Mede8er v4 FirmWare Update

xrapidx said:
What do you want to record?

SD DSTV isn't really worth recording (unless you're watching it on a laptop screen), and HD DSTV you're not going to record with a USB TV Card....
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When my wife and my programs overlap, children's stuff to entertain the daughter and so on.
 
AstroTurf said:
When my wife and my programs overlap, children's stuff to entertain the daughter and so on.
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Yeh - but remember, most of these devices don't change channels to record the channel you want to record, you have to do it manually....
 
Many do change channels.

Currently we just set it up manually (on pc and on decoder) takes about 5 minutes to set up for 15+ programs.

Also I have no interest in permanent storage as the quality is not as good as it can be, 500GB is plenty space for recording and showshifting for what we do.
 
Garyvdh said:
I agree with Lance.... To be honest, I have not seen the need to record anything from TV or DSTV in South Africa. You can get it all off the internet.
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LancelotSA said:
I'm with you!!

The whole point of a media player is that you have a large library of the latest movies that you want to watch. Why the hell would you want to record what is on TV?
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Agree!
 
Hi, guys I am new to all this. Looking for a media player... I was looking at the WD TV Live HD but I then read that it has a problem playing mkv files that was created with the new versions of MKVToolnix (something to do with "header removal compression"). Although they are apparently working on a fix. But since then I've been looking at other players.
Now I am looking at the mede8er med500x. But it seems to have the same problem with mkv and "header removal compression". http://www.mede8erforum.com/index.php/topic,1896.0.html Can you guys confirm that this have not been fixed? Or that it will be fixed?
Apparently there is a way to remux (spelling?) it so that it will work but I would rather have it work straight out of the box.

Thanks guys.
 
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Never come across that problem yet. My firmware on my Mede8er is 3.04 ... the latest.
 
The scary part it that it might be a hardware limitation on the realtek chips.

AC Ryan Staff:
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We have reported all we know about this issue to Realtek since it is out of our hands to fix it on our side.
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benlye wrote:
Now the question is, is it something which can be fixed by a firmware (by Realtek) or it is totally a hardware issue where there is no way it can be fix by a new firmware.

AC Ryan Staff:
That we don't know right now. Since we don't work with Realtek. We can only report what we would like to be changed and then hope they can solve it. During this process we get very little information. There is no reason to blame realtek, ac ryan or matroska. The reality is that there is a issue with this and we have done everything we can, but also other realtek based mediaplayer/companies probably have also done the same.

This is probably the most known issue currently and we can only wait and see if there will be a permanent fix for next SDK.
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http://www.acryan.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=109&t=7838&start=0

If someone has some spare time on their hand please test if the player can play the files mentioned here: http://www.matroska.org/downloads/test_w1.html
 
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I see that VLC player 1.0.5 plays all expect nr 7 of those files, and the progress bar doesn't work correctly on all. Would be interesting to see how some of the other players would respond to those. Apparently the Popcorn Hour C-200 had the header compression thing fixed in its firmware.
 
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Park@82 said:
I see that VLC player 1.0.5 plays all expect 7 of those files,
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You saying it doesn't play any...??!!! LMAO!!!


and the progress bar doesn't work correctly on all. Would be interesting to see how some of the other players would respond to those. Apparently the Popcorn Hour C-200 had the header compression thing fixed in its firmware.
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I use K-Lite Classic, plays all except No 4....
 
sandmanm34 said:
You saying it doesn't play any...??!!! LMAO!!!


I use K-Lite Classic, plays all except No 4....
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sorry I meant all except nr 7 :o. 7 only plays for about 2 seconds...

Will try later with a new version of vlc.
 
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MED500X - MED400X Firmware v4 - 25 January 2011 [LATEST STABLE RELEASE]

Hi All Mede8ers

The long awaited V4 is finally here.

This release has taken a lot longer than we had ever dreamed as we had huge SDK problems with V4 and had to change to a later SDK that also had its share of problems - We are pleased to announce that most problems are now resolved. We think we now have a very fast and responsive release that is very stable under most conditions. We welcome you to try it and give us your feedback.

