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Dragonlich · 10-27-2004, 11:26 AM

We sell Mediacenter PCs at work. The basics:

requirements
- P4 3.0
- 512 Megs of ram
- Haupage WinTV PVR videocard (probably because it's one of the few we sell)
- large harddisk

what is it?
- looks pretty damn friggin' cool, especially on a TFT/Plasma screen
- with the remote control unit, it's *very* easy to move around
- with the "build-in" TV guide, it can record only those shows you want (not that new, though)
- generally speaking, it's a media-oriented front-end for Windows. With a few buttons on the remote, you can go to live TV, or you can watch a pre-recorded video, or a slideshow of your pictures, or you can listen to the radio, or watch on-demand movies from the 'net, or you can surf the internet, or play a game, etc. etc.

The basic idea is to have a small (barebone) PC running Windows MCE next to your expensive Plasma screen, allowing you to very easily do all the things you can do with your computer (with TV tuner card).

10-27-2004, 11:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
Dragonlich 42, baby! Location: The Netherlands	We sell Mediacenter PCs at work. The basics: requirements - P4 3.0 - 512 Megs of ram - Haupage WinTV PVR videocard (probably because it's one of the few we sell) - large harddisk what is it? - looks pretty damn friggin' cool, especially on a TFT/Plasma screen - with the remote control unit, it's very easy to move around - with the "build-in" TV guide, it can record only those shows you want (not that new, though) - generally speaking, it's a media-oriented front-end for Windows. With a few buttons on the remote, you can go to live TV, or you can watch a pre-recorded video, or a slideshow of your pictures, or you can listen to the radio, or watch on-demand movies from the 'net, or you can surf the internet, or play a game, etc. etc. The basic idea is to have a small (barebone) PC running Windows MCE next to your expensive Plasma screen, allowing you to very easily do all the things you can do with your computer (with TV tuner card). Last edited by Dragonlich; 10-27-2004 at 11:28 AM..