Finally my PopBox V8 arrived. Here is my initial experience:
This is a great little design that packs a punch in a small package.
It has simple design, front side has one USB 2.0 port, back side has 1 USB 2.0 port, Ethernet 10/100 port, HDMI, Optical, Composite, and Component output.
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It comes with a clean interface, all funcationalities are represented in a horizontal toolbar.
The Setup Wizard tool helped me to do the networking in a breeze.
There are lots of Apps available, installed the Youtube App, good performance.
All local media can be accessed via the network browser and you can navigate around through a typical file browser view.
If you don't like the browser view, then YAMJ/Eversion Juke is available via the App Market. Installing YAMJ was as simple as selecting the App in the App Market, and of course you should have YAMJ set up on your PC/NAS.
Here is the specifications:
Hardware
Sigma Designs SMP8671, 700MHz CPU
256MB DDR2 DRAM
C256MB NAND Flash
Audio/Video Output
HDMI v1.3a (1080p/1080i/720p)
12-bit xvYCC processing and HDCP 1.2 content protection
Component Video
Composite Video
Stereo Analog Audio
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio
Networking & Connectivity
Ethernet 10/100
Optional 801.11 N/B/G Wi-Fi
UPnP
Samba
NFS
Bonjour
Other Interfaces
1 x USB 2.0 port at the front
1 x USB 2.0 port at the back
Power LED
Infra-Red Remote Control
DVD / Blu-Ray Formats
DVD ISO & IFO navigation
Blu-ray ISO & IFO Simple Navigation
Video File 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 Codecs
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
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
WMV9
MP@HL
SMPTE 421M (VC-1)
MP@HL
AP@L3
Audio File Containers
AAC
M4A
MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
WAV
WMA
FLAC
OGG
APE
TTA
Audio Decoders
Dolby Digital
DTS
WMA
WMA Pro
MPEG-1 Layer 1, 2, 3
MPEG-4 AAC-LC
MPEG-4 HE-AAC
MPEG-4 BSAC
LPCM
FLAC
Vorbis
Audio Pass-Through
TS
DTS-HD HR
DTS-HD MA
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby True HD
This is a great little design that packs a punch in a small package.
It has simple design, front side has one USB 2.0 port, back side has 1 USB 2.0 port, Ethernet 10/100 port, HDMI, Optical, Composite, and Component output.
It comes with a clean interface, all funcationalities are represented in a horizontal toolbar.
The Setup Wizard tool helped me to do the networking in a breeze.
There are lots of Apps available, installed the Youtube App, good performance.
All local media can be accessed via the network browser and you can navigate around through a typical file browser view.
If you don't like the browser view, then YAMJ/Eversion Juke is available via the App Market. Installing YAMJ was as simple as selecting the App in the App Market, and of course you should have YAMJ set up on your PC/NAS.
Here is the specifications:
Hardware
Sigma Designs SMP8671, 700MHz CPU
256MB DDR2 DRAM
C256MB NAND Flash
Audio/Video Output
HDMI v1.3a (1080p/1080i/720p)
12-bit xvYCC processing and HDCP 1.2 content protection
Component Video
Composite Video
Stereo Analog Audio
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio
Networking & Connectivity
Ethernet 10/100
Optional 801.11 N/B/G Wi-Fi
UPnP
Samba
NFS
Bonjour
Other Interfaces
1 x USB 2.0 port at the front
1 x USB 2.0 port at the back
Power LED
Infra-Red Remote Control
DVD / Blu-Ray Formats
DVD ISO & IFO navigation
Blu-ray ISO & IFO Simple Navigation
Video File 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 Codecs
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
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
WMV9
MP@HL
SMPTE 421M (VC-1)
MP@HL
AP@L3
Audio File Containers
AAC
M4A
MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
WAV
WMA
FLAC
OGG
APE
TTA
Audio Decoders
Dolby Digital
DTS
WMA
WMA Pro
MPEG-1 Layer 1, 2, 3
MPEG-4 AAC-LC
MPEG-4 HE-AAC
MPEG-4 BSAC
LPCM
FLAC
Vorbis
Audio Pass-Through
TS
DTS-HD HR
DTS-HD MA
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby True HD
