Hi Rupert, I'm part of the team that develops TVTonic, the free vlog aggregator for Windows Media Center. Check us out at www.tvtonic.com -- I think you'll find that it's a pretty easy way to watch vlogs on your TV, via remote control.
I currently use the DVR from my cable company at home, along with a Windows Media Center machine that's used exclusively for vlogs on TVTonic and watching stuff from bittorrent. At some point I'm going to buy a Vista MCE machine that will record HD and I'll get rid of the cable box. I don't have any personal experience with using Elgato EyeTV, but Front Row is beautiful on a big screen TV, and the price of a Mac Mini is pretty tough to beat. I think those two options are better than building your own open-source linux based MythTV box. I'd recommend going to Best Buy and playing with a Windows Media Center machine, and comparing it to an EyeTV setup at the apple store. In the end, it's probably whatever you think looks the best. Hope that helps. - André On 2/5/07, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is anyone set up with Apple TV, Windows Media Center (or the new Sony > LocationFree thing), to integrate their home systems? What's the > best choice for tying everything together? I'm looking for largest > range of functions and easiest to use, obviously. > > Our CD player and DVD player have both finally packed up. > > Our TV is a 15 year old blurry 14 inch unportable portable. > > I have been trying to persuade my technophobic wife that instead of > replacing these things separately, we could get an integrated media > system. > > She thinks I just want to watch videoblogs on TV. She's right - > that's definitely a driving motivation - but I also like the idea of > having one system to access: > > - Our music, both CD and online > - Films, both DVDs and downloaded > - The 100 or so vlogs that I subscribe to, and podcasts > - Live digital broadcast TV with guide > - Hard disk recorder and live TV pausing/rewinding > > Can I get ALL of these things through one nice TV with nice speakers? > > We have both Mac and PC in our house and although I hate Microsoft, > it seems like Apple TV doesn't include access to live TV or using a > HD recorder, which would lead me towards Windows Media Center. If > there is a better third party system to use, I'd rather use that - > but I need an easy navigation & remote control system that won't piss > off Kate. > > Does anyone have any views or experience? > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
