simply unplug the thumbdrive I'm using now and connect it to another A200/A210 that I plan to buy soon.
2. So which is more suitable in hot Manila? Fan-cooled A200 or Passively-cooled A210?
Thank you.
Sorry for late reply...
1. No, each unit requires it's own thumbdrive. CDR-King is everywhere here naman po (there is one inside Hypermart in Tiendesitas).
2. Passive for me always win. I think ert has the case conversion here in Manila available if you want both units passive.
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do i need 3d ready avr to get the 3d functionality to work or display dependent eto?
do i really need an avr with a 1.4 hdmi connectivity?
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If you want the PCH to automatically shift the display from 2D to 3D all the devices in the HT setup should be HDMI 1.4 capable.
Example:
C200 <--- HDMI 1.3a cable --> 3D ready AVR <--- HDMI 1.4 ---> 3D capable display
If you have a non 3D AVR and still want the display to auto-shift from 2D to 3D, you would do the following;
C200 <--- HDMI 1.3 cable --> 3D capable display <-- optical out (if available) --> AVR
or you can connect the optical from the C200 to the AVR however no HD Audio will be possible.
Basta remember you will ALWAYS need a 3D capable display.
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came from an AC Ryan POHD and just got my a210 last week to try out sigma based nmt.
trying out full BD menu:
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/5986213723_a80d35e411.jpg)
PQ is noticeably better on full BD-rips!
Now I fear that my 2 TB drive will get full in no time! Curse you a210! ;)
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question on 3D:
why need to rename the 3D mkv file to include 3DSBS or 3DTAB?
thanks
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question on 3D:
why need to rename the 3D mkv file to include 3DSBS or 3DTAB?
thanks
its for the player to recognize the 3D source to switch yung display ng 3D TV automatically
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Just bought A-210... all i can sa is WOW!!! :o specially when i downloaded a remote from my iphone... ;D thats my smile when it worked so well... also in a process of archiving the movies... again WOW!!! :o when i finished using YAMJ...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCzGfvptWxw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCzGfvptWxw)
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question ulit, me ibang subtitle format ba na pwede sa popcorn hour aside from srt files?
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As far as external subtitle files are concerned, SRT lang gagana.
Pero kung muxed internally with the mkv file, it will accept ASS/SSA, SRT, PGS (bluray) and Vobsub (limited to 480p resolution).
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As far as external subtitle files are concerned, SRT lang gagana.
Pero kung muxed internally with the mkv file, it will accept ASS/SSA, SRT, PGS (bluray) and Vobsub (limited to 480p resolution).
how bout SUB files?
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finally was able to set up 3D PJ and run with this box
great ROI after running all SBSes and TABs :o
i now crave for more 3D MKVs ;D
saan pa kaya available 3D MKVs? naubos ko na yung nasa p. bay & demonoid eh ;D
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how bout SUB files?
Those are VobSUB files usually with a matching .IDX file.
Again they will work as long as it's not hi-resolution (no greater than DVD resolution).
There's a lot of confusion about this particular format but the truth of it is that the scene groups have used it and extended the format to beyond 480p just because in the past, PC-based players like HTPCs can't accept native bluray subtitles (PGS).
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Those are VobSUB files usually with a matching .IDX file.
Again they will work as long as it's not hi-resolution (no greater than DVD resolution).
There's a lot of confusion about this particular format but the truth of it is that the scene groups have used it and extended the format to beyond 480p just because in the past, PC-based players like HTPCs can't accept native bluray subtitles (PGS).
so far nagplay sa pc ung subtitle na SUB format, sana magwork din sa popcorn ;D
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Sir ert - please pm price for pch-a210. Cash and installment plan. Thanks.
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Guys....I'm leaning towars this...ipon mode lang muna curious din ako sa CD ripper e....ok ba yung quality ng flac files niya? Thanks :)
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As far as external subtitle files are concerned, SRT lang gagana.
Pero kung muxed internally with the mkv file, it will accept ASS/SSA, SRT, PGS (bluray) and Vobsub (limited to 480p resolution).
regarding srt subs - is there an easier way (for newbie like me) to synchronize yun subs to the movie? got this movie "Largo Winch 2 - The Burma Conspiracy" download kaso hinde talaga in synch yun subs which i got from different sources...btw im using <mkvmerge GUI> to mux the files...and i use the <time offset> function of the pch210 to synch the subs while watching the movie but am not sure if any adjustment i make would be permanent...
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regarding srt subs - is there an easier way (for newbie like me) to synchronize yun subs to the movie? got this movie "Largo Winch 2 - The Burma Conspiracy" download kaso hinde talaga in synch yun subs which i got from different sources...btw im using <mkvmerge GUI> to mux the files...and i use the <time offset> function of the pch210 to synch the subs while watching the movie but am not sure if any adjustment i make would be permanent...
bro had same syncing problems with MKV files and separately DL'd subs, what I did was select the specific SRT file that is labeled exactly like my MKV file from those subtitle sites, e.g. if it's a 1080p BluRay x264 rip by EuReKa, get the movie.1080p.BluRay.x264.EuReKa.srt file. Or, if an exact match isn't available, stick to similar video quality e.g. if your movie is a DVDrip then get the DVDrip sub not the HD one.
HTH
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can popcorn play 3d with ACER h5360 pj?
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can popcorn play 3d with ACER h5360 pj?
yes it can ;)
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been a happy A200 user but..
- never got to setup that jukebox gui thing
- i have watched all the movies over and over on that 1 TB drive internal
- lost the wifi dongle
- never had time to update the firmware ..
- i dont watch 3D and I only like to listen in stereo or virtual surround
- i dont have an HDMI AVR and only have a 32" LED TV
- have several external drives of movies around 4 TBs
so i plan to unload my A200 and upgrade to the 210 for the finish and
- a new load of updated movies
- hopefully jukebox gui is already installed / configure
- with wifi and now with a 2 or 3 TB disk
- updated firmware
Where is the best place or whom to buy with all the above in place ?
- i heard of trendmotion.com, do sellers here have the same selection ?
Any help is appreciated.
TIA
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can popcorn play 3d with ACER h5360 pj?
NO
But popcornhour with ACER H5360 and 3D converter (e.g. Optoma 3D-XL) can
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been a happy A200 user but..
- never got to setup that jukebox gui thing
- i have watched all the movies over and over on that 1 TB drive internal
- lost the wifi dongle
- never had time to update the firmware ..
- i dont watch 3D and I only like to listen in stereo or virtual surround
- i dont have an HDMI AVR and only have a 32" LED TV
- have several external drives of movies around 4 TBs
so i plan to unload my A200 and upgrade to the 210 for the finish and
- a new load of updated movies
- hopefully jukebox gui is already installed / configure
- with wifi and now with a 2 or 3 TB disk
- updated firmware
Where is the best place or whom to buy with all the above in place ?
