Popcorn Hour C200

[Modcoms]

Like new popcorn hour c200 Media Player
1TB HDD Installed
Bluray Drive Fitted
Latest Firmware

£150 inc Nextday Postage Bank Xfer Please


Connectivity
Bonjour, UPnP SSDP, UPnP AV, Windows Media Connect, Windows Media Player NSS, Samba, NFS
Media Servers: myiHome, myiHomeLite, myiHomeMS (UPnP), MSP Portal
Third-party Media Servers: WizD, SwissCenter, Llink
Third-Party Jukebox: YAMJ, UMC, Oversight
Third-party Apps: NMT Community Software Installer
BitTorrent P2P, Usenet downloader
NAS Access : SMB, NFS, FTP

Web Services*
Video : Revision 3, Videocast, CNET TV, Mediafly, Mevio, Bliptv, CBS Evening News, CNN Anderson Cooper 360 Daily, CNN The Larry King Podcast, NBC Today Show, The CNN Daily, CNN In Case You Missed It, NBC Nightly News, NBC Meet The Press, CBS Face the Nation, Podfinder UK, Motorz
* Internet content services are subject to change without notice.
Audio : Jamendo, iPodcast, BBC Podcast, Indiefeed, CNN News, ABC News
Photos : Flickr, Picasaweb, Pikeo, 23, Photobucket, SmugMug
RSS feed : Yahoo! Weather, NMT Forum, Bloglines, Cinecast, MSNBC News, Traffice Condition, Yahoo! Traffic Alerts, Yahoo! News, Weather Bug
Internet Radio : SHOUTCast™ Radio, Radiobox, Live365 Radio

Supported Media File Formats
Video containers: MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V), MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG, DAT, VOB), MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS), AVI, ASF, WMV, Matroska (MKV), MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
Video Decoders: XVID SD/HD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 MP@HL, MPEG-4.2 ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC, MPEG-4.10 (H.264) : BP@L3, MP@L4.0, HP@L4.0, HP@L4.1, WMV9 : MP@HL, SMPTE 421M (VC-1) : MP@HL, AP@L3
Audio Containers: AAC, M4A, MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), WAV, WMA, FLAC, OGG
Audio Decoders: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, WMA, WMA Pro, MPEG-1 Layer 1, 2, 3, MPEG-4 AAC-LC, MPEG-4 HE-AAC, MPEG-4 BSAC, LPCM, FLAC, Vorbis, TrueAudio, APE Audio
Audio Pass-Through: DTS, DTS-HD HR, DTS-HD MA, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True HD
Other Formats: ISO, IFO navigation, AVCHD navigation, Blu-ray* ready (requires addition of compatible BD-ROM and at least 2GB USB memory stick)
Photo Formats: JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF
Subtitle Formats:, SRT, MicroDVD SUB, SSA, SUB/IDX

DRM
Cardea DRM (WMDRM-ND), Janus DRM (WMDRM-PD)

* Commercial DVD or Blu-ray Disc playback are only applicable for HDMI output.
Chipset
Sigma Designs SMP8643, 667MHz CPU with floating point coprocessor.

Memory
512MB DDR2 DRAM, 256MB NAND Flash

Audio/Video Outputs

HDMI v1.3a with CEC, 36bpp deep color, 12-bit xvYCC processing and HDCP 1.2 content protection, Component Video, S-Video, Composite Video, Stereo Analog Audio, S/PDIF Optical and Coaxial Digital Audio

Other Interface
192x64 dots white text on blue background LCD display, with software adjustable brightness, Power button with standby, reset and full power down, 2x USB 2.0 host at the front, 2x USB 2.0 host at the back, 1x USB 2.0 internal, 2x SATA (one occupied by HDD tray), 3.5" HDD tray, Internal mounting for 2.5" HDD, 2.4GHz RF Remote Control, Infra-Red Remote Control port (Infra-Red Remote Control optional)

Network
Ethernet 10/100/1000** Mbps, miniPCI MII interface for 11n WiFi card (optional)


Power
100~240V AC, 50~60 Hz, max 2.5A, typical: 13 W (no additional device installed/attached), maximum: 70 W
Footprint
Width x Depth x Height : 425mm x 290mm x 80mm (16.73" x 11.42" x 3.15")

Weight
3.7kg (8lbs 3oz)

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[Zoots]

I'll take at asking mate, please.
I already have one of these in the lounge and would love to upgrade from the A-110 we have in the kitchen that has it's limitations.

[Modcoms]

its yours please pm for details

[Zoots]

Great.
PM sent.

:edit: Payment sent.

[Zoots]

OK. This has arrived this afternoon.

My main concern is the unit doesn't power up at all.
Fuse is OK in the plug, power switch is on at the back same as my other one but there's no life at all.

While it was packed well, the 3.5" HDD unit inside wasn't fastened to anything at - just loose on it's cables so I expect it has been falling about inside the unit on it's journey.

Modcoms can you let me know your thoughts please.

[Modcoms]

Ouch
not what I wanted to here
have you tried disconecting everything but the main board
im happy to come and collect the unit and give you a full refund
if your ok with that

[Zoots]

Yeah, I'm cool with that mate, you can come and have a brew.

No, I've not done anything with it as yet. Only took the lid off really as I could hear there was something falling about and there were no screws holding the lid on

I'm off out right now, but will be back around 4ish and will give that a go then.

[Zoots]

OK, done all that. Tried with HDMI in and out etc and nothing.
Just done a quick search on the NMT forum for dead C200's and there's a green mobo LED mentioned.
Obviously as the lid is off I can see the mobo - there is nothing lit on it, no hum from the power supply etc.
I have tried pressing the corner rest button on the board too.

I don't know if the loose HDD could have took out a component whilst in transit, but I fear this unit is dead.

[Zoots]

-Update.

Spoke with Modcoms earlier and arranged for him to call here and collect the unit.
Gutted for the pair of us.

However - I've been Googling like mad and found this thread which alerted me to a quick-blow fuse in the rear of the unit - actually sunk almost concealed in the rear power socket.
I've replaced this 2.5A fuse with the one out of my C200 and we're all up and running.
I'm guessing the HDD must have been lying on something when I powered up and the quick-blow has gone.
I've spoken to Modcoms again and we're both happy.
Top bloke, though I have to say. Was coming over here to put money in my hand no argument. Can't fault that.

[Lou_smorals]

Hi
exactly the same happened with mine m8.
LS

[Zoots]

Really..
Guess it's good the quick-blow's go then.

I'm made up to fuck with this now. I've been using two A-110's alongside an exisitng C200 for a while now and they are good don't get me wrong, but the C200's are a different class and when they're all on the network you can watch any HD content on any TV.
The A-110 always struggled at streaming for me.
The RF remote's on them are a God send as well.

[Lou_smorals]

Hi
Yes, I thought I was billy big spuds with mine, the RF, the LCD, the look, everything......till my m8 asked me round to show him his new toy.....a C-300 ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
LS

[blaggard]

I seem to remember my old A110 popping and internal fuse too, just slightly up rate it. . .

[Zoots]

Hi
Yes, I thought I was billy big spuds with mine, the RF, the LCD, the look, everything......till my m8 asked me round to show him his new toy.....a C-300 ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
LS

Oh, they are nice those.

I seem to remember my old A110 popping and internal fuse too, just slightly up rate it. . .

Hmm. Might just leave it as it is to be on the safe side. Must have been a reason for it.