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

["Gary" <questuk1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Ian,

I originally asked the above question.....

its nice to get an objective point of view (that's why ask questions
on this forum)

I like things to work, from what you described I think it would be too
much hassle!

I think I will go back to my original idea and use a Hauppage
mediampv.... which can be got for =A350. this gives access to your PC
via your TV. also there is dedicated forum for it!

I will just ask in the room, if anyone has experience of one of these
items.

regards Gary



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Ian Lowe" <ianlowe@...> wrote:
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> > I have had a look at the XBMC site and it looks great!
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> It's good, but not all roses in the garden - it's worth remembering
that
> XBMC is a homebrew development, and as such, doesn't perform 100%
all of the
> time.
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> For instance, the build I installed this week doesn't handle .wmv
videos
> properly, whereas the previous version was fine - but the previous
version
> froze on DVD layer changes, the one before that couldn't handle ISO
images
> properly, and the one before that... And so on and so on.
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> I have a very understanding wife, but we still have the discussion
every
> time xbmc does one of it's "weirds" that an actual DVD
player is
only thirty
> quid, and the hassle of XBMC isn't worth it.
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> >The soft mod seems to be quite complicated... you need a certain
game and
> the Action=20
> >Replay hardware, whereas the chip mod would be relatively
simple...
what is
> recommended?
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> It's a little involved - if you ever intend using your Xbox on Live
you
> should get a chip: the soft mod is one way and can't be switched off.
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> >Are the XBMC menus as fluid and cool as MCE?
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> No, the project mayhem skin is rather slick, but the menus are not
as nice
> as MCE.
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> Thanks
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> S.
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