Author Topic: NMT / Media Player Comparisons (Read 143852 times)

mrm · « **on:** Jun 29, 2008 at 10:31 PM »

hi, I'm having a difficult time deciding which one to buy among the three mkv players mentioned.
anyone hear care to share their recommendations.

Thanks

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making this into a sticky. please post all comparison / versus topics here.

leomar · « **Reply #1 on:** Jul 01, 2008 at 03:26 PM »

I haven't researched the egreat, but on the other two i choose (just ordered online) PCH.

TViX 7000a, based on the reviews, is the most stable media player in the market now. For its price, you have usb slave, HDMI 1.3, sata connection. HDMI 1.3 is the best selling point here for DD TrueHD and DTS MA. But it can't bitstream the signals yet, which made the early adopters disappointed. Of course in the future, FWs might be released but no definite time yet.

I choose PCH because of the price/performance ratio. All mkv files in my collection doesn't contain HD sound files, i think the coax will do just fine. I'll just throw in 750gb IDE HDD and enjoy the mkvs.

Weng! · « **Reply #2 on:** Jul 01, 2008 at 03:54 PM »

hi sir,

did u order your pch a-100 from palvision sdn bhn in penang? ur from singapore di ba?. how much bayad mo sa shipment?

mrm · « **Reply #3 on:** Jul 01, 2008 at 04:09 PM »

hi sir, thank you for your inputs. I have decided to go with egreat eg-m31a for this site's reviews (link shown below) and
mainly because it is an updated version of the popular popcorn hour a-100.

http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=556

and

http://www.mpcclub.com/banner_log.php?id=5076

Made 2 unit orders already and the only problem now is waiting for my full billing receipt from them so that I could pay them through paypal, which according
to their ecommerce site takes about 1 week to process. Until this has been settled no delivery will be scheduled.

Thanks

leomar · « **Reply #4 on:** Jul 01, 2008 at 04:16 PM »

Quote from: GneW on Jul 01, 2008 at 03:54 PM

hi sir,

did u order your pch a-100 from palvision sdn bhn in penang? ur from singapore di ba?. how much bayad mo sa shipment?

direct online po sa website nila, US$224 approx S$304 ung nakaquote sa online receipt sir

ggg · « **Reply #5 on:** Jul 01, 2008 at 06:06 PM »

Quote from: leomar on Jul 01, 2008 at 03:26 PM

TViX 7000a, based on the reviews, is the most stable media player in the market now. For its price, you have usb slave, HDMI 1.3, sata connection. HDMI 1.3 is the best selling point here for DD TrueHD and DTS MA. But it can't bitstream the signals yet, which made the early adopters disappointed. Of course in the future, FWs might be released but no definite time yet.

Beta firmware is out, with TrueHD and DTS MA passthrough! But they screwed up regular DTS

Anyway, it's coming sooner rather than later

Bang for the buck it's hard to beat the NMT players. You just have to choose the one with the hardware features you want, or wait till they sort themselves out and start releasing the 2nd generation NMT players.

leomar · « **Reply #6 on:** Jul 01, 2008 at 06:27 PM »

Quote from: ggg on Jul 01, 2008 at 06:06 PM

Beta firmware is out, with TrueHD and DTS MA passthrough! But they screwed up regular DTS Anyway, it's coming sooner rather than later

Bang for the buck it's hard to beat the NMT players. You just have to choose the one with the hardware features you want, or wait till they sort themselves out and start releasing the 2nd generation NMT players.

whoaahh!

ambilis naman! last time na namonitor ko parang nagaantay pa ng license a... astig!
now, let's wait for them DTS MA mkvs

Weng! · « **Reply #7 on:** Jul 02, 2008 at 05:39 PM »

Quote from: leomar on Jul 01, 2008 at 04:16 PM

direct online po sa website nila, US$224 approx S$304 ung nakaquote sa online receipt sir

sa popcornhour website ba?

