It amazing me how many hoops Microsoft makes VMC users go through for basic functionality. Seriously, take away CableCard and the glossy UI, I can't see what makes people choose VMC over the competitors. With the HD-PVR, there really isn't much reason remaining.
I agree on the clip-n-sling. I barely understood what it would be used for practically anyway. Slingbox has a nice thing going, but I'm happy with SageTV's placeshifting solution - It's integrated with my HTPC so I can watch liveTV (w/program guide), recorded shows, movies, music etc stored on my server. I use it some from the office and a lot on the road. I do miss the better HD quality I get from home though.
I never go to the movie store - I've used Redbox (a movie rental in a vending box) two or three times when I wanted a new release without the one-or-two day wait.
i dont even care about cablecard but the ui is the most important factor outside of it working with basic tv stuff.... and thats the one area nobody has been able to come even close to yet (sagetv with the media center theme included)
that is what is keeping people with media center (along with the potential you wont be seeing elsewhere..... native directv tuners, etc). i do think at some point people will give up on ms though. they have really really botched vista media center as a whole. i really want to see them break media center out on its own (like sage,beyond and others) and charge for updates like they do.
The device is aimed at gamers and TV watchers, generating a 3D image with use of a pair of 0.7-inch OLED panels, which each display separate images, doing away with the ghost imagery that often comes along with 3D displays.
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It amazing me how many hoops Microsoft makes VMC users go through for basic functionality. Seriously, take away CableCard and the glossy UI, I can't see what makes people choose VMC over the competitors. With the HD-PVR, there really isn't much reason remaining.
I agree on the clip-n-sling. I barely understood what it would be used for practically anyway. Slingbox has a nice thing going, but I'm happy with SageTV's placeshifting solution - It's integrated with my HTPC so I can watch liveTV (w/program guide), recorded shows, movies, music etc stored on my server. I use it some from the office and a lot on the road. I do miss the better HD quality I get from home though.
I never go to the movie store - I've used Redbox (a movie rental in a vending box) two or three times when I wanted a new release without the one-or-two day wait.
i dont even care about cablecard but the ui is the most important factor outside of it working with basic tv stuff.... and thats the one area nobody has been able to come even close to yet (sagetv with the media center theme included)
that is what is keeping people with media center (along with the potential you wont be seeing elsewhere..... native directv tuners, etc). i do think at some point people will give up on ms though. they have really really botched vista media center as a whole. i really want to see them break media center out on its own (like sage,beyond and others) and charge for updates like they do.