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final update 1.2 will be available adround 28th may..
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Looking for a GREAT media player that does :
1) Perfectly using KODI with no bugs
2) 4K HDR Dolby Vision future proof
3) Play 4k demos and videos perfectly with no shutter
4) Dolby Atmos / Dts-X 7.1
5) Stunning User Interface in 4k
6) Bluray Menus usable with no bugs
7) Can use Internal HDD with no problem finding files
8) Good price
9) Etc, etc
Is it the perfect choice ???? I can have for 185 $ US on Geekbuying ! I am on the verge on buying it now ! I read some reviews and so far there is no real flaw to this machine
Help me please !
1) Perfectly using KODI with no bugs
2) 4K HDR Dolby Vision future proof
3) Play 4k demos and videos perfectly with no shutter
4) Dolby Atmos / Dts-X 7.1
5) Stunning User Interface in 4k
6) Bluray Menus usable with no bugs
7) Can use Internal HDD with no problem finding files
8) Good price
9) Etc, etc
Is it the perfect choice ???? I can have for 185 $ US on Geekbuying ! I am on the verge on buying it now ! I read some reviews and so far there is no real flaw to this machine
Help me please !
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Originally Posted by Wireless Hd
Looking for a GREAT media player that does :
1) Perfectly using KODI with no bugs
2) 4K HDR Dolby Vision future proof
3) Play 4k demos and videos perfectly with no shutter
4) Dolby Atmos / Dts-X 7.1
5) Stunning User Interface in 4k
6) Bluray Menus usable with no bugs
7) Can use Internal HDD with no problem finding files
8) Good price
9) Etc, etc
Is it the perfect choice ???? I can have for 185 $ US on Geekbuying ! I am on the verge on buying it now ! I read some reviews and so far there is no real flaw to this machine
Help me please !
I think you are the right path this the only media player that does everything that you mention, the issue with this device is 4K HDR files playback, the resolution is displaying correctly but that will be fixed in the next update. 1) Perfectly using KODI with no bugs
2) 4K HDR Dolby Vision future proof
3) Play 4k demos and videos perfectly with no shutter
4) Dolby Atmos / Dts-X 7.1
5) Stunning User Interface in 4k
6) Bluray Menus usable with no bugs
7) Can use Internal HDD with no problem finding files
8) Good price
9) Etc, etc
Is it the perfect choice ???? I can have for 185 $ US on Geekbuying ! I am on the verge on buying it now ! I read some reviews and so far there is no real flaw to this machine
Help me please !
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Originally Posted by Movie78
I think you are the right path this the only media player that does everything that you mention, the issue with this device is 4K HDR files playback, the resolution is displaying correctly but that will be fixed in the next update.
1) What do you mean ? Is this aspect ratio problem with HDR ? 2:40 images displayed like 1:85 image ????2) What infos does that the internal player display when playing video files ? Do we see bitrate and stuff like that ?
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Originally Posted by Wireless Hd
1) What do you mean? Is this aspect ratio problem with HDR? 2:40 images displayed like 1:85 image ???? Yes
2) What info does that the internal player display when playing video files? Do we see bitrate and stuff like that?
Yes2) What info does that the internal player display when playing video files? Do we see bitrate and stuff like that?
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Ok,I think I will order one, especilally for the price of 185 $ Us
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Originally Posted by Wireless Hd
Looking for a GREAT media player that does :
1) Perfectly using KODI with no bugs = egreat has VIDON pro based on jarvis that works perfectly including ISO menu, 3d, hd audio etc..kodi can be installed fine but will be limited to..kodi (no hd audio, HDR, 4K and so on!)
2) 4K HDR Dolby Vision future proof = no media player on the market has DV support ! Egreat said they will update their device ONLY if Dolby gives them the licence !!!
3) Play 4k demos and videos perfectly with no shutter = all is perfect here..aside from aspect ratio bug 2:40..also iso UHD work perfectly
4) Dolby Atmos / Dts-X 7.1 = yes like all media players as this is old tech now..
5) Stunning User Interface in 4k = 99% of android boxes have a 1080p GUI ! only shield has 4K GUI..but man you would not even realise the difference
6) Bluray Menus usable with no bugs = 100% ok, next updates will correct the iso error thing
7) Can use Internal HDD with no problem finding files = all is good here
8) Good price = 185$ is a great price !
