Pivos AIOS HD Media Center: The *Semiofficial* Thread - Page 22

I don't want to spoil the party but that review sounds more like a press release from the company. It is an incredibly empty article. I would suggest that anyone wanting to buy this player get more objective information.

Philip

It may sound like a press release but it accurate as far as I'm concerned. This unit with the latest semi-official firmware is perfect for playback of 1080p/24 BD rips with HD audio!

That is interesting. Once XBMC is optimized it will be very appealing. Just wish it had a bit more cpu power. The system seems a bit sluggish judging from the early videos.

philip

I think you're confusing players. The review was for the Aios player, XBMC is on the Xios.

The Aios is now on newegg for 85 after coupon code EMCYTZT1998 and less the 30 in MIR and free shipping.
Here's hoping it's the new remote.
Note, coupon ends the 5th
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815645001

George

Hello, I just bought the aios hd and installed the xtraios firmware. It looks very nice but some of the features are not available, for instance I am not able to use xtreaming and other online services (i dont have a hdd installed, just external hd, couldmthat be it?), i am not able to get any workart for movies, etc. The Airplay function worked only once, I cant get it to work. What do you think about the xtraios compared with the latest aios official firmware? Than you

Thank you very much! I am downloading the R20 but there is a newer official BETA release (AIOS_PTGMCART35-US_3.4.3.0). Have you tried that one? Is it better?
Edited by fcalero - 8/4/12 at 1:52pm

And I missed this new one being busy with life. I'm off now to see what new goodies it has, thanks.

Alright, just got my aios and it has the new remote, cool!

So, I already have a bunch of questions. Is it ok to post them here?
Most of them will be about how to use it or rather, options and so on.
A couple of things really don't make sense to me so I want to make sure
that I'm doing the right things so to speak.

So far I like it.

I never had the WD TV streaming long enough to see if it has as many options as this unit
has but right off the bat, I like this one better.

First questions..

When you fast forward, I don't see the progress bar. Is this the way it is?

On the WD TV, no matter where I was, I could always go back step by step. I can't figure out how to do it
with the aios. UPDATE! It's doing it now but I swear, it didn't do it before. It would jump all the way back
to the main menu and I'm pretty sure I pressed the same button...oh well, I'm NOT surprised. THings tend
to happen in my house or around me that aren't supposed to happen. Anyway, this question has been answered...

Tried to watch you tube videos and it won't show anything 'cause it's copyrighted or something. These are
the same videos I can watch on my computer without a problem. I even tried logging in.

Thanks

George
Edited by guiri - 8/8/12 at 11:21pm

On the step by step, scroll back up, I edited my original question.

Thanks I'll be back with more questions if that's ok

George

The return button.

I also figured out how to use the right arrow while fast forwarding to set it to jump further ahead, trez cool.

Hey, how come it doesn't show the filesize in the list like it does on WD TV?

Keep in mind that when I ask, it may turn out that it does but since I can't find the option/s I'm asking about,
I'll ask as if it didn't exist.

ALso, since you'll prolly be answering most of the questions, would you mind letting me know when you reply,
if the option I'm asking about (if it doesn't work in the standard UI) is available in the custom software?

I understand why it was pimped. Not too crazy about the yellow UI.

Hey, can you turn down the volume for the CLICK sound when you press a button?

Yeah, I did turn the clicks off. I liked them but too loud.

Having to point the remote exactly at the unit kinda sucks. Even worse than the WD.
Oh well.

The reason I haven't upgraded is 'cause I'm scared to do it as I SUCK at following instructions
and I just got it yesterday

Got a direct link to the R20 I can see? I'm sure it's in here but I was hoping I wouldn't have
to read the whole thread again

Thanks

Hey, will updating it make a difference on stability? Mine has locked up at least once a day since I got it...

Thanks

Hey, before I attempt something that I'll surely screw up, I want to ask, does the upgrade do anything other than give me a whole bunch of different
options and different look?

I'm not going to surf, not gonna use the on screen keyboard and remote and I'm not going to download the movie info and jpegs and stuff nor am I going
to do any playlists and do the jukebox thing.

Thanks

Hello, I got a HDD on my AIOS is working fine, I was using the R20 which was working fine but I switched to Xtraios again to see if some of the internet services worked now with the internal hard drive. They didn't, Xtraios recognized the HDD as an external drive, and I had to telnet into the xtraios to modify partitions which I did not feel comfortable doing, so I am going to switch back to R20. The only problem is that R20 sorts all files/folders in alphabetical order all mixed, I would rather have the folders first and THEN the files like the Xtraios does. Is there any way to do this in R20? Also, it was very disappointing that AIOS HD does not work as a samba server unless the device is fully on, WD TV did work flawlessly as a samba server in standby mode. Is there any way to do this? Thank you

Thanks for your response. It is a shame that nothing can be done about the file sorting, it is really annoying hopefully the will address it on a new firmware.And about the samba server I was talking about the last WD TV Live without any custom firmware, you turn it off with the remote as usual and the samba server keeps working, since it does not have an off switch on the device I assumed it worked in "standby mode" or something like that. I have another question non of my movies have any cover art, is there any PC program that can scan my folders and download all the cover art for my movie files?

Quick question. If I'm creating a poster image (jpg), what is the actual dimensions the jpeg should be? I've tried a few different sizes, but I keep getting small black bars either on the top or sides of the image.

I just noticed there is no sound when I play my mp3 files on the R20! They play well on the original firmware and the xtraios. I tried different settings on the audio menu but nothing works! Any ideas?

Hey, is there a way to get the unit to display file size when in list mode?

Thanks

George