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MED400X
Recommended for users who use HDMI audio
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED400X_MINI/MED400X_V4_INC_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.rar
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED400X_MINI/MED400X_V4_INC_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.zip

Recommended for users who use SPDIF audio
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED400X_MINI/MED400X_V4_NO_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.rar
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED400X_MINI/MED400X_V4_NO_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.zip

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MED500X
Recommended for users who use HDMI audio
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED500X/MED500X_V4_INC_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.rar
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED500X/MED500X_V4_INC_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.zip

Recommended for users who use SPDIF audio
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED500X/MED500X_V4_NO_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.rar
http://www.mede8er.org/beta/Firmware_Final/MED500X/MED500X_V4_NO_HD_AUDIO_25Jan2011.zip
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Update the Mede8er in the normal way via Emergency procedure

Emergency Installation Procedure

- Download the latest Firmware from the Mede8er website
- Unrar / Unzip the file i.e. install.img
- Copy this file to the root directory of a Flash Drive
- Plug the flash drive into the Mede8er
- Disconnect the power jack at the rear of the Mede8er then plug it back in
- Now press the on/off button (on Mede8er unit - not remote) - keep it pressed in for 10 seconds and then release
- The LED on the front fascia of the Mede8er with flash red-blue
- You will get a progress bar on your TV display (some TV's will not display this)
- Wait until the Mede8er re boots itself +/- 90 sec
- Your Mede8er is now updated;
- Re-boot once by pulling power and use as normal

xxxx WARNING - DO NOT REMOVE POWER DURING THE UPDATE PROCESS xxxxx

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If you do not have you own Cover Art download the Demo
http://www.mede8er.org/beta_2010/Mede8er_Video_Wall_demo_images.rar

xxxxxPLEASE READ -- THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT USER GUIDE uxxxxxxx
http://www.mede8er.org/artwork/temp/VIDEO_WALL_INSTRUCTIONS_V4_25jan2011.pdf

The Mede8er Web Remote full functionality is not 100% complete but many aspects can be used for demo purposes.
Switch on the Web Remote in the Setup menu
Type the following in your browsers adress bar and change the your-mede8er-ip to the Mede8er actuall IP
http://your-mede8er-ip:1024/


Changelog from V4beta5

1. HD Audio problems fixed (DD+ hardware)
2. AAC 6 ch HDMI Passthrough fixed
3. PCM passthrough on SPDIF
4. Compressed MKV headers fixed
5. Windows Live Essentials Network login fixed
6. Samba network copy instability fixed
7. Navigation crashing problem fixed
8. Write and read support for USB hosted devices over Samba fixed
9. .pls file Radio station support
10. Video Wall Alpha Search added
11. Video Wall Page Jump Added
12. Video Wall Series view changed - Now supports long file names
13. Video Wall GUI update
14. Video Wall now reads USB HDD “name” – to eliminate paths being mixed up
15. Video Wall support for BDISO files
16. Music player loading time fixed
17. Support ape audio files
18. Support ape .cue files (beta support)
19. Dummy folders on internal HDD fixed – removed
20. Icelandic Language support
21. LED inversion on MED400X
22. Discreet “off” code added
23. IP remote improved – still beta and waiting for extra functionality
24. Improved WiFi Performance
25. General Bug fixes



pls shoutcast radio staton shortcut samples http://www.mede8er.org/artwork/temp/pls_samples.rar

Note: The Video Wall now uses the USB DrIve "name" so pls make sure that your USB drives is named and if you use more than one USB Drive make sure they have different names. This can be changed in Windows -- My Computer -- Drive - Properties

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Known Issues
* Flac .cue files support (SDK- Realtek)
* APE .cue files support (SDK - Realtek)
* ID3 tags FLAC Audio (SDK - Realtek)
* BDMV over NFS ( SDK - Realtek)
* DD+ Hardware will not Passthrough to Core5.1 from HD Audio source on SPDIF (Awaiting Realtek)
Workaround - Use the "No HD Audio Firmware Version"
* Screensaver flicker
* Long Playlist over 3000 songs
* Random Audio Play
* PPPoE bug (SDK- Realtek)

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You can view the full announcement by following this link:

http://www.mede8erforum.com/index.php?topic=4275.0

Regards,
The Mede8er Forum Team.
 
Horaay! Will be installing this tonight.
 
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I had some problems myself. The update did not take well the first few times. It got to the boot screen after the update and just sat there.

I had to go to that link and follow the instructions to first patch the boot loader and then re-apply the update.

Hopefully things will go smoother for you guys.
 
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