Topic: Popcorn Hour A210 3D #1 NMT Network Media Jukebox,Apps Market,Aluminum,Facebook

[ert]

WORLD's NO. 1 HIGH DEFINITION MEDIA PLAYER! only player that is 3D Ready!

A210
All new Popcorn Hour A-210! out now! 3,6,9,12 0% installment plans also available!

 
All new aluminum box
Enjoy fanless silent operation, while keeping your player cool and reliable. All thanks to our new aluminum chasis design, which is effective at dissipating heat from the CPU.

Packages:
A210 unit only
A210 + 1TB + Freebies
A210 + 1.5TB + Freebies
A210 + 2TB + Freebies
USB Wifi Dongle

0% 3,6,12 months installment plans also available!
visit www.popcornhour.com.ph

Networked Media Jukebox
Quickly browse through your movie collection with the cool video wall instead of boring old file listing that your wife could not remember the title of the movie she wants to watch.
Welcome to the world of Networked Media Jukebox. We take the effort from messy software setup, and make it almost automatic!
[img1]http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/images/nmj/2.png[/img]
Get to your movies quickly
If you are in the mood for some action flick, just sort by genre, and choose Action and only movies listed as Action will appear.


More viewing options

We even give you 3 different viewing option, depending on how you want to organize your movies collection.

Movie Information
No more guessing work, all the important movie information such as Director, Cast and synopsis is automatically collected for you


Not forgetting your photo album's
Watch your recent holiday photo's right at the comfort of your couch with the Networked Media Jukebox


      
What about my music?
Just as simple as the video wall, the music jukebox organize your music collection with album cover art. Yes, you guess it right... automatically!




The music jukebox provides a variety of sorting method. If you are in the mood for some blues, just choose By Genre


Song listings in style
This is the main song listing view, from here you may choose to playback the entire album or a individual track

Play list on the fly
Create your own play list without a PC, the NMJ supports real-time play list generation


Apps Market - Apps for your Popcorn hour and TV
Download free or premium apps and install it on your Popcorn Hour.
All you need is an internet connection; no additional hardware is required.
We are actively working with new partners to bring more interesting and cool apps to the Apps Market.
Once a new app is developed, it will be automatically available in the Apps Market.

My Apps - Your Apps Wall
Personalize your Popcorn Hour media player by installing apps that interest you.
This page contains all your installed apps, making accessing content you want to see fast and easy.

Featured Apps
Instant Video Apps - Channels.com
- Channel surf to your favourite genre and watch videos instantly online without any downloads.
- We have several apps that offer free HD streaming; no additional subscription required.
      
Here\'s a screenshot of instant HD video content streaming directly on the box. Picture quality so good, you can read the labels!

Video Sharing Apps - YouTube
- YouTube needs no introduction. Install the app and get access to all the video content YouTube has to offer.
- The YouTube app offers the same experience as the web page, allowing you to view the most popular videos or your favorites.

Video Game Apps- Tinpot
Apps aren\'t just for video streaming. You can play classic style games right there on your Popcorn Hour media player.

Conga      Tinpot Radio      Quark Attack

Social Network Apps - Facebook & Twitter
- Stay in touch with friends, family and the internet with social media apps like Facebook & Twitter.
- Like everything on our box, our apps are designed for the 10 foot experience. You can sit back, relax and consume the content you want.

Weather Apps - WeatherBug
Need to leave the house? Checkout our Weatherbug app for your local forecast!

Just like watching the news, you can access a 7 day forecast.


visit www.popcornhour.com.ph for more info!

[Clondalkin]

WORLD's NO. 1 HIGH DEFINITION MEDIA PLAYER! only player that is 3D Ready!

A210

What about the A200?

So lalabas na dapat yung double-vision (overlapping) image if I play a 720p SBS with the A210 on a non-3DTV?   Sa A200 kasi, it displays side-by-side image if I play a 3D content.

Paki-clarify.  Thanks.

[blake]

how much a210?

[scifi-fan]

What about the A200?

So lalabas na dapat yung double-vision (overlapping) image if I play a 720p SBS with the A210 on a non-3DTV?   Sa A200 kasi, it displays side-by-side image if I play a 3D content.

Paki-clarify.  Thanks.

You will still need a 3D TV. What the firmware does is to send the proper HDMI 1.4 commands to the TV when it sends a 3dSBS.mkv so it will switch to the right mode automatically.

