As in that player, the c200 is available in various forms, with this iteration offering the delights of substantial builtin harddisk space 500gb and. As expected, the a200 continues this trend as every file i threw at it played fine i tested over smb and nfs with files ranging from basic xvid avi files to high bitrate blu ray mkvts to 1080p apple trailers. My results with popcorn hour a200 are 4mbs where download is 11mbs 86% cpu utilization for samba. Performance image quality i like to compare image from media players with a dune vs. Popcorn hours wn100 dongle brings wifi to your a100, a. Im just starting to look at ripping my bluray collection to popcorn hour a400 and i dont want to compress the bd contents for popcorn hour in a lossy way. Cloud media has brought out the new popcorn hour a500 media player.
Iphone and kodi play good now and show as devices on the setting screen. Overall we wouldnt say the popcorn hour software is bad, but isnt. Popcorn hour a300 movie thumbnail metadata networked media jukebox apps. This user guide is written for the popcorn hour a210 nmt with firmware version. We loved the popcorn hour a100, because for around. The fix helped a bit but i still see lot of rx errors, especially during upload to pch. Popcorn hour wn150 network adapter sign in to comment. I was pleasantly surprised to see them offer a recent firmware update for their a100 that provided most of the functionality of the a400. Its a little costly, but the bluray abilities and its remarkable picture quality and massive support for almost all kinds of video mark. For my needs windows 7 seems like overkill, the box would hooked up to the hdtv and used only for those things outlined above.
By using the select a language button, you can choose the language of the manual you want to view. This can be fixed by resetting the popcorn hour, which is a little annoying but not the end of the world. Im not looking for full meta data and two way control, just basic functions as found on the remote control. I can load torrents and download files to the pch via the pc interface. How to set up your popcorn hour media streamer, including. The popcorn hour c200 is a linuxbased media player with impressive specifications. Support cnx software donate via paypal or become a patron on patreon. Nmt csi installable packages for 100200300400 series. New features of the popcorn hour c200 sybas, the company who develops the popcorn hour has released specs on the new model, the popcorn hour c200, which will be available for sale very shortly. Popcorn hour a110 firmware 011710051615 updatescout. Ook full hd 1080p is voor deze speler geen enkel probleem. Popcorn hour a100 firmware hack thanks that contains lot. To my surprise, his performance for transferring files ftp. Open hour chameleon is yet another rockchip rk3288 based android tv box, but it comes with aluminum enclosure, and boots from sd card instead of internal storage like all other devices ive seen on the market so far.
I can use dlna to reach windows computers and plan content fine. These then can be played on my pch, after completing, with no problem. Does anyone know if there is a ip command list for the popcorn hour a110. Ideaal voor het afspelen van uw digitale collectie films en. The only headache is the installation of a special driver to make the drive. Changing switch to gigabit, decreased network performance for. At its heart is a sigma designs smp8643 system on chip with a 667mhz mips 74kf as main cpu, several coprocessors, and 512mb of dram attached. Mar 22, 2012 out of the box the popcorn hour c300 has a continental european plug, which we immediately needed to replace, and no user manual, although we did find an online manual. Super fast but i am still annoyed that 3tb is not support without leaving it ntfs and having a. I was sent the popcorn hour a110 and wn100 wireless usb. Well, if design is a key consideration for your av equipment youll be sorely. We werent familiar with the popcorn hour c200, so we had to look it up. It works fine with nmj jukebox or direct for showing pictures and videos.
I think that popcorn hour and sage are on the top of my list but i suppose i should consider windows 7. I have a problem with one media player, it is the popcorn hour a400. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. New features of the popcorn hour c200 sybas, the company who develops the popcorn hour has released specs on the new model, the popcorn. I have a popcorn hour c200, but this guide will work for all of the popcorn hours, including the c300, a300, a400 etc as they all connect in the same way. Sep 02, 2014 cloud media openhour chameleon quad core tv box boots android or linux from sd card cloud media, previously known as syabas, has been selling popcorn hour media players based on linux for several years, but with openhour chameleon the company is about to launch their first android media player powered by rockchip rk3288. Popcorn hour a300 question will always be on your mine. Changing switch to gigabit, decreased network performance. A windows pc running pavtube bytecopy, with accessible bluray disc drive. In march we took a look at the original popcorn hour a100 and it quickly. Mar 01, 2014 popcorn hour now cloud media also has a policy of updating firmware even for older products such as their 5 year old a100. The nmt wiki has a page on the 100 series a110 a100 and wifi. Dec 14, 2012 hello, this is a guide to setting up your popcorn hour networked media tank for full media streaming happiness. Today, then, were looking at the popcorn hour a110, a device that.
My company did the same thing when they outsourced engineering to india. Please visit our support website for more information. Added support for mkv prepend compression for h264. I think this constant cycling is harmful for the hd. Review of open hour chameleon android media player cnx software. A new firmware version has been released since the publication of this article. Basically they too were able to reproduce the issue and here is the response they provided to me.
Sure, it wasnt perfect but its near flawless display of 1080p content along with its incredible ability to playback almost every file we threw at it, made us sit up and take notice. Popcorn hour c200 not showing as a device posted in dlna. Popcorn hour vtenu for usa customers only popcorn hour a410. Dec, 2008 talk about broadening ones product portfolio.
