Comments on: What Are My Options For A HD Media Center? http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/ Updated daily with the latest news, tips, tweaks, social networking, wordpress tips & tweaks, windows optimization help and more. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:18:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: perspectoff http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/comment-page-1/#comment-149116 perspectoff Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:05:16 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/#comment-149116 Are you pining away for a Sony Betamax, old man? Perhaps your kids could help you set up LinuxMCE. Or maybe you better stick with a DVD player or TiVo. Complex computers are not for everyone, you know. Are you pining away for a Sony Betamax, old man?

Perhaps your kids could help you set up LinuxMCE.

Or maybe you better stick with a DVD player or TiVo.

Complex computers are not for everyone, you know.

]]> By: perspectoff http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/comment-page-1/#comment-221197 perspectoff Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:05:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/#comment-221197 Are you pining away for a Sony Betamax, old man? Perhaps your kids could help you set up LinuxMCE. Or maybe you better stick with a DVD player or TiVo. Complex computers are not for everyone, you know. Are you pining away for a Sony Betamax, old man?

Perhaps your kids could help you set up LinuxMCE.

Or maybe you better stick with a DVD player or TiVo.

Complex computers are not for everyone, you know.

]]> By: Everton http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/comment-page-1/#comment-57851 Everton Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:34:06 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/#comment-57851 Your reply got me thinking about building a compact media center PC to go under my TV. My main PC can deal with all the storage, and I could take 2GB out of my main PC and put it in the new one. But I'd still need a mobo, CPU, TV card, graphics card and sound card so it'd get quite pricey just to watch HD. Getting a EVA700 or 8000 looks like my best bet so far, even though I'd need to get a HDMI switch as well as I only have one on my receiver. Your reply got me thinking about building a compact media center PC to go under my TV. My main PC can deal with all the storage, and I could take 2GB out of my main PC and put it in the new one. But I’d still need a mobo, CPU, TV card, graphics card and sound card so it’d get quite pricey just to watch HD.

Getting a EVA700 or 8000 looks like my best bet so far, even though I’d need to get a HDMI switch as well as I only have one on my receiver.

]]> By: Everton http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/comment-page-1/#comment-221195 Everton Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:34:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/#comment-221195 Your reply got me thinking about building a compact media center PC to go under my TV. My main PC can deal with all the storage, and I could take 2GB out of my main PC and put it in the new one. But I'd still need a mobo, CPU, TV card, graphics card and sound card so it'd get quite pricey just to watch HD. Getting a EVA700 or 8000 looks like my best bet so far, even though I'd need to get a HDMI switch as well as I only have one on my receiver. Your reply got me thinking about building a compact media center PC to go under my TV. My main PC can deal with all the storage, and I could take 2GB out of my main PC and put it in the new one. But I’d still need a mobo, CPU, TV card, graphics card and sound card so it’d get quite pricey just to watch HD.

Getting a EVA700 or 8000 looks like my best bet so far, even though I’d need to get a HDMI switch as well as I only have one on my receiver.

]]> By: Zath http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/comment-page-1/#comment-57709 Zath Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:15:29 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/#comment-57709 I have an old Shuttle pc (P4, 1gb Ram) connected up to my Samsung LCD tv which I use to watch videos including HD, it has no problems doing this, especially since I don't have too much installed which for work better than connecting up a main pc that might have lots of stuff running in the background. I'm currently looking at getting the optical surround sound output working so that I can get rid of my old dvd player (which doesn't upscale at all) and just use the HTPC to play all my dvds - I can't use the Xbox 360 since only about half my dvds are region 2. I'm not sure how good these separate boxes are in comparison for streaming content though. I have an old Shuttle pc (P4, 1gb Ram) connected up to my Samsung LCD tv which I use to watch videos including HD, it has no problems doing this, especially since I don’t have too much installed which for work better than connecting up a main pc that might have lots of stuff running in the background.

I’m currently looking at getting the optical surround sound output working so that I can get rid of my old dvd player (which doesn’t upscale at all) and just use the HTPC to play all my dvds – I can’t use the Xbox 360 since only about half my dvds are region 2.

I’m not sure how good these separate boxes are in comparison for streaming content though.

]]> By: Zath http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/comment-page-1/#comment-221194 Zath Fri, 16 Mar 2007 13:15:00 +0000 http://www.connectedinternet.co.uk/2007/03/16/what-are-my-options-for-a-hd-media-center/#comment-221194 I have an old Shuttle pc (P4, 1gb Ram) connected up to my Samsung LCD tv which I use to watch videos including HD, it has no problems doing this, especially since I don't have too much installed which for work better than connecting up a main pc that might have lots of stuff running in the background. I'm currently looking at getting the optical surround sound output working so that I can get rid of my old dvd player (which doesn't upscale at all) and just use the HTPC to play all my dvds - I can't use the Xbox 360 since only about half my dvds are region 2. I'm not sure how good these separate boxes are in comparison for streaming content though. I have an old Shuttle pc (P4, 1gb Ram) connected up to my Samsung LCD tv which I use to watch videos including HD, it has no problems doing this, especially since I don’t have too much installed which for work better than connecting up a main pc that might have lots of stuff running in the background.

I’m currently looking at getting the optical surround sound output working so that I can get rid of my old dvd player (which doesn’t upscale at all) and just use the HTPC to play all my dvds – I can’t use the Xbox 360 since only about half my dvds are region 2.

I’m not sure how good these separate boxes are in comparison for streaming content though.

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