Nice n thanks for the FR. Hopefully mine comes in these two days.

Can comment a bit on the fan noise?? I read the fan from 2nd batch onwards was replaced...hope the noise is acceptable level now.

Also, did your unit routed (DHL) to Bangkok before arriving here?? Wondering why mine goes to Bangkok and is in BKK at this moment.

I thought it should be done in their KLIA Gateway or Penang Gateway.

mine was originally from HK but routed to BKK and now its in Penang, en-route to my place...too bad I am in office now Maybe because I m in north that's why its routed via BKK.

Anyway this is not important anymore since the unit is on its way to my place hehe.

I read that streaming up to 720p is ok but not 1080p for HD content. Not too sure if its been improved in FW 1.0.2 but it has to be in 802.11N and not G.

I will try it out when i got my unit in 802.11N. I hope I can reach my PC coz my router is at 3rd floor but my TV is in Gnd floor. I am having frequent disconnection with my notebook whether its in G mode or N mode. Not sure if its due to inteference from my wireless mouse or wireless home phone.

Thanks for the suggestion, will try that out if the wifi fails.....wifi would be best if it connects ok.

btw, my PS3 placed in Gnd floor also cannot connect to my router....PS3 is G or B ?

Funny, based on your order number, it should have been shipped also....its in 2nd batch i think...based on your number. Might wanna check with Xtreamer.

Got my unit yesterday, went to DHL and collect from them since I was not around when they delivered.

First impressions :

Took a bit of time during startup, the rest of it (menu transition speed, movie load, etc.) are all pretty fast. No complaints on the speed.

Fan noise is tolerable although noticeable. High speed is loud. Low and medium is OK. My opinion is to leave it at low if there's no HDD inside. Medium if you have a HDD inside. 30 mins of operation (without the internal HDD) found the left side of the unit to be pretty warm. I would say the RTL chips would be pretty hot inside.

Picture files loaded swiftly, no delay even though loading 4272 x 2848 JPG avg. 3Mb per file. Slideshow is superb.

Music plays well but so far only managed to test MP3s

Video, tested AVIs, MKVs ( I only have those with built in subs ) HD and SD tested, all loaded and plays nicely, I m using 37" HD Ready LCD running at 720P. Playback is sharp especially the HD medias. Note that the Xtreamer menu interface is somewhat not sharp enough when running 720p resolution. I have a feeling the menu is designed at SD resolution so if u set any resolution higher than SD the menu would not be sharp. Any users with Full HD LCD TV can feedback on this??

All subs plays nicely, just that on one of the MKVs I tested, the subs appear briefly even though the conversation is long and the same text will appear go away reappear and go away when the conversation is long and the sub is like showing 2 lines. Its not out of sync but the length of time the sub displays does not follow the conversation. I hope you guys understand what I am saying

802.11N wifi, I tested works flawlessly. I am happy to say that the range was great. I am running 802.11N, my router is in 3rd floor where my Xtreamer is at Gnd floor. I can stream internet CNN news without any bufferring at all. Connects to my PC which is also located at 3rd floor fine. Setting up was easy, uPnP works like a charm. All PCs / devices with uPnP support automatically detected and listed in the Xtreamer. Haven't tried HD content streaming from PC yet. Will test it out soon, maybe tonite. 802.11N really makes a diffference, my PS3 is unable to work with my router at all being in the same distance.

Lastly, the power LED in front of the Xtreamer is not Blue as seen on Xtreamer website. RED in stand-by and GREEN when operating. Its not bright at all which is good if you place your unit next to your TV.

Well, that's it for now. I m gonna get a 2.5" HDD for it this evening. Anyone knows whether it supports 500Gb? Or how much of capacity the unit supports??

ar188, I didn't know they have this NAS thingy, would have bought it together when I got my Xtreamer, will pass for now citing shipment delay possibilities.

Not to say screw up la but maybe missed your account therefore they did not update your order status only. Coz based on your order number its definitely 2nd batch ma. So yeah..if its DHL I m sure its probably Xtreamer hehe unless u ordered something else recently.

congrats on your new toy hehe enjoy!!

I m gonna watch lots of medias during this festive break hehe

By the way, everyone...is there anyone here getting the eTrayz?? Is it worth it to get?? I have been having this worry about keeping all my medias in my PC, one day one of my HDD is gonna fail and i will lose my precious anime collections. Been looking for external storage that has at least RAID 1.

I currently have :

HDD1 : 640Gb
HDD2 : 500Gb
HDD3 : 500Gb
HDD4 : 500Gb
HDD5 : 640Gb

Around 2.78TB all almost 90% full of Animes and 10% of Movies.

but i still need the eTrayz to manage it rite? But 2 units of 1.5Tb running raid 1 (mirroring) i still only have 1.5Tb of space lo.....guess I have to selectively keep those I wanna treasure.

hrm...

U've got a point there too. Its just that I m lazy to sync from time to time coz i still add in more medias from time to time....guess i wanna have a something that monitors and syncs automatically.

So u mean, I should get 2 x 1.5Tb HDDs to slot into my current tower casing tansfer all my current collection into these new HDDs and use them as live where I keep all my current HDDs as backups? Why i didnt think of that duh

Thanks bro!!

Is that what u did too??

oh seagate...hm, all my drives are WDs touch wood hope it lives till i get my 1.5TBs to retire them from active duty hehe.

my pc was never shutdown for years lol

This post has been edited by yupio: Sep 15 2009, 12:49 AM

Its only available online at xtreamer.net

I got my unit fine with DHL courier and no duties incurred. I don't think anyone in Malaysia got duties charged for their unit. Warranty wise, gotto report to xtreamer.net and obtain a RMA number should you need to do so. They will handle all shipping matters for a replacement unit and return of your trouble unit.

Where are your playing your media from? There's a known issue with stuttering video when playing 1080p media from network. Future firmware may address this issue.

Not too sure about your issue then, just wait for the ver. 2 firmware to see whether it will be addressed or not. i m sure it will.


Shipment should be pretty prompt nowadays as I read from their forum. Keep your fingers crossed bro

Ahh waiting is also part of the joy and fun of getting new toys....best part is if it arrives sooner than we anticipated. Yeah!!

Here's hoping the above applies to u hehehe

arrr...still no exact date for the f/w 2.0 release yet ka....been waitin for so lonnng edi...my neck also become sooo loooong edi.