Popcornhour Media Player

talas · 26-10-2007, 1:04 PM

Networked Media Tank

Popcorn Hour A-100 allows you to pull in digital video, audio and photos from various sources for your enjoyment on your HDTV or Home Theater setup.

You can stream or playback your digital media content from a variety of sources, such as your PC, NAS, digital camera, USB mass storage devices (Flash drive, HDD, DVD drive) , internal HDD* and even directly from the Internet via the Media Service Portal.

It also serves as a NAS and a BitTorrent peer-to-peer downloader** to eliminate the need to switch on a PC or other device for this purpose.

The Popcorn Hour A-100 supports the latest high bitrate video formats (MPEG2 MP@HL, H.264 HP@L4.1, VC-1 AP@L3 in TS of at least 40Mbps) to give you up to 1080p high-definition videos.

In recognition of advances in Internet TV, the A-100 supports peer-to-peer Internet TV streaming technology from SayaTV, as well as popular unicast internet TV such as YouTube, Google Video and Metacafe via the Media Service Portal.

The A-100 firmware is upgradeable to support future media containers, codecs and features.

* HDD not included
** An internal HDD is required for these functions.

Specification :

Connectivity

* Bonjour
* UPnP SSDP
* DLNA
* Windows Media Connect
* Windows Media Player NSS
* SMB
* NFS
* HTTP servers: myiHome, WizD, SwissCenter, MSP Portal
* BitTorrent P2P

Web services

* Video : YouTube, Google Video, MetaCafe, VideoCast, DL.TV, Cranky Geeks
* Audio : iPodcast, Radiobox, ABC News, Jamendo
* Photo : Flickr, Picasa
* RSS feed : Yahoo! Weather, Yahoo! Traffic alerts, Yahoo! Stock, Cinecast, Traffic Conditions.
* Peer-to-peer TV : SayaTV
* Internet Radio : Shoutcast

Media files supported

* Video containers:
o MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V)
o MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG)
o MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS)
o VOB
o AVI, ASF, WMV
o Matroska (MKV)
o MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
* Video codecs:
o XVID SD/HD
o MPEG-1
o MPEG-2
+ MP@HL
o MPEG-4.2
+ ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC
o WMV9
+ MP@HL
o H.264
+ BP@L3
+ MP@L4.0
+ HP@L4.0
+ HP@L4.1
o VC-1
+ MP@HL
+ AP@L3
* Audio containers:
o AAC, M4A
o MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
o WAV
o WMA
* Audio codecs:
o WMA, WMA Pro
o AAC
o MP1, MP2, MP3
o LPCM
* Audio pass through : DTS, AC3
* Photo formats : JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
* Other formats: ISO, IFO
* Subtitle formats : SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA

DRM

* Cardea DRM (WMDRM-ND)

Chipset

* Sigma Designs SMP8635

Memory

* 256MB DDR SDRAM, 32MB Flash

Audio/Video outputs

* HDMI v1.1 (up to 1080p)
* Component Video (up to 1080p)
* Composite Video
* Stereo Analog Audio
* S/PDIF Coax Digital Audio

Interface

* 2x USB 2.0 host
* Parallel ATA

Network

* Ethernet 10/100

Power

* 12V DC, 3A

Dimension

* Width 10.5"(270mm) x Depth 5.25" (132mm) x Height 1.25" (32mm)

Weight

* 2.2 lbs (1Kg)

Package Content

* NMT A-100 (HDD not included)
* 100~240V Power Adapter and 3 Prong Flat US Power Cord
* 1.5M length HDMI cable
* Remote Control with 2 "AAA" batteries
* Quick start guide

USD179.00

find all the info Here http://www.mpcclub.com/
and here http://www.popcornhour.com/

This will be the first Media PLAYER using the sigma 8634/5 plays back x264/mkv 1080p with ease

http://www.mpcclub.com/ The No1 Media Player Forum

2nd Coming · 26-10-2007, 5:33 PM

Thats just what I need.Are they going to be on sale over here?

foozoo · 27-10-2007, 12:36 AM

Hope i can get my hands on one of these soon, i've got so much stuff that my current media player just can't handle, its so frustrating!!

monkey butler · 29-10-2007, 11:54 AM

Anyone over here bought / got one on import yet?

These look like the AV media solution I've been waiting for. The price also seems amazing which the current exchange rate (I am reading this correct in that it includes a 240v power convertor?).

Questions:

How easy it it to set up as a P2P downloader?

Does it support housing an internal HD drive,and is there a maximum capacity (ideally I'm looking at 500gb upwards)?

Also, where would be the best place to source one of these from?

dodgyd · 29-10-2007, 12:27 PM

I reckon this might be in the wrong forum, it's not really portable, is it? It requres mains.
Anyway, it's very promising, apparently we'll be able to order from popcornhour.com tomorrow (the 30th), but I bet they'll be exhausted of stocks virtually instantly as there's a lot of buzz around this product, especially due to the price.
Dave.

fayraz · 29-10-2007, 1:06 PM

I would be interested in one of these, seems like a really good buy at that price.

29-10-2007, 1:22 PM

Yes very interesting, I'm off to have a study now.

When you say that one can order on the 30th? Where from? Is there a UK distributor?

Cheers, Gerald.

zAndy1 · 29-10-2007, 1:38 PM

Check out www.mpcclub.com for about as much info as you can get right now. They've started a pre-order list to get one of the first 100 units for $199 including shipping to the Netherlands (which will usually be $249 I believe) and then there is shipping to the UK on top of that but that includes an EU warranty. I've got one reserved. See the Popcorn Hour forum:-

http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?n...iewforum&f=179

and the network media tank forum:-

http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?n...iewforum&f=158

Network Media Tank is the Syabas firmware basically that the Popcorn Hour Player will be using

fayraz · 30-10-2007, 10:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zAndy1

Check out www.mpcclub.com for about as much info as you can get right now. They've started a pre-order list to get one of the first 100 units for $199 including shipping to the Netherlands (which will usually be $249 I believe) and then there is shipping to the UK on top of that but that includes an EU warranty. I've got one reserved. See the Popcorn Hour forum:-

http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?n...iewforum&f=179

and the network media tank forum:-

http://www.mpcclub.com/modules.php?n...iewforum&f=158

Network Media Tank is the Syabas firmware basically that the Popcorn Hour Player will be using

Had a good look through the info on the forums and I am very impressed with the Popcorn Hour and placed myself on the reserve list.

It is exactly what I am looking for a NAS with media player capabilities.