9) Etc, etc = yes stable, nice built
Is it the perfect choice ???? I can have for 185 $ US on Geekbuying ! I am on the verge on buying it now ! I read some reviews and so far there is no real flaw to this machine
Help me please !
order now while the price lasts !1) Perfectly using KODI with no bugs = egreat has VIDON pro based on jarvis that works perfectly including ISO menu, 3d, hd audio etc..kodi can be installed fine but will be limited to..kodi (no hd audio, HDR, 4K and so on!)
2) 4K HDR Dolby Vision future proof = no media player on the market has DV support ! Egreat said they will update their device ONLY if Dolby gives them the licence !!!
3) Play 4k demos and videos perfectly with no shutter = all is perfect here..aside from aspect ratio bug 2:40..also iso UHD work perfectly
4) Dolby Atmos / Dts-X 7.1 = yes like all media players as this is old tech now..
5) Stunning User Interface in 4k = 99% of android boxes have a 1080p GUI ! only shield has 4K GUI..but man you would not even realise the difference
6) Bluray Menus usable with no bugs = 100% ok, next updates will correct the iso error thing
7) Can use Internal HDD with no problem finding files = all is good here
8) Good price = 185$ is a great price !
9) Etc, etc = yes stable, nice built
Is it the perfect choice ???? I can have for 185 $ US on Geekbuying ! I am on the verge on buying it now ! I read some reviews and so far there is no real flaw to this machine
Help me please !
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Order already done !Can't wait especially at this price !
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just to make things clear (i have received a PM about the matter):
Egreat is pushing their OWN internal player as a priority, they confirmed this. many of us are asking for a vidon upgrade over their forum.
They took note but stated - an it is true - that vidon is stable, does iso menu, 3D and hd passthrought..reads hevc and 4k and 10 bits !
all of this kodi does not do or not well at all (incomplete patches etc can be found etc..) on android anyway.
So they will consider updagrding vidon, but not now; and besides you can all install kodi next to vidon !
anyway they have a huge list of fixes (nothing too major..) to do first so..
Egreat is pushing their OWN internal player as a priority, they confirmed this. many of us are asking for a vidon upgrade over their forum.
They took note but stated - an it is true - that vidon is stable, does iso menu, 3D and hd passthrought..reads hevc and 4k and 10 bits !
all of this kodi does not do or not well at all (incomplete patches etc can be found etc..) on android anyway.
So they will consider updagrding vidon, but not now; and besides you can all install kodi next to vidon !
anyway they have a huge list of fixes (nothing too major..) to do first so..
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Waiting for my A5 to arrive today! I'll be putting it through its paces this long weekend.
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Egreat is pushing their OWN internal player as a priority, they confirmed this.
very disappointing. their internal player is terrible, and i personally find it unusable. it's a joke. it lacks even the most basic features. they clearly have no talent for user interfaces. i bought it because they advertised VidOn. i assumed they would keep it updated. Senior Member
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Originally Posted by hamsterhuey
very disappointing. their internal player is terrible, and i personally find it unusable. it's a joke. it lacks even the most basic features. they clearly have no talent for user interfaces. i bought it because they advertised VidOn. i assumed they would keep it updated.
Why are you telling me this once I ordered one .. You are the only people saying this ! I looked at a couple of reviews and nobody were talking about their own player no doing a good job. What's wrong with their player ? Member
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Why are you telling me this once I ordered one .. You are the only people saying this ! I looked at a couple of reviews and nobody were talking about their own player no doing a good job. What's wrong with their player ?
it's a barebones player; it technically plays any file you'll throw at it, but that's basically all it's good for. browsing and navigating your collection is horrible. there's only 1 view, and there's 1 short list of sortable categories where half of the categories are completely useless ('EU & US', 'Chinese', 'Asia', etc). that's it. that's their jukebox. i think they literally spent like 10 minutes building this interface on top of their player. it's like taking a BMW engine and chassis, and throwing a cardboard box on top. Senior Member
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Originally Posted by hamsterhuey
it's a barebones player; it technically plays any file you'll throw at it, but that's basically all it's good for. browsing and navigating your collection is horrible. there's only 1 view, and there's 1 short list of sortable categories where half of the categories are completely useless ('EU & US', 'Chinese', 'Asia', etc). that's it. that's their jukebox. i think they literally spent like 10 minutes building this interface on top of their player. it's like taking a BMW engine and chassis, and throwing a cardboard box on top.
