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The XBox as the Home Entertainment Media Hub

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-think-about dept.

bigcitymike writes "Well it might be vaporware, but it appears Dreamix is trying to turn the Xbox into a PVR with a TV guide like scheduler. They also state PC as well as Mac/Linux support down the road. " Project Dreamix will turn the Microsoft Xbox into the ultimate home entertainment center." I presume it requires a mod-chip installed." The xbox media player really goes a long way towards this goal already. MSFT may not be the friendliest of companies, but for $200, the x-box makes a helluva stereo component.

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  1. Not Likely by anaesthetica · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You can bet that if Dreamix can introduce Mac/Linux support for the XBox that microsoft will find a way to break that support--either through software or lawyers

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  2. PVR ability? by fuchikoma · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I assume that also besides a modchip, you'll also need some sort of nonexistant video capture hardware. Last I checked, the xbox didn't come with S-VIDEO inputs...

  3. I'm waiting for... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    XBox the Office Edition

    Just think, all that untapped market of people playing games at their desks...

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  4. I dunno... by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I don't know about this... One of the reasons for buying a PVR is the simplicity; tell it to record your shows, then pay it no attention 'til you want to watch.

    What happens when I come back one night, sit down and get ready to watch the episode of Enterprise I missed... When I discover I forgot to put the Dreamix boot CD back in, and instead turned it off after playing MLB Slugfest last night?

    I suppose it might be a good way to recycle the Xbox after one's moved on to newer and better consoles, but I think I'd prefer a dedicated PVR box.

  5. uh.. why? by NinjaPaul · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Let's see.. Xbox has an 8 gig HD and no mpeg encoder or video inputs.. You won't be able to use Xbox Live on a modded machine, and for the cost of doing all the modifications you can probably get a Tivo for less money.


    This is just another stupid idea, next please.