Any good as the next MVP??

[donschjr]

I stream 1080 through my WDTV using a cheap Rosewill usb adapter with no problems.

[mvallevand]

I stream 1080 through my WDTV using a cheap Rosewill usb adapter with no problems.

I still don't recommend wireless streaming of HD.

Martin

[stustunz]

Yeah but you don't get the npvr interface with these other media extenders I want it to be the same on all tvs

[cncb]

I currently have 1xM34a 1xA100 & 2xA110 & as I use Hauppauge remotes with them I couldn't tell you which one I was using from the chair................

I find the consistency is in the look and feel, the same plugins, the same remote commands, resume points etc. I actually wouldn't mind switching between my many players for the small percentage of the time I need to.

My concern would be for what it takes to get into the NPVR interface not being consistent between the different devices (i.e. the default look of the device's menu and how you launch the NPVR interface from there being different).

Do these devices allow you to skip ahead and back a few configured seconds when watching recordings from the NPVR interface? Do they show the same NPVR OSD "time bar" during video playback or do they show whatever the device has? For the Egreat m34a specifically, does anyone know if it supports DTS MA passthrough for MKV? What about getting the latest firmware since the Egreat website seems to be gone (at least the U.S. version)? Thanks.

[mvallevand]

My concern would be for what it takes to get into the NPVR interface not being consistent between the different devices (i.e. the default look of the device's menu and how you launch the NPVR interface from there being different).

That's a challenge, but if you put a hard disk in an NMT it can be done on power on. I don't know how I'd do it with the MVP-HD

Do these devices allow you to skip ahead and back a few configured seconds when watching recordings from the NPVR interface? Do they show the same NPVR OSD "time bar" during video playback or do they show whatever the device has?

Yes and yes, some video linked here http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post413559 This is what I;d like to see on the MVP-HD too. However this UI is only available on mpeg ps/ts files. Otherwise on the NMT's mvpmcx2 launches the native player, for the MVP-HD you might be on your own with mkv's etc, using their software or another means.

For the Egreat m34a specifically, does anyone know if it supports DTS MA passthrough for MKV?

Yes. The first gen A100 NMT's did not but the Egreats and A110's do.

What about getting the latest firmware since the Egreat website seems to be gone (at least the U.S. version)? Thanks.

Their latest and the PCH latest are different but there are links. Some cross flash it.

Martin

[Jaggy]

My concern would be for what it takes to get into the NPVR interface not being consistent between the different devices (i.e. the default look of the device's menu and how you launch the NPVR interface from there being different).

I guess that depends how you use them....., for me using my autoload script (it's on the wiki) & the way we put them into standby (also explained on the wiki) & the way we 98% only use them for NextPVR viewing, I only really see the same menu (one of the left images in the attached jpg) on all the devices as it starts to auto load, so they all look the same & load the same almost all the time. But even the native interfaces aren't all that different & most things are exactly the same on all the different devices I have.... Oh BTW I was wrong in my message yesterday I have 2xm34a's & only 1xA110

[johnsonx42]

I'd certainly be interested in the MVP-HD as an NPVR extender.

[HarryH3]

Since I'm slowly being pulled, kicking and screaming, into the digital HDTV age then an MVP-HD extender sounds awesome. While our old MVP's are sometimes temperamental, the WAF (and kids too!) has been excellent over the years.

[User]

Ditto the last two comments. Still using 1.4.7 and two MVPs here. Interested in whatever extender proves to be widely available and can have NPVR interface on it.

[mvallevand]

Although I don't think I can fully deliver what you guys are looking for I'll definitely look into it more. One of the reasons I asked was that I have a MVP-HD that Hauppauge sent me (for you really) but it was DOA after the boot loader. Since there was some interest I contacted my contact at Hauppauge who is going to send me another one. My contact is very open and they are interested in the GBPVR/NextPVR and SageTV market not just MCE.

Martin