Re: mythtv vis XBMC

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Thin Client" and "Xbox" just don't belong together! 
I'm sure there are
at least 3 warnings in the Xbox manual about not dropping it on
childrens' heads :-)

Mal



Nigel Giddings wrote:

>I have to agree with Mark that the Xbox with XBMC is great.
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>This forms the centre of my viewing system in the main room (I only
have one Xbox at the moment)
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>I use it for viewing BitTorrent downloads, very little it won't play.
All my MP3s are available via the Xbox, I also have 10Gig of Karaoke
(MP3G), as well as those digital family photos that wouldn't get look at
half as often as they do... I don't play games on the Xbox, never got round
to it...
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>The killer app for me is being able to watch the TiVo via the Xbox. My
TiVo is 200 Metres from my front room and now I have my LAN working
properly (All Full Duplex now) I have all the TiVo content available as
well...
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>For the cost I don't think anything comes close.
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>I also like the idea of separate storage for the content and using XBMC
as a thin client.
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>Only downside, power switch, not set up for remote control but there
are mods available.
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>HTH
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>Nigel
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark McCall [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 26 August 2005 08:36
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ukha_d] mythtv
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>>I wouldn't go with the xbox if you're wanting quiet. They're noisy,
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>I use 3 xboxes as clients for movies and mp3s and they are superb! XBMC
>now allows control of the fan speed and while they are still by no
means
>silent this is a good improvement.
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>>heavy
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>Errr...right...ok, you lifting yours a lot or something?  :)
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>>and big beasts, and fairly underspecced these days anyway.
>>A mini-itx type board is the way to go
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>The Xbox will crap all over most PCs for TV out quality not to mention
the
>superb interface of XBMC it's constant development and cost (free). 
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>to that the cost of an Xbox (£95 plus say £60 for chip, remote and
cable)
>and i still recon its unbeatable.
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>M.
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