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Title: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on May 14, 2011 at 03:50 AM
I loved the Egreat R200 i purchased about a week or two weeks ago and then so i decided to get another one(R200 will be used by my kids). This time an upgrade from R200. So far right now i'm still playing with this toy and will post my  feedback with this unit para dun sa interested. I dont know if somebody already has same NMT but i hope this helps para dun sa gusto bumili. I am no way related with toys4geeks or selling egreat items, i just wanted to help those who are interested on having this model as an option..

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Compared with the R200
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I didnt get the one with the wifi antenna, planning to use wired, or later on na lang ang wifi module
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My unit came with 1.5TB WD HDD, the one on the left(green colored one) the rest are all mine. Will be connecting all of those to the unit.
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Remote against r200(the smaller one) S800 is illuminated cool....
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Testing the unit.. Everything works..
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Sample PQ, Can somebody teach me how to take pictures nang walang lines
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This is it for now. I'm still playing with the functionalities and features nang S800...

So far i'm very very happy with it....Will post more feedback..When i get back from batangas...

Oh by the way, thanks for the very nice deal Jim "toys4geeks"..


Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: bongerds on May 14, 2011 at 04:37 AM

Sample PQ, Can somebody teach me how to take pictures nang walang lines
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check the fps of your movie/tv. your camera shutter speed should be lower eg if your movie/tv is 30fps shutter speed should be slower than 1/30 like 1/20
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: XanderCage on May 14, 2011 at 04:43 AM
nag htpc ka din ba sir?

kasi i tried an xtreamer before and a wdtv live, and the image quality is just crap compared to htpc using mpc-hc with all the settings tweaked.

but i dont have experience with egreat, popcorn hour... :)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 14, 2011 at 05:13 AM
check the fps of your movie/tv. your camera shutter speed should be lower eg if your movie/tv is 30fps shutter speed should be slower than 1/30 like 1/20

Thanks sir, will try that with my cam, may i know what are those horizontal lines sa photo?
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 14, 2011 at 05:27 AM
nag htpc ka din ba sir?

kasi i tried an xtreamer before and a wdtv live, and the image quality is just crap compared to htpc using mpc-hc with all the settings tweaked.

but i dont have experience with egreat, popcorn hour... :)

Nope sir, no experience with HTPC... I can only compare this with a PS3 in terms of PQ...

So far the PQ of both my R200 and S800 are really really great...I still need to play more with my S800.. sample movie testing pa lang nagagawa ko.. Di pa ako nakaka panood nang full movie...or tried other movies....
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Conan on May 14, 2011 at 07:58 AM
Congrats on the new toy!  ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 14, 2011 at 08:12 AM
Congrats on the new toy!  ;D

Thanks sir Conan :)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: pa3ck608 on May 14, 2011 at 09:26 AM
How is the GUI brader? can you post some sample pics :)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: jcsantamarina on May 14, 2011 at 09:43 AM
Thanks sir, will try that with my cam, may i know what are those horizontal lines sa photo?

Hey bro, that's the refresh rate of your LCD screen!
You must be using a faster shutter speed so you are able to capture the process of refreshing.

Congrats on the purchase!
I got the baby bro, S100.

Love the PQ, SQ and the backlit remote!

Have a great weekend!
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 14, 2011 at 10:52 AM
Hey bro, that's the refresh rate of your LCD screen!
You must be using a faster shutter speed so you are able to capture the process of refreshing.

Congrats on the purchase!
I got the baby bro, S100.

Love the PQ, SQ and the backlit remote!

Have a great weekend!

Yup.. Tested lowering my shutter speed and lines gone.. Hirap lang kasi pasmado kamay ko ha ha ha

Yup.. love PQ and SQ... BAcklit remote is awesome he he he

Galing...
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Post by: nogie on May 14, 2011 at 11:44 AM
Ganda bro! Pabulong naman kung magkano ang bili mo? ;D ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Zenki on May 14, 2011 at 12:14 PM
The remote is exactly the same as the Measy... congrats!
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 14, 2011 at 12:26 PM
The remote is exactly the same as the Measy... congrats!

