Patriot Box Office 1080P High Definition Media Player PCMPBO25 - Page 9

Originally Posted by Digital Puppy

VOBs on mine play very well. I can stream them over the ethernet, but not very well over wireless. VOBs also play well for me via attached storage (USB and on-board).

Good luck with your set up.

Originally Posted by chdude3

I've only done a quick test, but I have a bunch of my daughter's DVDs ripped (to VIDEO_TS folders with the VOB and IFO files). No problem picking the toplevel IFO file and everything is fine. I hope soon to test wired network streaming.

Chalk me up as another one VERY disappointed with the internal fan. It's surprisingly not air noise or turbulence that's the problem, but rather the buzzing noise that the fan emits that is audible above all other noise, unless the sound is turned up beyond where we'd normally have it set. And yes, I've checked that nothing is obstructing the fan blades; I ran it with the case open, it seems to just be a (very bad) 'feature' of the selected fan. It's a problem because I'd hoped to pop in a 5400rpm laptop drive that I've had hanging around, but for now due to the noise I've unplugged the fan.

Can anyone confirm if they've gotten a USB DVD (or Blu-Ray or HD-DVD) drive to be recognized by the PBO?

Originally Posted by strpyw

i used quicktime export, mpeg stream clip, elgato h264 hardware encoder, and also handbrake, output to high output, all files behave same, just video plays no audio comes out.

Originally Posted by Patriot Box Offi

chude,
we are actually getting a shipment of replacing fan in some time by next week. Feel free to send us an email on this, and we will work on getting those out to you.

For extenral dvd/ bluray player, you won't be able to use them at the moment.

Originally Posted by Patriot Box Offi

chude,
we are actually getting a shipment of replacing fan in some time by next week. Feel free to send us an email on this, and we will work on getting those out to you.

For extenral dvd/ bluray player, you won't be able to use them at the moment.

Originally Posted by roadmanc

Patriot Box offi,

I downloaded the firmware and saved it on my internal hard drive. The installation went fine and it said completed. However, after it rebooted, it stuck on the welcome screen ( "Patriot Box Office") for 15 min. I tried to rebooted it but it stuck again !! What should I do now ? how can I revert to the previous firmware

Originally Posted by silverwolf0

I want to get the PBO for my parents. I have a large collection of Asian drama, all in RMVB, as well as some h.264 mp4s I encoded from their collection of DVDs that are falling apart, that I want to use. Have some questions.

1. Does it support Chinese filenames, traditional and simplified?

2. Any problems with RMVB playback? RMVB can be pretty finicky, with audio sync issues.

3. How slow is the UI? And is it foolproof or easy to use? The remote?

4. I was initially gonna get the Asus O!Play since its cheaper without a MIR and seems to have less issues and more firmware updates. The PBO has an internal HD slot however, so it would be one step less to worry about when I send it to my folks. How well does the PBO work with an internal drive, like heat and noise and reliability, and would getting an O!Play with an external drive be the better or worse option?

Originally Posted by patriot box offi

we have just updated the firmware list on our forums... For peope who is interested.. Please see...

http://patriotmemory.com/forums/show...=8569#post8569


beta firmware released..

Added: Dual/ multi channel hdmi out, blu ray/ hddvd iso playback, added language support and minor fixes.

Originally Posted by strpyw

After the new firmware, my apple quicktime file still has no audio. But I changed audio set up from hdmi to raw, which plays all other files fine, to hdmi to lpcm, suddenly all the quicktime audio plays fine.

Originally Posted by 257Tony

I just did the F/W update on mine, still won't play my HD DVD iso's that I made myself using AnyDVD HD. I put them on a portal USB drive, and it sees them like it did before, but I get the same "invalid file!!" that I used to get.

Originally Posted by 257Tony

Are you sending audio straight to the TV or to a receiver?

Originally Posted by silverwolf0

I want to get the PBO for my parents. I have a large collection of Asian drama, all in RMVB, as well as some h.264 mp4s I encoded from their collection of DVDs that are falling apart, that I want to use. Have some questions.

1. Does it support Chinese filenames, traditional and simplified?

2. Any problems with RMVB playback? RMVB can be pretty finicky, with audio sync issues.

3. How slow is the UI? And is it foolproof or easy to use? The remote?

4. I was initially gonna get the Asus O!Play since its cheaper without a MIR and seems to have less issues and more firmware updates. The PBO has an internal HD slot however, so it would be one step less to worry about when I send it to my folks. How well does the PBO work with an internal drive, like heat and noise and reliability, and would getting an O!Play with an external drive be the better or worse option?

Originally Posted by roadmanc

Patriot Box offi,

I downloaded the firmware and saved it on my internal hard drive. The installation went fine and it said completed. However, after it rebooted, it stuck on the welcome screen ( "Patriot Box Office") for 15 min. I tried to rebooted it but it stuck again !! What should I do now ? how can I revert to the previous firmware

Originally Posted by paddman

I discovered something interesting regarding my Flac playback problem. There is one particular flac file which when selected will not play; no error message is displayed. If I try to play another flac file immediately after its a no go. If I power cycle the PBO I am then able to play flac files again.

I am able to play the problem flac file on my PC.

Originally Posted by chdude3

Thanks Patriot. I have submitted an email via the "Contact" form at your website.

I like how you say "at the moment", as it leaves me hopeful that this may be added with future firmware. Are external drives something that you are exploring?

I purchased the Patriot unit because:
A) It supported DVD menus, unlike some of the competition
B) It had the option for an internal drive (which I hope the fan is fixed)
C) You appeared to be listening to user feedback on your forums and here as well

I've already convinced a co-worker to buy one also based on my experience, here's hoping that the support continues!

Originally Posted by mcalistor

Edit: I see the manual mentions HDMI LPCM, but only for 2ch, and I fear HDMI RAW means that my receiver would need to decode 7.1 (not supported on the SR5002). Is that what the latest f/w added -- HDMI multichannel support? Please say that's the same thing as 7.1 LPCM over HDMI (or however it's stated). Thanks!