Initializing the HDD

HDD must set as MASTER mode to avoid unpredictable problem.

Timeshift Buffer takes 4GB per hour and max. 4Hrs, recording quality is fixed at HQ mode.

There are 5 recording quality modes for vidoe in, here is approximate space takes :

HQ mode = 71MB/min
SP = 36MB/min
LP = 25MB/min
EP = 18MB/min
SLP = 13MB/min

The min. space is 10% of rest capacity.

Besides Timeshift buffer and recording space, others will be formatted as FAT32 format for media storag which can be accessed by PC througth USB connection.

Which video converter are you using ? Why ?

I downloaded some videos from internet, but it's RMVB format which can't playback by ME1. So I used WinAVI to trasncode it to AVI for playback. I'm wondering what is the most popular, best quality and free transcoder are available.
Please give your opinion which is the best video converter for you, and why you think it is the best.

Copy recorded AV to PC

There are two major partitions while initialize HDD installed in ME1.
Linux partition is for timeshift and AV in record space.
FAT32 partition is for photo/music/movies storage space.

If you would like to copy recorded video to PC, then you need copy video to FAT32 partition first, and then copy to PC through USB connection.

Copy to FAT32 method :
Playback -> Title Edit -> Copy to FAT32 partition
Video will copied to \REC folder.

Streaming HD video from PC directly

In order to stream HD video file, I connect ME1 and PC directly through Ethernet port.

1. Use a ethernet cable to connect ME1 and PC.
2. I set the IP of ME1 as 192.168.1.100(Setup ->Network ->Wired Lan Setup -> FIX IP(MANUAL), and IP for PC as 192.168.1.123
3. Setup my shortcut in Setup-> MISC -> Network Browser as below :
Net User ID :
Net Password :
Specific File Server IP : 192.168.123
4. I put the downloaded HD video in a shared video folder.
5. Browser ->NET -> My Shortcuts
6. ME1 can stream HD video smoothly.

The easiest way to get contents for ME1 by NSD-100 P2P download machine

I found some BTs(Bit Torrent) on internet and upload to NSD-100, then NSD-100 would start to download video from internet without PC connected. After download is completed, NSD-100 will send me a email, then I could use ME1 to play the downloaded video through LAN.

Here you could find more information about NSD-100. http://www.emprex.com/02_products_02.php?id=205

http://www.emprex-nas.blogspot.com

I used NSd-100 to download some 1080i HD demo video files from bellow websites :

http://www.torrentportal.com/details/1325484/07.08.22.Fantastic+Earth+Demo+Samsung+1080i.html

http://www.mininova.org/tor/732042

http://www.mininova.org/tor/370021

http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Philips-1080i-HDTV-Demo/44045931f8a54d93a6e1feb0916238697c0da23fa902

http://btjunkie.org/torrent/07-08-22-Fantastic-Earth-Demo-Samsung-1080i-torrent/43245f534c90f9f7c9c1ad5319c5c0d8ba8fa99a7d28

http://btjunkie.org/torrent/Greece-Landscape-sony-HD-DEMO-1080i-ts/302075f588632fe4a61d72f7a5e0f48cf99771295cc2

How to rotate photos

Press Right Arrow key(rotate clockwise)or Left Arrow key(rotate anti-clockwise) during photo sliding. You have to press PLAY key to contiune the slide show.

Use DVD-ROM installed in PC as DVD player

If you set DVD-ROM drive installed in PC as shared, then you can play DVD movie in the DVD-ROM directly through ME1 network connection.