Thanks a lot, Andre. Checking out EyeTV at the Apple Store. Why didn't I think of that? Because I'm an idiot.
Right now, I think I'm headed in the Windows direction, though. It seems like the best fit. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have any part of their attempt to extort billions more dollars from people who don't know any better (and while they're at it, force those same people to buy new boxes to cope with Vista's ridiculous system requirements). But TVTonic looks very cool, and just what I'm looking for, so that'll sweeten the pill. :-D Good work Rupert On 5 Feb 2007, at 19:22, André Sala wrote: 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] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
