Thanks, Josh. Interesting - I just read some reviews online and people were complaining that the new Elgato interface is clunkier than the previous one, and subsequently not nearly as good as Tivo or Sky+. And that there were problems switching between it and Front Row/Apple TV. Sigh. I wish it was all in the same interface like MS Media Center seems to be.
The open source option, MythTV, looks amazing - and when set up it can be extended to do everything I need, but who's got the time or the expertise to set it up? I'm no computer genius, but i'm more technical than most people i know in real life and the idea of setting up a Myth box depresses me. I guess if I was a real man, the challenge of it would excite me. God dammit, it's 2006 and I just want to buy something out of the box that lets me and my luddite family do everything - TV, DVDs, CDs, Vlogs, Pics, Radio, etc, and with one remote control. I'm annoyed that it looks like the best option is a PC running Vista. Vista should die. Quite amusing though, that Apple should let Microsoft beat it at its own game, just because it wants to build a wall around itself to protect revenues. Why can't these sodding people see how they hurt themselves with their bullshit 20th century empire building? I mean, they're supposed to be forward looking Silicon Valley types! And you'd think Apple would have learned, after the disastrous result of being too insular in the 80s, ditto Sony's failure with Betamax. I'll rantily jump cut vlog the results if I ever get it sorted. R On 5 Feb 2007, at 17:14, Joshua Kinberg wrote: > 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. Combine Apple TV with Elgato EyeTV for the Mac and it looks like you have the solution you're looking for: <http://www.elgato.com/> Best, Josh 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? > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