- i heard of trendmotion.com, do sellers here have the same selection ?
Any help is appreciated.
TIA
isn't it that the only difference between the A-200 and A-210 is the aluminum casing of the A-210? i think you can order the aluminum casing of the A-210 from sir ert so you won't have to dispose of your A-200 and just upgrade the casing.
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^^yes the a200 and the a210 are the same internally. just buy an a210 casing, upgrade the firmware, buy a new 2tb/3tb hdd, swap it with the old internal 1tb, put the old 1tb in an external dock/enclosure and you basically have you're "upgrade" with a few thousand pesos saved. ;)
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^^yes the a200 and the a210 are the same internally. just buy an a210 casing, upgrade the firmware, buy a new 2tb/3tb hdd, swap it with the old internal 1tb, put the old 1tb in an external dock/enclosure and you basically have you're "upgrade" with a few thousand pesos saved. ;)
employing SATA HDD docks is nice as it has its own independent switch that save time when booting up and indexing movies(you have autoscan storage on). I put my favorite BD full navigation menu titles inside my PCH, and just get extra 720p/1080p BDrips in the external docking bay via USB. My C200 fits 2 disks inside but I took out my BDROM, not sure if A2x0 has space for 2 SATA devices.
single docks are available with USB 2.0/e-sATA.
dual docks are available and fits the bill if you plan to add more disks.
you need not get USB 3.0 if sole use is to connect to your HD Media player/NMTs as most have USB 3.0 slave ports only (meant to connect to PC/laptop). But uSB 3.0 is cool if you transfer/copy files via PC.
if you are really heavy into transferring files across disks @ SATA speeds or frequently exchange files with friends, docks justify the investment from mere time savings and power savings alone.
grab either :
a dual dock with USB 2.0 + eSATA with port multiplier to support dual SATA disks.
a dual dock with USB 3.0 as USB 2.0 transfer speed just takes forever
A friend with a similar setup got a dual dock(USB 2.0+eSATA) from me but his BD full navigation menu takes forever if loaded externally via USB 2.0, so he got a 2TB and moved all his BD full navigation menu titles into the 2TB, and move the others outside via USB 2.0 connection.
all his BD full navi menu titles are consolidated to a newer 2TB disk so some initial file management may be required.
HTH
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new owner of A210 here :D
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same here new owner of A210 :) ask ko lang po is there a safeway to eject a external drive after you attached it to the player? kasi wala po akong nakita sa manual, tia
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same here new owner of A210 :) ask ko lang po is there a safeway to eject a external drive after you attached it to the player? kasi wala po akong nakita sa manual, tia
well wala naman talaga akong nakita kahit dun sa old player ko na E8HD na how to remove safely. basta make sure na di na in "access" yung drive mo upon removal.
if you are playing a movie, stop it first and navigate to folder outside USB.
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same here new owner of A210 :) ask ko lang po is there a safeway to eject a external drive after you attached it to the player? kasi wala po akong nakita sa manual, tia
Press SOURCE button
Press right or left button to highlight USB Drives
IF you only have 1 USB attached drive, press FILE MODE on remote and select EJECT
IF you have multiple USB drives press ENTER on remote and it will give you a list of attached USB drives
Press up and down on remote to highlight the USB drive you want to eject and press the FILE MODE button.
select EJECT.
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Sir scifi as instructed its working :) thanks
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Press SOURCE button
Press right or left button to highlight USB Drives
IF you only have 1 USB attached drive, press FILE MODE on remote and select EJECT
IF you have multiple USB drives press ENTER on remote and it will give you a list of attached USB drives
Press up and down on remote to highlight the USB drive you want to eject and press the FILE MODE button.
select EJECT.
may ganito pala.. salamat sa info!
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been a happy A200 user but..
- never got to setup that jukebox gui thing
- i have watched all the movies over and over on that 1 TB drive internal
- lost the wifi dongle
- never had time to update the firmware ..
- i dont watch 3D and I only like to listen in stereo or virtual surround
- i dont have an HDMI AVR and only have a 32" LED TV
- have several external drives of movies around 4 TBs
so i plan to unload my A200 and upgrade to the 210 for the finish and
- a new load of updated movies
- hopefully jukebox gui is already installed / configure
- with wifi and now with a 2 or 3 TB disk
- updated firmware
Where is the best place or whom to buy with all the above in place ?
- i heard of trendmotion.com, do sellers here have the same selection ?
Any help is appreciated.
TIA
I would suggest sticking with A200 since the only difference with A210 is the aluminum casing. Just buy the aluminum casing kit. I'd suggest to use your budget to buy more HDDs for more movies na lang and if budget permits maybe a dock or a multiple HDD enclosure for your new HDDs so you don't have to move HDDs around.
http://www.amazon.com/Mediasonic-3-5-Inch-eSATA-4-Bay-Enclosure/dp/B002UUPWP6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315094843&sr=8-1
As for the jukebox GUI, personally I think YAMJ is nicer. It's faster and mas maraming mods.
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mga sir/s...paturo naman kung ano ibig sabihin ng mga setting under "audio" yung option na "downmix" and "passthrough", pasensiya na po di ko alam i-set ito coz i have bought a avr para tama yung setting ko. TIA :)
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mga sir,
paano ba may movie ako hindi ma play ng A210, lumalabas this disc cannot be played because of region something.... paano ba gagawin ko? thanks
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bd iso ba yan?
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paano ba may movie ako hindi ma play ng A210, lumalabas this disc cannot be played because of region something.... paano ba gagawin ko? thanks
Options
1. DL and install Bluray Region Code Remover 2.5. It's just a few secs of operation - if it works well. There are some pure BD rips that are "untouchable" to this utility.
2. If it's in BDMV Structure (format), change your BD Navigation setting to FILE mode and then browse through the BDMV, Streams folder and select the largest m2ts file. Kung BD-ISO, I dont know how to access the streams inside.
3. Use a PC to play the pure BD rip in its corresponding region. I do this use TMT3 (with its selectable Region). Then try to play again using the A210. I have no idea why this somehow and sometimes works..haha
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bd iso ba yan?
hindi po
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mga sir/s...paturo naman kung ano ibig sabihin ng mga setting under "audio" yung option na "downmix" and "passthrough", pasensiya na po di ko alam i-set ito coz i have bought a avr para tama yung setting ko. TIA :)
You have an AVR so "passthrough" should be your setting and let your AVR do all the decoding - it wont have any problem with the usual DTS, Dolby and even PCM. However, the other types of audiostreams such as AAC, etc. MAY not be recognizable to the AVR (depends on your AVR) - and in case no sound is outputted, then set those to "downmix".