Yung remote nang r200 ang parehong pareho nang sa measy i think.... The s800s  remote is illuminated
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 14, 2011 at 12:39 PM
Ganda bro! Pabulong naman kung magkano ang bili mo? ;D ;D

sent you a pm
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Zenki on May 14, 2011 at 04:22 PM
Yung remote nang r200 ang parehong pareho nang sa measy i think.... The s800s  remote is illuminated

Measy's remote is also illuminated.  :)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: gunslinger on May 14, 2011 at 04:25 PM
Congrats bro. Panay ang hakot ah. ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 15, 2011 at 03:25 AM
Congrats bro. Panay ang hakot ah. ;D

Thanks sir, di naman... kelangan ko lang isa pang NMT fro my kids, ayaw na nila manood using dvd eh...
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 15, 2011 at 04:39 AM
Ive been comparing the S800 with R200 with regards to PQ last night.

Connected both on my TV playing same content with differences of about 15 seconds of playtime via HDMI 1 and 2 in my panasonic full hd lcd. Picture settings in my lcd HDMI 1 and 2 are same.

Moving av inputs 1 and 2 to check the differences of the 2.

Sharpness i cant see any differences, but i find the S800 more vibrant than the R200. If you are in Photography S800 is Nikon Color, R200 is Canons color. I've been in photography for 7 years and i experienced owning both mid level gear. So those into photography here will know what i'm saying...

In short, both treated color quality differently. Parehong maganda ang pag render nila nang kulay nang film.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: toys4geeks on May 15, 2011 at 05:57 AM
Measy's remote is also illuminated.  :)

Yun naman meron so messy e8hd, I got one before hoping to sell pero stomped when I saw PQ , considering same price na siya ni r200.
I figured while it may be a plus to have backlit remote,  discerning buyer get their NMT for it's video output wow factor.for it's price , messy doesnt have a video dispay front panel.  Ayun Ang story kaya messy is in the kitchen area for Tagalog avi playback Sa 15" tv :)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 15, 2011 at 12:05 PM
How is the GUI brader? can you post some sample pics :)

Yup meron sir, bagal lang internet ko province just using my Blackberry now, will post when i get to Manila
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Post by: lncc63 on May 15, 2011 at 12:20 PM
Looks much more like A/V equipment.   Congrats bro.  Remember to bring it when you come over, malapit na, I'd be very interested to compare it side by side the XTreamer.  Hopefully released na yung new firmware nila.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 15, 2011 at 03:50 PM
Will bring both the R200 and the S800 brader para ma compare natin he he he
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..With Screenshot of GUI
Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 07:54 AM
Screenshot of S800 GUI, Not complete. Let me know if you need to see others so i can post them.. SOrry for the quality, not an expert taking pics of LCD screen

Loading Screen
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Showing my 2 HDD Internal and Via Sata and 2 External USB HDD
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Movies in List Mode
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Movies in Cover Art mode, Others are not displaying kasi di ko naayos laman
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Pressing the Info button
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Settings
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Video Settings
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HDMI Output Settings
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SPDIF output settings
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Music List
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Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 08:13 AM
The BD Full Menu

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Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 08:16 AM
My connections. S800 at bottom of R200

2 HDD, 1 Via Internal Dock, 1 Via Bare Sata
1 External HDD at the back, 1 more available at front

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Post by: erj2daizzo on May 16, 2011 at 10:26 AM
sir "Courage, ano po model ng panasonic nyo>? ty
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Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 10:29 AM
sir "Courage, ano po model ng panasonic nyo>? ty

Panasonic TH-L42U20 Full HD sir :)
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Post by: Verbl Kint on May 16, 2011 at 11:51 AM
Congrats on your great new toy!

Are your BD-rips iso's?  Can the S800 play .EVO files?
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 11:54 AM
Congrats on your great new toy!

Are your BD-rips iso's?  Can the S800 play .EVO files?

One of those i posted is an ISO file, the others are not. Sorry for my noobieness but what's an .EVO file sir?
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: scifi-fan on May 16, 2011 at 11:56 AM
EVO files are the authoring system used in HD-DVD.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 12:09 PM
EVO files are the authoring system used in HD-DVD.

Are there other NMT's that can play this file? Is there a file i can download so i can test sir?
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Post by: scifi-fan on May 16, 2011 at 12:11 PM
AFAIK, HTPC with Windows software can decode them.

