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se7a7n7
08/26/09

In reply to Home Theater PC Gets Crammed Into an Absolutely Ancient Cellphone
Will it run Crysis?

......couldn't resist.
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Kaiser-Machead
08/26/09

In reply to Home Theater PC Gets Crammed Into an Absolutely Ancient Cellphone
Did someone already turn a Gameboy into an iPod? If not, I want a Gameboy turned into an iPod.
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MegaZone
05/28/09

In reply to Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?
I have no interest in an HTPC, I just don't see the point. TiVo and a PS3 handle my needs - DVR, downloads, and optical media.
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ripfire
05/27/09

In reply to Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?
Does anybody know if BluRay can play through MCE yet?
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
05/27/09

In reply to Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?
I like my HTPC, mostly b/c it also runs one of the webcams on my site. So I get the best of both worlds.

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bosskev
05/27/09

@GenerousHelpingOf_GitEmSteveDave: You get movies while we get your webcam? I think I know who gets the better end of this deal...
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smegz
05/27/09

@GenerousHelpingOf_GitEmSteveDave: SteveDave webcam while he's watching a porno?!!!
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
05/27/09

@smegz: Porno does not get watched downstairs unless someone wants to watch it.

Porno is watched on the laptop on my bed.

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beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
05/27/09

@smegz: quick dos attack the webcam image, so it crashes his HTPC.. HA!
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
05/27/09

@beekerstudios: Have to make it through two routers to get to it. You're welcome to try.
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beekerstudios: you are inane and stupid
05/27/09

@GenerousHelpingOf_GitEmSteveDave: I find it funny that you think it's cool to have your actual life online and available to everyone 24 hours a day, yet you are probably one of those paranoid people who won't use twitter... irony?
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
05/27/09

@beekerstudios: Twitter? [twitter.com]

LiveJournal? [gitemstevedave.livejournal.com]

Photobucket? [s165.photobucket.com]

But yes, I am extremely paranoid. There are knives hidden on both mine and the passengers side of my bed, one in the shower, etc... My main paranoia is not being prepared when a situation comes along. I have no delusions that my life is exciting enough for someone to "track" me. If that was someones job, they better have them on suicide watch.

Oh, and BTW, to bring ALL my cameras down, you would need to get through two routers and three computers, one of which is a Mac.
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bosskev
05/27/09

In reply to Would You Rather Have an HTPC or a Set-Top Box?
Neither, thank you. Nothing beats live performance, so I just pay a troupe of local actors to recreate movies for me and the cats.

Tomorrow night they're doing Blade Runner (final director's cut version, none of that crappy VO). Anyone local to SF is invited to stop in, curtain at 8:00, BYOP.
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klaybc
05/27/09

@bosskev: Who you got to play the unicorn?
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bosskev
05/27/09

@klaybc: Funny you should ask. The part of Decker had already been committed to troupe member Arnie Gerbler, so when another external actor demanded to be let into the production, all that was left was the role of the unicorn, and he took it.

And talk about your consummate professionals! Not only did he accept this lesser part, he assures me he plans to bring a new dimension to its interpretation. If you're reading this, Harrison, you ARE a real team player!
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Bustout
05/27/09

@bosskev: I'm in the east bay, I'll be there at 8:15 because that's how I roll.
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bosskev
05/27/09

@Bustout: Well, since you're coming from that direction anyway, would you mind stopping by Fred's Donuts'n'Liquor Hut to pick a pint of Jack? Good pricing, just watch that old sly Fred gives you back the correct change.
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iamwarpath
11/21/08

In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
Down with broadcast flag and DRM!!! I want the TV shows and movies on whatever device, whenever I want!
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BeautifulAgony
11/22/08

@iamwarpath: I want everything for free, anytime, anywhere! I'm sick of receiving things at little to no cost to myself, and suffering through the heartless injustice of having to watch at a specific time, or see advertisements! I want everything for free, regardless of the cost to produce it and distribute it!

