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Q&A: What would you like to see on your next gen Xtreamer phone?

Thu, 16 May 2013 06:28:54 +0000

We only just started our mobile line and, of course, we have more system development planned for the existing models (expect new surprises soon).
But - mobile phone industry evolving so fast - it would be interesting to hear what would you like to see on the future Xtreamer Mobile models: hardware and software, new concepts and crazy ideas etc...

Xtreamer JoyZ 4.7" Mobile Phone: Potential new buyers questions

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:42:29 +0000

Dear prospective purchasers,

Please post your Xtreamer JoyZ 4.7" Mobile Phone questions within this dedicated topic.

Many thanks

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XtreamerTV: Potential new buyers questions

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:34:55 +0000

Dear prospective purchasers,

Please post your Xtreamer TV questions within this dedicated topic.

The specifications for this product can be found here: http://tv.xtreamer.net/en/specs.php

Many thanks

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This is why a "Green" HDD fails a lot quicker than a standard HDD!

Sat, 13 Oct 2012 16:00:45 +0000

I had 3x 2TB WD20EARS "Green" drives in my Windows 2008R2 server which I used for my backups, media and file sharing, which runs 24x7. The drives were all bought from the same place on the same day and were running for about 2 years. One day, the server stopped functioning and then when rebooted would not boot. I removed the first drive from my server, my system drive, and connected it to my main PC using eSata and scanned the drive using the Western Digital utilities and found that the disk was riddled with bad sectors.

I did the same with the next drive, my backup drive, and again found the same problem. This left me with one drive which I could not afford to lose so I sent in the first two drives to WD as a warranty replacement (they have a 3 year warranty) and promptly received two new drives.

I then scanned the third drive and found that it was developing bad sectors, but not at the same rate as the other two. I sent in a complaint to WD announcing my dismay at the quality of their products and this is an excerpt from their reply:

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On regards of the drives failing in a period of time not according to the use the customer gives, I have to share some information you will find very useful to elongate the life of the green drives. Green drives are designed to save power when not in use, therefore they go to a un-load position of the actuator when no data is being taken from the drive to then change the position of the actuator to load when new information is read/written. What does it mean? The life of the actuator is limited and the more you load/un-load the drive the shorter the life of the drive.

How to fix this situation, easy! Just go to the settings of your network enclosure or operative system and minimize the times your drive goes to sleep. So either set the sleep timer of your drive to the maximum time or put it to never go to sleep. Think of it like this: The less the drive goes to sleep mode the larger the life.

So, from what I read from their reply, a "Green" drive puts itself to sleep when it thinks the time is right. If the OS continually tells it when to sleep then the resulting continous movement of the mechanism to park the heads will ultimately kill the drive. Was anyone aware of this?

I did some more investigation into the "Green" drives and found that a lot of NAS manufacturers do not recommend the WD or Seagate "Green" drives to be used in their products- interesting! See this link as one example:

http://web.qnap.com/pro_compatibility.asp

Namely this section:

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Note5 (WD Caviar Green & Seagate Green)
These hard disk drives have passed QNAP lab's initial verification of compatibility. However, because many users have reported unstable experience with these hard disk drives, we do not recommend using these had disk drives with QNAP products. WD10EADS-00P8B0 and WD15EADS-00P8B0 are not suggested because of slow performance and stability issues.

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Not Recommended Hard Drives Manufacturer Model Number Size (GB) Remark Seagate ST2000DL003 (9VT1CC32) 2000 Note5 WD WD20EARS 2000 Note5 WD WD15EARS 1500 Note5 WD WD10EARS 1000 Note5 WD WD20EADS 2000 Note5 WD WD20EVDS 2 TB Note5 WD WD15EADS 1500 Note5,Note6 WD WD10EADS 1000 Note5

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Xtreamer Aiki 5" Mobile Phone: Potential new buyers questions

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:21:57 +0000

Dear prospective purchasers,

Please post your Xtreamer Mobile Aiki 5" questions within this dedicated topic.

Many thanks

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Xtreamer Elvira: Potential new buyers questions

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:52:57 +0000

Dear prospective purchasers,

If you are thinking of purchasing the Xtreamer Elvira please post your questions within this dedicated topic.

Many thanks

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Ultra 2 Computer: Potential new buyers questions

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 15:22:20 +0000

Dear prospective purchasers,

Please post your Xtreamer Ultra 2: Potential new buyers & general questions within this dedicated topic.

And for people who have purchased and Ultra 2, please post your Xtreamer Ultra 2: Technical Issues within this section.

Many thanks

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SideWinder 3: Potential new buyers questions

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:45:08 +0000

Dear prospective purchasers,

Please post your Xtreamer SideWinder 3 questions within this dedicated topic.

Many thanks

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Q&A: Which model in the Xtreamer range should I go for?

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:38:44 +0000

hi,

I have the very first Xtreamer media player, it's giving me major problems.

My question is, which Xtreamer product can i buy that will play back my ripped blu-ray movies with DTS-HD MA 7.1 and Dolby TrueHD 7.1. My current Xtreamer 1 plays blu-ray files (.mkv / m2ts) perfect, but downscale the sound to DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1.

Prodigy Silver/Black: Potential new buyers questions

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:59:36 +0000

Dear prospective purchasers,

Please post your Xtreamer Prodigy Silver/Black questions in this dedicated topic.

Many thanks

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Forum member suggestions for new Xtreamer players

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:44:33 +0000

If you have any suggestions for new Xtreamer media players we would like to hear them...

Please keep your discussions confined to "hardware related" suggestions, ie: not firmware or software.

Cheers all

XTREAMER OWNERS: PLEASE DON'T POST BUG REPORTS OR ASK TECHNICAL Q&A's IN THIS SECTION OF THE FORUM?

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:24:40 +0000

To all Xtreamer product owners,

The general discussion area is not the place for Xtreamer product owners to ask/post bug reports and ask technical issues questions about their devices!!!

Indeed, this forum provides dedicated sub-sections for such things so please stop posting them within the general discussion area.

Maybe a search of the technical forum can solve your issues and problems!

Thank you..