Hello There, Guest
Above title is the response I get when connecting to networkedmediatank.com and I also get full read access to the site. It is not unreasonable that they require registration for posting to the site, just as El Reg does. Using the EM7195 review just to take a cheap shot at popcorn hour was bad enough, being way off target is unforgiveable.
You'd like to see a greater warning about so-called appaling firmware problems? There don't seem to be many HD media servers around without their fair share. At least the PCH A200 is still getting new firmware releases unlike the original WDTV which has been abandoned for well over a year now.
Getting closer to the original topic and in answer to the question in your title:
From what little can be seen of the user interface in the review and the comment about lack of support for album artwork, I'd say that the popcorn hour is streets ahead here (yes, even the slow, crappy jukebox).
The tuner is a feature that the popcorn hour lacks, but as it doesn't support HD, I'd be needing a separate box anyway.
The noise mentioned in the review is also a significant negative for anyone with good audio hardware that doesn't want distractions during quieter passages.
The USB3 failings maybe score a draw with the popcorn's gigabit ethernet which only makes transferring media to it's HDD take a while longer, I have yet to encounter a media stream which requires more than 100 megabit ethernet to handle it.
Overall, I'd say the PCH is the better system and the review score for the EM7195 is a tad generous at 70%. For anyone still considering the EM7195, definitely go for the diskless version and save a few beer vouchers by getting an HDD seperately and sticking it in.