Official Dell Zino 410 HTPC - Page 15

Roman:

I just sent you a private message.

Thanks,

RW

Got it

I'm sure you're right, but as long as I get the same thing on my regular desktop and the Zino, and all other videos run equally well on both systems I'm satisfied that the Zino is running properly.

Gerry

I think there are drivers that are needed for the IR receiver, which in my case, since I ordered the Dell remote, were probably already loaded on my system, and are most likely NOT loaded on your system. To get the drivers, you should go to the Dell support web page, then to a link where you can download drivers, tell the web page that you have a Zino 410 (under desktops, Inpiron), and that you have Win 7 64. There you will find all the latest drivers for the 410 including one for listed for the "Remote Controller Tool." Even though its listed as a tool, I believe the drivers are in it. However, I'm not sure what the "tool" part of it is as I haven't found anything like that. But I'm still looking.

Good luck,
Gerry

Is there a specific video or is that all of them?

It was the last episode of "The Event." Note that when I say it was stuttering it was very minor and quite watchable. It was just not quite as smooth as any of the other videos. It almost looked like they did a poor job of encoding it, vs. problems with play back. Also of note is that it was definitely not HD, while I've viewed several 1080p videos on YouTube and they ran as smoothly as expected.

Gerry

what about Hulu? In fullscreen mode? (ps. are you displaying it with a 1080p display or 720p or monitor?)

I just ordered the Zino 410 with the ATI 54xx graphics card.

I haven't received it yet but already from looking at the AMD site, it appears that only their 68xx series MXM graphics cards support the Bluray 3D format.

Does anyone know if I buy a 3D TV in the future whether on not I could upgrade my Zino 410 graphics card with a 3D capable one?

Thanks in advance

Edit: I looked at the 5450 specs again and the following is an excerpt (but I can't tell if that means I would be able to watch a Bluray 3D movie or not),

3D stereoscopic display/glasses support
Blu-ray or HD DVD drive and HD monitor required.

Hi Guys

I am setting up a Zino 410 with ATI 5450 and I have a black boarder of about 1" all around my plasma when set to 1080P. I have searched through the CCC software but cant see anywhere to change the overscan. Can anyone help me out with some directions?


Thanks

I found the answer. If you are interested follow the link

http://superuser.com/questions/57239...control-center

I have been trying to get sound out of the HDMI with no luck. I have talked to Dell twice and I have a work around which works but is frustrating. My setup is

Dell --- DVDO Edge --- Video to Pioneer plasma. Audio optical to HK receiver

The HDMI plugs in to the Edge Video processor. HDMI out to the plasma has the video and an optical out cable takes the audio to the receiver.

I can get Audio out if I add another optical cable between the Dell and the Edge. If I just have the HDMI, I do not get any sound. I think the problem is a conflict between the RealTek and ATI driver.

II have tried the same setup with my Sony laptop and it works just fine with just the HDMI cable

Any ideas?

Hi ipaqxman,

I'll have to double check, but I do believe I tried Hulu at full screen and it was fine. But since I do not have the Hulu paid subscription, I believe I can only get non-HD videos. Do you know if there are any HD videos I could try from Hulu without a paid subscription.

I'm running into a Pioneer 1080p 60" plasma via HDMI and the picture and audio are both fine. The Pioneer Info function confirms that its receiving 1080p video.

I only got the 410 on Thurs and there's a lot more stuff I have to try. Today I'm going to install a USB HD TV Tuner to see if I can get it to work in the Media Center to record HD OTA programs. If that works then the only thing left is to tweak some of the appearance settings so its easier to read from across the room.

ONE LAST THING! Does anyone know how to stop from running the Dell Local back up and the Dell Online backup? The local back up keeps popping up a warning that I need to make a back up of the system, which I will do soon. But its VERY ANNOYING! I don't want to uninstall them but I want them to stop starting up automatically every time it boots up. I looked in all the places I know of to start a program at startup including the System Registry but I still can't fine where they are being started up at boot up.

Thanks,
Gerry

Be careful with the Dell Data Safe. Dell had me wipe my computer and do a clean install from the setup menu at boot time to try and solve my audio problems. It asked me if I wanted to do a backup which I did. It then reinstalled the OS and put the computer back to factory condition. It created a folder called Emergency backup which I presume was the data that it backed up. I asked Dell how to get it back and they said that the only way to do it was to purchase an upgrade to Dell Data Safe.

