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 New firmware for pinnacle 200 & 250 - 2008/02/07 06:30 Hi folks!

Has anyone given a try to the latest firmware from pinnacle?
It states it corrects most of the bugs of the previous one, though it is still a beta...

At least it's good to see they keep on updating

If anyone wants to check it out, it's here:
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/sp/Products/Consumer+Products/Digital+Media+Adapters/ Digital+Media+Player/ShowCenter+200+Support/Area+de+Descargas/Drivers+-+Actualizaciones? mode=documents

(Just realized it's the link for spanish, but I suppose you can change language there and anyway the firmware will probably the same...)

Greetings!
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 Re: New firmware for pinnacle 200 & 250 - 2008/02/08 20:51 Indeed, it's in Spanish; the Dutch/English version you may find here.

Compared to a previous beta update (discussed here) Pinnacle solved all issues that made many (including me) not to update. Although I haven't tried yet, it seems to be attractive to do so, or am I missing something?

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 Re: New firmware for pinnacle 200 & 250 - 2008/02/08 21:11 >>>Although I haven't tried yet, it seems to be attractive to do so

I don't know what's attractive about it. The sole purpose of this new firmware is so the 200 can dump the Pinnacle software and use Windows Media Player as the server (the Vista fix). It adds almost nothing else and still breaks some things.

If you are using Swiss and are happy with the 200, I wouldn't mess around with beta firmware.

Once it is final, I will probably apply it to the 250HD just to get the Dolby Downmix which requires the firmware upgrade to work. Showcenters 1000g/200/250HD Popcorn Hour A-100
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 Re: New firmware for pinnacle 200 & 250 - 2008/02/09 07:16 Well, if Pinnacle adds more features to the firmware (like enabling WMP act like a server), I consider that as a plus whether I'm using it or not (although an exchange between WMP and the Pinnacle server software doesn't seem a bad choice as far as I can see, but that's quite personal).

What other features are left out from this new firmware that made you decide not to upgrade?

regards, Klaas
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 Re: New firmware for pinnacle 200 & 250 - 2008/02/09 09:31 >>>What other features are left out from this new firmware that made you decide not to upgrade?

Besides only adding support for WMP (which I don't need) and the fact that it is a beta .. it has the following known issues...

*Playing VBR MP3s a second time results in wrong duration
*Some WMV files play without audio
*Visualization: scrolling text does not scroll
*Server detection directly after a Wi-Fi setup sometimes fails (turn ShowCenter off and on to fix this)
*No cursor highlight after stopping photo slideshow (move cursor to make it appear)

Now top all that off with the fact that Pinnacle has just about the worst customer support of any company in existence. and I'll pass. Showcenters 1000g/200/250HD Popcorn Hour A-100
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 Re: New firmware for pinnacle 200 & 250 - 2008/02/09 10:45 Your remarks on the shortcomings make sense and I'll wait as well until Pinnacle has solved the outstanding issues. Klaas
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