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Popcorn Hour A100 Review: Any questions?


Hi folks. I have a Popcorn Hour A100 in for review:

http://www.popcornhour.com

What does it do? Short Version, it plays every single video file you can think to throw at it, up to 1080p. Plays from a networked server, or a local thumb/hard drive, USB CD/DVD Drive. Think AppleTV, no file type restrictions, less polished interface, no content delivery system (yet).

So, I'm finishing up the first phase of the review, and will have an unboxing video up by the end of the week, with the full review up early next week. The unit will be shipped back shortly there after.

My question: While I have this for another week, does anyone have any specific functionality they want me to test out, or any specific video clips they want me to test out. Like I said, it plays most anything you throw at it, but I have found some clips (High Bitrate VC-1 especially) that stutter a little.

Just thought I'd offer before I ship it off. Frankly, this unit is pretty exciting to me, I just don't know if I want one yet...


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