II hate to say this, but C200 is a Waste and I was robbed.

[mickspawn]

ive always found the forums answer all my questions, every issue has always got answered in a timely manner. Maybe you should of tried asking for some help. i just paid for a C-200 which is on its way.. i really hope the $400 isn't a waste of money. I'm glad to kiss my A-100 bye byes as it is horrid in comparison.
have u found a better device out there? i doubt it..
also since the mods are reading this forum, add native support to play media from rar files

[quantocks]

mick, good luck. Mine can't even run 1080p properly without flaking out. A100 and A110 is perfect though, so is WD TV Live at 1080p.

mods here arent employees at Syabas. just mods on this forum.

[zombiehunter]

(05-04-2010 03:58 AM)quantocks Wrote:  mick, good luck. Mine can't even run 1080p properly without flaking out. A100 and A110 is perfect though, so is WD TV Live at 1080p.

mods here arent employees at Syabas. just mods on this forum.

Start a new thread about your 1080p problem listing your configuration and how you are trying to play them a solution maybe only one post away

[krazypoloc]

(05-04-2010 02:09 AM)haggisbingo Wrote:  I guess not needed if you never need Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, etc. Unfortunately, this is probably where most of the market is headed I guess this was the reasoning behind the Popbox but I guess they decided these premium services weren't necessary on it either

(05-03-2010 04:13 PM)krazypoloc Wrote:  I don't fully understand why people even use this software with the PCH's because as chris57 mentioned they are not needed.

Yes I will never use the likes of Hulu, Netflix, or any other streaming service as long as I have a fileserver that automates all my TV Show downlaods....

(05-04-2010 03:58 AM)quantocks Wrote:  mick, good luck. Mine can't even run 1080p properly without flaking out. A100 and A110 is perfect though, so is WD TV Live at 1080p.

mods here arent employees at Syabas. just mods on this forum.

Sounds like you either have a faulty unit or a setup issue.

I can stream anything over the network from my file server, full Bluray ISO's, m2ts's, or BDMV folders, as well as any mkv or AVI.....and 90% of my library is 1080p encodes if not full Bluray remuxes to m2ts.....thats 10TB of HD content not one of which I have an issues with.....that is barring my m2ts files that have TrueHD audio...but thats a know issue that is soon to be fixed *prays to any god that will listen*

[Willem53]

(05-03-2010 01:31 PM)quantocks Wrote:  the C-200 sucks. One year on and still running shitty beta firmware. That says it all really!

If the C200 sucks that much and your still on it for a year... what does that make you?.....
Well there one born every day... a PEBKAC.

[papajohn]

(05-04-2010 02:17 AM)mickspawn Wrote:  ive always found the forums answer all my questions, every issue has always got answered in a timely manner. Maybe you should of tried asking for some help. i just paid for a C-200 which is on its way.. i really hope the $400 isn't a waste of money. I'm glad to kiss my A-100 bye byes as it is horrid in comparison.
have u found a better device out there? i doubt it..
also since the mods are reading this forum, add native support to play media from rar files

Good luck with your purchase... You probably still need to do some homework as the c-200 is 1 box but has umpteen permutations for use as you'll know.

a) I don't use BluRay in it; I use a PS3. Therefore you've a decision to make.
b) Whether to use network drives or internal? I use two internal, plus network option and they provide my backup plan too. This works for me!
c) I have 35,000 mp3, and a few hundred movies. I don't see the point of keeping videos on the c-200 UNLESS I'm going to watch them often OR they're kids films OR I've "borrowed" a copy. I've given up on most AVIs now and try to stick to decent HD copies (MKV) and DVDshrink my DVDs to 5Gb (say). Another decision for you, but possibly made easier with your a-100 experience.
d) STREAMING TO PS3: Is a problem just now (for me anyway)... but is probably related to the PCH myihome internal app. I don't think it can cope with large numbers and assume it has to index your disk as it boots up. The upshot is it only streams from the 1st disk (share), thus plopping all my mp3s to the second disk allows it to stream movies to the PS3. Before that the PS3 just couldn't connect properly (media not found, empty folders, whatever). Maybe someone will come up with some fine tuning, or maybe not powering off would cure it.

A few people respond unfavourably in the forum to the question of streaming but I don't think they've understood the issue. For me; I can have the family round the TV where the PCH is, but stream from the PCH to the PS3 in another room. Maybe not a big deal for somefolk, but useful to know you can play media from one box to different rooms without sapping the national grid needlessly.

It is very flexible, and I'm still fooling around with mine. I think it's a life long hobby now You've probably got ideas on how I could make better use of mine too; things I've not thought of... let me know.

[mickspawn]

thanks for all that info, i found it very helpful

[Sherwood]

Shoot, man, I love mine. It does everything I ever ask it to do, day in and day out.

if I had my 'druthers I'd love some Hulu and Pandora, but I can wait. No sense getting mad at Syabas -- the moment something comes out that streams Hulu and pandora AND runs YAMJ (or a comparable experince) I'll jump ship.

[kachukuma]

Got an A110, then a C200! Never a regret! I throw files at them, they play it! Those were our marriage vows, and both have been faithful to the dot! (for many many months now)...

I even love the tinkering I have to do... immense feeling of satisfaction when the forum participants jump in and solve a problem for you, or give you hints of their own solutions so you can run with it from there on...

In short...
I don't ask it to make my coffee for me, and I don't get a bad cup of java in return!

[haggisbingo]

I have YAMJ and just link Playon off it and can get Hulu, Pandora, Netflix, YouTube, etc. on A-100. From the looks of it, it'll be on 200 series too sometime soon

(05-06-2010 01:24 AM)Sherwood Wrote:  if I had my 'druthers I'd love some Hulu and Pandora, but I can wait. No sense getting mad at Syabas -- the moment something comes out that streams Hulu and pandora AND runs YAMJ (or a comparable experince) I'll jump ship.