nakita ko sa popcorn hour webiste ang palvision sdn bhd na dealer sa malaysia and the price sa website nila is US$179, same as the price sa US. may package 750gb seagate hdd at additional US$125 loaded with full HD clips and few movies. kaso lang ang mahal ng shipping charge US$56. meron pa silang US$25 na telegraphic charge when collecting the money in malaysia at nagbayad pa ako ng US$22 sa pag TT ng pera sa HSBC.

magkano inabot sa shipping at bank charges mo?

leomar · « **Reply #8 on:** Jul 02, 2008 at 06:11 PM »

Quote from: GneW on Jul 02, 2008 at 05:39 PM

sa popcornhour website ba?

nakita ko sa popcorn hour webiste ang palvision sdn bhd na dealer sa malaysia and the price sa website nila is US$179, same as the price sa US. may package 750gb seagate hdd at additional US$125 loaded with full HD clips and few movies. kaso lang ang mahal ng shipping charge US$56. meron pa silang US$25 na telegraphic charge when collecting the money in malaysia at nagbayad pa ako ng US$22 sa pag TT ng pera sa HSBC.

magkano inabot sa shipping at bank charges mo?

hindi pa nachacharge sa card ko sir, kasi parang kapag isi-ship na saka pa lang papasok... pero ung quote dun sa google checkout e US$224 ($179 - PCH, $45 - shipping)... hintayin ko kapag pumasok na sa card ko sir

Weng! · « **Reply #9 on:** Jul 02, 2008 at 06:20 PM »

Quote from: leomar on Jul 02, 2008 at 06:11 PM

hindi pa nachacharge sa card ko sir, kasi parang kapag isi-ship na saka pa lang papasok... pero ung quote dun sa google checkout e US$224 ($179 - PCH, $45 - shipping)... hintayin ko kapag pumasok na sa card ko sir

mas mura yata direct sa popcorn mag order. napamahal tuloy ang bili ko. akala ko kasi na ang mga units nila manggagaling pa sa US. nagdagdag tuloy ako ng US$25 + $22 sa TT charges, whereas kung credit card wala ng extra surcharges.

leomar · « **Reply #10 on:** Jul 02, 2008 at 06:37 PM »

Quote from: GneW on Jul 02, 2008 at 06:20 PM

mas mura yata direct sa popcorn mag order. napamahal tuloy ang bili ko. akala ko kasi na ang mga units nila manggagaling pa sa US. nagdagdag tuloy ako ng US$25 + $22 sa TT charges, whereas kung credit card wala ng extra surcharges.

ganun yata talaga kapag shipped to Phils sir, parang nabasa ko rin sa website na may addtn'l charges pa... hindi ko rin naintindihan ko bakit

anyway, mas mura pa rin naman compared sa ibang nmt/media players... i hope din na kapag nasa atin na ung pch, sulit like my asus eee downloader

btw, kelan ka umorder sir? ako kahapon kaya hindi aabot sa july 7 batch for shipping, july 14 pa... ung satin naman direct from china thru dhl ata e

uvax · « **Reply #11 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 08:21 AM »

Mukhang hassle bumili ng PCH. The remaining big question for me is the taxes and customs duties that will be applied when the shipment hits our shores. I haven't read anyone mentioning this. This will probably come in declared as an electronic item.

I've tried ordering DVDs from Amazon before and the worse thing I've experienced is that the post office asked me to pick it up and pay P30 pesos fee. I hope you guys don't get charged exorbitant taxes.

Clondalkin · « **Reply #12 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 09:04 AM »

Quote from: GneW on Jul 02, 2008 at 05:39 PM

nakita ko sa popcorn hour webiste ang palvision sdn bhd na dealer sa malaysia and the price sa website nila is US$179, same as the price sa US. may package 750gb seagate hdd at additional US$125 loaded with full HD clips and few movies. kaso lang ang mahal ng shipping charge US$56. meron pa silang US$25 na telegraphic charge when collecting the money in malaysia at nagbayad pa ako ng US$22 sa pag TT ng pera sa HSBC.

magkano inabot sa shipping at bank charges mo?

