Topic: NMT / Media Player Comparisons

[CaptainKidd]

Does WD TV Live has DTS downmix?

sorry, but what do you mean by DTS downmix?  =D 

I currently have a popcorn hour and my sister loves watching all my media content downloads.  Now she's asking me to buy her one.
She just needs a basic NMT that can play MKV files.  so the cheapest would be her best choice.  She doesn't need any network capabilities since she'll just be copying my MKV files.

Any recommendation?

[apple_seed]

sorry, but what do you mean by DTS downmix?  =D 

I currently have a popcorn hour and my sister loves watching all my media content downloads.  Now she's asking me to buy her one.
She just needs a basic NMT that can play MKV files.  so the cheapest would be her best choice.  She doesn't need any network capabilities since she'll just be copying my MKV files.

Any recommendation?

I think what DTS downmix means is it converts 5.1 surround audio to 2-channel stereo, for direct output to TV’s and/or a sound system that is not DTS-capable.

As for the recommendation, I own the Xtreamer and I'm very happy with it. Its interface is simple to use, I think the upcoming firmware update will include better menus/interfaces.

[CaptainKidd]

I think what DTS downmix means is it converts 5.1 surround audio to 2-channel stereo, for direct output to TV’s and/or a sound system that is not DTS-capable.

As for the recommendation, I own the Xtreamer and I'm very happy with it. Its interface is simple to use, I think the upcoming firmware update will include better menus/interfaces.

Now I get it.. thank you so much apple_seed.  So that means if the player can't downmix DTS then there would be no sound comiing out of the TV?  

I was planning on getting the WDTV for my sister last year.. since it's the most basic NMT player and is very cheap.... but I hesitated because I read somewhere that it can't downmix DTS audio...

[RU9]

I was planning on getting the WDTV for my sister last year.. since it's the most basic NMT player and is very cheap.... but I hesitated because I read somewhere that it can't downmix DTS audio...

A generation 2 WDTV (Model: WDBABF0000NBK) will downmix DTS Audio.

[Bluebeard]

Unfortunately, being a former WDTV owner, customer support is lousy!   

[scifi-fan]

Did a lot of backreading in this forum


I was an early adopter of Syabas NMT so I still have an ancient A-100 sa bedroom.

I think now is the time for an upgrade seeing what the xtreamer I got last Xmas can do sa HT setup ko.

What I primarily use it for;

- Torrent Capability (TV shows gusto ni kumander). This means kelangan may ethernet.
- playback for tv shows sa bedroom.

What's missing from my old A-100 that I want

- DTS downmix (so I can at least watch some of the content from the HD connected to the xtreamer)
- HFS (mac user ako) compatibility.
- Sata hard drive compatibility

Reading from the various products now available, am I right that the Cinematube is a good value for the features I want?

[jepoi]

ok, i'm ready to buy my first nmt and my budget limits me to these two.  i tried reading both threads for these two yet i still can't decide after reading.   

anyone out there who was able to use both care to compare?  if you could only choose one, which is it and why?

btw, my budget is 6k-6.5k so these are my only two options, right?

[streetsmart]

I've watched both though not extensively. They are based on the same chip and their GUI's are very similar. Their pq looks exactly the same to me.

For me ... I would toss a coin. But maybe others have more extensive experience.

[jepoi]

thanks for the input, sir streetsmart!

anyone else?

[iiinas]

thanks for the input, sir streetsmart!

anyone else?

agree with sir mark. the only thing i could think off that is an advantage of xtreamer is, it uses a more advance realtek chipset. does this translate to better performance. its hard to say from what i have seen with the two players. almost identical. both also have pretty good local support (both distributors are members of our forum). firmwre updates for both seems to come out frequently for both.

its really a coin toss.

btw, will merge this thread to the nmt comparo sticky thread.

[fredmontano]

Don't also forget the Eaget M880 which is a clone of ACryan playon HD. You can place an internal SATA hard disk up to 2 TB inside its all metal enclosure. All for a price of PHP 6k.

[Yatten]

my first post 

guys i'm planning to finally buy a media player basically to use for 480p - 720p anime (subs) files. Mostly mkv and avi.

what is the best and cheapest (sorry tight budget T_T) that i can find?

i don't plan on using it for 1080p my LCD TV only support 720p (Ovation 32") plus i don't have the patience to download such large files. ^^

Thanks. 

