RE: best HD media player to replace xbmc

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The answer is "no it doesn't"....

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Wayne
> Sent: 20 September 2008 23:35
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] best HD media player to replace xbmc
>
> In a bit of an answer to my own question,
>
> Found one of these
> http://www.elgato.com/elgato/int/mainmenu/products/tuner/250plus/produc
> t1.en.html
> after following a link from the Hauppauge web site
> (http://www.hauppauge.co.uk/site/products/data_hvr900mac.html)
as it
> would appear that Hauppauge uses the software from Elgato
>
> Mmmmm - things are getting interesting... Have been trying to see if
> Plex supports this kind of stuff but the site has been off line due to
> a
> HD failure (apparently!) so waiting for that to come back.
>
> Wayne.
>
>
> Wayne wrote:
> > What's your overall impression of the Mac Mini's now? I guess you
> have
> > Plex on it or have you gone native ?
> >
> > And what are you using for the HD content? (or have you got a
blu-ray
> > player for it?)
> >
> > We've been bitten with the Mac bug at the office and I've been
toying
> > with getting one for the house but I'm holding out for
(hopefully)
> one
> > with a Blu-Ray player in it.
> > Oh and if I can find a 'digi box' type thing I could plug into it
I
> > could do away with that too!
> >
> > Cheers.
> > Wayne.
> >
> >
> > Phil Harris wrote:
> >
> >> I was looking at the TVIX units ...
> >>
> >> ...ended up buying a Mac Mini though.
> >>
> >> Phil
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> >>> Of John Risby
> >>> Sent: 20 September 2008 19:55
> >>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >>> Subject: [ukha_d] best HD media player to replace xbmc
> >>>
> >>> Hello everyone,
> >>>
> >>> I'd like to replace my xbox/xbmc setup with a more modern
HD
> compatible
> >>> media player.
> >>>
> >>> I've been looking at Popcorn Hour which seems quite good
(I hovered
> >>> over
> >>> "Buy" on the recent iBood offer but didn't go
for it)
> >>>
> >>> Is there anything better that's available now?
> >>>
> >>> If not, where's the best place to buy a Popcorn Hour
from?
> >>>
> >>> I'm also keen on a HD satellite receiver and one option
that might
> >>> cover
> >>> both bases is a Dreambox DM800HD which has network
capabilities but
> I'm
> >>> not
> >>> sure how good it is as a media player. Has anyone here
got one?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
> >>> John
> >>>
> >>>
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