dasx
07-12-10, 13:22
Good morning everyone.
First of all I'd like to apologize for any possible writing mistakes in my thread, as I'm from Barcelona and my English is not as good as it probably should.
On topic, I currently own a Dane Elec SO Xstream Full HD:
http://www.dealclick.co.uk/image.php?id=525326
http://www.dane-elec.com/image_gallery/SO%20HDD/images/So%20XStream%20Full%20HD%20back.jpg
I tried to find the specs over the internet, no luck. Doesn't look like a world-wide known and popular device.
The thing is that I bought it because it was the cheapest option I could find that could play MKV 1080p and DTS audio, but after some months I've just realised that it wasn't the best choice.
Problems I experience:
1. Some movies won't sound. Video looks OK but no Audio out. Only happened with two movies, both of them had two DTS audio channels. No clue about the reason. (They sounded well when played in a computer).
2. In the 90% of the movies I watch, audio has a delay of about 200ms. It's not that bad in regular situations, but it kills me when I see a gun shot and hear the sound a bit later.
3. I can sometimes (5% of the times) solve problem #2 by rewinding and playing again (it just needs 30 seconds or so), but in most situations the "solution" will cause more problems, such as video freezing and/or in slow motion, which obviously causes audio to have incredible delays.
4. Problem #3 can also happen if I just switch the audio channel of the movie. SO ANNOYING.
(All this issues never show up playing TV shows, I assume the problem occurs when playing large files with high quality video and/or audio).
So, here's my question: (thanks to those who are still reading)
I want to throw this Dane Elec out of the window but I can't decide for a new media player.
I've been thinking about the PCH A200, but the A210 just showed up. I've also considered the C200, but I think I would not use even the 20% of its potential.
My usage:
I usually use external USB HDDs, so I don't really need it to have an internal HDD, even though i wouldn't say no.
No need for streaming video.
I need it to reproduce every possible format, both audio and video.
Subtitle support, as much formats as possible. (well, mainly the commons ones)
I need the media player to be able to read HFS+ fylesystem format (in the external HDD), but this Dane Elec does read it, so I guess the most of them out there do.
I guess it would be a good idea to be able to update its firmware. (just guessing)
And that's pretty much it. I have simple needs but I need them to be carried out in the best possible way.
Thank you all very much.
First of all I'd like to apologize for any possible writing mistakes in my thread, as I'm from Barcelona and my English is not as good as it probably should.
On topic, I currently own a Dane Elec SO Xstream Full HD:
http://www.dealclick.co.uk/image.php?id=525326
http://www.dane-elec.com/image_gallery/SO%20HDD/images/So%20XStream%20Full%20HD%20back.jpg
I tried to find the specs over the internet, no luck. Doesn't look like a world-wide known and popular device.
The thing is that I bought it because it was the cheapest option I could find that could play MKV 1080p and DTS audio, but after some months I've just realised that it wasn't the best choice.
Problems I experience:
1. Some movies won't sound. Video looks OK but no Audio out. Only happened with two movies, both of them had two DTS audio channels. No clue about the reason. (They sounded well when played in a computer).
2. In the 90% of the movies I watch, audio has a delay of about 200ms. It's not that bad in regular situations, but it kills me when I see a gun shot and hear the sound a bit later.
3. I can sometimes (5% of the times) solve problem #2 by rewinding and playing again (it just needs 30 seconds or so), but in most situations the "solution" will cause more problems, such as video freezing and/or in slow motion, which obviously causes audio to have incredible delays.
4. Problem #3 can also happen if I just switch the audio channel of the movie. SO ANNOYING.
(All this issues never show up playing TV shows, I assume the problem occurs when playing large files with high quality video and/or audio).
So, here's my question: (thanks to those who are still reading)
I want to throw this Dane Elec out of the window but I can't decide for a new media player.
I've been thinking about the PCH A200, but the A210 just showed up. I've also considered the C200, but I think I would not use even the 20% of its potential.
My usage:
I usually use external USB HDDs, so I don't really need it to have an internal HDD, even though i wouldn't say no.
No need for streaming video.
I need it to reproduce every possible format, both audio and video.
Subtitle support, as much formats as possible. (well, mainly the commons ones)
I need the media player to be able to read HFS+ fylesystem format (in the external HDD), but this Dane Elec does read it, so I guess the most of them out there do.
I guess it would be a good idea to be able to update its firmware. (just guessing)
And that's pretty much it. I have simple needs but I need them to be carried out in the best possible way.
Thank you all very much.