 Manufacturer : Monsoon Multimedia Model : 010410VP ASIN : B003YC1KY6 Price : 349$ See Special Offers   Product DescriptionMonsoon Multimedia Vulkano Deluxe Pro 010410VP Digital Video Recorder 010410VP Digital Video Recorders (DVRs)  22 of 23 people found the following review helpful: Best placeshifter/streamer in the market + free mobile players This review is from: Vulkano Pro 010410VP All-In-One Media Placeshifter Includes 500 GB eSATA Hard Disk, Black (Personal Computers) So far I've only tested this as a remote streaming device and have not experimented much with the DVR. I will update as soon as I've done more. Streaming quality is the best out there. I've been through the original Slingbox, the Slingbox Solo, the Pro-HD and the various HAVA boxes, and this thing is simply outstanding. I've tested in-house streaming and remote streaming to my laptop on WiFi and 3G and my smartphone on 3G. In all cases, the video quality is almost as good as watching a locally stored video file. The price appears to be high, but when you compare it with the $261 for a Slingbox PRO-HD, it is a bargain. The Sling lacks DVR, local TV watching, internal storage, placeshifting and more. Sling also charges $30 for their mobile clients, while the Vulkano mobile players are free. There are a few bugs in the setup process, but this thing is just out, so I'll cut them some slack to get those sorted out. If you do not need a lot of DVR storage, stick with the cheaper version of this box. PROS: Can use as a full (single tuner) DVR Can control for live TV and DVR on a mobile device Free mobile players Amazing streaming quality CONS: No internal tuner Single DVR channel only Does not appear to support network storage Requires EXT3 formatted harddrive for video storage, with no "format drive" option to enable use of your own drives 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Currently, the Vulkano is your only reliable solution.... This review is from: Vulkano Pro 010410VP All-In-One Media Placeshifter Includes 500 GB eSATA Hard Disk, Black (Personal Computers) Take my word for it. Until Sling fixes the capacitor issue, from their current models, pass on them. Sling is using the failure rate to generate more income from support calls. All you have to do to verify this is to Google it. As far as Vulkano's reliability, only time will tell. But so far, I am super happy. A quick overview of my setup: The Vulkano hook up is: Network: Wired and segmented 100mb cat5 To TV: HDMI From DVR: Component Storage: 500gb eSATA drive The Vulkano setup went without a hitch except for what is listed below. Vulkano found the network and grabbed an IP address with no problems. Vulkano includes all the cables for a complete setup, so no searching or shopping for last minute connections. The only issue I ran into was setting up the IR Blaster with my Verizon FiOS HD DVR. It is a Motorola QIP 7216-1, which was not a choice available. Instead I chose the 6416 which works perfectly. Once the Vulkano was up and running, I watched a few channels to make sure we were all set. Now for the clients. I will start with the Apple client, first. I tested the Apple app on a Iphone 3g (wifi only) and a Touch 4g. Both clients installed and setup went perfectly. Both devices were connected onto a 54mb (G) network at Barnes and Noble. With the strongest signal, quality was exceptional on all channels. Even sports channels looked fantastic without a trace of smearing or blocking. Bitrate was between 600-900K starting out. It topped out at 2500K and was optimized on-the-fly. Sound was superb with no dropouts. Channel changes went smoothly with a 5 second (approx.) buffering after the change. I felt the channel changes were timely and precise. I would have to say that on wifi, the Apple client for the Vulkano, is a win. The pc client was updated the last night, or so. So, I have not had the time to go over all of the settings. Install went well on a Windows 7 x64 laptop. I will not go over all of the features but talk about quality, instead. This is for the previous client Vulkano_V1.8.3.52. At first I was getting some stuttering, but no dropouts. I also noticed that when stuttering it was while trying to optimize the stream. So I reduced the stream limit from 2000K to 1000K. this took care of the stuttering and never had a hiccup after that. The newer client is supposed to recover from optimizing much quicker. But once the steam was reduced I did not have any more problems. On a 17 inch laptop screen the quality looked excellent. Of course, on a larger screen I am sure it would be more noticeable. I would give the pc client a A+ also. Now for the Android client. The client installed without a hitch. When getting a