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What Happened to Media PCs?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the gone-the-way-of-the-laser-disc dept.

timrichardson writes to tell us that Slate is asking what happened to the promises of a living room PC? The lack of any news at Apple's WWDC prompted the author to look at the promises made at the Consumer Electronics Show a la Viiv and other "uber-consoles" in addition to the launch of Apple's downloadable videos and "couch-surfing remote." While some pundits blame the state of the technology this article claims that the PC and the TV provide two very different roles that aren't going to converge anytime soon.

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  1. Duh! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Nobody surfs porn in the living room!

  2. Already doing it with a normal PC? by __aapmdj9174 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ehh. I have an LCD monitor setup where a TV would be in my living room. It's used as a computer when I'm alone, generally. And as a TV when guests are over. Or when I want to watch something from the couch. Just move the damn desk chair. :P You don't need a remote to have a TV, you couch potatos. :P And in any case, you can buy them for PC.

  3. Re:Technologically informed != Techo-fetishist by speculatrix · · Score: 2, Funny

    shhh! don't let any women read that post otherwise the fundamental secret life of the /. reader will have been revealed!

  4. Re:Dear Sir by orim · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey, he never said how old the kids were. Maybe they're all 30+ living at home.

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