Re: [OT] PC to TV..streaming, anyone succeeded .. how have you achieved this?

["Chris Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>]

You can swap out the hard drive easily. I do not notice the fan but
you can swap that too if you want. There are loads of sites out there
that explain how to do it - google is you friend.


C

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Gary" <questuk1@...> wrote:
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> hello,
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> I had thought about xbox, but heard they had noisy fans and very small
> hard drives.
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> I want it to be as quiet as possible in the room, while i am watching
> videos!
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> I do have a room I could put it in.  that's about 5 m from my living
> room. how would the xbox cope with this, sorry I have never used an
> xbox, so I don't know how about there connections.
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> if you could give me any quick tips on using the xbox, for media
> streaming etc that would be great!
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> and the rough costs of setting up an xbox to be a media centre, as I
> think you have to buy a mod chip, new hard drive? ethernet connection?
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> regards Gary
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> --- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Christopher Purves"
<CHRIS_PURVES@>
> wrote:
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> > I just bought a second hand xbox - with dvd remote from =A345
incl
> postage. That is just an incredible price for a fully featured dvd
> player and media extender.
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> > HTPC equivalent =3D =A32000
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> > Chris
> >   ----- Original Message -----=20
> >   From: Simon McCaughey<mailto:simonmcc@>=20
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>=20
> >   Sent: 23 February 2006 08:26
> >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] PC to TV..streaming, anyone
succeeded
> .. how have you achieved this?
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> >   On 22/02/06, Mark McCall <lists@<mailto:lists@>> wrote:
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> >   > XBOX Media Center every time!
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> >   So has anyone got a Pinnacle Showcenter, and an XBMC? I'd like
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> >   a comparison, especially of the newer SC200.
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> >   I still like my showcenter, plays *almost* everything, optical
audio
> >   out etc, etc.
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> >   The only criticism would be the slow menus and slow remote
control
> >   response, other than that I think its great.
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> >   S.
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> >   Yahoo! Groups Links
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