Popcorn Hour C-200 review

What you need to know

Reviewed by: Ian Morris

Reviewed on: 28 September 2009

Tags: Popcorn Hour, Popcorn Hour C-200, bit rates, video quality, AV receiver

We like:

Excellent video and audio quality; great styling; the perfect enthusiast media streamer; terrific community support

We don't like:

Some bugs; too expensive in the UK; Blu-ray options are confusing

Also known as:

Syabas Popcorn Hour C-200; Popcorn Hour C200; Popcorn Hour C-200 NMT; Popcorn Hour C200 NMT

You might also need:

IRK-200 infrared remote control

CNET UK judgement:

We've awarded the Popcorn Hour C-200 the same score as the older Popcorn Hour A-110. Although the C-200 offers much more functionality, there are currently some issues that need to be fixed before it can reach its full potential. We're pretty sure, though, that the C-200 will be a superb piece of kit in a few months. Even considering the few problems it currently has, it's still the best media streamer on the market by a country mile

Full review:

There aren't many products that can are good enough to become part of our long-term reference system. Generally speaking, only equipment that we truly love will make the cut. Our TV, for example, is still a Pioneer Kuro PDP-LX5090, one of the highest-scoring sets we've ever tested. Since we tested the Popcorn Hour A-100 and A-110 media streamers, they've also formed part of our long-term testing environment, and we use one or other of them pretty much every day. Continue Reading...