Mute point to support them anymore when the format isn't being developed or used anymore.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 12:17 PM
AFAIK, HTPC with Windows software can decode them.

Mute point to support them anymore when the format isn't being developed or used anymore.

Thanks for the info sir sci-fi
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Post by: toys4geeks on May 16, 2011 at 12:19 PM
AFAIK, HTPC with Windows software can decode them.

Mute point to support them anymore when the format isn't being developed or used anymore.

While moot, let's get shore them all and get it installed for the fw . No harm I asking :)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..
Post by: Courage on May 16, 2011 at 12:37 PM
More S800 GUI

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Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Verbl Kint on May 18, 2011 at 01:19 AM
I have .EVO files but they're as large as BD's since they're essentially direct rips from the source.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on May 18, 2011 at 01:45 AM
I have .EVO files but they're as large as BD's since they're essentially direct rips from the source.

Ang laki pala nang .EVO, are there other NMT that can play such file?
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: vtec3 on Jun 09, 2011 at 06:13 PM
Finally got a chance to try this unit too and out ofthe box very happy. Question lang is even if I choose None sa Subtitle kapag play na movie the subtitle still appears. Is there a button ng Subtitle sa remote so I can turn it off? Thanks!
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Furry on Jun 09, 2011 at 06:33 PM
nakaka-inggit naman yun menu compared to the R200. Ang ganda bro! :)

Parang kelangan mo na yata ng dedicated electric fan dun sa area na puro hard disk ah. hahaha!
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Jun 09, 2011 at 06:59 PM
nakaka-inggit naman yun menu compared to the R200. Ang ganda bro! :)
Parang kelangan mo na yata ng dedicated electric fan dun sa area na puro hard disk ah. hahaha!

brader Furry, wait ka lang. kinulit ko yang si egreat and they are coming out with the fw. 2 weeks brother upon receipt, i'll post the announcement ng site where to download once local testers give the ok to release. Malay mo, maging pula ang interface mo ? naks!  

Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:04 PM
Finally got a chance to try this unit too and out ofthe box very happy. Question lang is even if I choose None sa Subtitle kapag play na movie the subtitle still appears. Is there a button ng Subtitle sa remote so I can turn it off? Thanks!

brader von,
me feature siya na autodownload subtitle, try mo i-off.
try mo cycle mo yung subtitle  off on the fly.  may popup yan sa baba, so may icon for subtitles settings without pausing your playback, ang galing ng interface di ba? sobrang dami ng function hanggang ngayon na gugulat pa din ako sa features nyan.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:18 PM
nakaka-inggit naman yun menu compared to the R200. Ang ganda bro! :)

Parang kelangan mo na yata ng dedicated electric fan dun sa area na puro hard disk ah. hahaha!

Maganda talaga ang S800 bro.. Also pinakagusto ko dito eh yung pag play nang BD menu.. naaaccess ko lahat nang laman nang Blue ray rips.. though it will eat a lot from your HDD space.. 40-50 gigs yaiks...

Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:22 PM
Finally got a chance to try this unit too and out ofthe box very happy. Question lang is even if I choose None sa Subtitle kapag play na movie the subtitle still appears. Is there a button ng Subtitle sa remote so I can turn it off? Thanks!

You need to hit ok sa button for that to take effect...
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: nogie on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:24 PM
Maganda talaga ang S800 bro.. Also pinakagusto ko dito eh yung pag play nang BD menu.. naaaccess ko lahat nang laman nang Blue ray rips.. though it will eat a lot from your HDD space.. 40-50 gigs yaiks...



