RE: Streaming media players - new one and HELP!

["Hawes,Timothy Edward \(GEG\)" <haweste@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello mate!

No option d?...
;-)

> b) Alternatively, is there anything "better" available now?
XBMC now supports DVD menus - maybe that's worth a punt as new consoles
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under =A3100?

Welcome back,

Tim.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tony Butler
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> Hi folks,
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> first - help!  My showcenter 1000 has completely locked up=20
> after I changed the resolution to 1080i.  Does not respond to=20
> any remote commands, tried hard resetting, leaving it turned=20
> off for a while etc etc.....nada :/ Powers up, shows the=20
> front screen, finds the server, but still will not respond.
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> soo.....
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> a) Anyone got any ideas on things to try?
> b) Alternatively, is there anything "better" available now?
> c) Check this out - due in Jan '06 so end of Q1 I guess over here:
> http://www.tvix.co.kr/ENG/Products/HDM5000U.aspx
> It will even handle DVD menus for ripped DVD's - a holy grail=20
> for some.
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> I need something working definitely by the time Lost S2=20
> re-starts in Jan, but ideally before then since I have no=20
> access on my TV now to all my ripped DVD's :/
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> c) looks very interesting, but is probably too far away.
> An SC200 is an "obvious" successor to my 1000, but rarer
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> hens teeth at the moment.  Getting another SC1000 would see a=20
> bit "silly" since they are so old hat, so I guess my ideal
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> to get the old one working again and then probably buy c)=20
> whenever it appears - unless anyone knows of another viable=20
> option available today?
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> 90% of it's use is movie/tv playback.
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> cheers,
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> tony
> (back after a long absence)