http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/ Engadget Comments for Popbox is Popcorn Hour evolved, with 1080p streaming and Netflix support http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 3:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 4:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Some more info in their errrr... "support forums" >> http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=34082]]>Jan 4th 2010 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/1) I don't see why this isn't just a softtware upgrade on the current boxes. All I really see is a new skin that this runs instead of the old stuff. I can do cool artwork on my popcorn hour now, and a lot of those same features minus Netflix. This seems like a money grab instead of them just releasing new software for older boxes (and I know they are a business that needs to make money, but just charge me for some software to upgrade my older boxes instead of makign me through my older boxes away and buying new ones).

2) I started converting over to XBMC already which plays all of my movies without issue. Popcorn hour had certain problems with certain files and it was always hard getting proper support from them on why. The general answer was to re-encode the file. XBMC just doesn't have this problem.

]]>Jan 4th 2010 4:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/
just by the sounds of things it very likely is using a much stronger cpu than the a100/110. be interesting to see a spec sheet on it. ]]>Jan 4th 2010 5:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/
So while the popcorn hour is a good little device, I would prefer to get something that I have a little bit more control over that I know wont give me any problems. I'll keep my eye on this device though. At that price point I might just pick one up anyway.]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 4:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 9:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/yeah are you saying your popcorn hour doesn't do this? because thats all i do with mine, xvid up to 1080p mkv over the lan]]>Jan 4th 2010 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/The remote looks good too, which is usually a weak point for these types of devices.]]>Jan 4th 2010 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/
Rather than new products, i'd love to see some love for what was only released a few months ago. =/

Still, sounds like a great product at an ideal price.]]>Jan 4th 2010 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/--lack of gigabit network functionality]]>Jan 4th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Reason you get horrible video quality is HotSpot Shield, you aren't just "hiding your ip" you are piping your internet through their servers/internet connections, which they limit to pretty low speeds, and when they have a heavy traffic it will get much worse.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Rhapsody?
IHeartRadio?
SMB/NFS? (store content on a unix/linux/mac/pc elsewhere in your house)
Tivo storage/transfer/player client? (xfer shows from Tivo to your Popbox's storage, whether that's SD, USB, or network storage)
Amazon online MP3 store client? (and when they get an online video store, that too)]]>Jan 4th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/
They have stated on their support forums that the updated UI will be moved to the C-200. The UI will actually be more advanced than the popbox b/c the C200 will have more advanced features.]]>Jan 4th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/
If that's truly the case, I withdraw my complaints. Thanks for setting me straight, Scyber.]]>Jan 4th 2010 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/i hope this thing has at least 100bt ethernet unlike the a100/a110.

glad i skipped over the c200, not interested in a drive bay or fancy lcd for that matter]]>Jan 4th 2010 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/
Then you should take the YuiXX (www.yuixx.com), based on Intel, this has standard Gigabit and 11n for streaming incl. UPnP, Samba and NFS..]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Thanks cameron, I'll check it out.]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/That's great but what if you already have a 5TB RAID setup and it's already shared via gigE over CIFS? (aka my setup) :P]]>Jan 4th 2010 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/popbox-is-popcorn-hour-evolved-with-1080p-streaming-and-netflix/Jan 4th 2010 5:20PM