That is nice

20Mbps is low bit rate for 1080p movie, high bit rate is >50Mbps, a decent 100Mbs NIC can achieve 90% of the bandwidth, which is above 90Mbps. I heard the Realtek chip is poor at network throughput, my xtreamer ftp throughput at best is near 40Mbps, so when stream the high bit rate 1080p movie, it stutters ... I hope sigmal chipset won't have this issue.

I streamed an MKV to my WDTV Live over 100Mbps LAN from PC and Synology NAS. It was remux'd from Bluray rip that I did with H.264 video and TrueHD audio..works fine

Does the new firmware support 3D files or is there one in the near future?

Another question before I make up my mind whether it's PopcornHour A-210 or HD Dune Smart D1.. Does Smart D1 support the mkv with chapters?

Edit: opps.. I just find out from the spoiler that it do support chapter in mkv..

This post has been edited by willkso: May 31 2011, 10:08 PM

I'm facing problem, where windows live (msn) somehow blocked my sharing from dune.

My dune prime unable to see my shared folder after Live messenger installed.

Just curious, been thinking abt this a few days before I pop up this question...what movies is over 100Mbps?

well, 100mbps (as well as other rated network speeds) is only a theoretical transfer rate, subject to network protocols, overheads and other factors. It's really a matter of the kind of network setup you have, and whether it supports your needs well enough. For me, 100mbps works fine for my media streaming, but I'll be upgrading my equipment to Cat6 Gigabit anyway as it's too slow to transfer files between PC/NAS over 100mbps. Sorry for the OT.

ohh..OK..now I understand..thanks for clearing it up

Yea, 100mbps after considering those network overheads and such, I am getting about 5-7MB/s. Although streaming is fine for most files I have, transferring to my NAS drive takes a while for large files so I have plans to upgrade my network setup to gigabit connection but will have to see how since a lot of equipments needs to be changed including my homeplugs.

Did anyone having problem when playing some of the iso file?

Hi Sifus,

I recently get myself a Dune HD Smart D1. The player still come with the original Version "100828_0034" firmware. I downloaded the latest beta version of firmware Version "110511_2007_beta" (BETA version) but when I tried to update, it displayed a 'invalid firmware file' message and prompted to restart without updating.

Would like to check with you all if there's any update sequence(from which version to which) that I need to follow or actually I can update from original version direct to the latest beta.

Thanks: Ling

best is to link the Dune to a network, so you can choose which firmware you wanna update...

If you have problem (first time i heard this), update to a latest version which is NOT BETA...try it out first

Bro,

Thanks a lot for the tips. I downloaded a few version to my pendrive (2GB) but all I get was the 'invalid firmware' after the firmware checking by Dune HD Smart D1. All the file size downloaded was correct though and I also tried the zip file.

Now updated to the latest beta firmware after follow your method. Have to move around my stimix modem to get the LAN cable long enough to reach my Dune.

Good info sharing.. at least I have a clue if I decided to get myself a Dune later on.. Still waiting to dispose off my Eaget M9..

Hi all! I am having issue to play the iso file, some of the iso files that I am trying to play give me an error message "playlist empty"! Did anyone have any idea why?

This post has been edited by cwyan: Jun 28 2011, 09:38 PM

New stable firmware release:

http://dune-hd.com/firmware/

Version "110606_1315" (the latest stable version)

Changes since 110511_2007_beta:
* Bugfix: Weather application settings did not work in some cases.

* Bugfix: Specific DVD-Video discs could not be played correctly.

* Bugfix: NTSC/PAL detection could be handled wrongly during DVD-Video
playback.

* Bugfix: Wrong audio channel could be chosen when switching channels
during MPEG2-TS/IPTV playback.

* Bugfix: Playback of video streams from network could hang in specific
rare cases.

* Some interface languages updated.

* Some other improvements/fixes.

This post has been edited by andyz: Jul 1 2011, 11:45 AM

Yesterday both online and using storage cannot upgrade. Error 1601.

Today able to upgrade....maybe yesterday line was congested everybody downloading the latest firmware

New interface seems a bit laggy when navigating. Is this what everyone is experiencing?

Is it because of the animation when moving from icon to icon? Turn off the animation and see.