Apparently Telstra are trying to get them (Chromecasts) into Australia - http://techgeek.com.au/2014/02/10/telstra-talks-google-launch-chromecast-australia/
On 29 January 2014 21:06, David Connors <da...@connors.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 3:30 PM, Scott Barnes <scott.bar...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> XBMC was good when XBOX first generation were moddable.. today its like >> most OSS ... it eventually ends up in the boredom graveyard filled with >> promises and slow releases... >> > > I think you've just described every OSS everything. > > >> Plex Media Server spanks XBMC now.. and it will be my favourite until >> eventually another rises to beat its dominance...and then i to will favour >> this.. >> > > Yeah you're right about XBMC v1 ... it was revolutionary at the time. I am > unsure how much (conceptually) it has moved on. At the end of the day I > have a decreasing tolerance for dealing with other people's UX bullshit and > cognitive dissonance when I just want to watch some fricking video. My wife > doesn't know what a codec is and most certainly doesn't give a shit why > there is an error relating to one on her TV. > > As far as 'the future' goes ChromeCast has the model right - basic > rendering and not in the way of your relationship with your content > provider and weapon of choice. The largest screen in the house has been > reduced to being a rendering surface for a $35 dongle (I'll leave it to you > to argue about who is the first, second or third screen). > > The value will always be with the content provider and curation - which is > more of what I pay an outrageous sum to Foxtel each month for, than shitty > over-compressed 1080i video. > > David. >
