Re: RE: Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Or it will converge with the XBOX, so that the next xbox will be a true
all-encompassing device which will:

play games
play DVD
play all music formats (WMA, MP3, et al...)
Offer all the ususal PVR functions
play all video formats (DiVx, MPEG2/4 et al...)
be a web gateway
be a home network hub
be a Home Automation controller
be a home web server
BE RELIABLE!

In a nice shiny silver box much like a current Tivo...


... that's my hope anyway!

Paul G.






>From: "Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re: RE: [ukha_d] Windows XP Media Center Edition Review
>Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:50:02 -0000
>
>I think the future with regards Windows XP Media Center is that
they'll
>produce a Windows CE Version or Windows XP Embedded and produce a 
>Set-topbox
>with Windows CE/Windows XP Embedded built in and Media Center on
it.  It
>means the hardware will be optimised so that stuttering wont occur
etc.
>
>I think its a while off yet but certainly worth looking at, very much
like
>the tivo and I think they'll put it a price where its very competitive
for
>the martket and charge a fixed monthly fee like tivo.  After all
thats what
>microsoft want money from normal puters on a regular basis.
>
>Kind Regards,
>Chris Bond
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:36 AM
>Subject: Re: RE: [ukha_d] Windows XP Media Center Edition Review
>
>
> > I think that there are a few issues that it can do that Tivo etc
are not
>able to.
> >
> > Ability to share recordings over the network. Not sure if it can
cope 
>with
>2 or 3 shows playing from the same pc. (prob held up by HD speed?)
> >
> > Ability to play music as well.
> >
> > Ability to be a Digital Picture frame
> >
> > Basically it seems like we are entering the age of convergence
with 
>PVR's,
>mp3 players etc. No longer will we have to have many boxes to perform
many
>functions.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > ben
> >
> >
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