I just finished looking at a video on youtube of their internal player. I really liked what I saw :1) Great menu at the left for all the submenus and the options available ( TOP MENU, POP MENU, CHAPTER, AUDIO TRACK, SUBTITLES, RATIO, IMAGE ENGINE, INFO, ETC.. )
2) Give me all the infos that I want when chosing the INFO submenu (size, format, resolution, video codec, video bitrate, audio codec, audio bitrate, number of audio tracks )
3) Dont need a very elaborate scrapper for listing the files. Just to be good looking and be able to locate and PLAY all the files in my collection. For example it juts need to sort the files like 'Movies', 'Tv shows', etc.
4) If I want very elaborate scrapper I will just go with KODI.
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Originally Posted by Wireless Hd
3) Dont need a very elaborate scrapper for listing the files. Just to be good looking and be able to locate and PLAY all the files in my collection. For example it juts need to sort the files like 'Movies', 'Tv shows', etc.
well, if those are your minimum requirements, then their player won't be good enough for you. because by most standards it's not 'good looking', and you can't sort by categories like 'Movies' and 'TV Shows'. look, obviously a decent interface isn't a high priority for some people. if you're one of those people, or if you have a small collection, then their player will be sufficient. everyone else will be extremely dissatisfied with it.
there's no point in further speculation. let us know what you think of it after using it for a week.
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there is nothing WRONG with their internal player at all ! the GUI is just much less polished than VIDON yes..but it works flawless and besides they said it will be updated everytime..
@hamsterhuey
i get what you say..but is there A point for Egreat to make the same player as vidon with the same options ? No..
VIDON is intended for people like me that want great GUI and skins and possibilities etc..
basically i sometimes use vidon and sometimes use egreat player.
and like i said they never said they will never upgrade vidon, they just said that everything works now so no need.
Besides like said kodi 17 and 18 can be installed on egreat, the latter will have probably full iso menu and HDR..
egreat have priorities..one of them is fixing some bugs on VIDON and Nougat OS..when stable with the new SDK from hisilicon; there is also the new music player that is coming etc..
i advise strongly both of you to subscribe to egreat forum..as the devs are in contact with us, if the demand is sufficiently strong we will get what we want, many of our findings are being taken care of
there is nothing WRONG with their internal player at all ! the GUI is just much less polished than VIDON yes..but it works flawless and besides they said it will be updated everytime..
@hamsterhuey
i get what you say..but is there A point for Egreat to make the same player as vidon with the same options ? No..
VIDON is intended for people like me that want great GUI and skins and possibilities etc..
basically i sometimes use vidon and sometimes use egreat player.
and like i said they never said they will never upgrade vidon, they just said that everything works now so no need.
Besides like said kodi 17 and 18 can be installed on egreat, the latter will have probably full iso menu and HDR..
egreat have priorities..one of them is fixing some bugs on VIDON and Nougat OS..when stable with the new SDK from hisilicon; there is also the new music player that is coming etc..
i advise strongly both of you to subscribe to egreat forum..as the devs are in contact with us, if the demand is sufficiently strong we will get what we want, many of our findings are being taken care of
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Originally Posted by nenito2k
@Wireless Hd
there is nothing WRONG with their internal player at all ! the GUI is just much less polished than VIDON yes..but it works flawless and besides they said it will be updated everytime..
@hamsterhuey
i get what you say..but is there A point for Egreat to make the same player as vidon with the same options ? No..
VIDON is intended for people like me that want great GUI and skins and possibilities etc..
basically i sometimes use vidon and sometimes use egreat player.
and like i said they never said they will never upgrade vidon, they just said that everything works now so no need.
Besides like said kodi 17 and 18 can be installed on egreat, the latter will have probably full iso menu and HDR..
egreat have priorities..one of them is fixing some bugs on VIDON and Nougat OS..when stable with the new SDK from hisilicon; there is also the new music player that is coming etc..
i advise strongly both of you to subscribe to egreat forum..as the devs are in contact with us, if the demand is sufficiently strong we will get what we want, many of our findings are being taken care of
Dont worry nenito2k !there is nothing WRONG with their internal player at all ! the GUI is just much less polished than VIDON yes..but it works flawless and besides they said it will be updated everytime..
@hamsterhuey
i get what you say..but is there A point for Egreat to make the same player as vidon with the same options ? No..
VIDON is intended for people like me that want great GUI and skins and possibilities etc..
basically i sometimes use vidon and sometimes use egreat player.
and like i said they never said they will never upgrade vidon, they just said that everything works now so no need.
