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RE: Network Media Tank



Same here - been thinking about an HD replacement for XBMC for a
while...

Paul.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Gareth Cook
> Sent: 05 February 2008 10:20
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Network Media Tank
>
> 2nd'ed
>
>  Gareth Cook
>  IT Architect / Project Manager, SWG Sales Europe
>  Office: +44 (0)1784 445166 - Mobile: +44 (0)7980 445166
>  email: g@xxxxxxx
>
>
> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 05/02/2008 10:18 -----
>
> Discussion
> Main Topic
>
> ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Today 08:48
>
> .
> Subject:
> .
> RE: [ukha_d] Network Media Tank
> .
> Category:
>
>
>
> Would be gr8 if u could do a mini review.  ATM I use and old XBOX with
> XBMC but that won't do HD.
>
>
>
> Marcus
>
> ________________________________
>
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Nigel Champion
> Sent: 04 February 2008 12:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Network Media Tank
>
>
>
> Completely silent!
> Yep it is about the size of a 3.5" USB caddy...there is a tiny
tiny
> little circuit board inside...and that is it the rest is empty space
:)
>
> If I get chance at the weekend I will try and write a mini review.
>
> Nigel
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Marcus Warrington <marcus.warrington@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:marcus.warrington%40mis-es.com>
>
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, 4 February, 2008 12:00:58 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Network Media Tank
>
> How quite is it... silent ?
>
> How big is it , it looks to be the size of an external usb hard disk
>
> caddy, it can't be that small can it !!
>
> Marcus
>
> ____________ _________ _________ __
>
> From: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com [mailto:ukha_d@yahoogroups. com] On
> Behalf
>
> Of Nigel Champion
>
> Sent: 04 February 2008 11:51
>
> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com
>
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Network Media Tank
>
> I think on balance I would recommend it....its not perfect but if you
>
> are after a cheap device to play up to 1080p material this is the one
>
> for you :)
>
> No, codec support is via the manufacturer, but in saying that it is
>
> pretty good so far mkv, ISO, vob , H.264 to name a few.
>
> Nigel
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>
> From: Paul Gale <groups2@siliconpixe l.com
>
> <mailto:groups2%
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>
> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com <mailto:ukha_ d%40yahoogroups. com>
>
> Sent: Monday, 4 February, 2008 10:38:13 AM
>
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Network Media Tank
>
> Interesting
>
> -
>
> would
>
> you
>
> recommend
>
> it?
>
> Is
>
> codec
>
> support
>
> hard
>
> written
>
> into
>
> firmware
>
> or
>
> is
>
> there
>
> any
>
> way
>
> of
>
> adding
>
> additional
>
> support
>
> for
>
> codec's
>
> not
>
> included?
>
> Paul.
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> >
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> -----Original
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> Message-----
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> >
>
> From:
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> ukha_d@yahoogroups. com <mailto:ukha_ d%40yahoogroups. com>
>
> [mailto:ukha_d@yahoogroups. com <mailto:ukha_ d%40yahoogroups.
com> ]
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> On
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> Behalf
>
> >
>
> Of
>
> Nigel
>
> Champion
>
> >
>
> Sent:
>
> 04
>
> February
>
> 2008
>
> 10:24
>
> >
>
> To:
>
> ukha_d@yahoogroups. com <mailto:ukha_ d%40yahoogroups. com>
>
> >
>
> Subject:
>
> Re:
>
> [ukha_d]
>
> Network
>
> Media
>
> Tank
>
> >
>
> >
>
> Yep...got
>
> one
>
> 2
>
> weeks
>
> ago
>
> :)
>
> >
>
> In
>
> terms
>
> of
>
> interface... not
>
> a
>
> patch
>
> on
>
> XBMC.
>
> >
>
> The
>
> piccy
>
> quality
>
> is
>
> very
>
> good
>
> and
>
> it
>
> will
>
> play
>
> high-def
>
> material,
>
> like
>
> >
>
> full
>
> 1080p
>
> Blu
>
> Ray
>
> rips!!
>
> Although
>
> I
>
> have
>
> seen
>
> a
>
> few
>
> audio
>
> sync
>
> issues
>
> >
>
> after
>
> rewinding
>
> a
>
> movie.
>
> >
>
> Can
>
> play
>
> direct
>
> from
>
> network
>
> NFS/SMB,
>
> USB
>
> media
>
> or
>
> internal
>
> hard
>
> disk.
>
> >
>
> Firmware
>
> updates
>
> seem
>
> to
>
> be
>
> about
>
> once
>
> or
>
> twice
>
> a
>
> month...features/ bug
>
> >
>
> fixes.
>
> >
>
> Currently
>
> the
>
> mp3/audio
>
> playing
>
> bit
>
> is
>
> nothing
>
> to
>
> write
>
> home
>
> >
>
> about...but
>
> they
>
> have
>
> said
>
> it
>
> will
>
> get
>
> a
>
> complete
>
> rewrite
>
> in
>
> the
>
> >
>
> future.
>
> >
>
> >
>
> Nigel
>
> >
>
> -----
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> Original
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> >
>
> From:
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> Gareth
>
> Cook
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> <g@xxxxxxx <mailto:g%40uk.ibm.com>  <mailto:g%40uk. ibm.com> >
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> Sent:
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> [ukha_d]
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> http://www.popcornh
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