strong signal the client optimized quickly and had excellent results. Remote control was timely without to much delay. All functions seemed to work including scheduling recordings as well as viewing the EPG. Even when the signal dropped to two bars the picture was great. The picture did suffer when the signal dropped to an unsteady one bar, though. Streaming speed was variable from 66K to 100K. Sound was steady but picture was a tad rough. How rough, you may ask...Sports playing (football action) was hard to watch due to smearing. But you could still figure it out. In a pinch it would due, but it would not be my favorite way to watch. Now regular shows (Jay Leno) were quite good. Very watchable...And the whole time the sound never dropped. The only issue that happened once, was while switching channels. After the switch I had no sound. So I typed the same channel number in again and the channel refreshed restoring sound. I would give the Android client an A+, also. The client is sound and seems to work very well on Verizon's network. So, that's my little review. Remember, you might get different mileage due to all of the variables that are involved. But, I am very, very pleased with the Vulkano. Granted, I have not had the time to check every feature available. But it does what I purchaed the unit for. It streams live (or recorded FiOS) programming to my clients with clarity and reliable accuracy. Good bye Slingbox...Hello Vulkano! 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful: Better than Slingbox and SO EASY TO USE!!! This review is from: Vulkano Pro 010410VP All-In-One Media Placeshifter Includes 500 GB eSATA Hard Disk, Black (Personal Computers) I want to start by saying I am more of an expert than a general user so I am coming at this from that point of view. I replaced my Slingbox Solo (which had composite inputs but Sling then disabled HD in the software and charged me for a Windows Phone APP to boot) with a Hava Monsoon Titanium HD. That product worked well everywhere but my Droid phone. I just upgraded to the Hava Vulkano Deluxe Pro (with the 500GB eSATA Hard Drive). The installation was very easy hardware wise. I love it that it has HDMI out now. The software setup worked flawlessly. I have downloaded and installed the player on my Droid, and 3 Windows 7 Laptops, and 1 Windows 7 Desktop at work. In all cases, the player easily picked and played my Vulkano without a hitch. I would highly recommend this to anyone considering a Sling or Hava product. The ONLY CON: At high resolution (2560x1600) the picture is a little "soft".  can't recommend this device - run away i am sorry to say that i cannot recommend the vulkano pro. i have owned a slingbox for over two years that i have had no problems with. by thenoser WOrks! I had the Hava Titanium before. Video quality is somewhat comparable but the price is a little high. It works for now. by Ray Works very well as placeshifting device! Using the Vulkano Pro in addition to SlingBox HD, SlingBox Pro and EyeTV HD and Hybrid. In comparison, the Vulkano has worked extremely well and has been very... by J. U. Don't Touch This Final update. Yes, I hate spending money on an upgrade to find it not ready for market. I own the original Hava HD Wireless device and it does function as the... by Veteran II Works like a charm First a bit about me. I travel a lot. But I also pay quite a bit for various premium/sports programs on DirecTV. So when I travel, I like watch these programs on the road. by M. E. Cummings Many bugs, doesnt work reliably I wish I had read the New York Post review (google it) before I bought it, I work on a Catastrophe Response team, and am away from home often for long periods and many hotels have... by K. Hensley Poor excuse for a DVR or placeshifter I have had the vulkano for three months now and have had nothing but continual problems with it. It misdirects DVR commands and records the wrong channel routinely or doesn't... by Tony It Works! Bought the unit 2 weeks ago and had some problems setting up the unit. Since my router is too far a way from the Vulkano unit, it only worked intermittently. by Loc X Pham Vulkano Pro 010410VP Placeshifter with 500 GB HD Excellent product with only one downside---the compression is excessive and HD streams are compressed down to about 2 to 2. by cthefox 4.5 stars UNLESS you have ANDROID OS Setup was a breeze, the guy that rated it 2 stars due to networking/verizon - you need to realize you are asking the Vulkano person to go where he should have refused - YOUR... by J. Laflamme |
Monday, February 6, 2012
Vulkano Pro 010410VP All-In-One Media Placeshifter Includes 500 GB eSATA Hard Disk, Black
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