Popcorn Hour C-200 Networked Media Tank - Black

Manufacturer : Syabas Tech. Incorporated Model : C-200 ASIN : B002UK17ZA Price : 299.99$ Last Price : 299.99$(Discount 0% See Special Offers Product Description It's Time to Unleash Your TV The Popcorn Hour C-200 is the most powerful and versatile Networked Media Tank yet. It's blazing-fast processor, Blu-ray capability and storage options make the C-200 an ideal addition to your home theater or high-definition entertainment system. Most Helpful Customer Reviews 9 of 11 people found the following review helpful: I love my C-200    This review is from: Popcorn Hour C-200 Networked Media Tank - Black (Electronics) I have it for more than year already. Got it when they came out last august. Never had any of the issues that i am reading about. Watched hundreds of movies on it. Added 500GB HDD and bluray drive. Got it with IRK-200 and i am using it CAT5 cable so no issues with networking. I will get 2 more for presents to my family since the firmware is already mature enough. And PCH are kind a keeping it updated. 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful: Surprised at the negatives This review is from: Popcorn Hour C-200 Networked Media Tank - Black (Electronics) I have had this unit for about 4 weeks now. I am surprised at the negative feedback. It has been rock solid for me. I came from many years of using a media pc and I was ready for a turn key solution. I am a tech guy but I am pretty sure my wife could have plugged this in and figure out how to play my movies over a network share. The unit itself is big compared the other media players. Its about the size of a settop box. Has more outputs than the other units although most will stick w/ hdmi. Remote ok. I have the unit in a cabinet so I like it being rf, but if you have a universal remote you might be disappointed. There is also an iphone app you can use as a remote and has nice features to search and play shoutcast and youtube videos. I would rate this 5 stars but a couple of things I don't like. gripe 1: It will not play some old home movies I have. I get a/v sync problems and video is must faster than is should be. Not fixed in the latest firmware. I haven't looked into this much maybe a solution don't know. gripe 2: No native netflix support. I have seen the interfaces on two other media players and they suck but at least they are there. Apparently you can get this working using playon, but again I don't see this as turn key. gripe 3: interface lacking. coming from a media pc the interface navigation is ok, but lacks eye candy gripe 4: No native support for imdb and movie cover art descriptions. You can set this up using yamj. Google it, but again not turn key. For sure it definitely more expensive than the other units. Hardware is more robust and it supports more video formats from what I have read. Most of the other units are based of the same chipset (I think broadcom) so if you have a problem with one you will likely have a problem with the other. 21 of 30 people found the following review helpful: Bug Bug Bug. Read Forums for Device Problems B4 Buying, Please! This review is from: Popcorn Hour C-200 Networked Media Tank - Black (Electronics) The box is riddled with bugs! Read the forums at NMT(NMT forum's moderators say that the forums are not a part of Syabas even though Syabas' website directs you there on their support page). Some examples of flaws to be noted: Gigbit Ethernet: Does not Work; playback of mkv's - audio is out of sync with video; Issues with all formats of HD video content (Buffering space inadequate); The LCD screen and the input boxes being hard to read from 6 ft away on a 42" LCD TV; Hangs and crash inexplicably. Read on for yourselves before buying. Do not let me be your only source of info. This Device is REALLY hands on! Please note, the 50% Super versus 50% negative reviews on here is due to the NMT forums attempt to get users here to promote this product. Read all the reviews and do your homework. If you do not, you may be spending money to wait for the next firmware update like the rest of us owners! Most Recent Customer Reviews Awesome addition to my home theater I heard about this product from a friend of mine. This product was able to play all formats I have. There were files that the audio were not playing. by victorlani Not for the weak at heart This thing is really amazing. It has played everything I have thrown at it, even BD ISO files. The Blu-Ray video (1080p 24 fps) and audio (DTS-HD MA and Dolby True HD pass... by Longhorn Great product but for the gear heads I have been using popcorn hour products for about 3-4 years now. I have several of the original a10s. by Nathan H. Smith My entusiasim died a slow, miserable death I cannot understand how this product has been given so many positive "non-biased" product reviews. While absolutely gorgeous looking design, (even for the $300. by Kick King of content This is a monster of a player. At a size of a bulky DVD/Blueray player it surely is large. Don't let that bulkyness fool you! by Hjalti Best video player currently on the market For the last 18 months, my Popcorn Hour C200 works perfectly, without fail, ANY kind of video file I "throw at it". by F_Pronk Hard to use, does not play FLAC 1. Does not play FLAC I bought this box to have an easy to use music player that can play "any file thrown at it". by Vlatko Primorac Very happy with the C-200 I'm very happy with this streamer. It plays every file I throw at it, it's well built, and it's fanless. by Eric Christensen Unbelievably good I had a WDTV Live Hub prior to this, and decided to take a chance on this unit, after becoming frustrated with the inept blu-ray ISO support by WD, and the way the music browser... by B. Doctor Great device! Exactly what I was hoping for. This thing is incredible. It does everything I want it to. Every file i throw at it, the pch reads it no problem. by Michael J. Scott

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