[mythtv-users] Apple iTV - MythTV Frontend?
Derek Anderson
public at kered.org
Wed Jan 10 22:24:42 UTC 2007
i thought the xbox hd-dvd drives were usb and could be plugged into a
normal computer...
Jake Palmer wrote:
>> From: jedi at mishnet.org (Kevin Hulse)
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 09:05:35PM -0800, Jake Palmer wrote:
>>>> From: jedi at mishnet.org (Kevin Hulse)
>>>> On Tue, Jan 09, 2007 at 01:05:05PM -0800, Jake Palmer wrote:
>>>>>> Greg Estabrooks wrote:
>>>>>>>> I know it's way to early for anyone here to have any concrete
>>>>>>>> knowledge...but it's maybe time to start thinking about it.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> $299 for HDTV playback device includes 40GB hard disk....nice
>>>> price,
>>>>>> even
>>>>>>>> better features.
>>>>> Well it's mostly HD. Only 720p. I'd rather spend $200 more for a
>> PS3
>>>> that
>>>>> already runs linux, has blue ray and supports 1080p.
>>>> You could just spend $100 more on a pundit, aopen minimac clone
>>>> or some cube based system built from scratch.
>>>>
>>>> Any of those should be better equipped to do 1080p.
>>>>
>>>> [deletia]
>>> I think you're missing the major point here. The only source for 1080p
>>> material is Blu-ray and HD-DVD. I already have a computer capable of
>> 1080p
>>> playback. What I don't have is access to any 1080p material. Hence the
>>> desire to get a PS3.
>> Just get the xbox HD-DVD drive. Lots cheaper than a PS3.
>
> And plug it into what? Used 360's go for at least $300. 300 for Xbox + 200
> for HD-DVD = 500.
>
> So my choice is spend $500 for:
>
> Brand new PS3 with built in Blu-ray, 1080p HDMI output and native linux
> support.
>
> Used 360 and an external HD-DVD with 1080i component output and no linux.
>
> Not a hard choice.
>
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