Yeah I've already installed the "Remote Controller Tool" with no success. Contacted Dell tech and they want me to buy their remote. Shouldn't any "Media Center" remote work with this IR sensor board? Is there any way to tell if the IR sensor is working in "Device Manager"?

Hi v5jockey,

Yes, the IR sensor should work with any Media Center remote. In fact I just programmed my Harmony One remote to work as a MC remote and it works just fine.

Before I shut down I took a look in the Device Manager and there was nothing listed as IR Sensor. There were several entries labeled "Human Interface" but there was no way to tell which one was the IR remote. I really didn't want the Dell remote but it was only $25. It turns out that I did need it as the Harmony database of remote codes is very extensive, but sometimes it may not have 100% of the keys for a certain remote. It turns out that there were a few keys that were not in the data base but I was able to "learn" them from the Dell remote. So if I didn't get the Dell remote I wouldn't have had full operation.

Good luck,
Gerry

Hi ALL,

Just wanted to share my experience with installing the above USB HD TV tuner - it was successful.

When I bought the 410 it was just for viewing internet videos and casual living room web browsing. Its setup went pretty well and so far so good with the testing I've done. Then I got to thinking about installing an HD TV tuner. I have the Verizon fiber FiOS DVR and can record two HD shows at the same time. Every so often there would be a 3rd show in the same time slot but I would either have to watch it live or forget about it. With an HD TV tuner I could record the 3rd show on the 410 in HD.

So I got the 950Q and installed it today. There are two ways to use it - their own WinTV application or Win Media Center. The SW from Hauppauge installs the WinTV application (I also have it running on my desktop with a different HD TV tuner, and it works well.) which went smoothly. Then you go into the Win Media Center and tell it to set up a TV. To make a somewhat long story short, it went well except that from the channel scan it only found 20 channels when WinTV found many more. Many of the important channels were not found. I figured I had a problem but when I went into the program guide and told it to go to one of the channels it had not found, it tuned it in just fine. In fact from the program guide I was able to go into all the channels I would have expected.

So overall it all seems to be working fine, but I still have to play around with it some more!

Gerry

Dear v5jockey, I have the IR-receiver built in and it works with the DELL remote control. But it doesn't work with my Harmony 650 when I configure it as a "Media Center Remote" or a "MCE remote".
The Harmony remote works when I ask Logitech Harmony Remote Software to find what remote is the DELL remote. It finds it is a "Medion EPC II" remote and it works well with that. You can try to configure your Harmony as a "Medion EPC II".

Dear Gerryex, it is not very clear but it seams that you had your haromony works properly with it configured as an MCE remote. Can you confirm? If yes can you tell us the exact procedure you did in the Logitech Harmony Remote Software?

Hi steph_22,

My Harmony One is also not configured as an MCE remote. I told the Harmony SW that I had a Dell Zino 410 and at first it wouldn't even let me try to match up the remote. But after a few tries it told me to send a few commands from the Dell remote and matched me up with something in their data base. If I remember correctly it was the "Medion EPC II" remote, but I'm not 100% sure. I didn't even try to tell the SW that I had a MCE remote.

As far as its use as a "Medion EPC II" remote, there were a few commands missing but I "learned" those commands directly from the Dell remote and so far the Harmony One is doing everything the Dell remote was doing!

Gerry

I am planning to get the lowest model with the dual core upgrade, so I will end up with P340/4250. Are there any Internet streaming videos that will not play well? I'm thinking about 1080p YouTube, Amazon HD videos, and other higher quality feeds.

Also, is there any reason to have more than 2 GB of RAM? I'm just going to be streaming directly from websites and running Boxee or another front end.

Thanks!

Dear Gerry,

Ok, I understand now, you have the same configuration as me. It means that somebody buying the DELL IR-receiver part alone won't be able to use it with a standard MCE remote!

Did somebody succeeded using a standard MCE remote with the Zino HD 410?

For Harmony owners there is this "Medion EPC II" work around.

I had to make it learn some keys as well, which makes the "Medion EPC II" work around not so good for people not having the real DELL remote.

By the way the digit keys 0 to 9 don't work at all for me (neither on the DELL remote nor on the Harmony "Medion EPC II"). Is it working properly for you?

