ameen:

mini viper:

With the computer off and pushing the AV button, my Q1U loads Vista and immediately goes into AVStation. Seems to be a pretty useless feature as it is currently implemented, imo.

The problem is that it is loading into the wrong software; it is loading the 'Play AVStation' which is a Windows software, whereas it should be launching instantly into AVS-Now.

Exactly, he is hearing fireworks and does not where

Somebody else had a similar problem at the following thread:

http://origamiproject.com/forums/thread/19001.aspx

This is what they did to solve the problem:

"Solved it!

It seems people had this problem when upgrading to 1Gb RAM too.

The jkOnTheRun method required a full reinstall of everything, and we've no guarantee that would work in this case with Vista. Luckily I found some more info and used that to fix it.

You will need a USB keyboard attached to your Q1.

Boot into AVS mode (make sure you have turned off from your last use of the Q1, nt hibernated).

After the AVS logo screen you get a screen with the progress bar filling along the bottom. Whilst on this screen press F8 and you will be presented with two options, 1 is to continue and 2 is to delete stored settings.

Choose 2 and continue.

You should now have AVSNow back!"

http://origamiproject.com/forums/permalink/19001/19056/ShowThread.aspx#19056

that does not have any thing to do with this problem.
this is something that happens with any changes or RAM upgrade.

Is anyone going to contact Samsung about the problems they're having with AVSNow, since Samsung did advertise this as an attractive feature of the Q1 Ultra...? I'm shocked that Samsung can get it wrong on so many units they've sold; it's actually quite a big problem.

ameen:

Is anyone going to contact Samsung about the problems they're having with AVSNow, since Samsung did advertise this as an attractive feature of the Q1 Ultra...? I'm shocked that Samsung can get it wrong on so many units they've sold; it's actually quite a big problem.

And what you are going to tell them? That in the way they described the whole thing is not clear? Or that you assumed that they included the AVSNow feature from the old Q1s?

ctitanic:

And what you are going to tell them? That in the way they described the whole thing is not clear? Or that you assumed that they included the AVSNow feature from the old Q1s?

It's not an assumption at all, because Samsung EXPLICITLY state that the Q1 Ultra has the AVS-Now instant-on feature. For example, please take a look in the table at the following link, and you'll see it says that ALL models of the Q1 Ultra have :

'Multimedia INSTANT-ON – AVStation NOW 5.0'.

http://www.q1ultramedia.com/pdf/Q1-Ultra-DatasheetL.pdf

What else does 'INSTANT-ON' mean to you? There is no other meaning to it; the program has to launch INSTANTLY. So if Samsung are not living up to their claims, then they need to do something about it.

and on this website, you'll see that it says in the table, "Multimedia Instant On (Hot start)" :

http://www.microanvika.com/product.asp?TXT=INFO&PNO=SAM14525

and now ctitanic, I've just found the MOST EXPLICIT reference to the AVS-Now feature on Samsung's FAQ file. If you go to page 2 under the title 'What multimedia options does the Q1 Ultra include?', you will see that it CLEARLY states this:

"Additionally, the Q1 Ultra supports instant-on functionality enabling one boot directly into AVStation Now 5.0 which enables one to watch videos, movies and pictures, or listen to your favorite music files without the need to boot fully into Windows."

Here is the link to the FAQ file:

http://www.q1ultramedia.com/pdf/FAQ.pdf

surely you don't have any more doubts that the Q1 Ultra has the AVS-Now feature!

ameen:

and now ctitanic, I've just found the MOST EXPLICIT reference to the AVS-Now feature on Samsung's FAQ file. If you go to page 2 under the title 'What multimedia options does the Q1 Ultra include?', you will see that it CLEARLY states this:

"Additionally, the Q1 Ultra supports instant-on functionality enabling one boot directly into AVStation Now 5.0 which enables one to watch videos, movies and pictures, or listen to your favorite music files without the need to boot fully into Windows."

Here is the link to the FAQ file:

http://www.q1ultramedia.com/pdf/FAQ.pdf

surely you don't have any more doubts that the Q1 Ultra has the AVS-Now feature!

I have not had time to check that document but... It's not going to be the first time that a Company uses one manual for all the devices in the same Series.  So far it seems to me that what you have read does not apply to these devices.  To be sure all I need is somebody posting here the same screen shot I posted  from my device manager.

I think that you will see this feature in the XP Q1U.

ctitanic:

I have not had time to check that document but... It's not going to be the first time that a Company uses one manual for all the devices in the same Series.  So for it seems to me that what you have read does not apply to these devices.  To be sure all I need is somebody posting here the same screen shot I posted  from my device manager.

That FAQ file is directly from Samsung's Q1 ULTRA website, www.q1ultramedia.com , so it is DEFINITELY about the Q1 Ultra, and NOT about any of the old Q1 models. There is no doubt about this at all, and if you're in doubt, then please check it for yourself by going to www.q1ultramedia.com , highlighting the 'Product info' tab on top-right, and clicking on 'FAQ'. This will bring you to this same file, and you will see that it even EXPLICITLY states that you don't have to boot into Windows to use AVS-Now. The FAQ even says the words 'Q1 Ultra' at the top to show that it's about the Q1 Ultra! It certainly can't get any clearer than this.

ameen:

ctitanic:

I have not had time to check that document but... It's not going to be the first time that a Company uses one manual for all the devices in the same Series.  So for it seems to me that what you have read does not apply to these devices.  To be sure all I need is somebody posting here the same screen shot I posted  from my device manager.

That FAQ file is directly from Samsung's Q1 ULTRA website, www.q1ultramedia.com , so it is DEFINITELY about the Q1 Ultra, and NOT about any of the old Q1 models. There is no doubt about this at all, and if you're in doubt, then please check it for yourself by going to www.q1ultramedia.com , highlighting the 'Product info' tab on top-right, and clicking on 'FAQ'. This will bring you to this same file, and you will see that it even EXPLICITLY states that you don't have to boot into Windows to use AVS-Now! The FAQ even says the words 'Q1 Ultra' at the top! It certainly can't get any clearer than this.

Calm down! this is from that same file:



I bet that if your call them they will tell you that they were talking about the units with  XP.

Just to clarify, do you know that there B a Q1U with XP coming soon?

ctitanic:

Just to clarify, do you know that there B a Q1U with XP coming soon?

yes I do, but it doesn't make sense that only the XP-version would have AVS-Now while the others won't, because a) their spec-sheet says that ALL models of the Q1 Ultra has the Instant-On function (see under the 'Specification' tab on http://product.samsung.com/q1microsite/), and b) All models of the Q1 Ultra have the AV button, so they should do what they're supposed to do.

ameen:

ctitanic:

Just to clarify, do you know that there B a Q1U with XP coming soon?

yes I do, but it doesn't make sense that only the XP-version would have AVS-Now while the others won't, because a) their spec-sheet says that ALL models of the Q1 Ultra has the Instant-On function (see under the 'Specification' tab on http://product.samsung.com/q1microsite/), and b) All models of the Q1 Ultra have the AV button, so they should do what they're supposed to do.

All I want to see is a screen shot of the Storage Manager.

ctitanic:

All I want to see is a screen shot of the Storage Manager.

I don't own the Q1 Ultra yet so somebody else will hopefully do this for you : )