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post #31 of 51
7/17/09 at 11:46am
Truly open source - Never possible.

All the Sigma stuff is visible only to Syabas -- they have signed the NDA and don't expose the Sigma APIs. Forget it, end-users will never be able to access those APIs for this chipset or the Realtek one, or any other one in the future. It just destroys that company because all competitors will be able to imitate their APIs, and they would lose their market appeal.
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post #32 of 51
7/17/09 at 12:08pm
I don't know. The DVR ability is a pretty impressive upgrade to the current NMT's. The only issue I would have is that it needs a stable firmware from the outset.

CJ
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post #33 of 51
7/17/09 at 12:14pm
I had requested some information from the OP about the PVR feature:

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A PVR able to record 1080p??!!

Remember that broadcasts are usually at 60 or 50 fps depending on region. Which format / codec are you planning to use for the recording?

How are you planning to record these HD streams? AFAIK, Sigma 8635 doesn't offer HD stream recording capabilities... Of course, I will be more than happy to get corrected if I am in the wrong..

This would let us know the quality of the recording function.. But, the OP is strangely silent...
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post #34 of 51
7/20/09 at 1:33am
how much does it cost? sent to me for testing
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post #35 of 51
7/21/09 at 6:45am
sign me up. How much $$ (US)


bob
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post #36 of 51
7/21/09 at 6:46am
So is this idea dead, nothing from the OP?
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post #37 of 51
7/21/09 at 8:03am
What I would recommend is that you go to the Home Theatre forum and as the same question. What I have found is that the approach to ripping movies are different for the Media Player fans over the HTPC fans. You will also find that there is a segment that love HTPCs but want a media player to augment for Bedrooms, etc.

I wont get into specific details but whats important to me:

HD Aduio (TrueHD, etc.) Passthru all formats
AC3/DTS passthru all formats
Audio Downmix to PCM/LPCM from any format (ideally)
Small Form Factor
Low Noise
Low Power
HDMI 1.3
Component + SPDIF (optical)
USB and eSATA
Gigabit Network (dont believe in Wireless yet for HD Video)
HD Video up to Profile 5.1 (H.264, VC1 and MPEG2) with standard reference frames - no need for anything outside of the Bluray spec.
MKV, M2TS, VOB, MPEG, AVI, FLAC, WAV, MP4, AVCHD
MKV with mulit channel FLAC
Subtitles in containers that support
Audio track selection in containers that support
Fast Forward and Rewind in containers that support
Chapters in containers that support
DVD Folder and ISO
Bluray Folder and ISO
1080p24 (plus all standard resolutions)
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post #38 of 51
7/21/09 at 10:34am
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Originally Posted by dbone1026 View Post

So is this idea dead, nothing from the OP?

In all likelihood, it was never alive to begin with.
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post #39 of 51
7/21/09 at 11:52am
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Originally Posted by stanglx View Post

What I would recommend is that you go to the Home Theatre forum and as the same question. What I have found is that the approach to ripping movies are different for the Media Player fans over the HTPC fans. You will also find that there is a segment that love HTPCs but want a media player to augment for Bedrooms, etc.

I wont get into specific details but whats important to me:

HD Aduio (TrueHD, etc.) Passthru all formats
AC3/DTS passthru all formats
Audio Downmix to PCM/LPCM from any format (ideally)
Small Form Factor
Low Noise
Low Power
HDMI 1.3
Component + SPDIF (optical)
USB and eSATA
Gigabit Network (dont believe in Wireless yet for HD Video)
HD Video up to Profile 5.1 (H.264, VC1 and MPEG2) with standard reference frames - no need for anything outside of the Bluray spec.
MKV, M2TS, VOB, MPEG, AVI, FLAC, WAV, MP4, AVCHD
MKV with mulit channel FLAC
Subtitles in containers that support
Audio track selection in containers that support
Fast Forward and Rewind in containers that support
Chapters in containers that support
DVD Folder and ISO
Bluray Folder and ISO
1080p24 (plus all standard resolutions)

You have pretty much summed up the boxes I want to see ticked too
As previously mentioned I would also like to see a source direct possibility.

I stumbled upon the Asrock ION 330 the other day - running linux together with XBMC seems to tick all of the boxes above (except may be for the first one). This device is a HTPC rather than a NMT but I have put it on my investigation list
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post #40 of 51
7/21/09 at 12:36pm
XBMC on ION has the potential to be the killer app but today its still missing loess audio passthrough...

Also no BD ISO support but I could care less about that.

being able to stream my movies in trueHD and DTS-MA is the only thing keeping my popcorn hour from getting sold and a bunch of old xboxes running xbmc from being replaced...

Sean
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post #41 of 51
7/21/09 at 4:05pm
I would love a NMT with integrated Windows Media Extender capability
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post #42 of 51
7/21/09 at 6:45pm
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Originally Posted by WD TV View Post


I like the WD TV hence the nick name I have chosen ... but in no way whatsoever am I an employee or have any relationship with WD. So .. sorry I can't help you speed up the WD TV team.



LOL


You TOTALLY misunderstood what he said!