Lalo na siguro bro pag i-match mo to ng HQV-Reon receiver.  ;D ;D Parang gusto ko na i-offer sa yo yong Onkyo 876 para lalong gumanda yong S800. Dito lang kasi yong avr at naaalikabukan. Too busy nowadays at walang time na magpalit ng set-up. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:26 PM
Lalo na siguro bro pag i-match mo to ng HQV-Reon receiver.  ;D ;D Parang gusto ko na i-offer sa yo yong Onkyo 876 para lalong gumanda yong S800. Dito lang kasi yong avr at naaalikabukan. Too busy nowadays at walang time na magpalit ng set-up. ;D ;D

Aba aba aba.. gusto ko yan he he he.. teka naka DTS MA at DD HD na yan di ba?
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:29 PM
Lalo na siguro bro pag i-match mo to ng HQV-Reon receiver.  ;D ;D Parang gusto ko na i-offer sa yo yong Onkyo 876 para lalong gumanda yong S800. Dito lang kasi yong avr at naaalikabukan. Too busy nowadays at walang time na magpalit ng set-up. ;D ;D

Brader,

Di ba 875 yung na test ko dyan? Yung silver? Yung 876 ba yung black? anong pagkakaiba nung dalawa?
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: nogie on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:30 PM
Aba aba aba.. gusto ko yan he he he.. teka naka DTS MA at DD HD na yan di ba?

Oo naman bro w/ Audyssey MultiEQXT, Dynamic volume 4 hdmi in,2 out at THX loudness. Ibebenta mo na ba yong Yammy 2600 mo?  ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:31 PM
Oo naman bro w/ Audyssey MultiEQXT, Dynamic volume 4 hdmi in,2 out at THX loudness. Ibebenta mo na ba yong Yammy 2600 mo?  ;D

Aba eh kung bebenta mo sa akin yan eh lalagay ko na si Yammy sa Market place... Kung may extra budget sana i will still keep it kasi ang ganda nya pero pag kukunin ko yan eh mapapabenta yun kasi wala extra..
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: nogie on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:32 PM
Brader,

Di ba 875 yung na test ko dyan? Yung silver? Yung 876 ba yung black? anong pagkakaiba nung dalawa?

ISF certified na pwede mo i-adjust yong HUE, Contrast, etc sa AVR, Dynamic EQ, THX Loudness at dual hdmi out kaya pwede kang merong monitor.  ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:33 PM
ISF certified na pwede mo i-adjust yong HUE, Contrast, etc sa AVR, Dynamic EQ, THX Loudness at dual hdmi out kaya pwede kang merong monitor.  ;D

So ano reserve na? ;) Habang binabasa ko to asa Onkyo website ako at naglalaway sa Specs nang 876... Andyan na lahat nang kelangan ko...
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: nogie on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:35 PM
Brader,

Di ba 875 yung na test ko dyan? Yung silver? Yung 876 ba yung black? anong pagkakaiba nung dalawa?

Yong 875 nasa Bacolod na ke emman2008. So far, happing hapi sya kasi malayo daw ang tunog nya sa 806 nya at sa nahiram nya na 805.  ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: nogie on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:39 PM
So ano reserve na? ;) Habang binabasa ko to asa Onkyo website ako at naglalaway sa Specs nang 876... Andyan na lahat nang kelangan ko...

Bulungan kita next week. Need to condition my mind kasi parang mas ok pa yong SQ ng 876 vs. 3008. Parang ang inapgrade ko lang sa 3008 ay yong Audyssey XT32. ;D
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Jun 09, 2011 at 07:42 PM
Bulungan kita next week. Need to condition my mind kasi parang mas ok pa yong SQ ng 876 vs. 3008. Parang ang inapgrade ko lang sa 3008 ay yong Audyssey XT32. ;D

Oo nga pala may monster NR3008 ka... Kahit alin sa dalawa brader kaso di ko kaya ang NR3008 masyadong mahal na he he he...though pangarap ko someday magkaroon ako nyan..

Basta brader 876 reserve... wag ka na magdalawang isip... he he he... Sabihan mo lang ako bro..
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: vtec3 on Jun 10, 2011 at 07:10 AM
You need to hit ok sa button for that to take effect...

found the subtitle button na. thanks sir!
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: egzbuen on Jul 31, 2011 at 04:56 PM
Im looking to purchase also the s800, thanks for the review.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: Courage on Aug 01, 2011 at 09:40 PM
Im looking to purchase also the s800, thanks for the review.

