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CmdrTaco
on from the everyone-loves-tivo dept.
aagha writes "According to this story on CNET's News.com, two Texas companies will offer software to give your PS2, Tivo-like functionality." I'm all for anything that gets more people PVRs or PS2s ;) Course I think the next GTA and Tony Hawk will do more for the cause of the PS2.
It's not exactly turning your PS2 into a Tivo though, they've had software out for a while to allow you to use a PC to record programs, this is merely using the new network adapter for the PS2 to get that content from your PC to your TV screen.
Snapstream appears to be taken a disproportionant ammount of credit for this. The real news here is the Broadq software which installs as on your PC as a media server which you can access thru a PS2 with a ethernet adapter. Supports MP3, MPEG1,2,4, DivX, and JPEG formats. Server side runs on Linux, Windows, or OS X.
The Snapstream software is just one way to get mediafiles on your server to watch. . . .
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It's not exactly turning your PS2 into a Tivo though, they've had software out for a while to allow you to use a PC to record programs, this is merely using the new network adapter for the PS2 to get that content from your PC to your TV screen.
Why not just buy a gfx card with a TV out?
Snapstream appears to be taken a disproportionant ammount of credit for this. The real news here is the Broadq software which installs as on your PC as a media server which you can access thru a PS2 with a ethernet adapter. Supports MP3, MPEG1,2,4, DivX, and JPEG formats. Server side runs on Linux, Windows, or OS X.
The Snapstream software is just one way to get mediafiles on your server to watch. . . .
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