I'm not impressed. Starting with the case that I would not even cram my hdd into (had one, returned as junk), the spartan product web site, lastly the current bug list tells me this is slightly above homebrew. Whatever hardware goes into this, I'll bet any of us could build better.
1) YouTube and Google Video don't work [most likely fixed by next fw update] 2) HDD spins when unit is in standby/idle mode [a solution is being determined, maybe fixed by next fw] 3) Unit sends an audio signal via coax even when it's in standby [a solution is being determined] 4) Aspect ratio on some MKV's gets messed up when zoom feature is used [is fixed in the beta fw, so it'll be fixed in the next official release most likely] 5) Playing raw DVD's (IFO+BUP+VOB) stutters over SMB network [maybe fixed by next fw?] 6) Rewinding with .TS/MKV files doesn't work at all [a solution is being determined] 7) JPG pictures that have been rotated vertically aren't shown [a solution is being determined] 8 ) Playing DTS audio CD's are problematic [a solution is being determined, check this: http://www.networkedmediatank.com/viewtopic.php?t=562] 11) Subtitles can't process tags properly (eg hello is displayed as <i>hello</i>) [fixed in latest alpha, expect it in the April fw] 12) When you watch a movie and the sub has two lines to display, there is a one second delay between the two lines [a solutions is being determined] 13) Since March fw, HDMI 720P/50Hz and HDMI 1080i/50Hz video modes have aspect ratio problems with many files, they appear compressed vertically [fixed for April fw] 14) Unit still uses old DST(daylight saving time) setting, as opposed to newer standard [a solution is being determined] http://www.networkedmediatank.com/viewtopic.php?t=2158 Brian Weeden wrote: > This little wonder just arrived at my place: > > http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/ > > I am replacing my existing HTPC with the Popcorn Hour + a NAS. The main > reason is that the HTPC was not fast enough to do HD decoding and it was > much simpler to use this box to replace it. And since I was running > Windows, no more weird config changes or bugs. > > Tried it out last night for the first time and it was great. Watched the > 720p version of the BSG season opener and the Dr. Who premier. On top for > tonight is the first episode of John Adams in 720p as well. Setup was a > breeze, and the picture looks great. > > ----- > Brian > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
