I'm still waiting for LED backlight screens to come down in price before I make the plunge.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan Seitz Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 3:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Replacement - Popcorn Hour Ya I loved it before I went hi-def. On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 10:53:48AM +0300, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: > I don't have a HDTV yet, I still use a CRT TV. > > I use a XBOX1 (with XBMC) as my HTPC. It works flawlessly. But I've seen > this one and have been thinking of getting it. But to be honest, the XBOX is > wonderful. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 9:24 PM > To: hwg > Subject: [H] HTPC Replacement - Popcorn Hour > > This little wonder just arrived at my place: > > http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/ > > I am replacing my existing HTPC with the Popcorn Hour + a NAS. The main > reason is that the HTPC was not fast enough to do HD decoding and it was > much simpler to use this box to replace it. And since I was running > Windows, no more weird config changes or bugs. > > Tried it out last night for the first time and it was great. Watched the > 720p version of the BSG season opener and the Dr. Who premier. On top for > tonight is the first episode of John Adams in 720p as well. Setup was a > breeze, and the picture looks great. > > ----- > Brian -- Bryan G. Seitz