[Clondalkin]

You will still need a 3D TV. What the firmware does is to send the proper HDMI 1.4 commands to the TV when it sends a 3dSBS.mkv so it will switch to the right mode automatically.

Are we talking a single SBS file, or, 2 (left & right) half-SBS files?

Is the A210 capable of playing 2 files simultaneously already like a stereoscopic player?

Cheers.

[scifi-fan]

Single SBS files.

Sigma 8643 cannot output 2 files simultaneously.

Here's the official reply from Syabas;

Due to limitation of SMP8643 platform, it can only do half-resolution side-by-side
and top-and-bottom 3D. We added HDMI1.4 signalling to ensure that 3D-capable
TV respond accordingly, and you do not need to reach for the remote.

We will be adding support for BD25 version of 3D soon.

[ert]

FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syabas Technology, a leading global distributor of digital entertainment solutions, is very excited to announce that it’s the first to support Matroska 3D in its latest firmware update for both the Popcorn Hour and PopBox products. During the CES 2011 show they demoed the new 3D playback software and received great feedback from both re-sellers and existing customers.

“We took a look at the most popular playback formats and found that 3D was one of them. We put together our engineering resources and now have one of the best 3D playback devices on the market.”
A free firmware update is now available for the Popcorn Hour C-200 with the A-200/210 and PopBox version on the way. Users can now enjoy playback of 3D movie files in both stereoscopic modes. Side by Side and Top and Bottom video are now supported in a wide variety of popular containers including MK3D, MOV, MP4, and M2TS. Using HDMI 1.4 commands, playback on any 3D compatible television is now a reality.

“At Syabas it was our goal to offer our customers a better TV viewing experience and 3D brings it," said Armando Lopez VP of Strategic Product Marketing. “We took a look at the most popular playback formats and found that 3D was one of them. We put together our engineering resources and now have one of the best 3D playback devices on the market.”

The innovative Syabas products enable consumers to enjoy a wide assortment of content including, home videos, photos, personal music, movies, games and a wide range of TV apps. They have some of the most popular apps like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Revision3, Flicker, Howcast, TED, Weather Bug and many more. To complete all this we have a great user interface that aggregates all your media from any networked device anywhere in the house. Syabas continues to add value to our customer experiences and further enhance our firmware which will benefit existing and new customers alike.

"For a long time Syabas Technology has been a strong early adopter of the Matroska technology,” said Steve Lhomme of Matroska. “They have been reliable partners of our team for years. We are delighted to see them raise the bar once again with the first hardware/software support of 3D Stereoscopic Matroska files. We expect use of .mk3d (.mkv with 3D video) to increase a lot during the coming months/years and with the help of hardware partners like Syabas.”

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110316006738/en/Syabas-Implement-Matroska-3D-Video

[ert]

check it out!
download it here
http://www.popcornhour.com/download/A200/firmware-A200.html

