On Tuesday 18 August 2020 04:05:15 pm BorgLabs - Kate Draven wrote: > On Tuesday 18 August 2020, you wrote: > > Thanks Kate, > > it is good to know that you are not the only one on the planet earth :) > > although regarding SyncEvolution over BT, I pretend to be the only one, > > but it is a different topic. > > > > What do you think about the Popcorn Hour? Have you used such? > > I think I bought my A100 about that time ~10y ago. It is connected via > > cable to the local network and can use either NFS or Samba to play movies > > or music. The sound system is a dolby stereo Yamaha amplifier. I would > > say the sound depends more on the amplifier and the boxes, but of course > > the quality of the recorded audio plays a big role. I wouldn't say the > > audio card makes a big difference, although I still have one SB in the > > attic the sound of which I can not forget. > > I was pointing to that one, because I think it is worth considering the > > option. Especially when you think how long such a device can last. > > I was looking for a replacement for that A100 few weeks ago, evaluating > > also the effort to turn a RPi4 into a multimedia player, but it was just > > too much work :) and still the popcorn hour beats it in terms of comfort. > > > > regards > > I use a laptop to achieve the same results. > But I see how this device might be better. > I've never heard if it until now. I'll have to research it. Made me interested, the Popcorn Hour A-400 (~$125) seems riddled with software bugs, https://www.amazon.com/Popcorn-Hour-Networked-Media-Jukebox/dp/B009VB27KA and doesn't do 4k. The A-500 Pro is ~$500? I admit, I'd be on the lookout for a good used notebook that has 4k hdmi out (or better) instead. Check garage sales if you want to go real cheap... Then again, I'm not a hard core media person, and wouldn't really notice the difference of VXP stuff anyway... Best, Michael --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
