paulster;687600 Wrote: > Actually, it does work okay for internet streaming, but the problem is > the user interface is so poor that you've got to jump through hoops to > be able to use it in the first place. iPlayer is prone to crashing > though, and the YouTube app has been dreadful until the latest release > which is better but still way off the quality of what you get on other > boxes. > > If you really want to use it for internet streaming then there are > better boxes out there. You'd probably be better off with a cheap > blu-ray player that has these apps built in. And Roku has just > launched in the UK, will be getting YouTube back at some point, and I'm > sure they'll be looking to add iPlayer and the other catch-up services > if they can. I'd keep watch over this one. > > But, for local playback of hi-def material, you really can't beat the > Popcorn Hour. The video quality is way better than the competing boxes > which was my #1 deciding factor.
Yep - for local content playback, PCH really is superb. HD1080P look superb and the DD/DTS passthrough works perfectly. The UI is a bit clunky but video/audio quality is truly excellent for DVD/Blu-Ray content. For the other stuff I use my iPad via an HDMI adapter into the TV/Projector. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal... Touch(wired/W7)+Teddy Pardo PSU - Audiolense 3.3/2.0+INGUZ DRC - MF M1 DAC - Linn 5103 - full Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Pekin Tuner, Townsend Supertweeters,VdH Toslink,Kimber 8TC Speaker & Chord Signature Plus Interconnect cables Stax4070+SRM7/II phones Kitchen Boom, Outdoors: SB Radio, Harmony One remote for everything. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=93278 _______________________________________________ beta mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/beta