Besides like said kodi 17 and 18 can be installed on egreat, the latter will have probably full iso menu and HDR..
egreat have priorities..one of them is fixing some bugs on VIDON and Nougat OS..when stable with the new SDK from hisilicon; there is also the new music player that is coming etc..
i advise strongly both of you to subscribe to egreat forum..as the devs are in contact with us, if the demand is sufficiently strong we will get what we want, many of our findings are being taken care of
I am using their forum to see all the latest infos on their device and be able to see that their developpers are effectively in touch with the users. They seem to have great customer service. Cant' wait to have this box in hands mine have been shipped yesterday with DHL. Hope to receive it by next friday !
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ok fella's i need a hand here !
these last few days i was mainly using egreat player..and i just wanted to test..watching videos on VIDON..and well..no a single one works ! the movie is VERY slow (AV problems/Stutter/Freeze etc..); so i tried to change acceleration settings (hisicodec, mediacodec etc..) and no matter what combination i DO..the MOVIEis still unwatchable !
ONLY if i un-tick all 4 acceleration modes that the movie work..but has AV sync issues ! so not a solution
What should i DO ? i tried to change skins, delete cache, reboot, put frame rate change to 'always' etc..nothing works, be it SD, HD or 4K ! i tested AVI, MKV, MP4 and XVID..always same ISSUE
ps: all tests were done with no AVR just to be sure..
i am desperate here, don't panic however as most owners are using vidon just fine..so must be something on my end
these last few days i was mainly using egreat player..and i just wanted to test..watching videos on VIDON..and well..no a single one works ! the movie is VERY slow (AV problems/Stutter/Freeze etc..); so i tried to change acceleration settings (hisicodec, mediacodec etc..) and no matter what combination i DO..the MOVIEis still unwatchable !
ONLY if i un-tick all 4 acceleration modes that the movie work..but has AV sync issues ! so not a solution
What should i DO ? i tried to change skins, delete cache, reboot, put frame rate change to 'always' etc..nothing works, be it SD, HD or 4K ! i tested AVI, MKV, MP4 and XVID..always same ISSUE
ps: all tests were done with no AVR just to be sure..
i am desperate here, don't panic however as most owners are using vidon just fine..so must be something on my end
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Originally Posted by nenito2k
So far so good, I was able to reproduce the 4K AR bug so I am looking forward to the fix for that.Blu-ray and DVD ISO playback works fine.
I have not spent much time trying Videon since I probably wont use it much.
One issue I have - I added a network location to my Poster/video library and it doesn't seem to persist after an Off/On cycle.
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happy to hear
for the save issue poster, could be as we there are settings that won't memorize it seems, on egreat or vidon. a fix is coming for most of them at least
Regarding Aspect ratio..a solution for himedia q pro (that uses the same SOC) is MX player on nougat OS; or KODI 17+ nougat
As android 7 is coming in a few months to egreat well that would be the worst case scenario ! i'll let you get back to your toy
for the save issue poster, could be as we there are settings that won't memorize it seems, on egreat or vidon. a fix is coming for most of them at least
Regarding Aspect ratio..a solution for himedia q pro (that uses the same SOC) is MX player on nougat OS; or KODI 17+ nougat
As android 7 is coming in a few months to egreat well that would be the worst case scenario ! i'll let you get back to your toy
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the FW update that was planned this week has been delayed..for a few more days, probably 7-8 days. Egreat is not satisfied with the present results. So looks like we will wait a bit more
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Originally Posted by nenito2k
the FW update that was planned this week has been delayed..for a few more days, probably 7-8 days. Egreat is not satisfied with the present results. So looks like we will wait a bit more
Hope this will fix some bugs..
1) My primaries issues are some shutters, freeze when playing local content from SMB both from Media player or from VidOn. Like hight bitrate HEVC MKV UHD rips or some 4K demos at more than 100 bitrate.
2) Media player scrapper that is taking wayyyyyyyy to much time to sort infos and posters from local content.
The player is promising but it definitively need some tweekings. I was hoping just to load the machine, select the files that I want and press play. It doesnt happen like that !
