Official Ceton Echo Extender Info Thread - Page 134

You can use a repeater as well.

USB Powered IR Repeater

I don't know about the xbox, but the Ceton works fine behind the TV without an IR repeater/extender.

I use my H-900 as programed for my HTPC and it works just fine. I have to unplug the HTPC dongle to prevent unwanted commands from getting to the HTPC though. It is programmed for the Media Center PC Special Edition codes.

Maybe, but the settings for video are in the application loaded on the PC so maybe the work is being done there. Michael knows. He programed it.

I used Media Center PC, Microsoft, and typed in "Media Center Extender" for the model. I got a warning saying it may not work but I continued anyway. After the device was entered I had to connect my harmony with the USB cable and do a few button presses with the echo remote. It's working well for me.

Let's just say I was watching closely for everything.

Not trying to argue. The reaction was to your assertion of who the "target" of the echo was/is. And because the OP wasn't willing to tout the virtues of the echo he was somehow not Ceton's target. All I was saying is you need to do more than just stick it to the back of the TV and bang.

IMO, sometimes the baby is really that ugly and it might take a few years (or not) for the kid to get cute.
Edited by mariob33 - 12/5/12 at 3:08pm

Not my unit and It was stated over and over on the Beta forum (and I have tried) how the echo required/s the remote to be pointed directly at the unit or else the commands are very spotty.

Actually you didn't fix it for me - I meant exactly what I wrote. Ceton has announced that Android support will be added, so that means that the Echo should be more than just an extender before too long. At that point it comes down to a choice between extender + gaming + some apps (as long as you pay for XBOX Live) or extender + android support (whatever that ends up actually meaning, of course) + small + silent + runs cool.
Agreed - if you edit a quote at least make it clear where the edit was. It's not at all cool to change someone's words, but still attribute the modified post to their name without making it very clear what was changed.
IMHO, the public beta started too soon relative to where they were in their development cycle. As others have mentioned before, a public beta should actually be very close to production ready and have most, if not all, major functionality working. The point should be to identify issues that can only be found with a larger sample set of interactions between hardware to work with. Basic stuff like 1080p output and bitstreaming Dolby Digital should have been working.
There are several ways to deal with line of sight, some of which have already been mentioned. They include using an IR repeater system, the Ceton Companion app, a Windows Media Center USB IR receiver plugged into the Echo's USB port, and any other smart phone app out there that can control an XBOX. Ceton has also said that they'll be providing HDMI CEC control at some point - assuming that happens, you would be able to use the TV's remote to control the Echo.
Yes - I have the Ceton Companion App installed on both my iPad and iPhone.

Android isn't on the product page nor is the "feature" described in any detail about what it might be. I think its safer to say that the product as launched is the product as described on its product page which is a WMC extender only. Anyone that bought one assumed it was only a WMC extender. If you buy one today that is all you get, No?
Edited by EAS - 12/5/12 at 4:13pm

Ceton posted a good status update on the Echo over on their blog. To Ceton guys following this thread, thanks! This is pretty much the kind of communication I was looking for more of during the beta.

Thanks for posting this! Great acknowledgment and acceptance by Ceton.

Yes, continued communication like this would be much appreciated. Otherwise, they leave themselves open to the conjecture and rumors that have plagued this thread since the beta. Acknowledgement that they are working on the issues that plague early adopters go a long way towards appeasement.

I think this practice of altering a forum members quoted text should be banned.

It definetly is not network releated. I just bought a new 4gb slim last week, it plays perfect (TV, not stream) . I hook the echo to the same feed and wow, not watchable.

Did you actually READ my post??? I wrote:

"that means that the Echo should be more than just an extender before too long. At that point"

Note that I wrote "should be" and "at that point" - meaning that the feature doesn't exist on the product today.

Ceton employees have mentioned it here and it's mentioned on their blog:

If I were in the market for an extender and was considering an Echo or XBOX, would I buy an Echo today assuming that Android will show up in a few weeks? Absolutely not because stuff can happen that could cause the feature to never show up and it's not yet clear what the exact functionality will be. And as just an extender today, I wouldn't buy it until the core extender functionality is working properly. Would I hold off on deciding between an Echo and an XBOX until I see how the Echo feature set and bugs get sorted out? Absolutely. In my case I would be replacing an XBOX and I'm not sure I really care all that much about the Android support anyway, so there's no hurry.

I find it a bit amusing that you suggested that someone else just wanted to argue.

I agree, poor judgment on my part. I deleted it.

Yeah - it's one thing to trim down a long post to only include the relevant context that's being replied to. It's yet another to re-word things and attribute the new text to the original poster. If it were to get out of hand, the best solution is for the person being misquoted / edited to report the post and ask the moderators to handle it.

Yes. I wasn't responding to your follow up. Just clarifying the original response where I qualified your statement by injecting "only". It was simple and not complicated. I hope that helps. You went on to include other things.

Do you guys use other forums?

Google FTFY. Its a pretty common thing in forums.

Unfortunately no mention of Windows 8 or DTS but hopefully those are high on the list anyways...

Yea I use other forums whose moderators have already banned this crap.

Yeah - I never thought the "everyone else is doing it" argument was a very good one. "Everyone else is doing drugs, and you won't be considered cool if you don't." I guess I'm happy with not being cool . Seriously though, there's a fine line between a mild FTFY edit (usually intended to add some levity) and completely re-wording something to completely lose what the original comment meant that shouldn't be crossed.

Ride the fine line all you want but it's total crap to alter someone elses quoted text in a forum thread. It degrades the whole forum and the moderators should ban the practice.

Will all of you please shut up? Nobody cares except you. Take it to PM and you can argue with each other all day.

Thank you Mr. Moderator . Seriously though, point taken and I certainly have no interest in continuing that line of discussion - PM or otherwise.

+1 Munkee Boy

I am very happy to see this information from Ceton! They really needed to post a blog with updates.

They will make these units right!

Ray

I have the remote you listed and I am using the basic Media Center profile. Works fine.

+1. I'm using the same profile with my Harmony that i had for my HTPC and it works great, didn't have to change a thing. It's been years since i set it up, but i think i just chose a generic microsoft media center pc as the profile.