Comments on: Cirago TV Platinum CMC2000 Network Multimedia Center Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/11/cirago-tv-platinum-cmc2000-network-multimedia-center-review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Bill http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/11/cirago-tv-platinum-cmc2000-network-multimedia-center-review/comment-page-1/#comment-61621 Bill Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:12:09 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=33953#comment-61621 Froolap: The partition for recording as well as the pause buffer are hidden and cannot be accessed from outside the box. I did a 2:05 recording and was able to watch it on the unit via the playback function. I then "copied" it to the Fat32 partition using the title edit command and it was automatically put in the \REC\ folder on that drive. This gave me an unnamed .mpg file which I could play using the browse command. The next step was to connect my laptop to the input usb port and I could access the fat32 partition ( it showed up as a separate drive), but it showed 3 mpg file names _R00.mpg, _R01.mpg and _R02.mpg, the first 2 being 1.99 GB and the last was 284 MB. Obviously, the 2+ hour mpg file was broken up into pieces because of file size limitations. All 3 played fine using Windows media player. There is a format command on the device, but it is limited to changing the size of the 2 accessible partitions. They are named HDD1 for the fat32 and HDD2 for the NTFS. So, I don't think you can do what you suggest. However, you can download files of any type, via the NAS function, to either of the partitions and if it is video supported by the device it will play using the browse function. From the CMC2000 perspective, the fat32 partition is read/write, but the NTFS partition is read only. Froolap:

The partition for recording as well as the pause buffer are hidden and cannot be accessed from outside the box. I did a 2:05 recording and was able to watch it on the unit via the playback function. I then “copied” it to the Fat32 partition using the title edit command and it was automatically put in the \REC\ folder on that drive. This gave me an unnamed .mpg file which I could play using the browse command.

The next step was to connect my laptop to the input usb port and I could access the fat32 partition ( it showed up as a separate drive), but it showed 3 mpg file names _R00.mpg, _R01.mpg and _R02.mpg, the first 2 being 1.99 GB and the last was 284 MB. Obviously, the 2+ hour mpg file was broken up into pieces because of file size limitations. All 3 played fine using Windows media player.

There is a format command on the device, but it is limited to changing the size of the 2 accessible partitions. They are named HDD1 for the fat32 and HDD2 for the NTFS.

So, I don’t think you can do what you suggest. However, you can download files of any type, via the NAS function, to either of the partitions and if it is video supported by the device it will play using the browse function. From the CMC2000 perspective, the fat32 partition is read/write, but the NTFS partition is read only.

]]> By: Froolap http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/11/cirago-tv-platinum-cmc2000-network-multimedia-center-review/comment-page-1/#comment-61606 Froolap Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:17:57 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=33953#comment-61606 You indicate that the partition used for recording video is FAT32. This brings into play filesize limitations. Is there any way to change the record partition to NTFS or EXT3? I would hate to have to reduce the quality of video so that I could watch the video in another room via network. I also have a MVIX media player in my livingroom. I was hoping to install the Cirago TV Platinum CMC2000 in my bedroom and do my recordings there. The MVIX is able to "see" my NAS and play video on the NAS without copying to local hard drive. It would be super if the MVIX could see the recordings made by the Cirago TV Platinum CMC2000 to be played in the livingroom as well. Can this be done? Note my concerns of filesize vs quality. What would be the longest movie (time wise) that you could record at the highest quality without exceeding max filesize for fat32? You indicate that the partition used for recording video is FAT32. This brings into play filesize limitations. Is there any way to change the record partition to NTFS or EXT3? I would hate to have to reduce the quality of video so that I could watch the video in another room via network.
I also have a MVIX media player in my livingroom. I was hoping to install the Cirago TV Platinum CMC2000 in my bedroom and do my recordings there. The MVIX is able to “see” my NAS and play video on the NAS without copying to local hard drive. It would be super if the MVIX could see the recordings made by the Cirago TV Platinum CMC2000 to be played in the livingroom as well. Can this be done?
Note my concerns of filesize vs quality. What would be the longest movie (time wise) that you could record at the highest quality without exceeding max filesize for fat32?

]]> By: Gareth Jones http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/11/cirago-tv-platinum-cmc2000-network-multimedia-center-review/comment-page-1/#comment-57857 Gareth Jones Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:44:25 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=33953#comment-57857 Excellent! At that price - it may be worth doing. Now - to find a place that will ship to canada without making me bend over... Excellent! At that price – it may be worth doing. Now – to find a place that will ship to canada without making me bend over…

]]> By: Bill http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/11/cirago-tv-platinum-cmc2000-network-multimedia-center-review/comment-page-1/#comment-57747 Bill Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:41 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=33953#comment-57747 Gareth, I hooked up 2 LCD TVs just now...one to the HDMI port and another to the AV out ports and they both had picture and sound from the media player. Of course I had to go out and buy a new 47" flat screen to do this test (just in case my wife reads this) :-) Gareth,

I hooked up 2 LCD TVs just now…one to the HDMI port and another to the AV out ports and they both had picture and sound from the media player. Of course I had to go out and buy a new 47″ flat screen to do this test (just in case my wife reads this) :-)

]]> By: Gareth Jones http://the-gadgeteer.com/2010/03/11/cirago-tv-platinum-cmc2000-network-multimedia-center-review/comment-page-1/#comment-57740 Gareth Jones Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:57:40 +0000 http://the-gadgeteer.com/?p=33953#comment-57740 Same question as the last media player... Can you use the hdmi port at the same time as the AV Out ports? I want something that will gracefully downgrade an HD signal to composite. Want to watch a downloaded hd signal on the HDMI port and also watch it on the av cables... Same question as the last media player…

Can you use the hdmi port at the same time as the AV Out ports? I want something that will gracefully downgrade an HD signal to composite. Want to watch a downloaded hd signal on the HDMI port and also watch it on the av cables…

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