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weird..for stutter! did you at least try to force recover to FW 1.0.0.7 ? it has been said many many times that this is the SOLUTION to be 100% stutter free !
scrapper taking long should not be the case..
force recover and then OTA update and come back here
ps: instruction are in the egreat site
to all owners: did you know that you can BOOT directly on vidon ? just go to the app section, on vidon and press menu button, then choose 'boot on start'
scrapper taking long should not be the case..
force recover and then OTA update and come back here
ps: instruction are in the egreat site
to all owners: did you know that you can BOOT directly on vidon ? just go to the app section, on vidon and press menu button, then choose 'boot on start'
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weird..for stutter! did you at least try to force recover to FW 1.0.0.7 ? it has been said many many times that this is the SOLUTION to be 100% stutter free !
scrapper taking long should not be the case..
force recover and then OTA update and come back here
ps: instruction are in the egreat site
to all owners: did you know that you can BOOT directly on vidon ? just go to the app section, on vidon and press menu button, then choose 'boot on start'
They explain how to do a forced recovery on the forum but where is the forced recovery firmware ???? I looked at everywhere on the Egreat page and never find it ! scrapper taking long should not be the case..
force recover and then OTA update and come back here
ps: instruction are in the egreat site
to all owners: did you know that you can BOOT directly on vidon ? just go to the app section, on vidon and press menu button, then choose 'boot on start'
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They explain how to do a forced recovery on the forum but where is the forced recovery firmware ???? I looked at everywhere on the Egreat page and never find it !
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Thanks ! But I downloaded the one for the A10..
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Fw A10 on a5?!! No as their hardware is different! Anyway what is the situation?
What are the skins you guys are using BTW ? For God's sake don't tell me default
after many hours of testing i found that various skins cannot be used on egreat and freeze/crash the device..
i loved RAPIER that looks stunning..but it was wayyyy too slow to use !
TITAN is also great but crashed every 5 seconds
i opted for amber at first, the eminence : the latter has to be DL on zip format online and installed
what are you skins, and crashes ?
What are the skins you guys are using BTW ? For God's sake don't tell me default
after many hours of testing i found that various skins cannot be used on egreat and freeze/crash the device..
i loved RAPIER that looks stunning..but it was wayyyy too slow to use !
TITAN is also great but crashed every 5 seconds
i opted for amber at first, the eminence : the latter has to be DL on zip format online and installed
what are you skins, and crashes ?
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I have an egreat M34A with the firmware from last Dec; which I think is current
it is working fine overall and it plays DTS HD and Dolby TrueHD fine but it struggles with PCM 5.1 uncompressed sound from blu-ray files
It will usually only play the left and right channels
I originally thought it was my pre amp but I can play blu-ray discs with PCM 5.1 and they work fine but playing those files from the M34A is a problem with no center or rear channels
does anyone know how to correct this? I have not seen any new firmware to address this issue
please let me know
it is working fine overall and it plays DTS HD and Dolby TrueHD fine but it struggles with PCM 5.1 uncompressed sound from blu-ray files
It will usually only play the left and right channels
I originally thought it was my pre amp but I can play blu-ray discs with PCM 5.1 and they work fine but playing those files from the M34A is a problem with no center or rear channels
does anyone know how to correct this? I have not seen any new firmware to address this issue
please let me know
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Hi, I was wondering if this FW would work on my EG-M35A? I have 50-17-091202-15EGR-405-000, on at the moment, but the app's will not work. I have tried loading them a few times now using diffrent HD and always get the same message 'source file invalid' so it looks like the NMT App's mite have a problem. Any thoughts?
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Quote:Originally Posted by GerryGti
Hi, I was wondering if this FW would work on my EG-M35A?
Hi, I was wondering if this FW would work on my EG-M35A?
EG-M34A uses the old Realtek chipset.
EG-M35A uses the newer Sigma Designs chipset.
Firmwares are not cross-flashable between the two competing chipsets.
EDIT.. oops.. I posted incorrect info, see post by zrdb below.
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Wrong-the EG-34A uses the old Sigma 8635, the EG-M35A also uses the Sigma 8635-the firmware should be interchangeable between the 2.
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I tried using the FW last night and nothing happened! My player 'timed outed' and then did not want to boot! took me most of the night playing around with it to get it working properly again. I am actuly only really wanting to get the app's to work on this player. It plays most files very well, so I thing the fw is still good. Just the networking part that is driving me mad!
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Quote:Originally Posted by wakeup360
Egreat has released a new firmware for the EG-34A
ftp://220.231.142.130/
account ：admin
password：egreatworld123
(M34A,M31B,M33A)FW-201007.rar
Also mirrored by itokazie:
http://visualpro.fi/doc/198/sigma8635FW-201007.rar
It looks like this is the latest PCH A-110 firmware hacked to work on the Egreats. I have installed it on my EG-34A and it worked perfectly.
