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

["Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@xxxxxxx>]

> At the end of the day things like this should be putting a smile
on
our
> faces, large companies are finally getting into 'Home Media
Computers', we
> will no longer have to bolt solutions together.

Yeah it would be nice, but for the moment I don't see a "one size
fits
all" solution even close.

> This raises the point that will we need this group in lets say 5
years
> time when 'Home Media Computers' mature and they have the ability
to
do
> PVR, music and picture playback and Home Automation systems have a
more
> common signalling system, so that your 'Home Media PC' could
interface
> with your lighting controller and also Comfort. Maybe I am just
dreaming
> but this may not be too far off?

Probably it isn't far off and I agree that these corporations investing
huge wads of cash into the idea is great, I just wish they wouldn't use
us as Beta testers all the time which wouldn't be so bad if we got the
kit for free! ;)

> Not wanthing to argue with you but I did not think that Tivo could
share
> recordings between boxes via Turbonet or have I missed something?

Ah, share in that way, no AFAIK neither can or do.

> I was hoping that these media PCs would do the sharing like any
normal
> fileshare/NFS share and this should not consume huge amounts of
CPU.

Somehow I'm guessing its not gonna be that easy due to DRM etc., I read
something a few weeks back about a recording on MSMC not being able to
played back on another device, or a DVD burned from it not being able
to
be played back on any other box.

K.




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