Downmix essentially converts the multi-channel soundstream to stereo - I'd say primarily for direct TV connection, headphone connection, and if your speaker system is limited to 2 channels. Just now I had an epiphany - my normal setting is passthrough for PCM, DTS and Dolby and then downmix for the rest. However, sound is still outputted directly from the TV even though the source is DTS or Dolby, but the volume level is rather low. So perhaps, I should change the DTS and Dolby setting to downmix in order to increase the sound output from the TV, or, change audio connection to regular RCA instead of HDMI.
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hindi po
physical BD?
The A-210 cannot play back retail discs even if you attach a USB BD-ROM drive.
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physical BD?
The A-210 cannot play back retail discs even if you attach a USB BD-ROM drive.
C200 seems to play BDROM though (mine came with one, plays OK), the connection is SATA though if that matters.
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mga sir,
paano ba may movie ako hindi ma play ng A210, lumalabas this disc cannot be played because of region something.... paano ba gagawin ko? thanks
Retail BD disc or BDMV BDISO na full menu ripped?
pag BD disc, 1 region lang kaya ni PCH at a time.
pag BDMV/BDISO files/folders, i had a similar problem before so i isolated those files to another disk, turns out when it was ripped intact yung region settings sa ISO/BDMV. there was mention of a tool that can remove it somethere in the forum but i am just to lazy to do it.
HTH
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You have an AVR so "passthrough" should be your setting and let your AVR do all the decoding - it wont have any problem with the usual DTS, Dolby and even PCM. However, the other types of audiostreams such as AAC, etc. MAY not be recognizable to the AVR (depends on your AVR) - and in case no sound is outputted, then set those to "downmix".
Downmix essentially converts the multi-channel soundstream to stereo - I'd say primarily for direct TV connection, headphone connection, and if your speaker system is limited to 2 channels. Just now I had an epiphany - my normal setting is passthrough for PCM, DTS and Dolby and then downmix for the rest. However, sound is still outputted directly from the TV even though the source is DTS or Dolby, but the volume level is rather low. So perhaps, I should change the DTS and Dolby setting to downmix in order to increase the sound output from the TV, or, change audio connection to regular RCA instead of HDMI.
Thanks Sir! will do that. Good to have a community like this.
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To those into full BD rips and HD-Audio AVR
I noticed that some Universal Releases that for whatever reason have DTS-HDMA audiostream that gets pass-through (according to INFO of the A200), but is recognized by the Onkyo AVR as MULTI-CHANNEL PCM. Sound quality is good actually but aside from the MULTI-CH indication on the AVR, the sound level is really low compared to when it's identified and indicated by the AVR as DTS-HDMA.
Some of these Universal release include Fast Five and Wanted. Tried downloading other regions but result is the same.
I wonder what's the cause or the fix. A200 issue, Onkyo issue, or file issue? Thanks!
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To those into full BD rips and HD-Audio AVR
I noticed that some Universal Releases that for whatever reason have DTS-HDMA audiostream that gets pass-through (according to INFO of the A200), but is recognized by the Onkyo AVR as MULTI-CHANNEL PCM. Sound quality is good actually but aside from the MULTI-CH indication on the AVR, the sound level is really low compared to when it's identified and indicated by the AVR as DTS-HDMA.
Some of these Universal release include Fast Five and Wanted. Tried downloading other regions but result is the same.
I wonder what's the cause or the fix. A200 issue, Onkyo issue, or file issue? Thanks!
Hi Allan, I tried the Wanted full BD rip and my Denon displays DTS-HD MSTR on its panel. Cheers! :)
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Hi Allan, I tried the Wanted full BD rip and my Denon displays DTS-HD MSTR on its panel. Cheers! :)
Oh thanks Arn!!! Sooooo glad that I got a meaningful reply agad. Hehe. Problem isolated kaso how to solve?
OK, so the issue can be attributable to the Onkyo then? Hmmmm, bad trip ang Onkyo ne - hehehe? Previously, I was using the Yamaha DSP-AX1 on my main system and I'm certain about watching the same Wanted full BD rip fully using the A200 and the AX1. However, since the AX1 only had legacy decoders, I got DTS for DTS-HDMA all the time.
Well, since only a few Universal titles exhibit this issue and the MultiCh PCM actually sounds good despite the lower volume, ignore nalang siguro. Anyway, I would check thoroughly if I can tweak the Onkyo somehow. The AVR's FW is already the latest version. I've actually been reading the Onkyo manual repeatedly regarding all the audiostream options and settings.
Also, I am thinking of calling Onkyo Japan directly but nahihiya naman akong mag-consult na I am experiencing something strange when watching downloaded FULL BD RIP. Onkyo Japan would probably reply a big DAMEHHH and NANIIII and EHHH and AREHHH. hahaha They probably don't even know yet what NMT is (giant electronic retailers in Japan still don't have any idea about NMTs).
Cheers Bro!
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Oh thanks Arn!!! Sooooo glad that I got a meaningful reply agad. Hehe. Problem isolated kaso how to solve?
OK, so the issue can be attributable to the Onkyo then? Hmmmm, bad trip ang Onkyo ne - hehehe? Previously, I was using the Yamaha DSP-AX1 on my main system and I'm certain about watching the same Wanted full BD rip fully using the A200 and the AX1. However, since the AX1 only had legacy decoders, I got DTS for DTS-HDMA all the time.
Well, since only a few Universal titles exhibit this issue and the MultiCh PCM actually sounds good despite the lower volume, ignore nalang siguro. Anyway, I would check thoroughly if I can tweak the Onkyo somehow. The AVR's FW is already the latest version. I've actually been reading the Onkyo manual repeatedly regarding all the audiostream options and settings.
Also, I am thinking of calling Onkyo Japan directly but nahihiya naman akong mag-consult na I am experiencing something strange when watching downloaded FULL BD RIP. Onkyo Japan would probably reply a big DAMEHHH and NANIIII and EHHH and AREHHH. hahaha They probably don't even know yet what NMT is (giant electronic retailers in Japan still don't have any idea about NMTs).
Cheers Bro!
Yup yup I agree, I doubt they would be very cooperative! ;D ;D
Is it only with Universal titles that you have this problem? My hunch is it's either some obscure setting on the Onkyo, which I'm not familiar with, or if all titles, maybe the A200.
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Yup yup I agree, I doubt they would be very cooperative! ;D ;D
Is it only with Universal titles that you have this problem? My hunch is it's either some obscure setting on the Onkyo, which I'm not familiar with, or if all titles, maybe the A200.
Yes, Universal titles lang (aside from Fast Five and Wanted, the X-Men Trilogy but NOT X-Men First Class). Yun palang naman ang na-encounter ko out of quite a good number of full BD titles, so somehow, I can console myself that the issue is minor, and at the same time, I don't think it's due to the A200. I was suspecting that there was something esoteric about the BD itself (could be some kind of special additional protection against ripping) because I got 3 different regions/versions and they all exhibited the same issue. However, your valuable info (about your Denon) now points to the Onkyo as the most likely cause.