Steph

Hi Steph,

At first I didn't think the digit keys worked either, but when I was setting up the Media Center I had to re-enter a zip code which I think I originaly entered with the keyboard. But this time I decided to try the remote and the digit keys DID work! I think only certain applications will recognize any IR signals and MC is one of them. So if you're in a regular application and try to use the digit keys from the remote they probably won't work. I'm not sure where else in MC you need to enter digits but next time I'm playing with it I'll look for some and give it a try.

Gerry

Hi Gerry,

I didn't try to enter the ZIP code in MC through the remote (I did it through the keyboard). What doesn't work is to try to change the TV channels with the digit keys of the remote (I have two separate AverMedia USB HD TNT receivers plugged to the Zino) :-(

As you say it might be an application issue rather than a remote issue.

Anyone having success setting up the Harmony One as a MCE remote? Specifically the Windows Media Center SE model. I can have it learn the Dell remote just fine, but I want to be able to use the new commands for Vista/Win 7 that let you use various keyboard shortcuts. I set my Media Center applicaiton(xbmc) as the first item in my windows task bar. If you press the windows key+1 on a keyboard it will launch whatever application is first in your taskbar. The new Windows Media Center SE config in harmony has these and many more functions I'd like to use but when I set it up as this with the harmony software it doesn't work.

Here is a link detailing all of the commands that are possible now with this config.

http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Harmon...obounce#M37810

anyone tried overlocking his zino 410?

I play Mame on it and I wanted a bit more speed to play more high end games.

I have the phenom p940 and I installed Amd Overdrive Utility.

I can't change the FSB to more than 200mhz.

not sure If I'm doing anything wrong.

Out of curiosity, is the colored lid on the Zino HD user-replaceable? I expect to order the piano black version this weekend (waiting for the weekend in the vain hope they put a deal up for the blu-ray model) but I also kind of like the gray and it would be nice to have the option to change it out down the line.

Yes it can be changed meglet. I believe Dell charges between $20-$25 for alternate colored lids.

I was having a similar issue as you. I have a Sony Soundbar setup that acts as my receiver. I had my HDMI out from the zino into the receiver and the optical out from the zino into the receiver and I was not getting sound. You might want to try disabling the HDMI sound in Win 7 and leaving only the Digital Audio sound enabled.

Also I had to manually set my receiver to optical audio as opposed to HDMI which it defaulted to if HDMI was present. I'm sure you have a more complicated receiver than the one built into the Sony Soundbar system, but it's worth a look.

First of all, thanks to all of you here for the informative thread. Been going through it in order to make a decision on an HTPC. I am thinking the Zino 410 dual core with discreet graphics card will do a fine job for my needs.

I found an interesting "loophole", when going into Dell as a Small Business, I was able to customize the dual core Zino 410 and add a BluRay combo drive for $100. See screenshot for proof (btw in case you notice the "Incompatibility report, that has to do with the wirelese keyboard I selected and it is forcing me to choose a certain mouse)

HOWEVER, now in Small Business they don't give me the option to add the Media Center Remote, so no internal IR, and I plan to use my Harmony One for this. I guess you can't win with Dell!

But at least I thought this is a great option for those of you looking for the BluRay drive in a dual core machine, and as long as you don't need the IR, you're all set.

Has anyone received the internal IR receiver as ordered separately from the parts department? Thinking about ordering this set up and then installing the IR receiver later on.

I'm about to pull the trigger on a 410 but am a little lost. I'm coming from a Tivo so bear with me. I'm looking to use the Zino as a Tivo replacement and everything makes sense to except the tv tuner part.

If I understand correctly to get my cable signal into the Zino i would need a tuner of sorts. There are several options I see between HDHomerun and usb sticks. I'm looking to record a couple shows at the same time and possibly watch a 3rd. I also require ATSC, NTSC and QAM tuners. Due to Charter not being fully digital on certain channels we watch.

What would be the best option for this purpose?

Thanks
Craig

Hi Guys,

I just bought a Zino 410 with the 5450 card. I'm having trouble getting 5.1 and 7.1 from mkv and avi files? I can get 5.1 from dvds and backed up dvd files but mkv's and avi's only play in 2.1. I've tried several media players and I still have the same problem. I've made sure the audio settings in the media players are correct and that the files are in 5.1/7.1 format. Any ideas as to what the problem could be?