Popcorn Hour or EGreat ?

iMax

I'm looking at bothe the popcorn hour (110) & the egreat.

Anyone able to recommend one over another ?

slemons

From what ive read the eGreat is supposed to be better, there are some good comparison threads if you google.
I couldnt get a final price including shipping for it though...

MediaTank

It depends on what you want to use it for. They are both NMT players but the eGreat has double the RAM and USB slave. PCH will always have the latest firmware first.

iMax

Well, it'll be on a (homeplug) network, I want to be able to copy/paste/automate transfer of files. Hooked up to the plasma, playback hidef. I'm assuming the popcorn will handle all this ?

MediaTank

Yes, but the home plugs may be an issue for HD content. Depending on the HD source and the chosen method of streaming (HTTP, SMB or NFS) it may not work without stutter. There are a number of threads on this in the NMT forum. You'll need the fastest home plugs on the market to start with.

iMax

I would most probably be installing a hard drive for HD content.

MediaTank

eGreat then - the USB slave feature will make it easier to load HD content onto the internal HD.

MT

vectra

did a firmware upgrade on my egreat today
cant believe the difference in how smooth it plays hd now
I have a bluray movie on it
Full hd
1920X....
Smooth as silk

iMax

Well it appears that it's out of my hands. Wife did some research of her own after me banging on about them for ages & has ordered a popcorn A110 for Christmas for me

vectra

iMax wrote: »

Well it appears that it's out of my hands. Wife did some research of her own after me banging on about them for ages & has ordered a popcorn A110 for Christmas for me

Well,
You didnt do wrong

2 reasons
1) Popcorn ohur is a dsamn good piece of kit
2) and lore important.. You wife paid for it

MediaTank

vectra wrote: »

did a firmware upgrade on my egreat today
cant believe the difference in how smooth it plays hd now
I have a bluray movie on it
Full hd
1920X....
Smooth as silk

That's the benefit of the new MKV and H.264 support from the Haali library. Very impressive isn't it?

MediaTank

vectra wrote: »

Well,
You didnt do wrong

2 reasons
1) Popcorn ohur is a dsamn good piece of kit
2) and lore important.. You wife paid for it

LOL

vectra

MediaTank wrote: »

LOL

WOW..!!
I didnt realise I was so Pi$$ed when I posted that...:eek:

Look at the spelling

MediaTank

iMax wrote: »

Well it appears that it's out of my hands. Wife did some research of her own after me banging on about them for ages & has ordered a popcorn A110 for Christmas for me

Not too shabby. HDMI 1.3a support and always first with firmware upgrades. The A110 is a great piece of kit.

MT

EGreatUSA

Just an FYI regarding the EGreat EG-M31B NMT:

It is now available with drive pre-installed, wifi option, etc. from www.egreatusa.com .

Reply to this post if you have any questions.

P

the_syco

EGreatUSA wrote: »

Reply to this post if you have any questions.

P

How much is shipping to Ireland?

EGreatUSA

the_syco wrote: »

How much is shipping to Ireland?

Currently $35 USD. The boxes ship the same or next day and should be recieved in 6-10 days.

Any more questions like this (price details, etc.) anybody should probably PM me as I am not so familiar with this boards' policies. I would like to not get banned for advertising and be able to keep my account open to answer technical questions, etc..

I very much appreciate your interest, of course.