Comments on: The Home Server Show 40 – HP MediaSmart Server Video DVD iPhone Software Update

By: The Home Server Show Podcast List : Home Server Show

The Home Server Show Podcast List : Home Server Show — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:49:32 +0000

[...] The Home Server Show 40 – HP MediaSmart Server Video DVD iPhone Software Update [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:56:01 +0000

Thanks HP for supporting your past customers. Guess the next server will be a DIY.

By: WireBoy

WireBoy — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:26:08 +0000

Yes indeed- I am very upset that HP is ignoring their prior customers. IMHO they should make this software available for free with the caveat that stock EX47x series machines will have performance issues. At the same time they need to make the other EX48x series software available to EX47x owners, i.e. the new features that shipped with the EX48x machines, with the same caveat. Bottom line to vendors: don't turn your back on customers- it's not a good business model.

By: angryelvis

angryelvis — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:07:25 +0000

This should be an optional upgrade. I upgraded my 475 with the RAM and processor updates suggested on homeserverhacks.com Those changes actually give the 475 a more powerful processor than the new 485. Go figure.

I'm deeply jealous that the new WHS automagically converts VOB files to a format for your 360 or Tivo and iPhone. Deeply, deeply jealous.

By: The Home Server Show Podcast #40 « MS Windows Home Server

The Home Server Show Podcast #40 « MS Windows Home Server — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:24:09 +0000

[...] The 30 minute show has the live feed from the virtual HP press event which you can listen to here. [...]

By: Go Green with Windows Home Server!

Go Green with Windows Home Server! — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:49:29 +0000

[...] a few extra hard drives to grow with and have it all up and running before HP releases the new, the HP MediaSmart Server Video DVD iPhone Software Update. NewEgg.com has it on sale for $499.99 with Free Shipping. Add promo code, SERVER41350 [...]

By: miguelf

miguelf — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:39:09 +0000

Hey Dave,

Congrats first of all on the new addition!

Good show, interesting to see the direction that they are taking the New HP's, but you do think they are missing an opportunity for prior models. Not many people will have more than 1 of these units in there house, want to keep your customers happy, you think you would want at least the opportunity to upsell some new services….

Having a frakenbuild, I am always wondering what I am missing by not going with the HP or other manufacturers.

Do have codecs and tversity running on my machine and it has worked out, just had to mess around with it a little bit, streaming to my XBOX360 and wanted to play anything that I have, still working out some issues, but so far, so good.

With integration of iphone, you wonder how long it will take for someone to integrate with blackberry or other type devices. In this financial environment good to see resources still being poured into development.

Working on the pics for the Frakenbuild, getting through tax week first!!!!!

By: starfurysr

starfurysr — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:19:04 +0000

Yes I am angry that the ex47x user is left out. What about us who have upgraded to 2GB of memory. The 1.8GHz AMD processor is not powerful enough to do these conversions in the background? Sounds like they should let machines with 2GB of memory have the update. Just my opinion.