Comments on: First Impression: Acer Aspire Revo http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/ Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in advertising while Nat runs her own design studio called Push+Pull. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Sefton http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-483949 Jim Sefton Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:09:08 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-483949 I have had mine for a month or so now and I still love it. It is very quiet and very quick to boot. Not too many complaints really, other than I wish it had come with a remote, but as technically it is not a media centre you can't necessarily expect it to. I have had mine for a month or so now and I still love it. It is very quiet and very quick to boot. Not too many complaints really, other than I wish it had come with a remote, but as technically it is not a media centre you can’t necessarily expect it to.

]]> By: boss http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481855 boss Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:48:01 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481855 Update !! Guys forget what i wrote !! the things i wrote is for the Old Dvix Players, Popcorn Hour C-200 Can Play Arabic .SRT Subtitles its confirmed, since the latest firmware, they said that they will support the A-110/100 Next :) XBMC on the other hand can play arabic SRT Subtitles smoothly i have an XBOX with XBMC and i can confirm that it works WOW !! in the previous version i was using (outdated build) it was showing the arabic letter spaced, but now am using the latest T3CH SVN Build XBMC Version: 9.11-alpha1-r24238 and it works even on MKV files :) Update !!

Guys forget what i wrote !! the things i wrote is for the Old Dvix Players, Popcorn Hour C-200 Can Play Arabic .SRT Subtitles its confirmed, since the latest firmware, they said that they will support the A-110/100 Next :)

XBMC on the other hand can play arabic SRT Subtitles smoothly i have an XBOX with XBMC and i can confirm that it works WOW !! in the previous version i was using (outdated build) it was showing the arabic letter spaced, but now am using the latest T3CH SVN Build XBMC Version: 9.11-alpha1-r24238 and it works even on MKV files :)

]]> By: boss http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481776 boss Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:45:58 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481776 If i knew about this earlier i would`ve canceled the Popcorn Hour i`ve Ordered A-110 just because it can hold a 3.5 Hard Drive i need the biggest capacity available to hold the DVD Collection for my kids but really man NOTHING beats XBMC, to sum it up Popcorn Hour relay on Sigma Chipset it can play specific formats the chipset can handle it won`t be able to play newer formats, BUT with XBMC you can play anything because its a software problem and not a hardware :) that ION Chip really did wonders, am amazed by the price the price is KILLER. BTW AQ Popcorn Hour just added IDX/Sub support to the A-110/100 on 30 Oct Firmware so its now the same as C-200 except the Blu-Ray Drive addition. Arabic Subtitle Support is Not a Problem anymore it can be done with a COOL program called AVIAddXSubs anything that Divx Ultra Certified or anything that can play IDX/Sub Subtitles is more enjoyable now, you can Convert the SRT file to either XSub (The Subtitles are Integrated in the Avi file ** not supported for MKV files **) or IDX/Sub this format uses bitmap rendering so its graphical based it doesn`t matter if that device doesn`t support arabic text at all because its NOT Text based, the coolest thing is that you don`t need a Super CPU to do that job it will take around one minute even if you did convert the srt to be integrated into the Video File (XSub) it will take the same time because its just slipstreaming the subtitles into the video file and will output the file as .divx or .avi FYI it can be done on even PS3 because the PS3 support xSub and IDX/Sub since 2.20 Firmware Here are some useful links http://www.calcitapp.com/AVIAddXSubs.php http://subscene.com/forums/p/5186/6596.aspx http://r1db.com/board/technology/10333-tutorial-how-mix-subtitles-avi-files-2-minutes.html it took me 50/52 Secs to Convert the subs of G-Force Movie on Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz PC If i knew about this earlier i would`ve canceled the Popcorn Hour i`ve Ordered A-110 just because it can hold a 3.5 Hard Drive i need the biggest capacity available to hold the DVD Collection for my kids but really man NOTHING beats XBMC, to sum it up Popcorn Hour relay on Sigma Chipset it can play specific formats the chipset can handle it won`t be able to play newer formats, BUT with XBMC you can play anything because its a software problem and not a hardware :) that ION Chip really did wonders, am amazed by the price the price is KILLER.

BTW AQ Popcorn Hour just added IDX/Sub support to the A-110/100 on 30 Oct Firmware so its now the same as C-200 except the Blu-Ray Drive addition.