Egreat has released a new firmware for the EG-34A
ftp://220.231.142.130/
account ：admin
password：egreatworld123
(M34A,M31B,M33A)FW-201007.rar
Also mirrored by itokazie:
http://visualpro.fi/doc/198/sigma8635FW-201007.rar
It looks like this is the latest PCH A-110 firmware hacked to work on the Egreats. I have installed it on my EG-34A and it worked perfectly.
I had read somewhere that Popcorn Hour is disabling cross flashing. I was wondering if I use this firmware will I still be able to install the NMT applications? I really need these functions.
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OK, I 've tested crossflashing for everyone.
1. Install firmware from Egreat ftp above (wakeup360's post). From now on your Egreat M34A will think it's a PCH A-110!
2. Install latest PCH A-110 firmware, with NMT apps from here ----> http://www.popcornhour.com/download/..ware-A110.html
Use a clean hard drive to install the NMT apps (not one with Egreat NMT apps installed in it, it won't let you install over them)
Done!!!
1. Install firmware from Egreat ftp above (wakeup360's post). From now on your Egreat M34A will think it's a PCH A-110!
2. Install latest PCH A-110 firmware, with NMT apps from here ----> http://www.popcornhour.com/download/..ware-A110.html
Use a clean hard drive to install the NMT apps (not one with Egreat NMT apps installed in it, it won't let you install over them)
Done!!!
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edit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New popcornhour a-110 firmware out ( check above for download link) with header compression removal fix for .mkv
firmware + nmt apps work 100% on the egreat m34a
kudos to popcornhour for still supporting their older products (unlike western digital and others)
New popcornhour a-110 firmware out ( check above for download link) with header compression removal fix for .mkv
firmware + nmt apps work 100% on the egreat m34a
kudos to popcornhour for still supporting their older products (unlike western digital and others)
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Since we're discussing cross flashing between PCH & Egreat..
For those with the original PopcornHour A-100 (not the A-110) there is a crossflash available from the Egreat EG-M31a (not the EG-M34a discussed in this thread) to enable DTS downmix for the A-100. I used on my A-100 and it works perfectly. DTS downmix is physically possible with the A-100's hardware, but PCH didn't pay for the license for it, but Egreat did (supposedly).
Do a google search for 'dts downmix for a-100' if you're interested.
And as always- cross flash @ your own risk!
For those with the original PopcornHour A-100 (not the A-110) there is a crossflash available from the Egreat EG-M31a (not the EG-M34a discussed in this thread) to enable DTS downmix for the A-100. I used on my A-100 and it works perfectly. DTS downmix is physically possible with the A-100's hardware, but PCH didn't pay for the license for it, but Egreat did (supposedly).
Do a google search for 'dts downmix for a-100' if you're interested.
And as always- cross flash @ your own risk!
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Quote:Originally Posted by sinker442
edit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New popcornhour a-110 firmware out ( check above for download link) with header compression removal fix for .mkv
firmware + nmt apps work 100% on the egreat m34a
edit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New popcornhour a-110 firmware out ( check above for download link) with header compression removal fix for .mkv
firmware + nmt apps work 100% on the egreat m34a
Thanks.. will give it a try on my EG-M34A
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Originally Posted by sinker442
kudos to popcornhour for still supporting their older products (unlike western digital and others)
kudos to popcornhour for still supporting their older products (unlike western digital and others)
+1
That's one thing that sucks about Egreat.. their support is almost zero!
If I had to guess, I'd say all their FW is probably hacked/patched PCH firmware that they haven't payed for, including their DTS license.
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Quote:Originally Posted by slr_65
This didn't work for me - I upgraded to the last EGreat firmware as instructed and then tried the PCH firmware - the pch firmware downloaded the image and then said it failed as cross-customer flashing was not supported and instructed me to reboot. 8-<
This didn't work for me - I upgraded to the last EGreat firmware as instructed and then tried the PCH firmware - the pch firmware downloaded the image and then said it failed as cross-customer flashing was not supported and instructed me to reboot. 8-<
Try installing from USB, maybe downloading the firmware runs a system check or something.
