Showing posts with label MyiHome. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MyiHome. Show all posts

27 November 2008

myiHome is too basic server

Firs I tested today myiHome UPnP server ver 3.5.1, downloaded it from Syabase homepage as last version. I was greatly disappointed with this server. Didn't recognize and show some of my HD content (Bourne Ultimatum MKV-s for one example), didn't play MOST of my HD content
Only later I found out that there is alsi much newe version on Networked Media Tank homepage -- ver 5.1.3 (sic!).

Sure, I'm spoiled by functionality and speed of TwonkyMedia, but still -- myiHome is far too basic UPnP server tested so far. I really lihe Syabas hardware, using myself Popcorn Hour A-110 Networked Media Tank. But for some reason, their server software is not up to the level. 

Cons music:
  • Not user friendly, if You got 600 artists like me,
    took ages to find Robbie Williams album Intensive Care (my fav usability test)
    no artist or album index
  • Doesn't show title, elapsed time, track info etc..
  • No album art
Cons general:
  • Takes 50 MB-s of HDD, Twonky only <3>
Pro's
  • Ver 5.1.3 plays most of 1080 HD stuff I had on my server, including:
    IMAX Blue Planet MPEG2 .TS
    1000 Places to See Gambodia .MKV
    Bourne Ultimatum .MKV
    Hancoc .MKV
    Victoria Secrets 2007 .TS
Making long story short -- I removed myiHome from my server after 1 hour of testing. Not recommended. Alternative: TwonkyMedia server. 

26 November 2008

Popcorn Hour, son of Syabas Technology


Syabas Technology is the company, having many media technologies, including network media tank (NMT) and media streamer. Popcorn Hour and few other NMT-s like HDX 1080 are based on Syabas NMT platform. Today I downloaded their UPnP streamer MyiHome 3.5.1 Win version and installed to my 2,5 TB media server. 

What is the difference between DMP (digital media player, streamer) and NMT (networked media tank):
  • DMP: streaming client
  • NMT: streaming client, HDD, UPnP server
Test results and personal preferences compared against TwonkyMedia 4.4.9 tomorrow...