Arabic Subtitle Support is Not a Problem anymore it can be done with a COOL program called AVIAddXSubs anything that Divx Ultra Certified or anything that can play IDX/Sub Subtitles is more enjoyable now, you can Convert the SRT file to either XSub (The Subtitles are Integrated in the Avi file ** not supported for MKV files **) or IDX/Sub this format uses bitmap rendering so its graphical based it doesn`t matter if that device doesn`t support arabic text at all because its NOT Text based, the coolest thing is that you don`t need a Super CPU to do that job it will take around one minute even if you did convert the srt to be integrated into the Video File (XSub) it will take the same time because its just slipstreaming the subtitles into the video file and will output the file as .divx or .avi

FYI it can be done on even PS3 because the PS3 support xSub and IDX/Sub since 2.20 Firmware

Here are some useful links

http://www.calcitapp.com/AVIAddXSubs.php
http://subscene.com/forums/p/5186/6596.aspx
http://r1db.com/board/technology/10333-tutorial-how-mix-subtitles-avi-files-2-minutes.html

it took me 50/52 Secs to Convert the subs of G-Force Movie on Pentium 4 3.06 Ghz PC

]]> By: Paul Roberts http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481645 Paul Roberts Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:42:20 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481645 Shahim, Looks like you purchased the older 3600 with Linux from eBay. The 3610 replaces that one and comes with Windows 7 64 bit, 160 gb hd and 2 gb ram. I ordered my 3610 from newegg and should have it next week or so. Can't wait to get it set up as I too am making a tranisiton from ATV to this Revo 3610! Mark, Nice write up on the 1600! Shahim,

Looks like you purchased the older 3600 with Linux from eBay. The 3610 replaces that one and comes with Windows 7 64 bit, 160 gb hd and 2 gb ram.

I ordered my 3610 from newegg and should have it next week or so. Can’t wait to get it set up as I too am making a tranisiton from ATV to this Revo 3610!

Mark, Nice write up on the 1600!

]]> By: Shahim http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481548 Shahim Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:17:12 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481548 Hi Guys... Sorry cudnt post ne earlier... was on a trip.. here is link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ACER-Aspire-R3600-REVO-250G-2G-RAM-Mini-Desktop-PC-NEW_W0QQitemZ380170861532QQcategoryZ0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m506QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DNGRI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D10%26ps%3D63 Keep in touch if u guys buy ne too.. Hi Guys…
Sorry cudnt post ne earlier… was on a trip..

here is link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ACER-Aspire-R3600-REVO-250G-2G-RAM-Mini-Desktop-PC-NEW_W0QQitemZ380170861532QQcategoryZ0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m506QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DNGRI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D10%26ps%3D63

Keep in touch if u guys buy ne too..

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481541 Mark Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:36:06 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481541 keyboard and mouse are in the box. don't know if it runs windows 7. i didn't even boot into windows xp on it i just formatted right away and installed xbmc. keyboard and mouse are in the box. don’t know if it runs windows 7. i didn’t even boot into windows xp on it i just formatted right away and installed xbmc.

]]> By: nasser http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481538 nasser Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:15:08 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481538 Mark .. where is the keyboard and the mouse ? would it run windows 7 ? Mark ..

where is the keyboard and the mouse ?

would it run windows 7 ?

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481417 Mark Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:29:31 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481417 Shahim I got this http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000ST7QPA/2406d-20 Mohammed: There is a model with a faster processor but its more expensive and won't make a difference if u r using it for xbmc. Shahim I got this
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000ST7QPA/2406d-20

Mohammed: There is a model with a faster processor but its more expensive and won’t make a difference if u r using it for xbmc.

]]> By: MrEngineer http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481401 MrEngineer Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:29:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481401 Shahim, Can you please give us the link to ebay... Shahim,
Can you please give us the link to ebay…

]]> By: Shahim http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481373 Shahim Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:12:25 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481373 Mark, After reading your post yesterday, I have bought the Revo 3610 from ebay. Costing me 270 USD but with 250GB HDD & 2 GB RAM. Hope it gets delivered quickly now. My next search is to find a good remote for this Revo, which one have you selected for ur use. Mark,

After reading your post yesterday, I have bought the Revo 3610 from ebay. Costing me 270 USD but with 250GB HDD & 2 GB RAM.

Hope it gets delivered quickly now.
My next search is to find a good remote for this Revo, which one have you selected for ur use.

]]> By: Mohammad iqbal http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481325 Mohammad iqbal Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:51:17 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481325 hi mark i tootally agree with you ... i am xbmc fan myself and use it on my old xbox and it really organises stuff ....... can u plz update the link of teh gizmodo article i cant seem to find it on the net i chked out the procdure that u have posted can u plz post the giz modo link btw any update on the revo in kuwait ... i have heard they have come out with a new revo model with a better processor... hi mark
i tootally agree with you … i am xbmc fan myself and use it on my old xbox and it really organises stuff ……. can u plz update the link of teh gizmodo article i cant seem to find it on the net i chked out the procdure that u have posted can u plz post the giz modo link
btw any update on the revo in kuwait … i have heard they have come out with a new revo model with a better processor…

]]> By: roxas http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/first-impression-acer-aspirerevo/#comment-481314 roxas Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:34:59 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=8863#comment-481314 Mark ofcourse you can play 1080p HD movies in this thing that thing has a nvidia ION chipset and if it could play Call of duty 4 modernwarfare what stops it from 1080p ? Mark ofcourse you can play 1080p HD movies in this thing that thing has a nvidia ION chipset and if it could play Call of duty 4 modernwarfare what stops it from 1080p ?

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