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This didn't work for me - I upgraded to the last EGreat firmware as instructed and then tried the PCH firmware - the pch firmware downloaded the image and then said it failed as cross-customer flashing was not supported and instructed me to reboot. 8-<
This didn't work for me - I upgraded to the last EGreat firmware as instructed and then tried the PCH firmware - the pch firmware downloaded the image and then said it failed as cross-customer flashing was not supported and instructed me to reboot. 8-<
First install the FW from post# 386 in this thread, reboot and confirm that you see the PopcornHour (rather than egreat) startup splash screen, then download the current PCH A-110 firmware onto a USB flashdrive then update from there. Worked perfect for me on my EG-M34A.
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I'll give the post #386 file a shot.
I used the most recent file off the EGreat web site and it installed fine but i don't recall seeing anything popcornhour at all.
Once I'd done that I downloaded the pch firmware and tried to update but then got the cross customer error message.
I then got adventurous and tried the Dune tool. It made a backup fine, but I tried five times to install the pch firmware included with it and each time it went about two minutes and then went back to the blue background nmt screen and said the requested action couldn't be performed and to press the return button. when I did it went back to the Dune menu screen.
I rebooted and then it thought it was a popcorn hour and I could even update with the most recent popcorn hour firmware, however the network connection didn't work. It'd never get an IP address in automatic and wouldn't work in manual mode either.
I rebooted and tried the pch firmware recovery tool but it blew right by it and just booted normally.
I decided to revert back so I attempted to use the Dune tool to restore the original firmware - it again would go for about two minutes and then error out. Tried five times in a row.
I then rebooted and got the EGreat 1080i screen, then a flash and nothing - it was deader than a doornail! I tried changing the tv type and stuff but nothing worked.
I then downloaded and tried the EGreat firmware recovery tool and it worked a treat - booted up, did the red screen, red screen with white dots, then white screen. Upon rebooting it was back up and running - whew!
I'm wondering if there aren't different pcb board versions with slight differences or something?
Like I said though, I never saw anything pch related after using the last update on the EGreat support page so I think I'll suck it up and try the one from the link in post #386 - wish me luck!
I used the most recent file off the EGreat web site and it installed fine but i don't recall seeing anything popcornhour at all.
Once I'd done that I downloaded the pch firmware and tried to update but then got the cross customer error message.
I then got adventurous and tried the Dune tool. It made a backup fine, but I tried five times to install the pch firmware included with it and each time it went about two minutes and then went back to the blue background nmt screen and said the requested action couldn't be performed and to press the return button. when I did it went back to the Dune menu screen.
I rebooted and then it thought it was a popcorn hour and I could even update with the most recent popcorn hour firmware, however the network connection didn't work. It'd never get an IP address in automatic and wouldn't work in manual mode either.
I rebooted and tried the pch firmware recovery tool but it blew right by it and just booted normally.
I decided to revert back so I attempted to use the Dune tool to restore the original firmware - it again would go for about two minutes and then error out. Tried five times in a row.
I then rebooted and got the EGreat 1080i screen, then a flash and nothing - it was deader than a doornail! I tried changing the tv type and stuff but nothing worked.
I then downloaded and tried the EGreat firmware recovery tool and it worked a treat - booted up, did the red screen, red screen with white dots, then white screen. Upon rebooting it was back up and running - whew!
I'm wondering if there aren't different pcb board versions with slight differences or something?
Like I said though, I never saw anything pch related after using the last update on the EGreat support page so I think I'll suck it up and try the one from the link in post #386 - wish me luck!
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OK, so you could like follow the directions and use the file linked to in post #386, or you could do it my way via the Dune let's dork the box and luck out and recover it but never quite get it working as a pch route . . . I suggest the follow the directions route!
I downloaded the proper file and it updated as normal and when it rebooted it was a popcorn hour! I even hit the check for updates button over in the maintenance section and it found and updated the firmware without issue!
So far so good, I couldn't find anything that didn't work as normal and it even kept all my network shares, settings, etc. just like a normal firmware update. I don't have a hard drive attached to this unit though so I couldn't test the sata port, I will shortly though and I'll make a point to use it a bit just to make sure everything is working fine but from everyone else's experiences I'm sure they will.
Thanks guys - I appreciate it and I humbly apologize for not following the directions in the first place!
I downloaded the proper file and it updated as normal and when it rebooted it was a popcorn hour! I even hit the check for updates button over in the maintenance section and it found and updated the firmware without issue!
So far so good, I couldn't find anything that didn't work as normal and it even kept all my network shares, settings, etc. just like a normal firmware update. I don't have a hard drive attached to this unit though so I couldn't test the sata port, I will shortly though and I'll make a point to use it a bit just to make sure everything is working fine but from everyone else's experiences I'm sure they will.