The nmt wiki has a page on the 100 series a110a100 and wifi. Once sony confirmed the issue they sent it to their engineering department for further investigation. Mar 20, 2012 sigh i really had high hopes for this player. Now popcorn hour has tweaked the hardware and added some new features for the a110. This new player has a number of interesting features with his ac wifi connection, sigma designs smp8758 dual core cortex a9 processor, the 4k ultrahigh definition, vxp, flac, dsd, sacd, mp3, wav the pch a500 has a hdd docking tray for 2. Guide rip bluray to a popcorn hour a400 with playable subtitles required tool. And after using the popcorn for awhile and switching back to a dunehd you can tell theres something missing in the a300. Yes, with wdlink software you can map network drives to your pc. Popcorn hour caters to digital signage applications with s. All other codecs work, dts, dts ma, dolby etc, all fine. Popcorn for all syabas popcorn hour a110 and b110 network. The popcorn hour and sage seem to be more plug and play solutions. Popcorn hour, the outfit that started small with a heralded media streamer last fall, has delved head first into the wide, wacky world of digital.
Out of the box the popcorn hour c300 has a continental european plug, which we immediately needed to replace, and no user manual, although we did. The popcorn hour c300 supports offline firmware updating. However when i access transmission via the popcorn hour it does not show the files being downloaded or the progress. The a110 firmware is upgradeable to support future media containers. Aug 27, 2009 this can be fixed by resetting the popcorn hour, which is a little annoying but not the end of the world. When set side by side, we can see the overall design is the same as old. However, i noticed when i have mediatomb running without streaming anything, every few minutes the hd spins up and a few minutes later spins down again. The popcorn hour c200 builds on the capability and flexibility of its smaller, cheaper a110 sibling. Hello, this is a guide to setting up your popcorn hour networked media tank for full media streaming happiness. Im using mediatomb on my popcorn hour a110 nmt to stream music to my freecom musicpal. Check out our website as often as possible to keep your media player up to date with the latest software and firmware. Nmt network media tank popcorn hour popcornhour a100 a110.
Download cloud media popcorn hour a110 media player. The popcorn hour a110 networked media tank nmt allows you to stream digital. Super fast but i am still annoyed that 3tb is not support without leaving it ntfs and having a thumbdrive with the nmt applications installed. It played more types of media than the others and had more types of connections, including a sata connector. Oct 05, 2009 linuxworks has posted a writeup on how to build an ir module for the popcorn hour c200. I do not know if the procedure described below will work with the new version. The a210 is the latest iteration of popcorn hours aseries line of network media tanks. Apr 28, 2010 popcorn a110 firmware march 2010 yamj. Dec 12, 2008 popcorn hour s wn100 dongle brings wifi to your a100, a110 or b110 latest in 802. Cloud media openhour chameleon quad core tv box boots android or linux from sd card cloud media, previously known as syabas, has been selling popcorn hour media players based on linux for several years, but with openhour chameleon the company is about to launch their first android media player powered by rockchip rk3288. Firmware updates have been released nearly every month and with them a. Design the a110 uses largely the same chassis as the a100.
Linuxworks has posted a writeup on how to build an ir module for the popcorn hour c200. It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available. I chose this device instead of a popcorn a110 or a western digital wd tv live player as the egreat seemed to be the bees knees compared to the others. Recently i upgraded a local switch in a friends network from 100 mbit tplink to gigabit cisco sg300 series. Im just starting to look at ripping my bluray collection to popcorn hour a400 and i dont want to compress. The popcorn hour players have a great reputation of being able to play back almost every file format out there. Download cloud media popcorn hour a110 media player firmware 011508033014pop402 dvd bluray media players.
A wifi bridge is the way to go, a secondhand router on ebay will cost you less than the wn100. Doing so may cause the device to become inoperable. Mar 22, 2012 the popcorn hour c300 is still the king of media players. Popcorn for all syabas popcorn hour a110 and b110 network media tanks roundup in march we took a look at the original popcorn hour a100 and it quickly became our inhouse media playback device of choice. More often then not, some of the coolest gadget ideas get killed in implementation because of bad software. All manuals on can be viewed completely free of charge. Popcorn hour a410u for usa customers only popcorn hour a400. Popcorn hours wn100 dongle brings wifi to your a100, a110 or b110 latest in 802. Ethernet, hdmi output, svideo output, spdif output, usb, component video output, composite videoaudio output. Cloud media previously syabas also have a long history of making linux based media players based on sigma designs processor, and when i worked on iptv products, we. Version information for popcorn hour a110 firmware. The popcorn hour c300 is still the king of media players.
If you ever need to reset all your device settings, you may do so here. The popcorn hour does play music via dlna but does not show pictures or videos. Came from using the popcorn hour a110 then c300, then a200 and finally the latest a210. The above words, which quoted from the manual of popcorn hour c200, indicates that it is not a good idea to play dvds from hard drive attached to popcorn nmt. Firmware updates will ensure that your popcorn hour is compatible with the latest hardware and software available today.