Comments on: S1Digital Introduce DVD/Blu-ray Disc Changer for Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center

By: playstation 3 120gb

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By: John

John — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:12:02 +0000

Also I think it's worth mentioning that I hope'ing to accomplish this by connecting the BluRay changer to a HDMI matrix (1×4). This matrix will feed the various display's throughout my home. The challenge is how would I control the changer and matrix from a remote location? Any thoughts??? The inControl iPhone app looks promissing as It can control both Windows Media Center and RS-232 devices. Or would I have to go to some sort of Home Automation system such as Control 4?

By: John

John — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:57:42 +0000

A couple of other thoughts. Firstly, if all this particular changer does is allow you to import the metatdata into Media Center then yes I think it's way overpriced. The Sony BDP-CX7000ES is in the same price range intergrates with MyMovies and does 400 disc's.

Secondly, my goal is to intergrate bluray streaming to mulitple rooms of my house. For those of you who think this unit is overpriced check out some of the pourpose built HTPC's that allow you to stream bluray to multiple "zones" (such as the Vidabox stuff).

I'm still not sure if either of these units serve my needs but I guess I'll just have to wait for more details.

By: autodrivel

autodrivel — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:52:12 +0000

Why would anybody buy one of these, when a $100 will get you a 1TB drive in a USB enclosure which will store around 150 DVDs?
$500 will get you a 4-bay eSATA enclosure populated with 1TB drives which is storage for 600+ DVDs or about 100 BluRays.
For UK members just substitute a £-sign for the $-sign – number stay the same :@

By: DrewE

DrewE — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:40:07 +0000

This thing also only has a USB connection.
Why does it NOT have a Gigabit EtherNet?

By: DrewE

DrewE — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:38:41 +0000

Here is a note from their web-site that was NOT mentioned above:

'* Note: Non copy protected discs only – copy protected discs cannot be legally copied

Please Note: This product cannot be returned for refund.'

What Movie are NOT copy protected?

By: WeeHappyPixie

WeeHappyPixie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:33:23 +0000

This is just an updated version of the Dacal DC-016. I replaced the drive in my Dacal to BluRay and got the same for a lot less dosh. $1500 is way too steep. Also, the drive and turntable in these are cr@p. They jam all the time inserting or ejecting discs and the roller get caked in dirt off discs.

I bet if anyone buys one of these they will wonder where there money went for a big plastic box. Checkout the Dacal unit (which is DVD not BluRay as standard).

John

By: @clexman

@clexman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:40:26 +0000

That's what they all say. It says it comes with MyMovies, which is one of the programs I use to copy protected content to my WHS. If a movie will play from this on a Windows machine, then there is a way it can be copied to it, protected or not.

By: @clexman

@clexman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:56:55 +0000

If it works the same as the Sony and other brands, then it will stream them without having to copy them to your computer. All the metadata is stored on your media center and the changer will sit idle until you hit play. You still need to let the changer cycle through all 100 discs once to populate your catalog and automatically download the art and metadata. After thats done, it shows up in WMC the same as if you ripped the disc or the disc is in a regular DVD drive. When you hit play WMC sends a command to the changer and you have to wait for the changer to grab the disc and play it.

By: @clexman

@clexman — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 02:48:46 +0000

I'd love to see these available to "Rent." Kind of like the expensive film negative scanners that people buy, use then sell again on eBay. I would be willing to drop $100 to have an easy time ripping 100 dvds at a time, but once i'm done, I would no longer have a use for this. Even the fastest DVD changers are still slower than loading up a digital copy.

By: John

John — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 01:52:13 +0000

So does this changer stream your disc's or do you have to rip them to the hard drive of your PC?