Another strange thing about those titles, I must set the video output of the A200 to 1080p 24Hz, otherwise the image quality and subs would not be nice at all (edges would not be smooth). For all other full BD rips, I can set to 1080p 60Hz as well with perfect BD-quality PQ - for me, no recognizable difference in PQ with that of 24Hz, if there is any in the first place. I need to use 1080p 60Hz setting sometimes because there are encodes that would exhibit unsmooth, juddery panning if the video output is set at 24Hz (this is a known phenomenon at 24Hz settings).
I've already tried disabling ARC on the Onkyo (some guys have reported experiencing HDMI handshake issues when this feature is enabled), but no effect. Back to the drawing board for me, or I'd just tell a white lie to Onkyo Japan and consult why a few "BDs" are recognized as having MultiCh despite pass-through settings. We'll see. Hehe
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anyone tried using an external hdd 3tb?
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anyone tried using an external hdd 3tb?
some users tried this Western Digital 3TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive and they said that it works ;)
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Hello,
Guys, what is the recommended video setting for A210 (e.g. frame rate sync, Color... Auto, etc)? Some of the MKV concerts I play stutter. I have a panny S10 FullHD Plasma that can play 1080p that is connected to a Denon 4310.
Thank you.
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some users tried this Western Digital 3TB Elements Desktop External Hard Drive and they said that it works ;)
thanks ;D
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Hello,
Guys, what is the recommended video setting for A210 (e.g. frame rate sync, Color... Auto, etc)? Some of the MKV concerts I play stutter. I have a panny S10 FullHD Plasma that can play 1080p that is connected to a Denon 4310.
Thank you.
Stutter is usually a symptom of buffering issues. Hence to isolate problems you need to put a copy of the files that are exhibiting it on a USB external HD or the internal HD (no LAN streaming first). If it doesn't stutter then you know it's something on the LAN causing it.
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Thank you for the response sir, it is actually a file inside the internal HD. Is it possible that the problem is caused by the video setting?
My video setting are as follows:
video output: 1080i 60hz
Framerate sync: NTSC/PAL 24p
Color: SGB 0-255 (I'm no really sure if SGB is correct though)
Is this setting ok? I notice that the lower part of the screen demonstrates this stuttering more prominently compared to the upper part of the screen especially when watching a concert MKV inside the internal HD.
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Thank you for the response sir, it is actually a file inside the internal HD. Is it possible that the problem is caused by the video setting?
My video setting are as follows:
video output: 1080i 60hz
Framerate sync: NTSC/PAL 24p
Color: SGB 0-255 (I'm no really sure if SGB is correct though)
Is this setting ok? I notice that the lower part of the screen demonstrates this stuttering more prominently compared to the upper part of the screen especially when watching a concert MKV inside the internal HD.
I think we're having an issue defining what stuttering is.
For me stutter means the whole video stalls during playback kaya it shouldn't be limited to parts of the image.
If it's an PQ issue, then indeed it can be addressed using the setup > Audio/Video menu of the PCH.
Try turning off framerate sync first and then cycle through the various video output options (like 1080i 50hz).
Other things you can attempt is to remux the file using the latest copy of mkvmerge to it up a bit.
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since we're in the topic of BD rips, i'm having a problem with X-men First class. what happens is that in the home screen, the menu bars are missing. if I just press Enter, the movie plays since it's probably the first selection in the movie.
i've tried from two different rips already (Phantom PDU and HDChina) and both are missing the menu bar.
anyone else experienced this?
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video output: 1080i 60hz
Framerate sync: NTSC/PAL 24p
Color: SGB 0-255 (I'm no really sure if SGB is correct though)
Why are you outputting to 60Hz and frame syching to 24p?
Why are you set to only 1080i if your TV is full HD?
I dont think what you're seeing is stutter. Anyway, please try the following settings and let us know if there is effect, if any.
Video Output: 1080p 60Hz (I am not sure if the S series supports 24Hz but even if the S series has 24Hz mode, set it to 60Hz if you want to avoid judder)
Framerate Sync: OFF
Color: YCrCb Auto (this setting has no effect on the judder but if have pure BD rips, use this setting)
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since we're in the topic of BD rips, i'm having a problem with X-men First class. what happens is that in the home screen, the menu bars are missing. if I just press Enter, the movie plays since it's probably the first selection in the movie.
That was how that particular BD title was ripped - for whatever reason - could be due to certification activation or authentication or security or something. That home screen looks exactly the same when played on an HTPC with nothing but black space spreading across the home screen below those changing sequence of highlight movie scenes - definitely not an A200/A210 issue.
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Pls check out this thread to fix X-Men: First Class;
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/archive/index.php/thread-54604-1.html
In a nutshell, it's not a PCH problem but a problem with the release.
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Pls check out this thread to fix X-Men: First Class;
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/archive/index.php/thread-54604-1.html
Works like a charm. Brilliant!!!
But then napanood ko na even without the Menu Bar (by simply pressing enter) so pampasaya lang at meron ng Menu Bar for next showing. ;D
Thanks as always scifi-fan!
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w00t! will try this later when I get home. thanks scifi-fan and clondalkin!
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You're most welcome.
Also be warned that we've been seeing more and more of these kinds of "releases" popping up and as a matter of principle, the developers will ignore issues with content that aren't even available on retail shelves yet (like BDMV structures of Star Wars for example).
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Found a workaround on BD Region Coding and the mysterious DTS-HD soundstream that gets recognized as MULTICH PCM by the AVR - Simply set BD Navigation to FILE MODE.
It's an effective fix and very few full BD rips are affected by this audiostream mystery, but hopefully, it can be fully rectified through a future FW update. If Syabas leaves it as is, OK na rin because the current fix works (no more region locking, HD soundstream properly passed-thru and decoded), FILE MODE is certainly fast - and PCH provided the PROMPT setting under BD Navigation in the first place.
Hi Arn! Just to clarify, your BD Navigation Setting on the PCH is FULL BD NAVIGATION and still your Denon is able to display DTS-HDMA on Wanted? Thanks!
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Supported ba ng PCH ung mga 3d MKVs? ung 2 movies kasi na nadownload ko hindi maganda ang output :( last firmware update ko siguro mga 1-2months ago...may bago na ba? :-\
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Meron bang NMT Player that has an interface that runs like those on smart TVs? to be honest, i gave up on setting up jukebox on my pch a210. very tedious and not satisfied with the interface. ok na siguro to rename your files so that it'll get the correct metadata from imdb or something. Pero i'm just not satisfied with it..may delay ang pag bbrowse ng movies na parang lumang computer ang gamit ko. So pinag ttyagaan ko na lang to browse movies on file browsing mode after it's downloaded. I wish merong jukebox na prang windows media center or those on smart tv's :'(
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Supported ba ng PCH ung mga 3d MKVs? ung 2 movies kasi na nadownload ko hindi maganda ang output :( last firmware update ko siguro mga 1-2months ago...may bago na ba? :-\
supported po
FANTASTIC :)
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supported po
FANTASTIC :)
May kailangan bang settings na i configure? hmm... :-\
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May kailangan bang settings na i configure? hmm... :-\
ayaw sa yo? firmware ba related yun?
