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fi Offline AlephZero

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Media Box thread
on: December 06, 2013, 09:12:47 AM
I've had a XTreamer Pro media box (http://dev.xtreamer.net/xtreamerpro/overview.aspx) for 3 years now, using it to view my video files, listening to my music collection and internet radio...

Specs:
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 Connectivity
WIFI
UPnP SSDP
UPnP AV
NTFS
NFS
eSATA
USB 2.0 (Salve + Host)

Storage Capacity
2X SATA 2 3.5" HDD ( unit can be used  with one hard disk only or even without  an HDD)
Up to total of 6 TB internally plus external storage devices via two USB 2.0 ports

    eSATA up to 3.0Gbps (300MB/s)
    USB 2.0 up to 480Mbps (60MB/s)

Web services
Video : YouTube, Picasa, Yahoo Video, CNN, NBC Today, CBS Face the Nation and more
Audio : Live365 Radio, iPodcast, Radiobox, ABC News, BBC Podcast, CNN News , Indiefeed, Jamendo
Photo : Picasaweb
RSS feed : Yahoo! Weather, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Xchange, MSNBC News and more
Supports On2Media VP6 Codec h.264 Streaming FLV

Media files supported
Video containers:
MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V)
MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG)
MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS)
VOB
AVI, ASF, WMV
Matroska (MKV) (H.264)
AVC HD
MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4
FLV - Flash Video
VP6 Codec h.264 Streaming FLV
Video codecs:
Audio containers:
AAC, M4A
MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA)
WAV
WMA
FLAC
OGG
RMP4
FLC
PCM
PLSX

Audio codecs:
Audio Down Mix : DTS, DTS-HD MA, DTS-HD HR
Audio Passthrough 5.1 CH : DTS, DTS-HD MA, DTS-HD HR 5.1 CH -
Audio Passthrough 7.1CH - Dolby TrueHD , DTS-HD MA, Dolby Digital Plus
Photo formats : JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, HD JPEG
Other formats:  ISO, IFO, FLV, RM, RA, RAM
Subtitle formats : SRT, SMI, SUB, SSA, IDX
Streaming formats : RTSP, FLV

Media Support
BluRay BD Iso with Simple Navigation
Commercial DVD with menus

Audio/Video outputs
HDMI v1.3a (up to 1080p)
Composite Video
Stereo Analog Audio
S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio

Interface
1x USB 2.0 slave
2x USB 2.0 host
Internal SATA 2
eSATA Front

Network
Ethernet 10/100 RJ-45
WIFI USB Antenna 802.11n (optional at additional Cost)
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Anyone else around here have a Media Box they'd like to talk about?
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #1 on: December 06, 2013, 04:57:42 PM
*blinkblink* I thought we used a lot of abbreviations here... I don't know 3/4th of the things you just said  :facepalm:
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #2 on: December 06, 2013, 05:01:04 PM
Can you install XBMC on that? 
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #3 on: December 06, 2013, 05:05:43 PM
Quote from: bmot on December 06, 2013, 04:57:42 PM
*blinkblink* I thought we used a lot of abbreviations here... I don't know 3/4th of the things you just said  :facepalm:
what? who ? eh? you're 1/4 up on me Tom, and you are 'young and trendy' I thought it was written in another language  :think: might as well have been  :whistle:
lets start with the basics. what is a "media box" ? and do I need one?
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #4 on: December 06, 2013, 05:07:21 PM
I have an OLD Popcornhour
http://www.popcornhour.com.ph/pages/products.php

First Generation Xbox with XBMC loaded

and a linux computer with XBMC loaded conected to every TV.

I also run a freeNAS server in my house so I can get any content to any TV quickly and easily (or to any computer)

since I love linux, I can get good computers  for free, Windows users through away OBSOLETE hardware, that Linux can run on just fine! 

I have about 35 computers in my house, and 31 of them I got for free, or as part of payment for doing side work.

OLD P4's some PIII's a few laptops with floppy drives.  but with Linux, they have new life!
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #5 on: December 06, 2013, 05:09:18 PM
Quote from: Taxi Dad on December 06, 2013, 05:05:43 PM
Quote from: bmot on December 06, 2013, 04:57:42 PM
*blinkblink* I thought we used a lot of abbreviations here... I don't know 3/4th of the things you just said  :facepalm:
what? who ? eh? you're 1/4 up on me Tom, and you are 'young and trendy' I thought it was written in another language  :think: might as well have been  :whistle:
lets start with the basics. what is a "media box" ? and do I need one?


Young? Sure... Trendy? Not so much. And certainly not Techy  :facepalm:
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #6 on: December 06, 2013, 05:09:45 PM
Oh... And I'm quite wondering too, what is a media box, and why do I need one?  :facepalm:
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #7 on: December 06, 2013, 05:15:27 PM
Quote from: bmot on December 06, 2013, 05:09:45 PM
Oh... And I'm quite wondering too, what is a media box, and why do I need one?  :facepalm:
And herein lies the lure of this forum. Today you don't know what a media box is, tomorrow you can't imagine how you ever lived without it :rofl:
It wouldn't be the internet without people complaining.

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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #8 on: December 06, 2013, 05:15:57 PM
media box is a box that connects to your TV that plays digital movie files, Netflix, mp3 music, internet music, etc.

If I can help, let me know 
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #9 on: December 06, 2013, 05:16:14 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on December 06, 2013, 05:15:27 PM
Quote from: bmot on December 06, 2013, 05:09:45 PM
Oh... And I'm quite wondering too, what is a media box, and why do I need one?  :facepalm:
And herein lies the lure of this forum. Today you don't know what a media box is, tomorrow you can't imagine how you ever lived without it :rofl:

here here!!!
If I can help, let me know 
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #10 on: December 06, 2013, 05:16:42 PM
Quote from: detron on December 06, 2013, 05:07:21 PM
First Generation Xbox with XBMC loaded
I never even thought about getting one of those to run XBMC on.  I've been looking for another Apple TV 2, which go for about 4x what an original Xbox goes for.
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Re: Media Box thread
Reply #11 on: December 06, 2013, 05:20:55 PM
Quote from: detron on December 06, 2013, 05:15:57 PM
media box is a box that connects to your TV that plays digital movie files, Netflix, mp3 music, internet music, etc.
thank you ! (I almost understand that..... a bit like the VHS machine I had last century ?)
Quote from: detron on December 06, 2013, 05:16:14 PM
Quote from: Etherealicer on December 06, 2013, 05:15:27 PM
Quote from: bmot on December 06, 2013, 05:09:45 PM
Oh... And I'm quite wondering too, what is a media box, and why do I need one?  :facepalm:
And herein lies the lure of this forum. Today you don't know what a media box is, tomorrow you can't imagine how you ever lived without it :rofl:

here here!!!
yes ! and now we all know where this is going  :facepalm:
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