Michael Bahr
jedi at charm.net
Fri Nov 26 11:49:04 CST 2010
John, you should take a look at the PopBox or Popcorn Hour A200. Both are less than $200; the PopBox is ~$130 and the A210 is $200 and are hardware based. No need to muck around building another computer. Both will play back up 1080p at 24/25/30/50/60 frames per second using virtually any video container. http://www.popbox.com/www/ http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/ Mike... > For anyone doing an HTPC - this is a well liked, huge drive for a darned > good price. I'm about to > do this. > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152245 > > I just pulled the trigger on a 40" LCD for the bedroom and now I need an > HTPC. I have a version 1 > TIVO but that is getting long in the tooth, and doesn't really look very > good on a high def TV. I > think it is time to move on, though I am not sure whether I will convince > my wife to give up the > TIVO. The TIVO is probably the most reliable piece of electronics I have > *ever* encountered and > dead simple to use. > > The HTPC will cost more than the TV by quite a bit (or the TIVO, even with > the lifetime > subscription). OTOH I built one for the living room and it has been solid > as a rock since I moved > it to Windows 7. The HTPC can work with my Unraid media server to display > not only ripped movies > but photos, home video and music. My new low end cameras take stunningly > good video in addition to > photos. > > My daughter loves to sit and watch home videos of herself. Quite the > little narcissist. > > -- > John W. Colby > www.ColbyConsulting.com > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >