Re: Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch

["Mal Lansell" <mlansell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch


>
> From: Mal Lansell [mailto:mlansell@xxxxxxx]
> > Well it's all very nice and slick, but it seems aimed at
controlling a
> > network of media PCs running WinAmp etc, whereas my setup
consists of a
> > single PC storing movies and music, with media adapters
(Hauppauge
MediaMVPs
> > and Barix Exstreamers) handling playback
>
> So surely you already have a solution?!  Xlobby is a front end.  Your
MVPs
and Exstremers are already front ends, so to move to Xlobby (or any other
front end) would mean replacing them.
>
> > Correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't see any mention of support
for
those
> > kinds of device.
>
> No, there is no support for them.  You can use the same media with
them,
but as they have their own UI, Xlobby is not required.  Xlobby is a UI.
>
> Cheers,
> Andy
> --

No I don't have a solution yet at all.

The Exstreamer has a web-based UI.  The MediaMVP is controlled via a TV
menu.  A Media Center PC would no doubt have both.  Throw in some other HA
devices and you have a right mish-mash of interfaces.  What I would like is
a unified front end that ideally would run on something a bit bigger than a
PDA (but a PDA would have to do for now, I suppose).  The xPL stuff is
heading that way, but it's going to be a while before it's at the stage of
being as polished as Xlobby.

Mal