The guys over at networkmediatank’s forums have been waiting anxiously for more details on the newest version of the Popcorn Hour (C200) and Sybas finally delivered the specs and a few pics to feed the frenzy. Some things I noticed when browsing the specs and the forum Q&A include:
- It’s pretty big – much bigger than those older Popcorn Hours. The C-200 (16.73″ x 11.42″ x 3.14″) appears to be close to 2x the size of the A110 (10.5″ x 5.25″ x 1.25″)
- A nice move up to the much faster (more powerful) SMP8643 Sigma Chip (the A110 uses the SMP8635)
- It looks like it will support standard DVD and Blu-ray – there’s a removable drive tray that seems to support a hard drive, DVD drive or Blu-ray Drive!
- Gigabyte Ethernet support finally. Too many media players don’t yet support this.
- It comes with an RF remote control – something not all that common even these days. I’ll be interested in seeing what that remote looks like. I would guess it will be something much less than a Harmony remote and closer in function/style to the Snapstream Firefly remotes.
I didn’t see anything showing price, but I’m betting it will start in the $300 price range at least. Those GB-PVR guys have to be excited about this media player as they can use this thing as an extender.
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