Firmware version : 02-04-110308-21-POP-411-000

1. Still same NMT apps 02-04-101104-21-POP-411
2. BD/AVCHD/DVD/CDDA
   - Fixed incorrect elapsed time when press PREV/NEXT during
     SimpleBD/BD ISO playback
   - SimpleBD
     - Fixed certain BD ISO playback get stuck at chapter
       transition (Bug #5001786)
     - reduced time for info grabbing and playback start
     - fixed issue with "seek to 0%"
   - Added "Prompt" option for BD ISO navigation
   - Fixed issue where certain SimpleBD playback will get
     incorrect scene/chapter/info after seeking.
   - Fixed audio out-of-sync after playback Audio CD
     (Bug #5001759/#0000452)
3. Video and Audio playback
   - Fixed incorrect menu selection displayed on "Subtitle"
     menu when color=auto
   - Fixed certain APE audio caused system crash (Bug #5001699).
   - Fixed certain MP4 playback freeeze when resume from bookmark
   - Added audio mono left/right selectable MPEG .dat files
   - Fixed subtitle selection persistency issue with certain MKV
   - Display forced subtitle track even when subtitle=off
   - audio output during FF 2x and SLOW 0.5x
        (with known out-of-sync issue with certain high bitrate file)
   - Fixed regression in MP3 playlist gapless playback
   - Don't allow "SEEK" during pause and FF/FR/SLOW trickmode.
   - RAR Playback, file view and extraction
        - currently only for single RAR file
   - 3D output to HDMI 3D TV for Stereoscopic 3D (side-by-side,
     Top-and-bottom) file
        - Files must be named with "<filename>.3DSBS.*", "<filename>.3DTAB.*"
       accordingly
        - Tested with MKV, AVI, TS (MPEG)
   - Fixed audio loss for certain high bitrate FLAC files
   - Fixed ASF audio pitch issue after fast forward
   - Fixed missing right channel in DTS-MA
   - Fix single TS file can fastforward till 8x and unable to
     cycle to repeat from 2x.
   - Fix internal PGS subtitle not show correctly in mkv issue
     which due to timecode checking for internal PGS.
   - Fixed APE files with distorted sound.
   - Disable RAR menu prompt over HTTP services.
   - Enable cuesheet support: APE, FLAC, WAV
   - Fixed playback issue of mkv with multiple menu (Bug #5001881)
   - Fixed some PGS subtitle always shown at top left corner.
   - Fixed external subtitle not shown while playback BDJ/Non-BDJ
     and BDMV when started from NMJ.
   - Supported TS file fast forward and fast rewind
   - Fixed occasional wrong time information when rewinding.
   - MKV chapter name now limited to only 10 characters,
     append "..." if the name is longer.
   - Fixed blinking exclaimation mark when Slow depressed.
   - Fixed ASS subtitles wrong placement under certain condition (Bug #5001944)
   - Gapless support for small FLAC files.
   - MKV 3D support.
     - Support .mk3d extension with StereoMode parameter (side-by-side,
       top-and-bottom)
     - mkvmerge v4.5.0 onwards includes this support.
4. Networked Media JukeBox (NMJ)
   - Fixed "watched" status for TV Series
   - Fixed thumbnail generation causing system crash
   - metadata_scanner
     - set full access permission for nmj_database
     - improved "disk full" checking and database size estimation
     - improved scanner progress status for unknown music album
     - fixed issue where video image cannot be replaced for BD content
     - Added timeout when grabbing media info
     - Improved scanning speed on m2ts
   - Improved checking for database version
   - Limit cover art poster to file < 1MB
   - Fixed TV Series Season Sorting issue
   - Support "Jump to" feature in Wall View
   - Added shortcut to add a group of music album to playlist or
     queue at Category view
   - Added ability to change video type
   - Added ability to reorganize video file for incorrect grouping
   - Added ability to view episode synopsis
   - Added ability to search artist and genre at song info
   - Improved NMJ UI browsing speed
   - Added Music metadata and progress bar in Now Playing Playlist page
   - Added delete feature in Now Playing playlist page
   - Fixed occasional unable to access NMJ photo page
   - Fixed NMJ load page fail issue when browse song with multibye.
   - Added Volume up/down in Now Playing playlist page.
   - Added Mute in Now Playing playlist page.
   - Fixed non-latin word not shown correctly
   - Support 3D indicator in NMJ UI.
   - Some fixes to command server APIs:
     - insert_vod_queue
     - list_vod_queue_info
5. System/Network
   - Some translation updated
   - Fixed issue when special characters used in proxy server naming
   - Fixed netbios name resolution issue
   - tvid=0 support
6. UPnP AV
   - Fix for certain media servers not showing up on browse
     and missing content for DTCP resources
   - Fixes for hang-up during browse and adjusted timeout
   - Fixed Cardea checksum readback
7. Apps/Apps Market
   - minor improvement on key responseness
   - Stop flashlite video playback when POWER key depressed
   - Fixed RTMPe playback return buffer full upon starting playback
     even though it's still prebuffering
   - Fixed wrong time info with "live audio only" RTMP
   - Fixed short videos (duration of 3~4 seconds) playback issue
   - new AppsMarket 1.3.11
   - Fixed Shoutcast crash
   - Fixed issue with Page Up/Down key assignment in Apps.
     Now will be Vol Up/Down when playback, but Page Up/Down otherwise.
     (Bug 5001702)
8. Known issues
   - The Samba workgroup name set in the options not applied temporary.
     It defaults to "WORKGROUP".
   - Any new 'excludes' are ignored on a refresh - you have to do a
     complete rebuild for .no_all.nmj etc. to actually work.
   - Encoding type other than utf-8 may caused nmj page load error

NMT Apps Version : 02-04-101104-21-POP-411

Release Notes :
1. Minimum firmware version to use this NMT App is 02-04-101104-21-POP-411-000
2. Version stepping, practically same as 02-03-100427-21-POP-411

[anchit]

how much sir?

