On Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:52:52 -0700, Joshua MacCraw wrote:
DRM is a staple of technologies like BluRay, Netflix, VoD,
CableCards,
etc. So, MS supports those. Which is OK, because I tend to want
those as
part of my media center.
Ripped media has no DRM.
Correct. (?) But that doesn't negate anything said above. DRM is
still a part of all of those technologies.
Sideline content, and those I mentioned in passing as what I use to
play
content on pc vs. ms pc players, not set-top use.
Ok, but the thread starter was clearly discussing set-top use; as a
front end for a living room appliance. That's how this conversation
started.
Nice except that means you have to have a windows based htpc as
client and
have pre-indexed all your rips for content & storage location. Add in
the
cable Card and dvr, and you're not talking DLNA nor just streaming
which I
thought was the topic here?
No. DLNA was never the topic. At any point, you had brought that up.
The thread was started when it was brought up about storing terabytes
of data of rips, etc. and using PowerDVD.. none of which is really DLNA.
We then discussed other blu-ray players. You through out that you
wouldn't touch MS with a 10 foot pole, and screw DRM. But we didn't
really get into streaming as much as media storage at any point.
Great zip your pants back up now. That's beyond streaming some iso &
mkv
content with a plethora of cheap set-top solutions and I doubt MS is
the
only player in the game.
Actually, they are. No one else right now supports encyrpted cable
card.. because no other program on any platform is supported (yet)
Elegato has one that -kinda- does this on the Mac with Silicon Dust's
CableCard tuner, but to my knowledge it's SD only (not HD encrypted) so
no HBO/Showtime/Cinemax/StarZ etc encrypted cable card supports there.
And, since Mac has NO support at all for blu-ray media, that negates the
whole thing. If you're storing BD in ISO, as was the original point,
then you aren't streaming it except for a BD playback device (Like
PowerDVD/TMT5) as no software I know of (not TVersity, not
PS3MediaServer, etc.) will stream menuing and alternate audio tracks or
bitstream to a PS3. So, the idea of streaming is not really about the
point, it's just about storing all your media on a server or on a PC for
the best performance in your house.
Ultimately you also missed my point about microsoft and drm was about
the
bloatware running on my pc starting a few versions back under xp
which led
to the rise of MPC & their ilk to combat it. I don't run DRM content
through
my machine, why have it installed? If you still don't know what I a
referring to read a bit.
Yes. I'm assuming basically everything since XP then is evil. It's
OK. Flat out, since Media Center is built into Win7, and users minimal
resources, I have no issue to it. I can boot from a cold position to
media center in seconds. So, bloat or no bloat, I really don't notice.
Since I do want Bluray support with full menus, and 3D bluray support,
I have no problem having Arcsoft installed. Besides, I tend to like the
interface as an extension of media center. I understand you won't
touch it with a ten foot pole, that's cool.. but it also means that
those of us who do enjoy it just experience something different then you
do ;)
I see your point, I would find my solution for those additional
features
elsewhere, netflix runs on natively on everything already so that's a
non
sequitur.
Really? You can? Can a PS3 show me anything that looks like this:
http://www.mediabrowser.tv/gallery
Or provide anyone in my house access to all movies organized in
whatever format, TV, stored, recorded, live.. all with a remote control
in any room I have a PS3? Or does the PS3 or anything else have a
remote app that works on my iPad/iPhone that allows me to schedule
recordings or watch a stored movie/tv show from wherever I am in the
world?
I get that you don't like Media Center. It's cool. But I was just
saying that: I get where he's coming from. Flat out, for my house,
media center is one of the best tools I have - I store everything I buy
there. And it's organization and reach is huge.
It's not for everyone, but it's built in and free. So..
