Yes the current Xtreamer Pro is the SAME (product launch like early this year). Xtreamer Sidewinder is the lil bro whereas the XT Pro is the big bro. The only differences is XT-PRO can slot 2 HDD and have bigger RAM. Other then that same function.

my advice go to xtreamer forum and browse thru their forum. u can learn if the product is good or not.

mine currently is slotted with 2 x 2TB Samsung F2

nah..that etrayz is overprice....... currently i just swapped with another 2 x 2 1.5TB Samsung F2 or swap with another 2 x 2 TB Samsung F2 HDD or use my external 1.5TB and 1TB buffalo HDD (different HDD store different type of movie genre - thats why got so many HDD).

i wanted to buy the Hotway that can host 4HDD...but sadly only working with USB....

This post has been edited by soulquarianz: Oct 7 2010, 02:59 PM

sorry for disappointing you but this is taken from the xtreamer forum

http://forum.xtreamer.net/topic/7314-list-...ot-be-supported

This post has been edited by soulquarianz: Oct 8 2010, 02:55 PM

next time unplug the internall HDD (or plug in your xtreamer directly to your pc) and put it in toaster then use esata or usb to transfer much faster...in my wireless setup max speed i got around around 3MB/s...

the problem is with the realtek wireless chipset. this is a "known" issue for almost all realtek product.

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Added on October 13, 2010, 9:51 amthats weird...have you try the latest firmware? also pls use the emergency firmware since ur using scart. then reset everything to default after flashing.

This post has been edited by soulquarianz: Oct 13 2010, 09:51 AM

that is a known issue. try using jukebox by benhur a slightly modified version (v1.35). much better then the one made by xtreamer.

there you go buddy..

http://forum.xtreamer.net/topic/12645-custom-xjukebox-topic/

IMHO. benhur version is the most stable among the modified xjukebox....

what player do you have newer version or early generation? i have no problem playing this file in xtreamer pro or any newer realtek chipset. the old one yes, theres a pixellation.

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Added on November 13, 2010, 8:31 ami have not seen any problem with my pro. i got quiet amount of movie with high frame rate (my 12tb collection is mainly 90% mkv) and no issue playing it. perhaps you need to find a better group rip.




This post has been edited by soulquarianz: Nov 13 2010, 08:31 AM

yes sometimes this trick will do

sad day...lost one of my SAMSUNG HDD suddenly....out of nothing the 1.5TB died..after i manage to arrange some files (lucky i was able to transfer around 300GB of file)

try to retrieve using apps but cant do much, just not able to read anything at all. serious damage..send warranty to samsung in PJ and must wait at least 1 month or more to get new replacement...

this is what happen when u abuse the HDD too much !

azbro...

the HDD died when i'm about to plug it in to a toaster...dunno what went wrong...it was the first HDD i got together with my playonhd about a year ago..suddenly it ask to be formatted. tried many apps but cant do much..all file corrupted. also the HDD is weird sometimes can detect sometimes cannot.

anyway it has nothing to do with xtreamer..althought i admit during holiday or school holiday or weekends normally my kids will play around 12 hours plus or more constantly via POHD/XPRO...

normally i unplug my hdd from pohd/xpro and put into toaster for transfering or arranging files...never do it via network share as its slow...normally i'm doing it likes every weeks specially when i'm replacing movie with better copies (PQ and SQ - HD Sound).

anyway i lost my entire chinese, japanese, korean, some boxset and some war movie ! gonna do a downloading spree all over again....

This post has been edited by soulquarianz: Nov 17 2010, 08:07 PM

the HDD is beyond repairlah.....

i think the HDD circuit is burn (IO Error)...also all the files is corrupted. also suddenly bad sector all over...

anyway i have send it to samsung office in PJ and awaiting for new replacement....they told me around 1 month or more...

btw xtreamer got new gadget mean for iphone, ipad and ipod.

no wonder no software updates.

darn...IMHO thats not firmware upgrade but merely an extension or additional plugin..

they should have concentrate on the actual problem like HDMI issue, the TrueHD in MKV, 1080p in 60HZ issue, HD sound that has serious compatibility issue with certain AVR (buzzing sound) etc

Release notes for FW Ver2.5.2 (from Ver2.4.2)


New features and improvements


1. A new section called Xtreamering was added to the main menu replacing “Movie Jukebox” . It contains various user created packages such as Movie Jukebox, xVoD, xLive, XTPhotos, xKartina - ipTV, xRodnoe - ipTV, xGames etc along with online channels provided officially, news, weather and photo sharing sites. Upgrades for the official firmware and various packages can also be found here.

- “Xtreamering” is an auto upgradeable online package.

- Each sections is auto downloadable.

- User can auto upgrade each section by just selecting that particular section and pressing “1” button,

even you can upgrade “Xtreamering” package by selecting “Disclaimer” and pressing “1” from Remote control

- There is a section named “Online Upgrade” which also provides upgrade functionality along with Firmware upgrade


2. As Xtreamering runs from HDD/USB (sda or sda1 partition), if no HDD/USB present it will auto redirect to “Internet” section (previous Internet menu)


3. Sub-folder playback. Pressing “Play” button from any root directory will play all the files from that folder and subfolders recursively

- For example : If you go to “Media Library->HDD” and press “Play” button all the files of “Xtreamer (C:) (/sda1)” will be played continuously

- If the root (..) chosen it will play all the files (including files of subfolders) of that drive

- If some folder chosen it will play all the files (including files of subfolders) of that folder

- “Movie”/”Music”/”Photo” tab will play corresponding type files

- “All” tab will play video files


4. “Internet Radio” was moved back to the Main menu replacing “Internet” section


5. The default value of “Setup->A/V->HDMI Chroma Sub-sampling Set” has been set to 4:4:4 for better HDMI compatibility

- After upgrade “Reset Defaults” needed to get this setting take effect.



Bug fixes:


6. The auto-updater preventing overwriting files that are bigger than the updated file. Fixed.


7. Samba shares are not working with Windows 7+Windows Live Essen 2011. Partial fix.

- Now Samba shares from Windows 7 with Windows Live Essen 2011 are accessible from “Media Library->NET” section

- From “Media Library-> Network Shares” - still working on the full solution.




Download

You can upgrade via Internet -> Check for Updates


Or install the files manually.

Xtreamer 2,5" (Mk1 and SW) - http://download.xtre...eamer_2.5.2.zip

XtreamerPro - http://download.xtre...r-Pro_2.5.2.zip

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Emergency firmware links will be posted later

damn...still no fix over vobsub and still no support for truehd in mkv...sigh....

i upgrade mine but i seems that some of the bugs still not fix...i think the only one they did was to include the xtreamering...

vobsub and truehd still broken...

if u turn on the 24fps mode the video still jerks specially if it contains HD sound....

apparently truehd is working flawlessly in mkv now !

no lah this is a convert from bdmv to mkv using makemkv hehehe....quiet happy now....although i admit i got quiet number of framestor and flawl3ss rls....but most of my HD sound mkv is a direct rip....hehe..btw need your listlah bro...i got some missing titles....

hmm thinking of jumping ship again....should i?

hehe any taker for my pro? give u free 1TB of movie but gimme your HDD....

i wanna jump to "Max" but problem is sigma can play rmvb...sigh...