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The Popcornhour meets most of those specifications, however,
1: It's not the Apple interface, and as I have an AppleTV I understand your
view
of the Apple interface.
2: It's not small (size of most hifi components) but it is quiet (no fans),
and
it can take a DVD/ROM as well as an HDD (both optionally).
I agree on your DVD/BluRay comments, rather have a good movie as the
qualities
are not 'that' different, in fact I had a BluRay player and swapped back to
DVD
(daughter ended up very happy with my change of heart).
On 03/11/13 09:10, Paul Gordon wrote:
>
>
> Thanks all for the responses so far.
>
> I have been ripping DVDs to VOB files in video_ts folders for many
years now.
> I don't have any blu-ray rips, - I had no inclination to start
buying/renting
> yet another optical disc format.. So I have some 600-700 odd movies
ripped
> from DVD. I therefore don't care about the ability to play anything
else,
> including 1080p as I don't have any content in that format, and to be
> truthful, although it does look nice, I'm not sufficiently impressed
by the
> resolution improvement to make a switch to blu-ray, with all the extra
space
> that requires... Frankly, I'm more concerned with the 'quality' of the
movie
> itself (acting, dialogue, FX, script, cinematography etc.) I'd far
rather
> watch a 'good' film in DVD quality than a shite film (anything by
Michael
> Bay??) in high res...
>
> They're all on a QNAP NAS, which does have a plex client available,
which I
> did try (with plex client on Apple TV). It looked lovely, and all
seemed fine
> until trying to actually play something... It will not play my
content... I
> presume it does not like video_ts folders.
>
> PC based solutions are not desirable, regardless of whether it's
running
> windows or Linux, or even a mac... I don't want power hungry devices
or fans
> running all the time. It needs to be a small box, totally silent (no
fan) and
> very low power.
>
> It needs to have an attractive user friendly UI, with cover art, and
ideally
> movies synopsies, in a simple to navigate interface. As I said before,
IMO the
> native Apple TV one is the best I've seen yet, so the closest it's
possible to
> get to that would be my ideal.
>
> Still looking...
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 3 Nov 2013, at 07:28, "Robin Edwards" <robin@xxxxxxx
> <mailto:robin@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>
>> I'm using Popcornhour C200 seems to do the job for me. There's a
newer model
>> not sure how it improves on the C200. I originally had all my
mkvs along
>> with my flacs on a bubba2 however it only had a 1TB hard drive and
was close
>> to full. I put a 2TB drive in the popcorn and moved the mkvs onto
it.
>>
>> It has a reasonable UI including info and art from imdb. I have
played mp3s
>> on it as well but only to see if they work.
>>
>> I make my mkvs with Handbrake on Mint and move over with
filezilla, just a
>> simple setup
>>
>> Robin
>>
>> There are three kinds of people in this world, those that can
count and those
>> that can't.
>>
>> Robin Edwards
>> 07773-674010
>>
>>
>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:59, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx
>> <mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>>
wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks. I'll look into the dune offerings.... Of equal
interest as the
>>> playback of my chosen format, is the UI... the *perfect* UI is
the Apple TV
>>> one... Nothing else comes close... So many of the other
streamer boxes I've
>>> seen have a shite file explorer like interface... No cover
art, no metadata,
>>> etc...
>>>
>>> I've seen and used xbmc in the past, and liked it, but I will
not have a PC
>>> involved in the setup.
>>>
>>> Not played with rpi... Not interested in cobbling together DIY
solutions...
>>> I want something I can buy, unwrap, plug in, and watch
movies...
>>>
>>> Looked at plex, but try as I might, I absolutely could not get
it to play
>>> ripped DVDs although the interface did look jolly nice.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 20:38, "Brian Smith"
<brian@xxxxxxx
>>> <mailto:brian@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Paul
>>>>
>>>> I have a couple of Dune players (a 101 and 301) and they
have played
>>>> everything I have asked them to. Never quite got around
to it but they
>>>> also support control via the mymovies iPad app if that's
of interest.
>>>>
>>>> If there is any you want me to try file format / bit rate
wise then let me
>>>> know.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>> On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:10, Paul Gordon
<paul_gordon@xxxxxxx
>>>> <mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>>
wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Ok, so I'm sitting here looking at my jailbroken Apple
TV2 contstantly
>>>>> saying "Loading"... 15 minutes now and
impatient kids waiting for Star
>>>>> Wars,... Another 5 minutes and it's going out of this
2nd floor window....
>>>>> Like pretty much anything that isn't genuine apple,
it's utter shite...
>>>>> The software is slow, buggy, and not a patch on the
real thing... If I
>>>>> could I'd just go to iTunes and pay for the damn movie
(again) just to get
>>>>> the media I want when I want it, but unfortunately,
the Star Wars films
>>>>> aren't on iTunes... They are all on my NAS of course,
as ripped DVD's in
>>>>> video_ts folders... So sick am I of the piss poor
performance of
>>>>> jailbroken kit, that I am now resolved to find another
box that does this
>>>>> better...
>>>>>
>>>>> So, the question is, what *is* the best box for
streaming my own personal
>>>>> content? Most of the front runners don't do it... I
tried a windows PC for
>>>>> a couple of years, - I'm never going down that route
again... Roku doesn't
>>>>> do local content... Apple TV doesn't do it without
jail breaking, and
>>>>> doing that to it turns it into a pile of shite...
