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post #1 of 25
7/17/12 at 5:55pm
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Will a windows 7 Pc Reconize the A 300? I have a Netgear eva1950 and since i Purchased the new windows 7 pc. i can't get it to work on my network. I was wondering does anyone have windows 7 with the A- 300 . Thanks
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post #2 of 25
7/17/12 at 8:18pm
Go to control panel, network, view network computers and devices. After a bit it should show up there. Double-click the A300 and it should show you any connected HDDs. Right click on one and select "map network drive".

If it doesn't show up you have something turned off somewhere.
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post #3 of 25
7/17/12 at 8:40pm
Also check your windows firewall. There is a thread at nerworktankmedia.com that can help you fix this issue. Its a W7 bug.
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post #4 of 25
7/17/12 at 9:29pm
Here's a link that explains how to do network shares for windows:

http://www.networkedmediatank.com/wiki/index.php/Network_Share
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post #5 of 25
7/18/12 at 1:11am
Is it really better than A210?
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post #6 of 25
7/18/12 at 1:31am
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Originally Posted by zoro View Post

Is it really better than A210?

I don't think it is better. I would say if you own a A200 / 210, I wouldn't upgrade. If you don't have a A200/210 then you don't really have a choice but to buy a A300. Unless you buy a used A200/210.
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post #7 of 25
7/19/12 at 5:50am
I went through hell and high water to get it working. It will take a while but it will eventually show up. Popcorn hour blames windows but I've never ever had a problem seeing any of my PCs on my network. Popcorn hour= plug and troubleshoot.
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post #8 of 25
7/19/12 at 8:52pm
I don't understand why the heck PCH play apple game and ask for $100 more for some thing that might be barely differebt
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post #9 of 25
7/19/12 at 9:20pm
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Originally Posted by zoro View Post

I don't understand why the heck PCH play apple game and ask for $100 more for some thing that might be barely differebt

Can I get a translator here?
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post #10 of 25
7/19/12 at 9:31pm
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Originally Posted by streamerlover View Post

Can I get a translator here?

lol i think he is complaining the c-300 is a 100$ more then A300.
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post #11 of 25
7/27/12 at 8:52am
Wow so after hell and high water to get it to show up now it can't see any shares at all. Won't even connect to my network anymore...telling me that my share no longer exist even though I've changed nothing! What a POS! Seriously I'm never buying another of their products again. First one went out within a year and I had to send it back under warranty. Then a year later it breaks. Now this one hasn't lasted 24 days without problems and major headaches. Good thing I purchased a Squaretrade warranty this time. I should have bought a freaking Dune!
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post #12 of 25
7/27/12 at 10:08am
are you trying to connect to a synology NAS?
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post #13 of 25
7/27/12 at 10:13am
Win7 pc. Got it working. Left the Popcorn unplugged for 10 minutes and plugged it back in. Geez I heard this thing was buggy but this is ridiculous.
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post #14 of 25
7/27/12 at 10:21am
glad you got it working if an unplug fixed it sounds like a master browser issue that cleared itself up. setting up shares is the hardest part outside of 3rd party jukeboxes
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post #15 of 25
7/27/12 at 10:30am
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Originally Posted by halfelite View Post

lol i think he is complaining the c-300 is a 100$ more then A300.

sorry guys, my bad. What I meant was if PCH has not changed much between 210 and A300, why they are asking for $100 more on their website? that reminds me of apple, they change one small dinky winky thing, call it a new generation and ask, full price over the predecessor:(
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post #16 of 25
7/27/12 at 10:37am
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Originally Posted by zoro View Post

sorry guys, my bad. What I meant was if PCH has not changed much between 210 and A300, why they are asking for $100 more on their website? that reminds me of apple, they change one small dinky winky thing, call it a new generation and ask, full price over the predecessor:(

I dont think they have much say in the price point they went with the latest and greatest sigma chip at the time which im sure was full price When the A210 retailed it was around same price as A300. Even if on the outside we dont see much changes jumping to a newer SoC cost money and sigma only keeps old chips in production for so long so you have to move to newer eventually
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post #17 of 25
7/27/12 at 10:39am
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Originally Posted by halfelite View Post

I dont think they have much say in the price point they went with the latest and greatest sigma chip at the time which im sure was full price When the A210 retailed it was around same price as A300. Even if on the outside we dont see much changes jumping to a newer SoC cost money and sigma only keeps old chips in production for so long so you have to move to newer eventually

understood! I still love their products. btw how much faster is a300 response wise as compare to A210 and popbox 8?
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post #18 of 25
7/27/12 at 11:25am
compared to the A210 decent speed increase compared to the v8 not so much. v8 and 300 have a lot of the same cpu components like cache, and things to work with.
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post #19 of 25
7/27/12 at 12:46pm
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Originally Posted by halfelite View Post

compared to the A210 decent speed increase compared to the v8 not so much. v8 and 300 have a lot of the same cpu components like cache, and things to work with.
This was not the case with me. the a200 and 300 were so close in operation for me as to not be a factor. I basically only used it to play blu ray iso files and did mot use a juke box...so maybe that had something to do with it...
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post #20 of 25
7/27/12 at 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by streamerlover View Post

This was not the case with me. the a200 and 300 were so close in operation for me as to not be a factor. I basically only used it to play blu ray iso files and did mot use a juke box...so maybe that had something to do with it...

only time you will see the speed increase is a jukebox type system, as it uses the most cpu clocks. The A300 stock browser needs fixed for it strange 22 item cache issue still so it holds it back in speed. if you take a directory of 100 it will take a slight pause every 22 but go trhough the list once and it flys through so hopefully the tune that better then stock UI people would notice a difference.
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post #21 of 25
7/27/12 at 4:41pm
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Originally Posted by halfelite View Post

only time you will see the speed increase is a jukebox type system, as it uses the most cpu clocks. The A300 stock browser needs fixed for it strange 22 item cache issue still so it holds it back in speed. if you take a directory of 100 it will take a slight pause every 22 but go trhough the list once and it flys through so hopefully the tune that better then stock UI people would notice a difference.


Thanks! Good to know! that would explain why I saw squat for difference...
still trying to figure out what jukebox type system I am going to go with...
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post #22 of 25
7/27/12 at 4:43pm
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Originally Posted by halfelite View Post

only time you will see the speed increase is a jukebox type system, as it uses the most cpu clocks. The A300 stock browser needs fixed for it strange 22 item cache issue still so it holds it back in speed. if you take a directory of 100 it will take a slight pause every 22 but go trhough the list once and it flys through so hopefully the tune that better then stock UI people would notice a difference.


Thanks! Good to know! that would explain why I saw squat for difference...
still trying to figure out what jukebox type system I am going to go with...
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post #23 of 25
7/30/12 at 3:57pm
Can i download all my dvds on a popcorn?Is this the main feature of a unit like this?
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post #24 of 25
7/30/12 at 4:08pm
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Originally Posted by gavone1976 View Post

Can i download all my dvds on a popcorn?Is this the main feature of a unit like this?

if you mean can you rip a dvd straight to the device? the Answer is NO you have to rip all your disc on a pc first.
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post #25 of 25
8/1/12 at 7:21pm
whats the best way to do that?
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