*Official* Popcorn Hour A-300 / C-300 Thread - Page 4

I believe is you specifically want to use NFS you need to reference it in the path

Yeah, this stuff does get confusing. You'll see me (hdmkv) asking about this at accident's forum. In the end, I ended up using the YAMJ GUI Config tool, then editing (I think) the My_Library.xml file it generates to change the path to smb://[=]HPSERVER/Videos.

The ../ thing didn't work for me.

Yup, trust Brajesh and myself on this one

Went back and ran through YAMJ GUI again. Got this now:

J:\\PCH
../PCH

I successfully added a share in NMJ and was able to play every ISO via that. YAMJ, though, is still not stable in that some play, some hang and one resulted in the circling dots not going away even with turning the box off and on.

I'm off to NMT for this ..

Thanks,
Jeff

Why not try editing your paths manually as Brajesh and I have suggested?

I missed all those previous posts. I'm on to somehting else now - a work server that is going south ... got an OCZ SSD that is pulling a disappearing act. Just had another do that and then it disappeared completely. That one's on its way under RMA. Gotta install Shadowprotect and save an image of the C;/ drive.

Will look over what you and Brajesh have posted....

Playerpath help in YAMJ shows nfs://192.168.123.129/j/PCH as the Eversion only path. Should I edit the path to that?

I would try that. If it doesn't work I think you need to have a ":" after each /:

nfs://192.168.123.129:/j:/PCH

I just received a A300, planning to replace my HTPC setup in the house. However, I do have a quick question.

I had all my movie's poster named folder.jpg & backdrop.jpg for HTPC use. Do I need to rename them in order for the PCH to use my poster/background instead of redownload everything again?

Also, I assume/believe it could play Bluray in ISO or BDMV folder format, correct?

I had all my movies stored as homeserver/bluray/movie_name/(movie.iso/movie.mkv/bdmv), is it a correct structure for the PCH?

Thanks.

1. Depends on what program you use. For example, if you go with YAMJ you can tell it to use folder.jpg and backdrop.jpg (this is what I do)

2. Correct. And your structure looks fine, just like mine

what about if I'm going to start with NMJ first to see how I like it? Could it use folder.jpg/backdrop.jpg? Or they'll need to be renamed?

And do I have to have a PC in order to run YAMJ? 'Cos even tho I do have a WHSv1, but I'm planning to retire it with a NAS box instead (most likely Synoloy 1812+).

Thanks again.

I think NMJ will go and grab its own art, but not 100% since I didn't bother with after I tested out.

I run YAM on my WHS and/or my PC. It won't run on a Synology

Thank you for the quick replies again.

has anyone played 96/24 PCM Wav Audio files on the A300?
they play fine on my HDX but I was thinking about getting the A300 because it can support 3TB hard drive but I don't want to lose any playability on files
I know it will play all the Video files
actually I also have an egreat R200 which plays the 96/24 wav files as well

how can upload it here?

post a sample to mediafire or something or dropbox,

Here is the upload of a 96/24 Wav File
Please let me know if it plays on the A300
It should play when putting the player on PCM; let me know

http://www.mediafire.com/?a8lsjk3rg78x2vr

I'm interested in getting a c-300.. could owners please answer a few questions?

1) Can you automatically launch the jukebox so my wife doesn't have problems when it is turned on trying to figure out how to access it?
2) Is it possible to do amazon on demand at all?
3) Do you guys like it? is it buggy?
Thanks
Mo

I have an A-300, but here are my thoughts...

1. Maybe; have a look here. But, not hard anyway launching jukebox it manually. For YAMJ/Eversion, go to Apps, then open YAMJ app, then press 'Enter' on your pre-saved jukebox share. For NMJ, go to Networked Media, then share where you set-up jukebox to launch it.
2. Should work via PlayOn server app running on a computer/server in the same home network.
3. Like it. A little buggy, but on the whole, no better or worse than other streamers I've tried (and that's many ) as far as bugs go.

did anyone try to play the 96/24 Wav file that I posted the other day?

Am I correct in thinking a PCH is a set and forget type of deal that's easy for pretty much anyone one to use? I'm looking for something that functions more as an appliance than a computer. I'm slowly getting sick and tired of tinkering with my HTPC and explaining to people how to use it. I'm switching over to Apple TVs around the house but I need something that can handle more codecs in the theater. Would this fit the bill?

No and yes. There is quite a bit of setup work needed for jukebox, but easy to manage after that. But, if you just need video playback w/o worrying about a jukebox, then yes, set it and forget it.

PCH certainly fits the bill.

You can pretty much make it as easy as you want it. I rip to a drive and play. Or you can fool with networking, compressing files, front ends and other stuff that I would rather not be bothered with.

Great, thank you for the responses!

I don't mind an initial setup. I'm just trying to minimize the gadgets that require constant maintenance. I will use a jukebox just to make things look nice for the wow factor. Do the third party jukebox software require a separate computer? And do they need to be looked after?

The end result I'm looking for is:
I want to be able to rip or download a file (MKV or ISO mostly), add it to a folder via my network, and have it show up on the PCH. I currently manually scrape for art and data because I have a lot of international movies that automated scrapers usually don't get right.

I downloaded it have not had a chance to test it yet

Yes, separate computer. No, only need to look after jukebox when your content changes (new movies or TV shows, or those deleted). But, you can automate when YAMJ runs on your computer & pushes the updates to the jukebox already built.

B-e-a-utiful. Thanks! Some quick Googling shows that I can install YAMJ on my WHS. Now I just have to get my hand on one of these babies...

I believe you can. It has a pretty small footprint. I just prefer to do it on my PC and only push updates when I want (to my WHS share folder where my videos are). But, if you like it more automated, that works too.

I wanted to ask a couple more questions before deciding to buy the A300
If you play a blu-ray file with LPCM 5.1; does it play in full 5.1? do you have to change any settings? what are the hdmi settings; is it Raw, Bitstream, what are the choices on this unit?
also, if playing a video file; can you search forward by 30 seconds, 1 minute? etc

anyone try to play the 96/24 wav file that I posted?