jmke

When we first got our hands on the Popcorn Hour A-100 we were salivating with excitement. The A-110 landed today and once again our salivary glands started pumping so hard we had to be careful not to allow any seepage. Seriously, if they're going to send us stuff this good, the least they could do is provide complimentary bibs.

The A-110 isn't radically different to the A-100, but the changes that have been made to the hardware all appear to be seriously worthwhile. The box itself is the same style, with the Popcorn Hour logo still emblazoned across the top in bold white print. The cover is still held on with four thumbscrews and inside the case there is space for a hard drive, if you so desire.

Instead of IDE, this version of the Popcorn Hour accepts an SATA hard drive, which is good news if you're one of the few people in the cosmos who doesn't own any IDE drives. The bad news is this isn't pure SATA, it's just a bridge, which means you won't see massively increased transfer speeds.

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/0,39...9298505,00.htm

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jmke

I'm quite happy with the A-100 which does HD decoding nicely up to 1920x1200; HDMI sound out does act up once in a while, but overall a worth addition to any Home Theater setup. The interface and menu is still very basic and doesn't match the fluidness of the XBOX 1 + XBMC

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