Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch

[Martin Greenwood <greengreengreen@xxxxxxx>]

I agree with Kenneth, a TV is a TV. It may work in a bachelor pad where=20
only one person is using the set.
In our house even turning on the "Now and next" overlay annoys
everyone=20
else who is watching the current channel. Years ago it was the same=20
with Teletext, low resolution and it took over the set (ok it was quite=20
slow as well).
Our previous video recorder could be set by typing in the videoplus=20
code and looking at the display on the front of the video to check it.=20
With our current one you have to use the onscreen graphics to set the=20
timer, again quite annoying..

Why the big push to merge computers into TV??

Martin

On 27 Oct 2004, at 17:40, Kenneth Watt wrote:

> > Last night saw the official launch party for MCE 2005 to the
UK=20
> press.
>  > Unfortunately I was unable to make it but while I wait for
the=20
> press pack
>  > to
>  > arrive here are some pictures and details from the launch...
>
>  There are just one or two small flies in the ointment here, Sky for
a=20
> start!
>
>  It's all very well and good having such a system but it will still=20
> rely on a
>  Heath Robinson IR control affair for a Sky box which is what
really=20
> puts me
>  off the whole HTPC idea in many ways. So you still have to faff
about=20
> with
>  IR emitters and whatnot and suffer a degraded picture and have no=20
> Dolby
>  Digital if you want to record to any HTPC, so a waste of space IMO=20
> for those
>  of us that actually care about such little details.
>
>  But here are the biggest bugbears of any such systems...
>
>  To listen to your MP3 collection you have to have a screen on! Not=20
> ideal and
>  the sound through the TV just ain't that good in most people's
living=20
> rooms.
>
>  Since most people out there actually do not have their TV hooked
up=20
> to an
>  audio system of any kind, let alone a DD/DTS capable one, then you=20
> have to
>  wonder just who's going to buy this and why.
>
>  Bar DVI/D-Sub any output I've seen to a TV is crap, just more=20
> degradation in
>  the quality if you use S-Video and, even at that, the TV or
display=20
> has to
>  accept the input. Even many of the LCD sets out there do not have
a=20
> DVI
>  input on them.
>
>  Great idea which really needs time to mature and stop being so
flaky,=20
> it
>  also really needs a small, say 6" or 7" LCD on it, so you
can see=20
> what's
>  going on without having to turn the telly or PJ on just to listen
to=20
> a bit
>  of music or see what the weather forecast is.
>
>  Roll on MSTV, downloadable TV programming... at a cost! ;)
>
>  But that's just my opinion.
>
>  K.
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