Confirmed they have new chipset in their hardware: playonhd.spaces.live.com

Product model no is ACR-PV73100P+

I read in mpcforums that AC Ryan is taking the units back to upgrade to new realtek chip that can bitstream passthrough HD audio both DTS-MA and TrueHD. Can anyone verify this?

The latest firmware v7.0.6 r2089 will break the POD Installer.

Info on new ACRyan firmware:
www.hardwarezone.com

Beta 2529 firmware with support for PPStream:

netload.in/dateiMib8S853eI/PV73100_r2529_PPS_Trial.zip.htm

The POHD definitly will not passthrough HD audio! It has been removed from the website! So take care and look for another device if you have an HD receiver and want to enjoy HD audio.

Some photos of what is meant to be the new GUI here: www.avsforum.com. NICE

If anyone is interested, this is the latest leaked RC firmware based on the new Realtek SDK (like Xtreamer). 7.06.r2160: www.filestube.com

Be warned that ths is very buggy. Theres a thread on the AC Ryan forum you should read carefully: www.acryan.com

New firmware version has follwoing features. From ACRyan site:

Version v7.0.6 r2089
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What's new in this release

1) Add torrent download function in Home menu
- Place .torrent file in any folder and press Menu to select "Add the torrent"
- On-Screen real-time download status
Press Menu button on selected torrent download to select priority level
Press Stop button on selected torrent download to Stop torrent or Stop torrent and Delete file
- On-screen client setup
2) Add Internet Feeds function in Home menu (Beta development, not fully working yet)
- YouTube streaming
- Picasa photo album
- RSS news feeds
3) Add NFS support for mapping of network folders
4) Add Screen size calibration to fit video to screen
- Press ZOOM IN button of the remote control during playback to fit to defined screen size
5) Add Network Host Name configuration
6) Add Japanese (S-JIS) text encoding
7) Add Korean (EUC-KR) text encoding
8) Add system time synchronisation with time servers
9) Add external USB DVD-ROM support**
10) Add Auto-Play function when a disc is inserted in the external USB DVD-ROM
11) Add Parental Control for disc rating
12) Fix internal HDD capacity information correctly above 1TB
13) Fix Simplified/Traditional Chinese characters display under English Language Menu
14) Fix external USB DVD-ROM unable to eject once mounted
15) Fix the extra directories present when returning to Home menu from browser
16) Fix system freeze when another USB device is attached while the wireless N dongle is in use
17) Fix internal Simplified Chinese SRT subtitle present in MKV container format
18) Improved playback of files in sequence via network
19) Remove File Copy and Setup menu from Home menu
20) Remove unicgi (Neighbour Web) application from Extension Info

--Currently still in "final fixing" (not completed yet in this BETA)--
1) Fix internal Traditional Chinese SRT subtitle support for MKV container format
2) Fix punctuation order of Hebrew text encoding