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Re: [OT] PC to TV..streaming, anyone succeeded .. how have you achieved
this?
- Subject: Re: [OT] PC to TV..streaming, anyone succeeded .. how
have you achieved this?
- From: "Chris Purves" <CHRIS_PURVES@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:35:22 -0000
Oh and I do own a =A32000 htpc but its now used as a server as its not
needed!
Chris
--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Gary" <questuk1@...> wrote:
>
> 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:
> >
> > 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:
> > >
> > > XBOX Media Center every time!
> > >
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> > So has anyone got a Pinnacle Showcenter, and an XBMC? I'd like
to hear
> > 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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> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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