Maganda ang S800, can go side by side with PCH C-200 with regards to PQ and SQ.. Ang dami din configuration options.. I also like the function wherein all the settings can be change in one menu while playing a movie(subtitle, Audio settings etc. etc.). mag hover ka lang left or right to go to specific settings. sa PCH kasi isang setting isang button sa remote eh.. Minsan hahanapin mo pa kung asan sa remote..
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Aug 02, 2011 at 08:47 AM
If you love the S800, you may need to get engaged with S900, now with built in BDROM, that can switch region before playback.

in C200, you need to flash firmware and make up your mind which region you really like to stick to.
I dont know Egreat did it but they did so. a BluRay region free --- cool feature.
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: egzbuen on Aug 13, 2011 at 12:42 AM
Questions:

Attaching another internal hard drive via the external slot bare sata connection at the back, is it better NOT to use any casing for the hard drive? Prolly for temp reasons?

Do I need to power the drive still or the bare sata connection is enough?

Playing movies from the drives connected from the outside portion of the S800, are they still upscaled and the audio decoded accordingly, whether it is 5.1 or 7.1 as the case may be?

Thanks
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Aug 13, 2011 at 01:05 AM
Questions:

Attaching another internal hard drive via the external slot bare sata connection at the back, is it better NOT to use any casing for the hard drive? Prolly for temp reasons?
A: that + the fact no fuzz ang changing ng disk. that's why popular din are dual docking station such as this:(http://toys4geeks.nexus.ph/uploads/6/8/5/0/6850410/872545_orig.jpg) (http://www.pinoydvd.com/index.php/topic,130303.msg1461482.html#msg1461482)  keeping the disks upright, with 80% of its surface exposed for cooling.


Do I need to power the drive still or the bare sata connection is enough?
A:bare sata has both data + power so no need to worry about  external power.

Playing movies from the drives connected from the outside portion of the S800, are they still upscaled and the audio decoded accordingly, whether it is 5.1 or 7.1 as the case may be?
Q: video/audio decoding is same for external and internal SATA. the advantage of SATA data transfer rates are more obvious when you encounter *.mkv playback whic was encoded with a higher than 23Mb/sec. (USB disks show obvious video stutter(?), while playing that same file plugged to SATA directly still shows flawless video playback.

HTH - t4g
Thanks
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: egzbuen on Aug 16, 2011 at 10:53 PM
Thanks for the quick answers buddy.

Sent you another email just now  ;)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Aug 21, 2011 at 06:12 AM
egzbuen, nice to meet you and enjoy your S800 :)
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Aug 21, 2011 at 06:15 AM
Guys,

I was able to download the S900 firmware version 7 (S100/S800/S900)

Do not upgrade yet, let me test it sa S900 ko and see if its worth the upgrade. I tried posting it sa my site but ayaw (128MB file,site limit is 100MB). will try if pede sa windows live skydrive
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: egzbuen on Aug 22, 2011 at 02:41 PM
As Courage said in his thread title, "Got me an Egreat S800 NMT" too  ;D

egzbuen, nice to meet you and enjoy your S800 :)

Nice meeting you to buddy. Thanks for the S800.  ;)

Guys,

I was able to download the S900 firmware version 7 (S100/S800/S900)

Do not upgrade yet, let me test it sa S900 ko and see if its worth the upgrade. I tried posting it sa my site but ayaw (128MB file,site limit is 100MB). will try if pede sa windows live skydrive

Will wait for your review and update on this one Jim  ;)

@ Courage

Did, you attach any external DVD or BD player to your S800? If yes, what brand and model?

@ to all:

Which option should I choose in the BD system settings, 1.0 or 2.0 or others?

Cheers
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Aug 22, 2011 at 09:44 PM
BD 2.0

Don't buy bluray drive, must be from egreat, otherwise you'd be like me stuck with a bd rom that won't play disc. It will read but won't play
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: egzbuen on Aug 23, 2011 at 08:40 AM
BD 2.0

Don't buy bluray drive, must be from egreat, otherwise you'd be like me stuck with a bd rom that won't play disc. It will read but won't play

Noted on this Jim.

What does BD 2.0 mean? You think this is the reason for my Avatar inquiry?
Title: Re: Got me an Egreat S800 NMT..Now with GUI pics..
Post by: toys4geeks on Aug 23, 2011 at 09:56 AM
Noted on this Jim.

What does BD 2.0 mean? You think this is the reason for my Avatar inquiry?

hit info button while playing and take a screen shot with your phone. i;d look at the filesize first and go from there.