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Re: Re: Network Media Tank


  • Subject: Re: Re: Network Media Tank
  • From: Nigel Champion <nigel_champion@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 23:29:56 +0000 (GMT)

Not sure about the remote power.... but press menu during a video,
should b=
ring up a cross shaped menu, then go to the speaker icon.

----- Original Message ----
From: noel_pilot <HA@xxxxxxx>
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, 7 February, 2008 8:59:58 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Network Media Tank









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In film audio controls!? variable audio delay?!?!



Ooooh where's that?!?!?!



How do you get that up during a film?



also since i put the remote power kit onto my xbox which uses 0 to

turn on and off i can't use the skip to time as you have to enter 0130

to get to an hour and a half in and the 0 turns it off!!



Anyone any ideas?!=20

Thanks

Noel



--- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. com, Nigel Champion <nigel_champion@ ...>
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> Hi Gareth,

> I see can me piecing together this "mini review" from mini
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> I am currently running them both in parallel via component out and

coax digital. .

> XMBC vs Popcorn hour:

> First up, the interface is no where near as slick as XMBC, the

although it is functional!

> Setting up network shares is all done via the GUI...nor ftp-ing in

:( Although it can act as an FTP, NFS or SMB server if you stick a

hard disk into (which I haven't tried yet)..but only for transferring

media.

> Scrolling through large folders of videos is a bit tiring as it only

shows about 10 videos per screen and takes about 2 seconds to get the

next screen!

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> Media support seems pretty good so far, seems to play all of the

ISO, vobs/DVD directories , avi's, MKVs and Blu Ray rips I have thrown

at it.

> A feature I really miss from XBMC is the "in film" audio
control

panel, is the variable audio delay slider...as some videos seem not

sync properly. Popcorn has no such advanced features...yet :)

> Also the skip feature is another one I really miss, they only just

(last week) released firmware to give a you the option to jump to a

specific time index....has a few bugs, like turning on the subtitles

to Blu Ray rips :) but still not as nice as XMBC

> HiDef is mostly good...providing you don't skip around the file.

They do recommend NFS (which I am using) for streaming of HighDef

material from a NAS. I guess to do limited CPU of the Popcorn, as NFS

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> It does have a few plugins like XMBC such as aYouTube player, which

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> I guess given that fact that XMBC has been around for a long while

now and a lot of the bugs have been ironed out, only time will tell if

Popcorn will ever be a true replacement.

> Not going to retire the Xbox just yet :)

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> Nigel

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> ----- Original Message ----

> From: Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxx>

> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com

> Sent: Tuesday, 5 February, 2008 5:19:55 PM

> Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Re: Network Media Tank

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>             Nigel

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> You able to share your thoughts of it - versus XBMC ? You say it can
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> ISO images ?

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> Tempting replacement. ..your feedback could be very helpful

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> Regards

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> Gareth Cook

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>  IT Architect / Project Manager, SWG Sales Europe

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>  email: g@xxxxxxx

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> ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 05/02/2008 17:18 -----

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> Yesterday 20:04

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> I ordered it direct from Popcorn Hour.....took a few weeks to get

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> ----- Original Message ----

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> From: rb_ziggy <rb.lists@ntlworld. com>

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> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com

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> Sent: Monday, 4 February, 2008 7:49:32 PM

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> Subject: [ukha_d] Re: Network Media Tank

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> This looks very interesting.=20

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> I've currently got a mac mini doing duty as a media server in the

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> lounge and streaming dvds, photos and some home made movies from our

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> NAS.  (Don't need it for audio as I hate having to turm the tv on to

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> listen to music - so use I a squeezebox here)

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> It does it very well but it feels rather overkill.  For $179 (sub

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> =C3=82=C2=A3100) this looks ideal for the same job.  And there is a
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> makes me wonder if a HA (xAP...) interface could be written (I wonder

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> Can I ask where you got yours from.  Seems to be only a Swedish outlet

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> --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups. com, "Marcus Warrington"

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> > From: ukha_d@yahoogroups. com [mailto:ukha_ d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx com] On

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