$20 charge for TT is normal.

Bank charges of the receipient bank for TT is also normal. Medyo mataas lang ang $25 I think, but probably that is the policy of Malaysian banks.

So unless you send a huge amount of money by TT, medyo lugi ka sa bank charges on both sides.

If you pay by credit card, of course wala etong charges na to. Lugi ka lang sa exchange rate.

Weng! · « **Reply #13 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 12:17 PM »

Quote from: uvax on Jul 03, 2008 at 08:21 AM

Mukhang hassle bumili ng PCH. The remaining big question for me is the taxes and customs duties that will be applied when the shipment hits our shores. I haven't read anyone mentioning this. This will probably come in declared as an electronic item.

I've tried ordering DVDs from Amazon before and the worse thing I've experienced is that the post office asked me to pick it up and pay P30 pesos fee. I hope you guys don't get charged exorbitant taxes.

i hate this purchase as i still have to pay duties before getting it from DHL. the declared value was already lowered by the shipper but it still added cost. i regret why i did not buy one from ert. i was lured by the US$125---750gb hdd (which is not available locally) plus the pre-loaded HD contents---a big mistake

Munskie · « **Reply #14 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 12:35 PM »

Basta DHL meron tax.....experienced it too.....buti pa Fedex wala.

Weng! · « **Reply #15 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 01:32 PM »

Quote from: Munskie on Jul 03, 2008 at 12:35 PM

Basta DHL meron tax.....experienced it too.....buti pa Fedex wala.

will take note on FEDEX sir. i asked DHL why there's a tax, their reply was "to discourage people from importing goods"...arghhhhh!!!!

Munskie · « **Reply #16 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 01:35 PM »

Quote from: GneW on Jul 03, 2008 at 01:32 PM

will take note on FEDEX sir. i asked DHL why there's a tax, their reply was "to discourage people from importing goods"...arghhhhh!!!!

This I experienced when I used to order PS3 games from playasia based in HK. I chose DHL in my very first time to order from that site, I was taxed P500+ from a P3k purchse. I have since ordered four times na with Fedex as the courier, no tax at all. Mas mabilis pa.

leomar · « **Reply #17 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 04:52 PM »

wahhh, hindi na ako makapaghintay!!!
i cancelled my order in pch online and clicked buy now in ebay.com.sg

now im waiting for the seller's reply

ang lupit ng EQ ko

leomar · « **Reply #18 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 06:29 PM »

andito na sa akin ung PCH

test ko naman mamaya! puyatan na ito! hehehe

mrm · « **Reply #19 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 07:40 PM »

Quote from: leomar on Jul 03, 2008 at 06:29 PM

andito na sa akin ung PCH
test ko naman mamaya! puyatan na ito! hehehe

cge sir feedback mo kami sa experiences mo mamya sa pch mo. Congrats!

leomar · « **Reply #20 on:** Jul 03, 2008 at 09:11 PM »

bang for the buck!
value for money!
astig at malupet! yan ang PCH

gren · « **Reply #21 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 12:03 AM »

just going to recount our experience in bringing in another nmt player (for comparison purposes -- you can see which specifically at the shop). our package was held by customs because they claimed that it had to undergo inspection and certification by ntc (i think, or whoever certifies telecommunication equipment), after a few days waiting, we were told that we were to pay 8k. we managed to haggle it down to 6k which still made it a very expensive nmt (annoying, not to say the least).

we managed to receive 2 units of pch's via dhl with no problems. i'm thinking that the last nmt, being shipped by dep-ex, was either mislabeled or perhaps they didn't handle it properly or whatnot. in any case, i'd bet on dhl for now (or even fedex, they never failed me yet, though i did get taxed for my xbox 360 wheel).