"Take a look at the big WD TV feature request & bugs list and don't have all of those bugs in your own media player" .... this is what he said.


ALSO you should consider to take a look deep at the feature request to find out what PEOPLE want from a media player!
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post #43 of 51
7/29/09 at 8:57am
Come on folks, this is a hoax at best or an outright con at worst.

He picks the name "WDTV" and presents a ginned-up pic of a fake device from the web. Please!
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post #44 of 51
7/29/09 at 6:17pm
I built the list based on what i can do with my HTPC - its effort and would be nice that I could just get a simple device that can do what a HTPC can do... I dont trust vendor firmware updates so I went with the htpc

I highly recommend this if your willing to put in the time

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Originally Posted by ghislain View Post

You have pretty much summed up the boxes I want to see ticked too
As previously mentioned I would also like to see a source direct possibility.

I stumbled upon the Asrock ION 330 the other day - running linux together with XBMC seems to tick all of the boxes above (except may be for the first one). This device is a HTPC rather than a NMT but I have put it on my investigation list
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post #45 of 51
7/30/09 at 5:17am
^^^

I shall have to continue my quest for another while it seems

While the ION330 looks like a promising platform it does not unfortunately pass thru Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
Also to get the most out of the hardware Linux is an absolute must.
Last but not least I seem to be unable to find whether the XBMC environment, once installed, is fully controllable via a Harmony remote or not (Are these capable of emulating a Windows MCE remote?).
I do not like the idea of having to bother with a wireless keyboard/mouse in the living room.

Its definitely not off my list yet (at least not until the PCH C200 has arrived).
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post #46 of 51
7/30/09 at 5:47am
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Originally Posted by candre23 View Post

1. RMVB playback

RMVB playback is very important, especially if the customer watches Asian content.


Good subtitle support is essential too.


Definately need network support. Gigabit perferably.
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post #47 of 51
7/30/09 at 5:54am
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Originally Posted by ghislain View Post

^^^

I shall have to continue my quest for another while it seems

While the ION330 looks like a promising platform it does not unfortunately pass thru Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
Also to get the most out of the hardware Linux is an absolute must.
Last but not least I seem to be unable to find whether the XBMC environment, once installed, is fully controllable via a Harmony remote or not (Are these capable of emulating a Windows MCE remote?).
I do not like the idea of having to bother with a wireless keyboard/mouse in the living room.

Its definitely not off my list yet (at least not until the PCH C200 has arrived).

You may have to do some tweaking but you shoudl be able to fully control XBMC with a harmony remote. MCE settings as is will not give you full control (unless this has been fixed since I tried it).
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post #48 of 51
7/31/09 at 11:21am
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Originally Posted by ghislain View Post

^^^

I shall have to continue my quest for another while it seems

While the ION330 looks like a promising platform it does not unfortunately pass thru Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.
Also to get the most out of the hardware Linux is an absolute must.
Last but not least I seem to be unable to find whether the XBMC environment, once installed, is fully controllable via a Harmony remote or not (Are these capable of emulating a Windows MCE remote?).
I do not like the idea of having to bother with a wireless keyboard/mouse in the living room.

Its definitely not off my list yet (at least not until the PCH C200 has arrived).

your correct....

1. Yes this is true at the moment and hopefully the dev's will get to this soon
2. yes you need linux but XBMC live makes this much easier than you would expect. There are even full blown guides on doing full installs but overall its not super easy yet. 6 months from now I bet it will be...
3. IR remotes including Harmony and MCE work fine with XBMC and have for a long time on all the platforms.... MAC is the most limited due to the nature of it's IR hardware....

patiently chomping at the bit....

Sean
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post #49 of 51
7/31/09 at 11:40am
I know this is not the place but I posted a sort of long new thread in this forum about the problems I'm having getting a media server to work. It's not showing up. Any idea how long it takes to show up? Thanks!!!!
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post #50 of 51
7/31/09 at 12:03pm
I would suggest you present it as a NMP and not NMT as NMT is a brand name from Syabas (Networked Media Tank) so what you want to make is a NMP (Networked Media Player)...

Based on SMP8635 you want to start creating a complete new player which other brands have been maturing on about for 1.5 years now. I agree with others, this is a hoax... You'll never make it unless you have a team of 200 developers or so...
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post #51 of 51
7/31/09 at 12:40pm
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Originally Posted by Hi-Jack View Post

You'll never make it unless you have a team of 200 developers or so...

200 is an awfully high number, but you absolutely do need a team of dedicated hardware and software developers. A couple really good hardware and software guys, if they're working on the project full time, should be able to produce an excellent device. The problem is that not one of the current crop of streamer manufacturers actually has a dedicated in-house team. They shop out either the hardware or software development (or both), or they go with strictly off-the-shelf OEM devices and slap their sticker on the front (which I suspect is what the OP intended to do).

Lets face it, digital media streamers are a niche market right now. Nobody can afford to keep a dozen or so experts on staff to develop a device from start to finish. Until someone does, we're going to keep seeing the same devices with the same limitations from the same sort of no-name companies who just want to make a sale and move on.
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