----- Original Message ----- From: "Samuel Penn" <s...@glendale.org.uk> To: "Hampshire LUG Discussion List" <hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 10:36 PM Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Ultimate Linux Media PC?
> On Sunday 02 August 2009 19:53:59 Stuart Matheson wrote: >> looking for a quiet multimedia PC that can be plugged into a TV for >> watching iplayer, youtube and other online video as well as video files >> and >> possibly a dvd (I have an external dvd player she could use though so it >> isn't a deal breaker). > > I use a PS3 for the above, including CD, DVD (not sure about region > encoding) and Blu-ray. There is a bluetooth remote for video playback. > Does web browsing as well (though some sites don't work so well). It's > not the quietest thing ever, but I've found it quiet enough. > > Cheapness is relative. I've never used xbmc (or XBox/Wii), so can't > compare it to them. I've also never used it on an SD TV. > Coming to this debate rather late - I've been looking for something that will simply read files off my NAS and play them. If it can do video then great but I can't find a device anywhere that will read mp3s and play them back through the TV when the mp3s aren't stored on a machine elsewhere running itunes or wmp. Are you saying a ps3 can do this? Cheers Rob -- Please post to: Hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk Web Interface: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/hampshire LUG URL: http://www.hantslug.org.uk --------------------------------------------------------------
