sjj31a Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Sorry for making a new post but. I have spent the day playing with this thing and I am sticking with the EVA8000. The buffering thing is driving me nuts. I spent 2 hours on the phone with Tech support and my network is iron clad (I can easily run 3 or 4 streams simulatenously with my 6 - 8000's, I have stressed it to 6 and it worked). I can't even get 2 - 9000's to work together and the performance of 1 is spotty. Looks like I'm having to take my for sale sign down and refund some money, sorry. PS these were all standard DVD ISO's so nothing complex either. The 8000 with firmware up to date is my choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Man, that is a bummer. Due to stupid FedEx I won't get mine until tomorrow, but I hope I have better luck than you did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjj31a Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Yeah, 5 back to buy.com, 2 back to Amazon. I hate to see how much buy.com will get me for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I just researched buy.com's return policy and it looks like they will ding me 15% for returning it in an opened box.I am banking on other good reviews I have read and hoping you (no offense) are having some funky problem I won't experience. I am really excited about this thing.EDIT: I didn't see your last post when I posted mine. They will hit you at 15% per item. That's $300. You could probably sell them on here for $375 shipped...just a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumult Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 when you say you can't get two to work together, what do you mean? I only tried a couple of dvd's but it seemed to have no trouble at all. I had an issue with the hdmi out with .wmv but that might be a problem unrelated to the netgear. might be worth it to return now or sell, and then if and when a new firmware comes out, you could repurchase if need be.tum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I think he is saying he can't get two of them to stream off the same NAS. I gets too slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjj31a Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Correct. Currently I can stream 6 8000's simultaneously off the same NAS (not that I need that but certainly 2 or 3 is great). The 9150's puke when 2 hit the NAS at the same time which is the whole purpose of using these for flexibility (ie don't have to worry about conflicts like a DVD player) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjj31a Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 I should also clarify the 9150's may be better but I could notice no difference to the 8000 for my applications (ie iso's I had problems with still had problems vs. my popcorn hour which play fine). I would have thought the hard drive would have solved buffering problems not add more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterM1 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 wow, that's very weird. Going from 6 streams down to 2 is a major drawback. I wonder what the 9150 is doing differently? Jumbo packets enabled on both sides? Access via CIFS? Any packet loss to the 9150s? (not to NAS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjj31a Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 Not sure. But I tried 3 boxes and all the same. Hooked back up EVA 8000s and no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Mine is almost here (2 more hours). Hopefully its not a disappointment to me as it was for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 That's what i'm saying. Mine is out on the Fedex truck for delivery. I feel like a little kid at Christmas time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akg4y Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Updates? Or is everyone too busy playing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'm hooking mine up right now. I will play with it tonight and post some info tomorrow morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesh Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 What is this thing good for? I have one and I have no idea why I have it.What is the point of having this and C4? The only benefits I see right now are ripped video and photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henniae Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The only benefits I see right now are ripped...That is exactly the point. All you video is stored online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesh Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 The only benefits I see right now are ripped...That is exactly the point. All you video is stored online.That sucks. Guess I can give it away to someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'll give you $200 for it. Just curious, what did you want it to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I like its functionality not just for movies/cover art but – you tube, pictures, photos, weather… I am a huge movie fan, so cover art and movie selection is the main reason why I purchased mine. The 9150 does come out of the box default with some retarded settings enabled, so anyone purchasing the unit go around and disable/enable settings that don’t really apply to you. So far I like the unit, does match up to my PCH. I didn’t like the 8000 so much, but the 9150 definitely met my expectations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Matt, what settings are you referring too?I have mine setup and like it so far, but I haven't used it much. I got it to be a cost effective blueray distribution source, and to ultimately replace my sony dvd changer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lippavisual Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I'm still waiting for my Media Point....Hopefully, we'll see this soon!I'd rather go with a tested Control4 version over anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingzz Posted April 17, 2009 Share Posted April 17, 2009 The only benefits I see right now are ripped...That is exactly the point. All you video is stored online.That sucks. Guess I can give it away to someone.How much do you want for it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bog Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I understand "it's working with the EVA8000", however, there's no mention of what the setup is for others to try and recreate.Are the devices wired or wireless? I know the EVA9150 supports 802.11n so maybe you need to eliminate that protocol if you're using it.What is the NAS? What protocol is being used?What is your access point or switch?I don't doubt you're having problems, however, share details so others can compare results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveC4 Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Mine works great. I love not waiting for dvd's to load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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