@anyone,
I have a C200, havent tried upgrading fw yet and never tried 3D. Plans for next year sana is a 3D PJ or a 3D plasma.
Should i expect the same 3D in a 3D BD player sa C200/A2x0? if not, anong diff./limitations if any?
kasi now i see a few rips na 3D for NMT pero for home use naman kelangan ko ba play 3D direct from a bluray 3D player?
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May kailangan bang settings na i configure? hmm... :-\
wla naman
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@anyone,
I have a C200, havent tried upgrading fw yet and never tried 3D. Plans for next year sana is a 3D PJ or a 3D plasma.
Should i expect the same 3D in a 3D BD player sa C200/A2x0? if not, anong diff./limitations if any?
kasi now i see a few rips na 3D for NMT pero for home use naman kelangan ko ba play 3D direct from a bluray 3D player?
check fw kung kailangan i update
3D in MKV+PCH is so much cheaper than BD disc+player but FANTASTIC :)
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check fw kung kailangan i update
3D in MKV+PCH is so much cheaper than BD disc+player but FANTASTIC :)
so far ung 2 3d mkv na dinownload ko wa epek sa pch a210 w/ the latest firmware :-[
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so far ung 2 3d mkv na dinownload ko wa epek sa pch a210 w/ the latest firmware :-[
ano display nyo (3DTV, 3D DLP PJ etc)?
ano format ng mkv (SBS, TAB etc)?
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would appreciate the help on this... I am using the YAMj jukebox and just want to ask is there a way to get rid of the imdb in some of the titles in my movies even though in the file there is none. its a bit annoying since the ones with imdb before the title are listed in the "I" instead of being in alphabetical order. I tried Yanfoe but even there the filename there does not have imdb in it but when i regenerate the jukebox the imdb before the titles are still there...
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Is there any wireless keyboard i can use with the PCH A-210?
nbc
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Is there any wireless keyboard i can use with the PCH A-210?
nbc
hi NBC,
does a wired keyboard and mouse work 100% ok with PCH? if yes, i have a solution for you soon (http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,147115.0.html).
This works RF, not infra so pretty much covers you without line of sight (LOS) like our infrared based remotes. abangan.
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hi NBC,
does a wired keyboard and mouse work 100% ok with PCH? if yes, i have a solution for you soon (http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,147115.0.html).
This works RF, not infra so pretty much covers you without line of sight (LOS) like our infrared based remotes. abangan.
I have not tried wired... but in the NMT forum, there are a few wireless Logitech keyboards that work. I just don't want to the "trial and error" method of buying keyboards, haha.
I was kinda hoping that some of those who have PCH's here in PDVD have tried using a wireless keyboard with their unit already.
I did see your post about the wireless keyboard... i hope that what you will bring in will work with the PCH.
:)
nbc
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I have not tried wired... but in the NMT forum, there are a few wireless Logitech keyboards that work. I just don't want to the "trial and error" method of buying keyboards, haha.
I was kinda hoping that some of those who have PCH's here in PDVD have tried using a wireless keyboard with their unit already.
I did see your post about the wireless keyboard... i hope that what you will bring in will work with the PCH.
:)
nbc
I'll test em as they get here with my PCH C200,
btw, which application(s) that make use of keyboard/mouse you expect this to work with? have stopped loading kasi ng apps sa PCH as its no longer my primary player.
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ano display nyo (3DTV, 3D DLP PJ etc)?
ano format ng mkv (SBS, TAB etc)?
kailangan ba i rename ung file extension? ??? ang pag kaka aalala ko is .mkv sya...try ko later
btw, san ko makuha ung file na kailangan ilagay sa folder pra straight na sya punta sa jukebox mode and hindi sa file mode? :-\ thanks! ;D
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kailangan ba i rename ung file extension? ??? ang pag kaka aalala ko is .mkv sya...try ko later
btw, san ko makuha ung file na kailangan ilagay sa folder pra straight na sya punta sa jukebox mode and hindi sa file mode? :-\ thanks! ;D
yes you have to rename it to *.3dsbs.mkv or *.3dtab.mkv thanks!
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I'll test em as they get here with my PCH C200,
btw, which application(s) that make use of keyboard/mouse you expect this to work with? have stopped loading kasi ng apps sa PCH as its no longer my primary player.
YouTube , Facebook. :p
haha...
I haven't downloaded a lot of apps yet... no time pa eh.
nbc
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YouTube , Facebook. :p
haha...
I haven't downloaded a lot of apps yet... no time pa eh.
nbc
i think you can use almost any usb wired or wireless keyboard :)
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Can i transfer files between the internal HDD in my PCH A-210 to an external HDD connected via the USB port at the front? And vice versa...
How does one do it?
thanks,
nbc
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Can i transfer files between the internal HDD in my PCH A-210 to an external HDD connected via the USB port at the front? And vice versa...
How does one do it?
thanks,
nbc
just press file mode from the remote then add file to list then go to your destination drive then press file mode again then copy file or move file. thanks!
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Thanks bro ert! :)
nbc
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Thanks bro ert! :)
nbc
Careful Bro. Im more scared than you are. Hahaha. Good luck!
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normal lang ba sa a210 yung sa menu nya parang bumabakat yung graphics sa black background? parang nagkakaron ng screen burn.
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normal lang ba sa a210 yung sa menu nya parang bumabakat yung graphics sa black background? parang nagkakaron ng screen burn.
Yes.
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Thanks Sir Clondakin. noticeable lang naman sya kapag off-axis viewing. ;D
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Careful Bro. Im more scared than you are. Hahaha. Good luck!
Wala kasing manual. :p
I was able to download a manual last night in the NMT forums. Now i don't have to guess. hehe.
nbc
Btw, i don't think aabot yung replacement drive ko before the 8th of October. So, bahala ka na lang sir. ;)
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Mga bro, anyone here tried using 3tb external wd mybook essential on your a210? I have one but the files wont play when connected to a210. Invalid file ang message sa screen. Any assistance here will be greatly appreciated. Tia.
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reset mo na lang to where u need to install the NMT Apps w/o having to reformat ur hdd.
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Question mga bossing, mas mabagal ba ang performance kung sa USB thumbdrive ko ininstall ang NMT Apps? Pansin ko parang pumangit ang performance in terms of speed and PQ. I chose to install it on my thumbdrive para magawa kong NTFS ung internal HDD ko...
