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Fast 8643 chipset, Lots of on-demand content

PopBox
New player from Syabas that promises to break new ground in terms of available content and price. Uses the same Sigma 8643 chipset as the Popcorn Hour C-200 so will be very powerful but, unlike the C-200, the price is being kept down to a very reasonable $129.

In our 'perfect Media Player' article before Christmas we said that better user interfaces and more on-demand content were the main areas where Media Players could improve in 2010. As luck would have it these are the areas in which the PopBox is designed to excel. The range of online content available is more extensive than any Media Player so far with the promise that protected content from big media providers like Netflix and the BBC will be available. The user interface was designed by a former Microsoft executive, but we won't count it out simply on that basis! It looks superb compared to the relative uglyness of the Realteks and WDTV Live. There has been much debate about the presence of adverts on some navigation screens. In our opinion it is an acceptable way of keeping the machine cost down and the content providers happy.

There are a few surprising omissions. The PopBox has no internal HDD (a first for Syabas), no Wi-Fi, and no composite video output.

This player and others like it (BoxeeBox) have the potential to be real game changers and perhaps finally bring Media Players into the mainstream living room. We await eagerly.


Manufacturer: Syabas Technology
Launch Date: Spring 2010
Target Price: $130 - €? - £?

Chipset: Sigma 8643   ?  info 
Storage:  USB(*2) SD Card(*1)
Network: Ethernet 100
Fan: No
Size: 203*154*32mm (0.99m³)

Video Outputs: HDMI 1.3 Component
Audio Outputs: Stereo Analogue TOSLINK S/PDIF

On Demand: Netflix 2.0  ?  info 
UPnP: Yes

HD Audio: DTS DmixTrueHD DmixDTS-HD MA Dmix
DTS PassTrueHD PassDTS-HD MA Pass   ?  info 
Page last updated: 03-Mar-10
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ano – Thailand
January 11, 2010 - 03:43

When shut down by remote control, does the machine completely turn off power to the USB external HDD?

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Detailed Specification
ManufacturerSyabas Technology
ModelPopBox
Launch Date SummarySpring 2010
Price $ Approx130
Price Euro Approx
Price Pound Approx
Rating
Max Resolution1080p [Full-HD]
Chipset ManufacturerSigma
Chipset Family864x
Chipset ModelSigma 8643
Chipset Mhz667
Memory 512MB DDR2 SDRAM
Internal HDD
HDD Num
USB (Host)2
USB (Slave)
SD1
eSATA
Other Storage
File Systems
UPnPYes
Network ProtocolsSamba, Bonjour, DLNA, WM-DRM
Wired NetworkEthernet 100
Wireless Network
HDMI Video1
Component Video1
Composite Video
HDMI Version1.3
Video Other
Stereo L/R Audio1
S/PDIF TOSLink1
S/PDIF Coaxial
Video Formats (Codecs)MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V), MPEG 1/2 PS (M2P, MPG, DAT, VOB), MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS), AVI, ASF, WMV, Matroska (MKV), MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4, FLV, F4V
Video Extensions (Containers)MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V), MPEG 1/2 PS (M2P, MPG, DAT, VOB), MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS), AVI, ASF, WMV, Matroska (MKV), MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4, FLV, F4V
Audio Formats (Codecs)AAC, M4A, MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), WAV, WMA, FLAC, OGG
Audio Extensions (Containers)AAC, M4A, MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA), WAV, WMA, FLAC, OGG
Image FormatsJPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF
Subtitle FormatsMicroDVD (*.sub), SubRip (*.srt), Sub Station Alpha (*.ssa), Microsoft’s Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange -SAMI (*.smi)
DVD ISO?
Blu-Ray ISO?
Dolby Digital (AC3) Downmix
Dolby Digital (AC3) Passthrough
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) Downmix
Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC3) Passthrough
Dolby TrueHD Downmix
Dolby TrueHD Passthrough
DTS Downmix
DTS Passthrough
DTS-HD HR Downmix
DTS-HD HR Passthrough
DTS-HD MA Downmix
DTS-HD MA Passthrough
Internet Radio
On-demand mk1Netflix 2.0, Photobucket, SHOUTcast, Revision 3, Weatherbug, Twitter, Channles.com, FunSpot
On-demand mk2Netflix 2.0
Bittorrent
Other Miscellaneous
FanNo
Front LCDNo
PowerInput 100~240V AC, 50~60Hz. Output 5V DC, 3A max
Power Usage15
W (mm)203
D (mm)154
H (mm)32
Volume0.99
Weight (kg)0.45
W (inches)8.0
D (inches)6.0
H (inches)1.3
Weight (lb)0.99
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