This sounds GREAT....

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Some rather enticing sounding quotes.....


"An inexpensive XP MCE alternative has arrived and, in some ways, it
surpasses the Microsoft option. That alternative is called SnapStream
Beyond
TV 3. And if you're thinking "TiVo," think again: Beyond TV 3
also offers
significant advances over that product. "

"Under Settings, you can configure such items as recording quality,
whether
to use an innovative commercial-skipping feature called SmartSkip (not
available on TiVo or Media Center)"

"Beyond TV 3's recorded TV shows are in standard MPEG-2 format and
aren't
restricted in any way."

"You can copy recorded TV shows to a laptop and watch them away from
home.
With a MediaMVP, you can watch those shows from anywhere in the house. And
if you're a Pocket PC owner, you can even compress those shows by using
Beyond TV 3's ShowSqueeze feature, and watch them on your PDA. "

"you can log on to your Beyond TV 3's system through a Web-based
interface
and set up recordings remotely.  You can even schedule recordings from a
WAP-enabled phone."



And all for $60...

Full article here....

http://www.connectedhomemag.com/HomeTheater/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=42656

Reckon I might try this one out....

Paul G.