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Tulong nman mga brod. :-[
Ano ba dapat setup when using PCH A210 kung stream ko yung mkv file from PC to nmt?
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Apps for your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch to control your PCH! ;)
(http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/097/Purple/d6/5a/cb/mzl.deveswvr.320x480-75.jpg)
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobilerc/id477363440?mt=8
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any news on wether the a200/a210 will get the flash-based UI?
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guys meron na ba app/viewer for .CBR sa PCH-A210?
thanks in advance
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nabasa ko sa nmt forum rin. na kung mattuloy ang upgrade na same ui ng PCH A-300 sa A-200 or A-210 hindi magiging mabilis ang response nya.
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Learned something today from Sir Ert..put the a210 main volume at 0 or lower to prevent digital saturation when listening to music files/music videos. My previous a210 volume was +15 and was hearing static noises whenever the singer sings. I lowered it down to -1 and the noises were gone. Thanks again sir Ert!!
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nabasa ko sa nmt forum rin. na kung mattuloy ang upgrade na same ui ng PCH A-300 sa A-200 or A-210 hindi magiging mabilis ang response nya.
IMO, A210 can handle the new UI. given 20% improvement coz of the faster chip + L2 cache that favors A300, there's no reason why the A300 UI wont run in A210. so if i have an A210, there's little reason to junk it to get an A300, but the C300 is another story :)
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Learned something today from Sir Ert..put the a210 main volume at 0 or lower to prevent digital saturation when listening to music files/music videos. My previous a210 volume was +15 and was hearing static noises whenever the singer sings. I lowered it down to -1 and the noises were gone. Thanks again sir Ert!!
Good tip! But I dont even know the volume setting of my A200/A210. Hehehe
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Learned something today from Sir Ert..put the a210 main volume at 0 or lower to prevent digital saturation when listening to music files/music videos. My previous a210 volume was +15 and was hearing static noises whenever the singer sings. I lowered it down to -1 and the noises were gone. Thanks again sir Ert!!
Please clarify, if the main volume is 0, will there be sound? If pressing the (volume+) button on the remote, will it affect the main volume=0 setting.
I am planning to get the a210 or a300 due to this feature. Is there other brands with this feature?
Thanks.
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sir the main volume of the a210 will range from -15 to +15 so the 0 setting will still generate sound. Alan I think the buttons are labeled up and down dun sa may left lower portion ng remote. Check ko mamaya kung tama. sir ru9 based on the nmts I have used(xtreamer, egreat), it's the only one that i need to lower the main volume to get the optimum sound. Todo kasi volume ko on the players and there's no difference in the sound. Pressing the volume on the pch remote will change the setting on the main volume. Change na lang sir the volume of the receiver or the tv when watching or listening music.
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sir the main volume of the a210 will range from -15 to +15 so the 0 setting will still generate sound. Alan I think the buttons are labeled up and down dun sa may left lower portion ng remote. Check ko mamaya kung tama. sir ru9 based on the nmts I have used(xtreamer, egreat), it's the only one that i need to lower the main volume to get the optimum sound. Todo kasi volume ko on the players and there's no difference in the sound. Pressing the volume on the pch remote will change the setting on the main volume. Change na lang sir the volume of the receiver or the tv when watching or listening music.
Thanks John. I know the volume button on the remote but I have never bothered to use that (because I always control the volume via the AVR remote or the TV remote) kaya I dont know where it has been set since I got the A200. I'll also try to play around with it tonight, if I can notice any improvements in the audio quality. Cheers!
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sir the main volume of the a210 will range from -15 to +15 so the 0 setting will still generate sound. Alan I think the buttons are labeled up and down dun sa may left lower portion ng remote. Check ko mamaya kung tama. sir ru9 based on the nmts I have used(xtreamer, egreat), it's the only one that i need to lower the main volume to get the optimum sound. Todo kasi volume ko on the players and there's no difference in the sound. Pressing the volume on the pch remote will change the setting on the main volume. Change na lang sir the volume of the receiver or the tv when watching or listening music.
Thank you, I get it now.
One of my wish list will be a separate fixed audio output for audio listening.
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does anyone know when the next firmware update for a210 will be released? or will one ever be released?
thanks!
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help - in the audio/video setup of the pch, there is a setup for "colorspace"...what is it and what's the optimal setup for this?
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Am having problems with my pch a210. Whenever I play Avi or mp4 files, may video pero no sound. Used to be able to play these files. Tried setting the AAC and wma settings to downmix pero same problem pa rin. Pch is connected to avr thru hdmi. Anyone else encountered this problem? Thanks!
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Am having problems with my pch a210. Whenever I play Avi or mp4 files, may video pero no sound. Used to be able to play these files. Tried setting the AAC and wma settings to downmix pero same problem pa rin. Pch is connected to avr thru hdmi. Anyone else encountered this problem? Thanks!
just maybe
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=51918 (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=51918)
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Thanks bro CMOS! Tried that already and still the same problem. It's the only related link that I'm getting from google search :)
just maybe
http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=51918 (http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=51918)
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well you can try a200 if you haven't yet. if someone knows the answer, i bet it's scifi fan. ;D
LINK (http://www.google.com.ph/search?q=avi+mp4+no+sound+a200&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=+site:networkedmediatank.com+video+no+sound+avi+pch+a200&sa=X&ei=diklT62-Fo-SiQf3uZH8BA&ved=0CCQQrQIwAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=2ab700ac003184af&biw=1280&bih=668)
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well you can try a200 if you haven't yet. if someone knows the answer, i bet it's scifi fan. ;D
LINK (http://www.google.com.ph/search?q=avi+mp4+no+sound+a200&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=+site:networkedmediatank.com+video+no+sound+avi+pch+a200&sa=X&ei=diklT62-Fo-SiQf3uZH8BA&ved=0CCQQrQIwAA&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=2ab700ac003184af&biw=1280&bih=668)
Thanks bro CMOS!
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Am having problems with my pch a210. Whenever I play Avi or mp4 files, may video pero no sound. Used to be able to play these files. Tried setting the AAC and wma settings to downmix pero same problem pa rin. Pch is connected to avr thru hdmi. Anyone else encountered this problem? Thanks!
Things to check.
- Press volume button on remote to ensure it's set to "0" to start.
- Plug PCH HDMI directly to TV first and see if you get sound.
If you get sound when PCH is attached direct to TV, try checking the AVR for changes.
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Thanks for your suggestions sir scifi-fan! Was finally able to isolate and solve the problem!
Traced the problem to the AVR.. I changed the Network Standby setting to ON for Airplay functionality, but for some reason, it causes the avi files and mp4 files not to play the audio properly. I turned it off and sounds play perfectly now :)
Just also realized that all the while the volume of my PCH was set to -15. It's now set to 0.
Thanks again sir!