[jessec]

how much unit only?

[bbathala]

noob needs help! got my first NMT (pch-a210) a few days ago. i'm tempted to try nmj, do i just rename the folders or the files inside? is it really easier for noobs like me to try nmj  or yamj?

[scifi-fan]

NMJ will be easier...

Go easy first.

Get a USB flash drive and put some files in it. It DOESN'T matter if the files are real media files or not, you just want to test NMJ.

Try the following filenames on the root directory;

Avatar.2009.mkv
Outsourced.s01e01.2010.mkv

Plug it in the A210 and navigate to it using the source button on your remote and hit the red button.

[bbathala]

thanks! will try that tomorrow.

[jao143]

guys i need your help. I was renaming a file like this: movie_clear and present danger. I forgot to include the file extension (mkv), then suddenly the file was gone in the list inside my downloaded folder, i tried lookig for the mkv file however, i failed. Can i still retrieve this movie file? Thanks

[scifi-fan]

You can try plugging the A210 to your PC via USB slave port.

The HD should appear as a removable drive as long as you have the proper driver to read ext2/3 partitions.

[Clondalkin]

Hi scifi-fan

Does our A200/A210 really have problems displaying VOB subs?    Many Framestor untouched/remux use this sub format and I just noticed the issue recently.  Any quick fix other than demuxing and converting the subs?  Thanks

[scifi-fan]

Yes playing back of MKVs with Hi resolution VOBSUBs will cause it to crash.

It's high on the priority list to be fixed.

However I want to make clear that Hi res vobsubs will NOT be supported due to some licensing frou-frou. What is intended is to make it so that it does not crash the player even if it detects it in the file. Hence it will play back without subtitles. Standard resolution vobsub files do work (DVD standard).

That's why for Bluray backups I use PGS as that's the standard used in retail bluray discs.

[Clondalkin]

Thanks for the clarification scifi-fan.  No wonder Framestor untouched video remux(es) is forcing me to restart the A200 every now and then.

Yeah, I decided to demux the mkv, took out the vobsubs, replaced them with PGS and remuxed.

Good thing the folder contains PGS file as well.

Thanks again.

[mYKi]

Nice! How much for unit only?

[cls]

Nice! How much for unit only?

Around 12k

[RU9]

Hi ert,

I play these files on my cheap H0155.

VTS_01_0.VOB
VTS_01_1.VOB

Problem is the gap when the player changes from  VTS_01_0.VOB to VTS_01_1.VOB.
It is really annoying. I was expecting this to be continous.

Does this pricier nmt solve the problem?

I can always merge the files, but more files will kill your patience.

[scifi-fan]

No freezing here after hours and hours watching movies stored on my C200.

[alistair]

Thinking of plunking down money for this... but when I demo'd it at 5th Ave Park Square 1 I was, frankly, turned off by the interface. It didn't look anything like the screenshots at the top of this page...

Is that because that's the standard interface and you have to install NMJ or YAMJ to get the shiny?

Also, what advantages does this have compared to, say, the WD TV Live Hub?

[ert]

Thinking of plunking down money for this... but when I demo'd it at 5th Ave Park Square 1 I was, frankly, turned off by the interface. It didn't look anything like the screenshots at the top of this page...

Is that because that's the standard interface and you have to install NMJ or YAMJ to get the shiny?

Also, what advantages does this have compared to, say, the WD TV Live Hub?

yes you have to install the NMJ, by just pressing the red Video button on the remote. you won't need any PC for configuration. all you need is an internet access

well, first is apps market updates regularly, continuous support firmware update, biggest community, supports DTSHD, dolby digital HD and a lot more

check out this review from the net

http://www.komputerswiat.pl/testy/sprzet/urzadzenia-multimedialne/2011/03/test-10-odtwarzaczy-multimedialnych-nmt-do-kina-domowego.aspx

comparisons of 10 NMT players!
ALLPlayer to Manta Emperor C200
Argosy HV-339T
Egreat R6B
ICY BOX IB-B-MP3011HW
Natec Extreme Media HD-200
Popcorn Hour A210
Transcend TS-DMP10
WD Live TV Hub
WIWA HD 100
Xtreamer SideWinder

Winner: Popcorn Hour A210!   

use google chrome and google translate the site.