leomar · « **Reply #22 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 11:24 AM »

best media player on its price range

docelmo · « **Reply #23 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 12:06 PM »

Quote from: leomar on Jul 04, 2008 at 11:24 AM

best media player on its price range

Congrats sir!
Can the PCH play an mkv file in dvd being played in an optical drive in another pc?
Pano ang connection? Thanks!

leomar · « **Reply #24 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 12:18 PM »

Quote from: docelmo on Jul 04, 2008 at 12:06 PM

Congrats sir!
Can the PCH play an mkv file in dvd being played in an optical drive in another pc?
Pano ang connection? Thanks!

hmm, tricky... haven't tried yet sir... when i setup up the network later ill try it

gren · « **Reply #25 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 02:28 PM »

we play the dvds packaged into iso formats. i'm not sure if it can play .vob files practically though, seeing that vob files in a dvd can sometimes consist of four separate 1gb vob files.

i'll give this a shot right now, actually :>

gren · « **Reply #26 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 02:38 PM »

hey, it worked!

i shared drive d (my bd drive), and it showed video_ts and audio_ts. pressing ENTER (on the remote) played the disc.

mind you, this is a pirated dvd (un-encrypted, or backup dvd). will try to see if it works with original drives (though i doubt it).

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #27 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 03:06 PM »

Quote from: docelmo on Jul 04, 2008 at 12:06 PM

Congrats sir!
Can the PCH play an mkv file in dvd being played in an optical drive in another pc?
Pano ang connection? Thanks!

bili ka na lang ng slim dvd-rom (usb2.0) yung pang laptop mura na lang ata ganun (more or less 2k i think).. para you dont need to open your pc to play your MKV's na nasa dvdr's..

gren · « **Reply #28 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 03:36 PM »

okay, never got to answer the question earlier, but here's how you do it:
- go to My Computer
- Right-Click on the drive
- Click on Sharing and Security (depending on the version, might just be Sharing; Vista is a bit more difficult to configure)
- Click on the 'Share this Folder on the Network'
- Click 'Apply' and 'OK'

of course, this is a bit more involved, but that's the gist.

on your pch, you can go to network sharing and browse to that pc you just set up the share on, and you should be able to add your cd drive share. then go back to sources and browse until you find the Video_TS folder. Pressing ENTER on your remote would start the DVD.

i've tried this with pirated region 0 dvds. its rather hit and miss, mind you: some region 0 dvds do not work (live 8 for example, its original) but it worked with sting's all this time (region 0 but also original). your mileage might vary.

i still prefer using anydvd to rip the dvds (and unencrypt), that way, its all in your hdd and you won't have these issues to annoy you.

Quote from: docelmo on Jul 04, 2008 at 12:06 PM

Congrats sir!
Can the PCH play an mkv file in dvd being played in an optical drive in another pc?
Pano ang connection? Thanks!

Weng! · « **Reply #29 on:** Jul 04, 2008 at 04:21 PM »

Quote from: gren on Jul 04, 2008 at 12:03 AM

just going to recount our experience in bringing in another nmt player (for comparison purposes -- you can see which specifically at the shop). our package was held by customs because they claimed that it had to undergo inspection and certification by ntc (i think, or whoever certifies telecommunication equipment), after a few days waiting, we were told that we were to pay 8k. we managed to haggle it down to 6k which still made it a very expensive nmt (annoying, not to say the least).

we managed to receive 2 units of pch's via dhl with no problems. i'm thinking that the last nmt, being shipped by dep-ex, was either mislabeled or perhaps they didn't handle it properly or whatnot. in any case, i'd bet on dhl for now (or even fedex, they never failed me yet, though i did get taxed for my xbox 360 wheel).

hi sir,

how did u managed to get the popcorn from DHL without paying tax? mine was labeled "computer parts" by Palvision-Malaysia. the tax was high due to the added cost of the 750gb hdd that was installed in it. kindly please pm me the walkaround?

thanks,

weng