>>>>>
>>>>> Surely in this day and age, it cannot be beyond the
wit of mankind to make
>>>>> a box that is as good as a proper Apple TV, but which
will play my ripped
>>>>> DVD's... Is that really so much to ask?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>> > On 28 Oct 2013, at 09:32, "Mark McCall"
<lists@xxxxxxx
>>>>> <mailto:lists@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > http://autoho.me/1aOd65H
>>>>> >
>>>>> > M.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > ------------------------------------
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>
>
>
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The Popcornhour meets most of those specifications, however,<br>
<br>
1: It's not the Apple interface, and as I have an AppleTV I
understand your view of the Apple interface.<br>
2: It's not small (size of most hifi components) but it is quiet (no
fans), and it can take a DVD/ROM as well as an HDD (both
optionally).<br>
<br>
I agree on your DVD/BluRay comments, rather have a good movie as the
qualities are not 'that' different, in fact I had a BluRay player
and swapped back to DVD (daughter ended up very happy with my change
of heart).<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 03/11/13 09:10, Paul Gordon
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<div>Thanks all for the responses so far.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I have been ripping DVDs to VOB files in video_ts folders for
many years now. I don't have any blu-ray rips, - I had no
inclination to start buying/renting yet another optical disc
format.. So I have some 600-700 odd movies ripped from DVD. I
therefore don't care about the ability to play anything else,
including 1080p as I don't have any content in that format, and
to be truthful, although it does look nice, I'm not sufficiently
impressed by the resolution improvement to make a switch to
blu-ray, with all the extra  space that requires... Frankly, I'm
more concerned with the 'quality' of the movie itself (acting,
dialogue, FX, script, cinematography etc.) I'd far rather watch
a 'good' film in DVD quality than a shite film (anything by
Michael Bay??) in high res...</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>They're all on a QNAP NAS, which does have a plex client
available, which I did try (with plex client on Apple TV). It
looked lovely, and all seemed fine until trying to actually play
something... It will not play my content... I presume it does
not like video_ts folders.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>PC based solutions are not desirable, regardless of whether
it's running windows or Linux, or even a mac... I don't want
power hungry devices or fans running all the time. It needs to
be a small box, totally silent (no fan) and very low power.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>It needs to have an attractive user friendly UI, with cover
art, and ideally movies synopsies, in a simple to navigate
interface. As I said before, IMO the native Apple TV one is the
best I've seen yet, so the closest it's possible to get to that
would be my ideal.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Still looking...</div>
<div><br>
Sent from my iPad</div>
<div><br>
On 3 Nov 2013, at 07:28, "Robin Edwards" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:robin@xxxxxxx";>robin@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div>
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
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<div>I'm using Popcornhour C200 seems to do the job for me.
 There's a newer model not sure how it improves on the C200.
 I originally had all my mkvs along with my flacs on a
bubba2 however it only had a 1TB hard drive and was close to
full. Â I put a 2TB drive in the popcorn and moved the mkvs
onto it. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>It has a reasonable UI including info and art from imdb.
 I have played mp3s on it as well but only to see if they
work.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I make my mkvs with Handbrake on Mint and move over with
filezilla, just a simple setup</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Robin<br>
<br>
<div>There are three kinds of people in this world, those
that can count and those that can't.</div>
<br>
<div>Robin Edwards</div>
<div>07773-674010</div>
<div><br>
</div>
</div>
<div><br>
On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:59, Paul Gordon <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
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<div>Thanks. I'll look into the dune offerings.... Of
equal interest as the playback of my chosen format, is
the UI... the *perfect* UI is the Apple TV one...
Nothing else comes close... So many of the other
streamer boxes I've seen have a shite file explorer like
interface... No cover art, no metadata, etc...</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I've seen and used xbmc in the past, and liked it,
but I will not have a PC involved in the setup.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Not played with rpi... Not interested in cobbling
together DIY solutions... I want something I can buy,
unwrap, plug in, and watch movies...</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Looked at plex, but try as I might, I absolutely
could not get it to play ripped DVDs although the
interface did look jolly nice.</div>
<div><br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad</div>
<div><br>
On 2 Nov 2013, at 20:38, "Brian Smith" <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:brian@xxxxxxx";>brian@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
<br>
</div>
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<div>
<div>Hi Paul</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I have a couple of Dune players (a 101 and 301)
and they have played everything I have asked them
to. Â Never quite got around to it but they also
support control via the mymovies iPad app if that's
of interest.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>If there is any you want me to try file format /
bit rate wise then let me know.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Cheers</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Brian<br>
<br>
On 2 Nov 2013, at 19:10, Paul Gordon <<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<p>Ok, so I'm sitting here looking at my
jailbroken Apple TV2 contstantly saying
"Loading"... 15 minutes now and impatient kids
waiting for Star Wars,... Another 5 minutes
and it's going out of this 2nd floor
window.... Like pretty much anything that
isn't genuine apple, it's utter shite... <br>
The software is slow, buggy, and not a patch
on the real thing... If I could I'd just go to
iTunes and pay for the damn movie (again) just
to get the media I want when I want it, but
unfortunately, the Star Wars films aren't on
iTunes... They are all on my NAS of course, as
ripped DVD's in video_ts folders... So sick am
I of the piss poor performance of jailbroken
kit, that I am now resolved to find another
box that does this better...<br>
<br>
So, the question is, what *is* the best box
for streaming my own personal content? Most of
the front runners don't do it... I tried a
windows PC for a couple of years, - I'm never
going down that route again... Roku doesn't do
local content... Apple TV doesn't do it
without jail breaking, and doing that to it
turns it into a pile of shite...<br>
<br>
Surely in this day and age, it cannot be
beyond the wit of mankind to make a box that
is as good as a proper Apple TV, but which
will play my ripped DVD's... Is that really so
much to ask?<br>
<br>
Sent from my iPad<br>
<br>
> On 28 Oct 2013, at 09:32, "Mark McCall"
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:lists@xxxxxxx";>lists@xxxxxxx</a>>
wrote:<br>
> <br>
> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://autoho.me/1aOd65H";>http://autoho.me/1aOd65H</a><br>
> <br>
> M.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
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