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very hot.
i paid about $300 for mine after taxes and shipping.
With a WD 1tb thrown in and in CAD, this is pretty good.
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:17 PM #1
HOT: NCIX Popcornhour A-110 + WD 1TB Green HD $365
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...4&promoid=1055
Just placed my order.
I've been looking at the PCH for a while and had to grab it while it's hot.
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:41 PM #2Deal Guru
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:41 PM #3
Very good deal. I just don't know what to do with the hard drive since I stream everything off a RAID box.
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:46 PM #4Deal Guru
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I think you need a HDD to utilize some of the PCH's apps. I have only two HDD externally hooked up. But if i wanted to use some of the features, i'd need to install a hdd inside the unit itself.
Originally Posted by airodus
Very good deal. I just don't know what to do with the hard drive since I stream everything off a RAID box.
Sidenote: Has anyone got the DTS sound to work yet?
I installed the latest firmware and some of my DLC has only DTS sound, but i'm not getting any audio._______________
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:52 PM #5
What kind of apps? I was only looking at it for video playing. Anything else it can do?
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:54 PM #6Newbie
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It's really only a great deal if you have a use for the drive.
NCIX sells the PCH A-110 for $270, so you're paying $95 for the 1TB drive.
If you slap a hard drive in it, you can use the built-in torrent client and file server capabilities. Originally Posted by airodus
The A-100 doesn't support DTS, the A-110 does. If you have the A-100, use the software and instructions here to convert the DTS audio to AC3. Originally Posted by originalnutta
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:56 PM #7Member
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I think it can download torrents and .nzb's... Originally Posted by airodus
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Mar 27th, 2009 04:59 PM #8
popcorn hour for a good price from a canadian store is a hot deal because you used to have to pay your arm and leg for it in usd
for anyone who doesnt know what this is, this is basically the best digital video player
if you're thinking about making an htpc or using a game console for digital video, think about saving yourself from hassle and failure, and get a popcornhour
also you don't really need the hard drive if you're streaming video from your computer or nas... though there are some people who don't do that, and just want to store files the video on the device
just remember every hard drive breaks, and if you don't have a backup, you're ****edLast edited by Loomy; Mar 27th, 2009 at 05:05 PM.
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Mar 27th, 2009 05:02 PM #9Deal Addict
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...or WDTV for 1/3 the price. Originally Posted by Loomy
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Mar 27th, 2009 05:09 PM #10Can't say I haven't been tempted to...but since none of these will play 1080p video with extremely high reference frame counts (in the case of H264) or very high bitrates I'm still left waiting to build an HTPC. Originally Posted by Loomy
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Mar 27th, 2009 05:10 PM #11Deal Guru
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Oh forgot to mention that i have the A110. Originally Posted by Meingarten
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Do you mean VC-1/H264 full uncompressed REMUX.ts backups of BD discs? WDTV plays those just fine, I'm guessing the A110 does too. Originally Posted by Icelight
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Mar 27th, 2009 05:16 PM #13I'm more or less just talking about H264 video with a fairly high reference frame count. Originally Posted by HeavyDutyKronos
The WDTV was tested and could not keep up with 1080p, H264 video with a reference frame count of greater than 5:
http://wdtv.wetpaint.com/page/H.264+...e+frames+specs
I'd assume this is close to the same.
-Edit- In any case, something like this is perfect for anyone who doesn't need to be assured that absolutely every single video will play.Last edited by Icelight; Mar 27th, 2009 at 05:21 PM.
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No ethernet.. no bittorrent client... Originally Posted by HeavyDutyKronos
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