Popcorn Hour A-410 Hardware and software Specs

 

Hardware Specifications 

• Chipset: 
  Sigma Designs SMP8911 Dual-Core 800Mhz with 512KB L2 Cache with VXP Video Processor 
• Memory: 
  1024MB DDR2, 256MB SLC NAND Flash 
• Audio/Video: 
  HDMI, Component, CVBS, Stereo Audio, S/PDIF, Digital Optical 
• Other Interface: 
  Power LED and Standby LED, 2x USB 2.0 Host, 1 x USB 3.0 Slave, 1 x eSATA, quick dock mounting for 2.5" or 3.5" SATA HDD, Infra-Red Remote Control, SD card reader, IR-Receiver Port 
• Network: 
  Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbps 
• Power:
  12V DC, 3.5A Max 
• Dimension: 
  Width x Depth x Height : 182mm (W) x 158mm (L) x 56mm (H) (7.2" x 6.2" x 2.2") 
• Weight: 
  1.3kg (2.86lbs) 
• Casing
  Casing designed by Silverstone aluminum Case, fanless Operation

Software Specifications 

• Video containers: 
  MPEG1/2/4 Elementary (M1V, M2V, M4V),MPEG1/2 PS (M2P, MPG, DAT, VOB),MPEG2 Transport Stream (TS, TP, TRP, M2T, M2TS, MTS),AVI, ASF, WMV, Matroska (MKV),MOV (H.264), MP4, RMP4, 3D BD ISO 
• Video Decoders:
  XVID SD/HD,MPEG-1, MPEG-2 MP@HL, MPEG-4.2 ASP@L5, 720p, 1-point GMC, MPEG-4.10 (H.264) : BP@L3, MP@L4.0, HP@L4.0, HP@L4.1,WMV9 : MP@HL,SMPTE 421M (VC-1) : MP@HL, AP@L3 
• Audio Containers:
  AAC, M4A,MPEG audio (MP1, MP2, MP3, MPA),WAV, WMA, FLAC, OGG 
• Audio Decoders:
  DTS, WMA, WMA Pro,MPEG-1 Layer 1, 2, 3, MPEG-4 AAC-LC, MPEG-4 HE-AAC, MPEG-4 BSAC ,LPCM, FLAC, Vorbis, TrueAudio, APE Audio 
• Audio Passthrough:
  DTS, DTS-HD HR, DTS-HD MA 
• Other Formats: 
  ISO, IFO navigation, Simple BD navigation 
• Photo Formats: 
  JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF 
• Subtitle Formats: 
  SRT, MicroDVD SUB, SSA, SUB/IDX

Other about Popcorn Hour A-410 

Storage 

There are no HDD bundled along with device. A disk bay provided and installation is easier than thought. Just place the SDD on disk-bay, tighten provided screws and lock it after pushing inside. HDD manager application detect the disk and format it. 

User Interface 

Good: 
 
I won’t say the user interface design is outstanding among the class but it is quite responsive in comparison to other media players I used before. In comparison to WD LIvehub A-410 is almost 10 time faster, may be because of duel core processor and 1 GB RAM. 

Bad: 
 
In NMJ media player those menus are not intutive like apple or xmbc player. 

Movie 

Good: 

You can convert your DVD or Blu-ray movies to Popcorn Hour A-410, the quality is very good. If you are looking for a software that can rip DVD and Blu-ray discs to Popcorn Hour A-410, you can try Pavtube ByteCopy, is easy to use for beginner. And you can export your subtitle and add .SRT subtitle you want. 

How to use Pavtube ByteCopy 

Bad: 
 
Take some time , and when you convert Blu-ray disc, you need connect to the network 

Music 

As per the specification 2 Channnel Audio: 
ESS technology ES9023P Sabre 24/192 
112dB DNR 

Good: 
 
I have played my regular tracks that I am familier with and found music quality is exceptionally good for the price I paid. It is not as defined as a standalone DAC, I would rate the the built in DAC above squeezebox touch and equal to Cambridge Audio DACMagic. It is more an attacking than more refined Micromega Mydac. 

Bad: 
 
There is a slight distortion observed on high frequency instruments, this is not immediately noticeable but if you sit closer to speaker you may notice it. This may be a NMJ software bug as I could observe same on HDMI-out as well. 

Tip: All parameters from the Popcorn Hour A-410’s official website