Popcorn Hour, a vendor that will be selling worldwide over the Internet, has announced their Network Media Tank (Syabas middleware) will launch on the 15th of October. The NMt is the next generation media player that should be capable of offering both true HD power (H.264, VC-1 and all other formats) in combination with more advanced features and versatility in networking.
Main advantage of the EM8634 is not only it's extra power but also the first chip not running on a stripped Linux distribution and has an MMY which should deliver more stable units in general. There's also added value in the integration of SMB Server (both servers can be accessed as the NMT is a server on it's own) and the fact, once BD drives are more affordable, it is said it can be changed into a BD player by swapping the DVD-Rom with a BD-Rom.
We already know the new players will have bugs and limitations. The Popcorn Hour player won't be different but for the early adaptors, it seems to become the best choice available to be future proof... This model and the ones
coming further down this year from DViCo and Ziova, are promising quite some new fun for the home entertainment enthousiast.
Main advantage of the EM8634 is not only it's extra power but also the first chip not running on a stripped Linux distribution and has an MMY which should deliver more stable units in general. There's also added value in the integration of SMB Server (both servers can be accessed as the NMT is a server on it's own) and the fact, once BD drives are more affordable, it is said it can be changed into a BD player by swapping the DVD-Rom with a BD-Rom.
We already know the new players will have bugs and limitations. The Popcorn Hour player won't be different but for the early adaptors, it seems to become the best choice available to be future proof... This model and the ones
coming further down this year from DViCo and Ziova, are promising quite some new fun for the home entertainment enthousiast.
