Popcorn Hour's A-110 HD media streamers gets hands-on treatment
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 12th 2008 11:14PM
posted Aug 12th 2008 11:14PM
While we can only imagine that the lead time for one of Popcorn Hour's A-110 HD media streamers is at least a week or so judging by the demand of the predecessor, at least one of these things has managed to make its way out. CNET's UK branch was able to wrap their paws around the latest Networked Media Tank, and while they did note that the design was essentially the same, the changes that were made (HDMI 1.3a in particular) were "seriously worthwhile." For a brief preview and a few more shots, check out the read link below.[Thanks, John]
I have my A110 sample, and the B110 motherboard as well. Unboxing vid is up at youtube (well, after it finishes processing)...it's nothing special, but folks like that sort of thing. Full review will be on the podcast in the upcoming weeks.
Marshall
The Real HT Info Podcast
I have my A-110 on order as well for our bedroom system. Our XBOX 360 we used as a Media Center Extender / Media Player died Sunday night and it is out of warranty. Bought a Linksys DMA2100 to replace the Media Center functionality but streaming high-def AVC rips of Blu-Ray and HD-DVD disks doesn't work (stuttering)...I think it has something to do with the movie being transferred via my Linksys NAS-200 -> HTPC -> Extender. Regular DVDs work fine. One thing I am interested in is the Jukebox players that people are working on...I was looking at building two HTPCs and use a combination of TMT and MyMovies to create a video jukebox but it looks like I can do a lot of the same things with a Popcorn Hour (not as automated of course) for about half to a 1/3 the cost.
They extended all warranties awhile back , you might want to check to see if your 360 is still covered
Anyhow i own the PCH A100 and i dont know if its worth getting the A110 .. i may wait to upgrade at the next well .. upgrade
It isn't the red ring of death...it's a lower-right quadrant flashing red light.
That sounds like A/V cable issue ... try messing around with it