[yygoob]

has anyone tried using this with 3d ready projector and receiver...i would like this to replace my htpc..i just have to make sure na pwede

[bryan338]

what brand of hard drive ang recomended para sa a-210? ok ba itong brand? thanks

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Intellipower-Desktop-WD20EARS/dp/tech-data/B002ZCXK0I/ref=de_a_smtd

[toys4geeks]

Bro ert,

looking at the list, definitely no contest naman si PCH A210 (sigma) vs Egreat R6B (1055+, pang external USB lang siya) siguro yung Egreat S800 panapat.

I own a PCH C200 as well its good player and sets the bar
great:
- NMJ is much smoother now , you'll need it if you want the interface as shown, it fetches IMDB info, minsan lang naman yan and you are better off afterwards. 
- I like PopCornHour interface, yung file list nila is really good as well,and they are fully committed to firmware enhancements plus the apps available are good,
- Though if you have BD multiregion you can only change to a certain region for a fixed number of times, not sure if may way to make it read multiregion permanently?

yes you have to install the NMJ, by just pressing the red Video button on the remote. you won't need any PC for configuration. all you need is an internet access

well, first is apps market updates regularly, continuous support firmware update, biggest community, supports DTSHD, dolby digital HD and a lot more

check out this review from the net

http://www.komputerswiat.pl/testy/sprzet/urzadzenia-multimedialne/2011/03/test-10-odtwarzaczy-multimedialnych-nmt-do-kina-domowego.aspx

comparisons of 10 NMT players!
ALLPlayer to Manta Emperor C200
Argosy HV-339T
Egreat R6B
ICY BOX IB-B-MP3011HW
Natec Extreme Media HD-200
Popcorn Hour A210
Transcend TS-DMP10
WD Live TV Hub
WIWA HD 100
Xtreamer SideWinder

Winner: Popcorn Hour A210!   

use google chrome and google translate the site.

[b u l l e t]

Sir ert, it says that A-210 networked media jukebox (NMJ) will automatically scan media source and download information such as cover-art, movie synopsis, casts and director information etc.. Do I need to plug-in thru the internet or those information will based on the movie that currently installed in th HD?

how much with 2HD?

thanks

[strummsteel]

Got my unit this afternoon.

Any tips on how to set it up? Tips for newbies are welcome.

Im installing a bare 2tb inside, i have my media in ecpxternal devices, what is the fastest way to copy them into the internal drive?

Thanks in advance mga masters.

[scifi-fan]

What a coincidence I bought another A-210 today for my parents.

Here's my recommended setup.

1. Buy a 4GB USB flash drive (CDR-King ones a-ok, less than 500 pesos).

2. Using a Windows Machine format your new 2TB using NTFS partitioning first. Make sure you create a Volume Name (example "A210") during the format. When you are done create a subdirectory called "Video" (case sensitive please).

3. At this point you can start copying over your content while it's attached to a PC. A direct SATA connection will always be a lot faster than transferring via USB/Network. This may take awhile if you plan to copy over Terrabytes worth of content.

4. Assemble the A-210 using the provided manual to install a HD in it. Plug the 4GB Flash Drive in the rear USB port.

5. Attach to TV as mentioned in the manual and power everything up. Also best to have it directly connected to your home LAN via ethernet cable (WIFI too slow).

6. Setup various settings regarding HDMI/Audio/Video first and save it.

7. Update to latest firmware if applicable

8. Install NMT Applications

- Setup > Maintenance > NMT Setup Wizard
When asked what type of install select "Fresh Setup"
When asked where to install, select the USB_DRIVE (that's the 4GB flash drive)
It will reboot after the procedure.

9. Set Media Drive

- Setup > Maintenance > NMT Setup Wizard
When asked what type of install select "Media Setup"
When asked what drive will be set as Media destination, select the 2TB drive.

This is my default setup because;

1. NTFS means I can easily attach the A-210 to my PC/MAC via USB slave port without extra drivers. It will make it easier to transfer stuff to/from PC/MAC to the internal HD.

2. Using NTFS drives, you can actually use the same drive when you want to move it to HTPC or even another Media Player

Good Luck.