Comments on: Why the MX-780HD is good for MX-760HD owners (and news about the upcoming MX-800HD)

By: webmaster

webmaster — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:19:31 +0000

Hi Quintin!

If you have a modified firmware that allows telnetting into the Mvix, then you should be able to just type “shutdown” to switch it off. If you feel comfortable upgrading your Mvix to a modded version then see http://forums.laptopvideo2go.com/topic/17853-mvix-mx780mx760-firmware/ for the various firmware versions available.

By: Quintin

Quintin — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:32:51 +0000

hey.
is there a way to swith off a MVIX780HD thru telnet or something?
It is sitting next ta the plasma in the tv room, and i work from it on my pc.

thanks,
Q

By: webmaster

webmaster — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:33:44 +0000

Hi Eric!

The new MX-800HD is basically a PopcornHour clone with an added iPod dock, at least by looking at the specs in that PDF document you referred to. Same chipset, same features. And note that it certainly can’t record TV programs. It doesn’t have a TV tuner or a hole in the back to plug your antenna in. There is no builtin wifi, but that dongle works great. You plug it in, wait 10 seconds for it to be noticed and you get a new menu option to configure the wifi parameters.

I’ve got a PopcornHour and a Syvio (yet another PCH clone) at home, and is very satisfied. Sure it has a few flaws here and there, but all in all it’s great for watching films and series from various storage systems in your home. Not so hot for music, as the jukebox-features are close to useless. Which I guess will be exactly the same for the 800.

So unless you really need the iPod dock, I suggest going for a PopcornHour or one of the clones(there are about a dozen), as they offer exactly the same functionality and are available in europe at a very low price point today. Stay away from the 780, it’s yesterdays news and does not support all the increasingly common file formats like H.264.

By: webmaster

webmaster — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:18:34 +0000

Hi Khalid!
Given their less than stellar track record for providing bugfixes for the existing Mvix-devices, I’m personally very sceptical to any new devices from them. Expecially given the fact that all new devices these days are released more or less as beta products with future firmware updates expected to cover the biggest problems. Looking at the specs released so far, it looks like a PopcornHour clone. They may have gone with a different chipset than the normal Sigma Designs one, in which case it may be interesting due to that. Depends slightly on what they mean by “releasing almost all the linux source code along with the player”. If this means that the community can create their own firmware images and improve upon the player itself, they may have a runaway winner.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:49:04 +0000

Hi Olav,

I don’t know what to choose anymore…
At first I was thrilled with the MX-780 options untill I saw the MX-800HD..
iPod docking, recording tv programs
Can I record withoud a decorder on the MX-800HD?
Is wlan included or only with a dongle like said in the specs..
h_p://www.mvix.net/Mvix800hd.pdf

Could you give me a tip? Should I wait for the MX-800HD to come out in Europe of go for the MX-780? Ok, there is a bit of a price difference but apart from that?

thanks.

By: Khalid Hosein

Khalid Hosein — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:19:24 +0000

MvixUSA is about to roll out a brand new successor to the MX-760/780HD media center units. The new player will support many more formats than the old units and the code will be open-sourced!

By: Mauro

Mauro — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:04:03 +0000

Hi Olav,

Do you think that it is possible to integrate a bittorrent like ctorrent in the firmware? I hope you or the mvix community will implement it in the future…