Official Ceton Echo Extender Info Thread - Page 13

They should have a onlive plugin, that be cool

As the Echo is UPnP AV1.0, will it be able to play .wtv files (from a NAS say) without bringing the HTPC out of sleep? Also, what is DVRMS-HD listed on the site? Is that the same as .wtv?

Assuming the Echo won't have its own interface built-in for accessing files, it will need to be connected through your WMC system to play those files.

IIRC, DVRMS-HD is the format that was used for HD recordings in Windows versions prior to 7. The Echo would presumably need to support that for any old recordings a person has around and to work as an extender with older systems.

If it's a renderer, you can direct files to it using a UPnP control point, without a built-in interface for selecting files, - but, as you say, if it needs to access a media center like the Xbox 360 does before you can get to its UPnP renderer, that would be a pity.

It'll definitely be interesting to see exactly what functionality they add beyond being a WMC Extender.

I posted this in the deals section but I don't know how many of you actually look there. I'm anxiously awaiting the echo but I couldn't resist this.

The egg has a 4gb 360 for $179.99. If you use your preferred account you get $20 off which will be posted on your billing statement. Just got a new WMC extender for $159.99. I think the offer ends 3/20/12

I saw this on the web:
http://2012.thecableshow.com/exhibitorlist/booth/157571
Does this mean that Ceton will be announcing the release of the Echo and the Q at the 2012 Cable Show, or simply showing the prototypes?

That is interesting. I'm ready for these things to drop. Probably going to pick one up if the initial price isn't too high like the original ceton was.

Thanks for the heads up on the XBox deal. Picked one up from the Egg, and now they're $179 at Microsoft store too. I want to hold out for the Echo, but with no idea if it's a month or a year away, or cost, I have to jump when there's a deal. I've got the need now, so I'm stuck with getting what's available. Any hint on timing or price would have made me wait.

I agree a hint would help. But with the xbox's limited codec support how do you guys use it. Can it support mkv yet? Or m2ts? If not it seems pretty useless besides the tv aspect (which is great but still).

TV is what I wanted it for. I only do iso and folder structure backups on my media server anyway and am not interested in mkv. I have several htpc's that run wmc with mymovies for movie management. If ceton came up with dynamic tuner sharing, all my wishes would come true. In my efforts to rid myself of verizon boxes, I decided to let go of my last one and replace it with an xbox 360 as opposed to shelling out another $500 - $600 for the HTPC I would want to build. I likely would have gotten the echo if it was available. However, after reading some posts over on the mymovies forum, I have little faith that the echo will have the ability to run mymovies or stream any of my HD movies in their current format so I'm not sure that I'm really losing anything.

check out global cache products coupled with an accompanying tablet remote app... It might cause you to get rid of your Harmony if you don't mind lack o hard buttons on a remote....

If this rumor is true, and the lite version of the xbox still has media center extender, then the echos need to be sub $100.

http://vr-zone.com/articles/microsof...ole/15347.html

I won't be touching the Echo uless is't priced properly. That would be under $79. Anything more and I'd buy XBoxes as they'd be used in the rooms the kids use anyway.

Comcast launched XFinity for the XBox today, which solves the problem of no OnDemand and pay per view. Another point for the Xbox over the Echo, IMHO.

But what formats can the xbox play? I remember my friend used to have to use WMV. I think it can do AVI as well but those both suck. No MKV is a deal breaker for me.

1) Do we have anything for FIOS?
2) Do we need XBOX Live Gold ? I have three Xbox entenders so that will make it expensive

Have to have Live Gold for OnDemand, but it can routinely be purchased for $40/year on sale. There is a family pack for Live for less than $100 IIRC. Yes, that still sucks.

I believe the Xbox already had access to Verizon VOD.

Thanks!! This is bad news for Ceton Echo. specially given the fact that data does NOT count against cap. I smell a lawsuit.

In the linked article, it mentions a Tivo-Comcast enabled box to allow OnDemand; that (to me) is a potential obstacle in the sale of the Q and standalone InfiniTV cards. However, both Ceton products don't require any subscription fees so maybe it's a wash depending on your needs.

Except that the Echos should be released a year or more before this "lite" version (the article says end of 2013).

If this Xbox Lite has a fan, and it's as "whisper quiet" as the Slim, I won't care if it's free.

According to that link, it's supposed to use an ARM processor. There are no fans in your phone or tablets, so I doubt it will use a fan if any of this is true.


Good point.

True, hopefully the coming soon on their website actually means soon !

While the Slim is not as quiet as my Tivos, it's really not noticeable at normal TV volume levels. Put it in a glass-door cabinet and I doubt you'd ever hear it. YMMV.

Putting it in an enclosure is not an option for me. I had a "Slim" for a few days, and there were three components to its noise signature, two of them variable in pitch. It was truly obnoxious, but in a different way than the "Jasper" I had for a few days, which sounded like a hairdryer. I returned both due to their noise levels. I never put a disc in their optical drives, either, or used them beyond the menu system and extender functionality. It was the fans while the units were not under load, starting the moment I turned them on and never abating. Both Xboxes were easily and distractingly audible while watching video at normal volume levels. And I'm not the only one; there are many Youtube videos documenting the "Slim" is not "whisper quiet" as Microsoft claims.

I'm sure there is some sample variation, but I just didn't want the things enough to play exchange roulette. Also, pressing in on the Slim's cheap plastic housing could change one component of its noise signature, and that was not a hopeful sign.

Ceton throw us a bone here would you?? I really don't want ot go buy an xbox 360. But I'm tempted.

Does anyone know when these are likely to be released for sale?

The day after I buy an xbox

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