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Rethinking the whole media center bit

Well, the idea of assembling a computer and making it dual boot and trying out both Media Center and Myth TV does have me tickled, and if you have been following my useless blabbering here you know I have done a fair amount of research and also swayed in the past, but after reading this excellent review by Brian, I am now not very sure. If something is wrong, sure I am quite comfortable mucking around and getting it working, but I am not sure if everyone else who comes visiting is as comfortable. Bottom line, if most people cannot use it (because you get dumped in Windows-la-la-land or some Linux shell), is it really worth it? As Brian says, "Media Center could be this stable if it started out using NT Embedded, but that would make it an appliance and not a PC". Tells you I am still confused....
[Listening to: Track 01 - New Artist (38) - New Title (38) (05:09)]

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Amit Bahree said:

Hey dude,

Interesting choice in music .... Track 01 from New Artist (38)....

lol!
# January 1, 2005 10:04 AM

Amit Bahree said:

And....slightly more on topic this time....

Once the whole system is setup, there really should be no need to goto any shell or the OS Backend at all - if things crash / break - the route to take out should be a cold restart. The UI should be able to handle issues from there.

By the way, have you thought of a Touch Screen LCD panel to front the Home-Brew box ? You can get them pretty cheap....
# January 1, 2005 10:08 AM

Amit Bahree said:

Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.
# January 28, 2006 11:35 AM

Amit Bahree said:

Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.
# January 28, 2006 11:35 AM

Amit Bahree said:

Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.
# January 28, 2006 12:34 PM

Amit Bahree said:

Solemn article. It make me lost in thoughts.
# January 28, 2006 12:34 PM