Popcorn Hour A-100 could be a great set-top box alternative
The Popcorn Hour A-100 is a network media streamer able to feed audio and video to your TV from a PC, NAS or USB device. If the optional internal HDD is installed it can also download BitTorrent files and transmit those too. In fact it’s difficult to think of anything a set-top box can do that this thing can’t.
Codecs supported by this device include:
- MPEG2
- MP@HL
- H.264 HP@L4.1
- VC-1 AP@L3
Transfer speeds are over 40Mbps and enables the Popcorn Hour to serve 1080p, XviD and the MKV container subject to network bottlenecks.
Ouputs include:
- HDMI
- Component
- S/PDIF coax digital audio
- 10/100 Ethernet
Network protocols:
- UPnP
- Bonjour
- Windows Media
- SMB
Via internet you can connect the device to:
- Flickr
- YouTube
- Google Video Metacafe
- SayaTV
- Picasa
- iPodcast
- Radiobox
- ABC News
- VideoCast
- DL.TV
- Cranky Geeks
- RSS feeds
- Shoutcast Internet radio
And it has support for:
- DLNA devices
- Windows Media Connect
- myiHome
- WizD
- SwissCenter
- MSP Portal
- Llink
- GB-PVR
Yes, it seems to do everything except for built in Wi-Fi and gigabit Ethernet! Unfortunately supply of these little gizmos is limited but pre-orders for the next production run are possible on a first-come-first served basis (based on the date you registered with the site).
The Popcorn Hour A-100 is retailing for $180. You can pre-order yours or just admire the full specs on the Popcorn Hour product page.
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