RE: Re: RE: Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

[steve.cooper@xxxxxxx]

>> I'm all for making consumer devices smarter, but having one big PC
do it
all is
>> _not_ the answer IMO.

>> Now if they added this functionality to the xbox, it would make a
lot
more
>> sense....

What's the difference between doing it on a PC or an xbox.

On these issues a lot of serious HA's are not going to be happy with an
all
in one solution, the same way that a lot of the group have separate
hifi
equipment and plasma screen we like the best in life.  As for Joe
bloggs on
the street well does he want 4 or 5 boxes with loads of wires and
different
setups.

I think not ... my two best devices are the tivo and Homevision, why
cos
they work and when you unplug and plug them back in they still work,
they
work exactly as it said on the box and were simple to setup.  Give me
a
black box in the corner that plays the music, records the tv, stores my
photo album, records my security camera pictures, plays games, controls
the
lights and curtains and has a simple easy to use interface over a
cupboard
full of different boxes and manuals anyday.

With busy lifestyle many people don't want quality nowadays they want
convenience instead.  I don't think the Media Center is there yet but
give
it a few years.

S.



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