Things to check.
- Press volume button on remote to ensure it's set to "0" to start.
- Plug PCH HDMI directly to TV first and see if you get sound.
If you get sound when PCH is attached direct to TV, try checking the AVR for changes.
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see told ya. this guy ain't the jack of all trades hence he is a master of one - media files. ;D
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Hi guys, need your help. Whenever I try to create a new NMJ database on my 3tb external drive, it will give an alert the it is a "read only file system". I can watch all the movies, but I just can't seem to get NMJ to work. Anyone experienced this? Is it a compatibility issue w/ 3tb drives? TIA
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Hi sir....just like to ask some inquiry to our gurus in this forum, I'm planning to buy a projector which is 3D ready. PCH A210 can play 3D content(SBS,TAB). I have a LCD TV which is not 3D ready but when playing 3D content from PCH the video shows half screen side by side, do these images will be processed by a 3D ready projector? Also will I need a 3D converter going to 3D Ready Projector from PCH? HDMI 1.3 or 1.4? TIA
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Hi guys, need your help. Whenever I try to create a new NMJ database on my 3tb external drive, it will give an alert the it is a "read only file system". I can watch all the movies, but I just can't seem to get NMJ to work. Anyone experienced this? Is it a compatibility issue w/ 3tb drives? TIA
Just an update. It would not play all the files. :( I would get a message "Could not play" when I try to play some of the movies.
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Hi,
I noticed this yesterday... my PCH A-210 would take a long time to load or start up... and in several occasions, would not go past the "loading" screen.
I had to do a hard shut down by pressing the Power button on the remote for 10+ seconds to make the unit fully shut down, and then had to re-start it again.
My PCH has the newest firmware update.
Anyone experienced this issue? And has anyone solved it?
thanks,
nbc
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^ have you connected a new hdd to the nmt? happened to me last week when i conencted a new hdd with known bad sectors. baka lang same tayo ng case cuz issue resolved when i removed that hdd.
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^ have you connected a new hdd to the nmt? happened to me last week when i conencted a new hdd with known bad sectors. baka lang same tayo ng case cuz issue resolved when i removed that hdd.
Nope... still the same old Mediasonic Probox with 4 drives in it.
Will try booting it up with the Drive bay not connected and turned on and see if that does the trick. Thanks.
nbc
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Hi Pards,
I dont have a multi-bay HDD holder but I use lots of single docks and external HDDs connected to a self-powered 10-port USB hub. In my observation, parang weakness talaga ng PCH ang exceptionally slow boot-up if all HDDs are powered up simultaneously prior to boot-up. What I do is to start with no HDD or just 1 HDD (my apps are in a USB thumbdrive), then connect (turn on the HDD docks) or the external HDDs once fully ready na yung PCH to play the first HDD. Also in my observation, pinaka-nagpapabagal ng boot-up if I connect USB-bus powered 2.5" HDDs.
BTW, instead of pressing the Power Button for so many seconds, just press Power Button and Delete Button to power down.
Maski sa Mede8er, medyo it takes a little longer if powered up na all HDDS prior to boot-up (naiiwan pa nga yung initialization ng individual HDDs sa bilis ng system ng Mede8er), but it's a lot faster than the PCH.
Cheers!
I noticed this yesterday... my PCH A-210 would take a long time to load or start up... and in several occasions, would not go past the "loading" screen.
I had to do a hard shut down by pressing the Power button on the remote for 10+ seconds to make the unit fully shut down, and then had to re-start it again.
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Hi Pards,
I dont have a multi-bay HDD holder but I use lots of single docks and external HDDs connected to a self-powered 10-port USB hub. In my observation, parang weakness talaga ng PCH ang exceptionally slow boot-up if all HDDs are powered up simultaneously prior to boot-up. What I do is to start with no HDD or just 1 HDD (my apps are in a USB thumbdrive), then connect (turn on the HDD docks) or the external HDDs once fully ready na yung PCH to play the first HDD. Also in my observation, pinaka-nagpapabagal ng boot-up if I connect USB-bus powered 2.5" HDDs.
BTW, instead of pressing the Power Button for so many seconds, just press Power Button and Delete Button to power down.
Maski sa Mede8er, medyo it takes a little longer if powered up na all HDDS prior to boot-up (naiiwan pa nga yung initialization ng individual HDDs sa bilis ng system ng Mede8er), but it's a lot faster than the PCH.
Cheers!
Bro,
Yes, apparently the issue really is having the drives turned on (whether before or simultaneously) with the PCH. It makes the booting up sequence even longer.
The funny thing is, this booting up slow down only happened to me the other day.
Thanks for the tip on using Power + Delete for booting down. I hated having to press the Power button for a long time. :p
Thanks!
nbc
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Can anyone recommend a guy who can configure my a210? I have a pc where most of my avi and mkv files are stored. For some reason, the connections got screwed up and would not recognize my folders even though the ip,share options etc are in place. I gave up na and am willing to pay for a tech guy to help me. thanks
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Anyone wish to sell their A210 (or A300)? I need another unit by end of July and Im fine with used one para makatipid ng konti.
Thanks!
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Can anyone recommend a guy who can configure my a210? I have a pc where most of my avi and mkv files are stored. For some reason, the connections got screwed up and would not recognize my folders even though the ip,share options etc are in place. I gave up na and am willing to pay for a tech guy to help me. thanks
Is your PC the one who shares the Files? How do you share it to your A210? Do you just use windows sharing?
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Mga masters please help. I have a few mp4 (with aac audio) files which played well when I was downmixing them on my a210.
Last sunday bumili ako ng AVR (Denon) 1612.
It doesn't work anymore. Kahit kung passthru sa AVR ayaw na.
Any advice? Thanks in advance.
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new firmware update for A2x0:
[url\http://www.popcornhour.com/download/A200/firmware-A200.html[/url]
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tanong lang mga sir, im having problems with my a200
meron files na nagwowork sa egreat R1-ii ko pero sa a200 di lumalabas, ano kaya problem nito?
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@anya618
Na try mo na update firmware sir?
http://www.popcornhour.com/download/firmware_update.html
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@anya618
Na try mo na update firmware sir?
http://www.popcornhour.com/download/firmware_update.html
di pa sir, pwede ko ba laktawan yung previous updates in case hindi ako nakapagupdate before?
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di pa sir, pwede ko ba laktawan yung previous updates in case hindi ako nakapagupdate before?
I think yes naman sir, since you bought the product hindi pa na update firmware sir anya?
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I think yes naman sir, since you bought the product hindi pa na update firmware sir anya?
nagupdate na ko sir kaso me nalaktawan ata ako
di pa ata ako nagupdate last july 2012. parang last year pa yung last update lol
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nagupdate na ko sir kaso me nalaktawan ata ako
di pa ata ako nagupdate last july 2012. parang last year pa yung last update lol
Hehe pero gumana naman ba sir? Did it play na mga files na d mo ma play before sir?