[jepoi]

I've watched both though not extensively. They are based on the same chip and their GUI's are very similar. Their pq looks exactly the same to me.

For me ... I would toss a coin. But maybe others have more extensive experience.

eh based on product development (bug fixes, firmware updates, etc) which is better kaya?

i noticed mas mahaba thread dito ng xtreamer pero siguro masipag lang magposts mga owners n'ya kesa kay cinematube.

[jepoi]

up lang po...

[anya618]

question mga sir, which one will you choose? an nmt with an exhaust fan or an nmt with a heat sink case?

[klpangan]

Mga Master.... One quick question anong NMT ang may built-in na torrent downloader.... Please give me a sugestion planning to buy one...

[gaol]

Mga Master.... One quick question anong NMT ang may built-in na torrent downloader.... Please give me a sugestion planning to buy one...

Popcorn Hour A200, downloads as fast as with my pc/mac.
I know HD Pro has but slower downloads in my experience, and I think Mede8er has too.

Cheers!

[klpangan]

Thanks Boss... Problem with popcorn hour medjo expensive... heheh

[jepoi]

Cinematube has torrent downloading function, although I haven't tested it myself (wala pa ako router eh).

[klpangan]

@jepoi..

problem with cinematube wala siya internal drive.. which is hassle kung dadalhin mo and daming saksakan..

hirap hanap ng NMT huhuhuhu.. na may BT client

[pogzz505]

Mga Master.... One quick question anong NMT ang may built-in na torrent downloader.... Please give me a sugestion planning to buy one...

egreat m31b may downloader din kaso mabagal kaya hindi ko rin ginagamit..

medyo mahal naman yung popcorn A200..

or assemble ka na lang ng cheap specs PC just for downloading(which i am planning to do)..

[pogzz505]

may NMT na ba na NTFS format ang Internal HDD?

[Verbl Kint]

Cinematube has torrent downloading function, although I haven't tested it myself (wala pa ako router eh).

The Cinematube torrent downloader works great.  It just can't seem to do downloads while watching, though.

I hope all you CT owners get the new Beta firmware; huge improvement on performance.

[ert]

may NMT na ba na NTFS format ang Internal HDD?

yes the Popcorn Hour A-200 can read/write NTFS internal HDD 

[scifi-fan]

Yes the internal HD of the A-200 can be NTFS, but you can't format the drives to NTFS using the A-200 or C-200 unit by itself. It only defaults to ext3 so you have to format it using a PC first.

Also if you choose NTFS for the format of your internal HD, you won't be able to have the NMT Applications in the same drive coz' it needs ext3 format for NMT apps to work.

And since the popcorn hour has the most number of applications written for it, even old A-100 units can be upgraded using applications to read/write NTFS as well.

[pogzz505]

Yes the internal HD of the A-200 can be NTFS, but you can't format the drives to NTFS using the A-200 or C-200 unit by itself. It only defaults to ext3 so you have to format it using a PC first.

Also if you choose NTFS for the format of your internal HD, you won't be able to have the NMT Applications in the same drive coz' it needs ext3 format for NMT apps to work.

And since the popcorn hour has the most number of applications written for it, even old A-100 units can be upgraded using applications to read/write NTFS as well.

hmm..so magiging madali ang file transfer kasi NTFS ang internal HDD..

sacrifice lang by not having NMT apps..na hindi ko rin naman ginagamit sa egreat m31b ko..yung networking ginagamit ko just to transfer files..

[CaptainKidd]

Ask ko lang.. yung xtreamer support nya internal and external HDD pero yung cinematube external HDD lang?

[oragon291764]

everybody wants to know which one is the best NMT...check this this link and chose which one is best for you..if you have the money...buy them all!

http://www.iboum.com/net-media-players.php

[trackers888]

I placed my order for NMT and I chose xtreamer with wifi, it goes with 1TB HDD includes 111 movies included. Hopefully it will arrive on Tuesday ready for long Holy Week vacation. I will post my reviews later

I would like to acknowledge Sir HDMovies as my seller for his patience to answer all my query about Xtreamer AStone and WD NMT

[rohsman]

Hello, meron din akong xtreamer. Got this 2 months ago. No problem with the unit. But there are new firmwares already available. Should I use these firmware  updates. May instance na ba nag firmware update at nagkaroon ng problema. Sorry di ako techie. Appreciate the help.