Popcorn Hour A110

I just want to disagree on one thing in the review.

When you mentioned that RMVB is used commonly for anime.

Yes some anime distro web sites do re-encode the media to host on their websites for downloads, but this is not what the fansub groups use to encode their videos.

The norm is using avi xvid encodes, not RMVB. The latest trend for the quality fansub groups is h264 MKV which elitist groups like KAA, Thora and Big Guy Fansubs are famous for.

It is less common to find an anime in RMVB compared to AVI which is the main stream online. And people these days are favouring h264 MKV which is gaining ground especially with better pcs making their way into peoples home.

I don't have a PC at home because I do all my gaming and Internet stuff in my office in the evenings and on weekends. I'd like to start watching movies at home though, and all of my content is the typical 700MB - 1.5GB ripped copies of my old DVD collection.

I thought the A110 would be a good option, but I have a friend who is pushing me toward the PS3. The C200 looks very interesting, but not if it's going to be months before it becomes available. Is there anything else I should consider?

If you don't have a pc, how exactly are you going to stream your videos ? These files are digital files you store on a hard drive space which is streamed through a few of these available options:

(A) PC

(B) NAS ( Network attached storage )

(C) An internal hard drive installed into the Popcorn Hour


So somehow your going to have to get the digital media into either of these 3 options before you can view the content on the popcorn hour. The easiest being popping your movie dvd into your pc dvd rom and ripping it into a virtual copy, then either stream it from your pc, or move the file to your NAS to stream from there, or to move the file to an internal drive installed on the popcorn hour.

If you play ps3 games then yeah it would be good to get it, but just to warn you that the media support for PS3 media streaming is much more limited compared to the popcorn hour. So make sure the PS3 supports whatever content your going to be ok with before you get it.

The are alternatives to the popcorn hour which are using the same Sigma Designs chip. Try and google up for Hi Jack's review for network media players as he mentions some alternatives there.