General PBO WORKING Setups Thread

[aasoror]

Hello,
Its always a good idea to know the devices capabilities and limitations.
In most cases potential buyers are wondering about how would the PBO fit into their existing or probable setups.

Why don't we briefly describe setups that is already working for us. Lets just report the setups here and keep questions and further discussion in their appropriate threads.

Here a suggestion for the post format.

TV:
Audio Receiver:
Router:
Wireless LAN:
Wired LAN:
HDD:
Remote File Access:

Thanks,

[aasoror]

TV1: Toshiba 42HL67
TV2: Samsung 32LNB360
Audio Receiver: Direct HDMI to the TV
Router: Trendnet TEW-632BRP
Wireless LAN: No
Wired LAN: 10/100 via ASUS RT-N13U in "Repeater Mode"
HDD: HITACHI Travelstar HD20500
Remote File Access: Wireless N equipped HTPC

[itwizpro]

TV: Akai PT50DL24 50" 720p
Audio Receiver: Sony DAV-C770 Dolby 5.1 (HDMI to TV SPDIF to Receiver)
Router: Linksys Wireless-G Broadband Router WRT54G2
Wireless LAN: Wireless G
Wired LAN: 10/100
HDD: None
Remote File Access: HTPC 4 Gig Intel Quadcore via wired 10/100
Firmware: ES-51-283G-PCMPBO25-P02
Remote: Default

[GuyllFyre]

TV: Mitsubishi WD-57734 57" 1080p Wide Screen DLP via HDMI
Audio Receiver: Marantz SR4001 Optical Input
Router: D-Link DIR-615
Wireless LAN: Wireless N available from D-Link DIR-615 but Patriot Wireless G is too slow to use. Purchased compatible Wireless N USB adapter and wireless is still too slow to use.
Wired LAN: SMC SMCGS8 Gigabit available, PBO uses 100Mb and is still slow but at least most content plays back without issue.
HDD: None
Remote File Access: Home built 2.8GHz P4, 2GB RAM, 1.5TB RAID 1 NAS running FreeNAS

Network speeds of the PBO seem to be about 25% of rated even when all other devices on the network are getting near 100% in tests.

[Toolin]

TV: Panasonic TC-P50S1 (50" 1080p Plasma), video via HDMI cable
Audio Receiver 1: Direct HDMI to the TV (audio comes through HDMI fine for me)
Audio Receiver 2: Sony STR-D515, connected via PBO composite red/wht
Router: Linksys WRT54GC Compact Wireless G (and wired) Router
Wireless LAN: available in my home, but not using for the PBO
(did purchase Patriot wireless USB adapter and works, but too slow for video)
Wired LAN: 10/100 via WRT54GC above (wired ports). Max 25 Mbps at PBO due to PBO limitation.
HDD: none currently installed in PBO
Remote File Access 1: Dell PC w Win XP SP3, via 100 Mbps NIC
Remote File Access 2: Iogear GMD2025U120 Portable Media Player used as external 120 GB drive locally attached to PBO's rear USB port.

Edit:
And how about we also list what remote control you're using to control the PBO? There are some nice universal remotes available nowadays. Note Patriot has published their remote codes in this thread.
Remote control: using the included PBO remote for now (considering getting Logitech Harmony)

[Exist2Resist]

TV: Samsung LN46A530 60Hz (1080p LCD), video via HDMI cable
Audio Receiver: n/a, PBO connected directly to TV
Router: Linksys WRT160N Wireless N Router, connected to DLink Gigabit Ethernet Switch. Router is used for wireless for laptops and for DHCP
Wireless LAN: available in my home, but not using for the PBO
Wired LAN:Entire network on D-Link GB switch. Max 45 Mbps at PBO connected to switch
HDD: n/a
Remote File Access: Custom PC, AMD 64 x2 4200+, 2GB DDR400 Ram, 10/100/1000 LAN, Win7 Ultimate 64bit
Firmware: v.PCMPBO25-P02
Remote: Default

[frankenberrie]

TV: Vizio VL470M 47" 120Hz LCD
Audio Receiver: Yamaha (need to look up)
Router: None
Wireless LAN: None
Wired LAN: None
HDD: Toshiba 160GB Sata-II
Remote File Access: None
Firmware: ES-51-283G-PCMPBO25-P02

[kess]

TV: Pioneer PDP-5080
Audio Receiver: Pioneer Elite VSX-21 (HDMI)
Router: Dlink DIR-655
Wireless LAN: No
Wired LAN: 10/100
HDD: None
Remote File Access: 10/100 HTPC
Firmware:ES-51-283G-PCMPBO25-P01

[Mitch86]

TV: LG 80" TV
Audio Receiver: Harman Kardon - AVR230
Router: Linksys - WRT54G v2.0 (SSID broadcast on, mixed mode B&G, WPA)
Wireless LAN: PBO Wireless Adaptor (700kb/s)
Wired LAN: On
HDD: Seagte 500GB 5400RPM
Remote File Access: Dell M1530 (2007) Windows 7 Pro 64bit OEM
Router - Linksys

Well USB hubs work for me, i tried a cheap 2.0 self powered USB hub with some external usb2.0 powered hard drives and they worked.

USB products that work directly connected
Vholdr Contour HD 720p
Vholdr Contour HD 1080p
Canon 5d Mark II

[calistoga]

Hi all,

Here is my working setup.

TV: Sharp Aquos - LC-42A66M
Audio Receiver: Harman Kardon - AVR247
Router: Linksys - WRT54G v2.0 (SSID broadcast on, mixed mode B&G, WPA)
Wireless LAN: PBO Wireless Adaptor (running at max ~8Mbps)
Wired LAN: none
HDD: none
Remote File Access: Accessing my HomePC , Intel Quadcore, ~2Gb HDD.