Now, damn it!
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CaptCaveman
11/21/08

In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
I give up on Media Center. I had really high hopes for it. But other then the occasional streamed show from the internet it doesn't do anything, unless you watch all your TV OTA or setup some hacked together system where some other box is tuning the stations for you.

Cable card support was going to be the saving grace of MC. But then you had to buy a pre-built computer to use cable card. Then they announced that the DirecTV USB plug-in box was being beta tested. That was a year ago and nobody is saying a word about it now.

I've not opened Media Center or choose the Media Center link on the Xbox in about a year now. There's no reason to.
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robinandtami
11/21/08

@CaptCaveman: I have the S-video out on my HD satellite box plugged into my PC to be able to record all of my satellite channels. The only drawback is that my hdtv in the same room has to be watching whatever the PC is recording, but I try to time most of my recording for the middle of the night anyway. DirecTV is supposed to be coming out with an HD solution designed to work specifically with Media Center in 2009.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/21/08

In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
Shows the glaring weakness in Apple's Front Row application. With so much focus on the iTunes store, it gets the short end of the stick with web content, whereas Media Center gets some good bells n' whistles. Granted, with Hulu and Netflix et al being Mac compatible, it's not that big a deal, but being able to access this stuff with the press of the remote would be great.
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shizik76
11/21/08

In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
Linux Ubuntu For ever!
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SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
11/21/08

@shizik76: The most unusefull comment ever.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/21/08

@SewerShark: Great use of the word unuseful. I'm not unimpressed.
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ara
11/21/08

In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
I'd like to know how many people actually use the application? Personally I've launched the application once to check what it looks like and that's it, way too much hassle to use such fullscreen single-tasking oriented application for normal desktop media playing. And for dedicated media center computer I'd imagine that free Linux based, equally functional solutions are easy to come by. At least I recall toying with one few years back.
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robinandtami
11/21/08

@ara: I've used it since 2004. It's a fantastic DVR with the bonus that all recorded media and recording functions can be accessed and controlled from any networked extender device including XBox 360, other extenders and other networked windows PC's.
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jdbaile3
11/21/08

In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
I was going to start using media center with my xbox, as well as netflix. Is it worthwhile for me to give it a wired connection to my router or will I probably not gain much bandwidth with that?
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ZLevee
11/21/08

@jdbaile3: while wired is always better, the amount of improvement is going to depend on what your current wireless type and signal strength is. But streaming video will probably be better no matter what if wired.
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misterrios
11/14/08

In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Get Some Use Out of Your Useless Old PC
what about an 1st Gen G4 Mac Mini? Let me guess... Nothing.
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discounteggroll
11/14/08

@misterrios:

I'm in the process of putting one in my car along with a 7" touchscreen
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Serolf Divad
11/14/08

In reply to Dealzmodo Hack: Get Some Use Out of Your Useless Old PC
The crazy thing is: unless you're into gaming, a 5 year old PC likely still has plenty of life left in it. I recently took my 7 year-old 1.8 ghz PIV machine, upgraded the RAM to 1 gig, swapped in a used 2.4 ghz CPU (my 400mhz FSB made finding a faster, cheaper replacement chip impossible) and threw in a zippy 160mb HD. I put fresh installation of XP on the drive, re-loaded the software I really wanted to keep on the machine and copied my files off the old HD.

And you know what? The old girl feels like a brand new machine. Boots up quickly, chugs along nicely and gives me few if any problems. I thoroughly recommend doing a fresh OS install every few years --cleaning out all the cobwebs and starting fresh.

Sure the $150.00 I spent on this could have gone a long way to building a Core2 Duo machine that would leave mine in the dust, but do I really need that? I'm not a hardcore gamer. I'm perfectly happy with Unreal Tournament 2003, which this machine runs perfectly, and everything else is fine and dandy too. Plus I don't have to worry about disposing of an old computer.

Sure my next upgrade will probably have to involve a motherboard swap, but at the rate she's running now I can hold on for a couple more years at least.
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