Thanks guys - I appreciate it and I humbly apologize for not following the directions in the first place!
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Glad it worked out for you slr_65..
It's pretty straight forward if you look at post 386. I'm very cautious when performing unauthorized actions such as cross-flashing so I made sure that others did successfully cross-flash with that modded PCH firmware before I tried it on my EG-M34A.
It doesn't really seem like there's too much more to be done with the PCH A-110/EG-M34A players firmware wise at this point case everything just works- I may just leave my EG-M34A where it is now with the current PCH A-110 FW.
It's pretty straight forward if you look at post 386. I'm very cautious when performing unauthorized actions such as cross-flashing so I made sure that others did successfully cross-flash with that modded PCH firmware before I tried it on my EG-M34A.
It doesn't really seem like there's too much more to be done with the PCH A-110/EG-M34A players firmware wise at this point case everything just works- I may just leave my EG-M34A where it is now with the current PCH A-110 FW.
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I dunno about that, there's still quite a few bugs being found in the current firmware from what I've read. For the most part though everything does work.
One thing I would like is the ability to control how much it skips forward or backwards for ff/rw. My htpc runs GBPVR and I have the fast forward set to 30 seconds and the rewind set to 10 seconds and that just works PERFECTLY.
One thing I would like is the ability to control how much it skips forward or backwards for ff/rw. My htpc runs GBPVR and I have the fast forward set to 30 seconds and the rewind set to 10 seconds and that just works PERFECTLY.
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Thx wakeup360 for posting links to the cross-flashable firmware. Seems impossible to find any recent updates on egreat's sites (most of which look dead now).
I was concerned that I'd lose DTS downmix by going from the eGreat firmware to PCH. Happily I can report that DTS downmix continues to work. Upgrading to the latest PCH A110 firmware adds support for MKV compressed headers which is great.
I was concerned that I'd lose DTS downmix by going from the eGreat firmware to PCH. Happily I can report that DTS downmix continues to work. Upgrading to the latest PCH A110 firmware adds support for MKV compressed headers which is great.
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Hi,
I want to crossflash my Egreat M34A with the firmware from the Popcorn 110A.
( I'm going to use the firmware mentioned in post#368 by wakeup 360)
I have a harddisk formatted ext2, connected via the SATA cable, with the Egreat applications on it.
Should I disconnect this harddisk before flashing the firmware, or do I need to format it with NTSF?
Or will I be prompted by the firmware to format the harddisk?
What kind of applications will I get after flashing the firmware from the popcorn?
I want to crossflash my Egreat M34A with the firmware from the Popcorn 110A.
( I'm going to use the firmware mentioned in post#368 by wakeup 360)
I have a harddisk formatted ext2, connected via the SATA cable, with the Egreat applications on it.
Should I disconnect this harddisk before flashing the firmware, or do I need to format it with NTSF?
Or will I be prompted by the firmware to format the harddisk?
What kind of applications will I get after flashing the firmware from the popcorn?
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Hello! Is there any way to update my Egreat M32B with the firmware of the Popcorn A110? Does anyone try this? It's has the same chipset! Please help me..
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Hey guys I have successfully cross flashed my m34a to Popcorn Hour A-110
however after doing that i tried updating to a newer firmware version & got stuck at 74%
waited n waited with no luck so turned it off. when i restarted it it say loading
Popcorn Hour thwn goes to a back screen and does nothing can any1 help
however after doing that i tried updating to a newer firmware version & got stuck at 74%
waited n waited with no luck so turned it off. when i restarted it it say loading
Popcorn Hour thwn goes to a back screen and does nothing can any1 help
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Hi, I saw one of the forums that a user already installed a-110 firmware to m32b via pch recovery mode.
I dont know the details but i will also be glad if somebody can share that details.
I dont know the details but i will also be glad if somebody can share that details.
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Has anything changed as far as cross flashing the egreat m34a with the pch firmware? I downloaded the firmware from post 386 and I have yet to flash. I read above that some users were having issues flashing the latest pch firmware and wanted to know what is the latest pch firmware that will flash to the cross flashed m34a?
Any new information would be greatly appreciated.
Any new information would be greatly appreciated.
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Does this media player can play full bluray menu of any bd-iso or bd-folder complete ripped bluray movie?
If it can it can with a full bluray menu or the light java menu?
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If it can it can with a full bluray menu or the light java menu?
A lot of thanks
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