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Hehe pero gumana naman ba sir? Did it play na mga files na d mo ma play before sir?
will try to update tonight, salamat ulit sa link ;D
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Hehe pero gumana naman ba sir? Did it play na mga files na d mo ma play before sir?
after updating to the latest firmware, ayaw pa rin magplay. di kaya isa yung file sa me cinavia?
working naman yung mga ayaw sa egreat R1-ii
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after updating to the latest firmware, ayaw pa rin magplay. di kaya isa yung file sa me cinavia?
working naman yung mga ayaw sa egreat R1-ii
tried playing the file again, not working sa a200 pero gumagana sa egreat R1-ii
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To the PCHA210 owners and Gurus of this thread, inquire ko lang mga Sir, pwede ba yung PCHA210 habang performing moving or copying files from a USB (external drive) going to the internal HDD, can it still perform other task like go to my favorite music stored also in the HDD to play it at the same time while doing the task copying or moving files?
Kasi yung ginagawa ko ay via Droided Media Tank Controller in my Android phone to control my PCH to play music, wala kasing response sa remote ng PCHA210 yung "source" button to go to my Music Folder in PCH.
Advanced thanks.
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mga sir paano ba ibalik ang dating firmware? parang wala akong problem dati ngayon ang dami ayaw iplay :(
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mga sir paano ba ibalik ang dating firmware? parang wala akong problem dati ngayon ang dami ayaw iplay :(
@anya618 ..... PM me the specific title of the file/s that wont play ..... also the actual error, if possible. Thanks.
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mga sir paano ba ibalik ang dating firmware? parang wala akong problem dati ngayon ang dami ayaw iplay :(
if you play and it wont, press mo din info button, it might show you what part is causing the decode error.
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how much is the case upgrade bro from the a200? meron pa available? thanks
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Im looking for members selling their used A210 for some relatives (again). Kindly sell to me. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
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Im looking for members selling their used A210 for some relatives (again). Kindly sell to me. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
parang gusto ko na ibenta yung a200 ko >:D
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Parang gusto kong lumuhod sa yo na ibenta ng mura Philip. Happy Pare ko?
Seriously kindly PM in case you want to sell. Thanks Bro!
parang gusto ko na ibenta yung a200 ko >:D
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Up my friends. Hehehe. Id be here until the 5th only so hopefully I can find a unit before that date. Thank you.
Im looking for members selling their used A210 for some relatives (again). Kindly sell to me. Thanks and Merry Christmas!
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How much ba buying mo sir allan? Parang may nakita ko na a200 FS section..
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Hi Allan. My relatives prefer the 210 for obvious reasons. Ako lang OK sa tupperware. Hehe
How much ba buying mo sir allan? Parang may nakita ko na a200 FS section..
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if you play and it wont, press mo din info button, it might show you what part is causing the decode error.
it seems ang problem ng a200 ko is not being able to recognize 3tb external hdds
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I have no problems at all with 3TBs via external docks. It should be the same for branded 3TB externals.
Anong lumalabas? Totally ayaw mag-initialize or you see the drive but "No Contents Found"
it seems ang problem ng a200 ko is not being able to recognize 3tb external hdds
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hi..i need some inputs to address a problem i encountered lately with my PCH A210... i did some conversion of my DVDs to MKV format ( H264, AC3 ) but when i tried to play it using my PCH A210 - there was no video but the audio sounded great!.. what's up?..thanks
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bought a 3tb seagate expansion USB 3.0 drive. problem now is that my pch a210 doesn't seem to recognise it. I can see that it's being "detected" upon start-up but after that, it doesn't show up in the list of USB drives. It's currently formatted as NTFS and I also tried partitioning it to 2 separate drives (~1.5tb each) but still the same problem.
anyone knows a solution? I'm on the latest FW,btw.
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I have no problems at all with 3TBs via external docks. It should be the same for branded 3TB externals.
Anong lumalabas? Totally ayaw mag-initialize or you see the drive but "No Contents Found"
no contents found lumalabas sir
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Balik mo sa Main Menu, then punta ka ulit sa USB icon and press/select again that 3TB which previously indicated "No Content Found".
no contents found lumalabas sir
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isa pang problem ko sa A200, selected simple avi/mp4 (tv series episode) file di niya maplay
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Solution mo is to sell that A200 to me for 3K. Mapapakinabangan ko sya and you can buy your favorite Realtek. Pareho pa tayong masaya. Hehehe. Deal Anya?
isa pang problem ko sa A200, selected simple avi/mp4 (tv series episode) file di niya maplay
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Solution mo is to sell that A200 to me for 3K. Mapapakinabangan ko sya and you can buy your favorite Realtek. Pareho pa tayong masaya. Hehehe. Deal Anya?
natawa ako sa suggestion mo sir. hanapin ko muna box ng a200 sa helper ko ^-^
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Problema kasi, the PCH is definitely very sensitive sa non MKV contents which you seem to like a lot - which I barely watch naman. So you might as well get rid of it and replace with a Realtek which I feel is more flexible in terms of types of files.
natawa ako sa suggestion mo sir. hanapin ko muna box ng a200 sa helper ko ^-^
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Problema kasi, the PCH is definitely very sensitive sa non MKV contents which you seem to like a lot - which I barely watch naman. So you might as well get rid of it and replace with a Realtek which I feel is more flexible in terms of types of files.
for tv series kasi i only get mp4, mas maliit yung file and malinaw
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Ok, I will eagerly await your decision my friend.
for tv series kasi i only get mp4, mas maliit yung file and malinaw
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isa pang problem ko sa A200, selected simple avi/mp4 (tv series episode) file di niya maplay
i agree, you have to press the play button 3 times bago mag play.. Pero sa mkv very smooth..
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i agree, you have to press the play button 3 times bago mag play.. Pero sa mkv very smooth..
what do you mean press the play button 3 times? sakin kasi wala lumalabas na picture
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what do you mean press the play button 3 times? sakin kasi wala lumalabas na picture
try mo forward or search a scene.. Then press the play button 3 times.. Baka mag play..
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try mo forward or search a scene.. Then press the play button 3 times.. Baka mag play..
sakin kasi sa umpisa pa lang walang lumalabas na picture. di ko pa nasubukan iforward. will test this >:D
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Disappointing na ang Popcorn Hour kasi wala nang bagong firmware updates for the A200 and A210. When they came out with the new models, they basically forgot about the "older" models that they had previously sold.
For the A200 and A210, the last firmware update was August 2012. And that firmware was crappy, to say the least. I tried it, hated it because it had so many bugs.
I reverted back to the May 2010 fw which, although it had limitations on the types of files it could play, well, had better sound (in my opinion) and was a lot more stable.
nbc