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


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  • Subject: Re: Re: RE: Windows XP Media Center Edition Review
  • From: "BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 02:33:18 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
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I personally think that the power is not an issue. It would be great to be watching TV and then quickly 'flick' over and check email or queck automatedhome for new stories without the PVR stuttering. Or even better, be writting an old episode off to DVD while watching something else.

Ben

> The thing is as said in a previous thread PVRs are getting more powerful, so
> why not have a P4 (apart from the cost issues at the moment).  When they
> release the newier chips it'll become the older chips will be cheaper and it
> wont be an issue anymore.  Aka why I said its only a matter of time before
> settop boxes are released.
> Kind Regards,
> Chris Bond
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenneth Watt" <kwatt@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 10:24 AM
> Subject: RE: RE: [ukha_d] Windows XP Media Center Edition Review
> > > Isn't this just like any STB? Sure it'll be a little bit more
> > powerful,
> > > but the idea of the media PC is that it's a PC as well, that's back
> > > tracking into what we have now.
> >
> > Here's the question I keep asking though...
> >
> > When is an STB not an STB and a PC or when is a PC an STB? ;)
> >
> > Is TiVo, for example, a Linux based PC for TV or is it an STB that just
> > happens to run Linux at its core?
> >
> > The lines are getting blurred on this more and more as every new device
> > appears IMO.
> >
> > > Your loosing the PC element of the media PC, the next generation of
> > PVRs
> > > will have more power to cope with the tasks as well, but if the tiny
> > > spec that's inside a tivo can handle TV pausing and recording without
> > > strain, why does it take something like a p4 2.53gig to do it?
> >
> > Quite, something I was wondering myself.
> >
> > >This is the horses for courses argument, and without a doubt a
> > dedicated >device will always do a better job at something than a PC
> > trying to do 50 >tasks at once plus the TV components.
> >
> > Exactly, but again with reference to the above, why can't it with that
> > kind of power?
> >
> > > Oh and if it crashed when it was recording something I would be less
> > > than impressed.
> >
> > Definitely not the way to go! ;)
> >
> > K.
> >
> >
> >
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