A lot of the recent Office upgrades are to server side components, like Sharepoint, and the client side integration of them. Word hasn't offered any really compeling word processing options in a while. At least not for a like user like myself.
All the machines I have that boot off of USB only do so at 1.1 (even though both the machine and the USB key are 2.0). That makes it much slower than a hard drive. Still damned handy though.
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Mucho wrongo.
Most Series 2 TiVos and DTiVos have USB 2.0 ports. If you're going to go to all the trouble of hacking it for storage, certainly you'll be able to load the USB 2.0 drivers and take advantage of that too.
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I disagree. I use both Firefox and IE. Some sites work best in one, some work best in the other. I can't believe you think it's okay for the installation of a piece to break its rival software without alerting the user. Not cool.
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We were looking at a corporate VOIP solution and found that several countries have laws about these kinds of things. I seem to remember India have a law making it illegal to run telephone service over Internet connections. I don't remember if India has a state run phone system or not.
What kind of remote would you use with a Mac Mini in this setup? I'm using a modded Xbox to watch DVDs and downloaded movies. If I could meet or exceed that functionality with a Mac Mini I might consider getting one, if for nothing else than to satisfy my curiosity. The XBMC is tough to beat though.
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The rep assured me they were *not* going to stop supporting DirecTiVos as long as they're out in the field - but don't look forward to Home Media Option, Folders or TiVoToGo.
There is already a DTiVo that has Folders, the RT10. So it looks like either your rep didn't know what they were talking, or you're making stuff up.
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DTiVo isn't $12 a month it's only $5. And that $5 will cover up to 8 DTiVos in one house. Two tuners, excellent quality, great stability and awesome hacks. For my money, DTiVo cannot be beat. I have yet to see a MythTV box come anywhere close to that.
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The Linksys NSLU2 is pretty cheap (around $80) and provides computer-less file sharing on home networks. As a plus, it runs Linux and can be hacked fairly easily.
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We also weren't strapped into cars seats so that we couldn't move a muscle. We were able to roll around in the seats and fight with our siblings to make the time go by. These days kids under 18 damned near need to be strapped into a straight jacket as far from the front of the vehicle as possible.
So the analogy isn't exactly the same.
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If you just want to pull shows off, google for "TyTool" or search for it at DDB. It runs fine with 3.1.1 (the version DTiVos have) and it allows you to extract shows and make.MPG files or DVDs out of them. It's very easy to use.
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The HTPC is really only interesting to me if I'm going to do stuff other than DVR with it. I've got TiVos and Xboxes now. The last thing I want to work about is patching my DVR and DVD player. I have enough damned machines to worry about.
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1. I cap video from my DV-CAM to the 4200 RPM drive in my laptop all the time. 4200 is certainly fast enough for real time DV-AVI.
2. Nothing says you can't put the drives on a cartridge and make them removable. Beside, DV-AVI is 13 GB an hour. A 40 GB drive would hold over 3 hours. Much better than the 1 hour I get now from my tapes.
3. This I disagree with. I do all my editing on hard drive now, after I wait, in real time, to transfer the DV-AVI over. If I could hook the drive directly to my PC (via usb or firewire) and copy it over faster than real time I would save a lot of time.
I'd be all over a hard drive based DV cam like white on rice.
You make it sound as though downloading it today and buying it when it comes out are mutually exclusive. That's not the case. A "true Halo fan" could very easily download the game today because they are excited to play it AND pay for it when it becomes available. It does happen.
I doubt DTV will enable this. They're still running the 3.x version of the TiVo OS on the DTiVos and have never allowed HMO. Also, this would be considered a direct competitor to their own PPV offerings. I would be very surprised if we ever see Netflix on DTiVos.
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The TiVo DVD player combos have optical outs for sure, don't know about component. You could conceivabley get your 5.1 surround if this ever really happens.
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A lot of the recent Office upgrades are to server side components, like Sharepoint, and the client side integration of them. Word hasn't offered any really compeling word processing options in a while. At least not for a like user like myself.
tk
All the machines I have that boot off of USB only do so at 1.1 (even though both the machine and the USB key are 2.0). That makes it much slower than a hard drive. Still damned handy though. tk
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Mucho wrongo. Most Series 2 TiVos and DTiVos have USB 2.0 ports. If you're going to go to all the trouble of hacking it for storage, certainly you'll be able to load the USB 2.0 drivers and take advantage of that too. tk
I disagree. I use both Firefox and IE. Some sites work best in one, some work best in the other. I can't believe you think it's okay for the installation of a piece to break its rival software without alerting the user. Not cool. tk
We were looking at a corporate VOIP solution and found that several countries have laws about these kinds of things. I seem to remember India have a law making it illegal to run telephone service over Internet connections. I don't remember if India has a state run phone system or not.
That might be what you're running into.
tk
What kind of remote would you use with a Mac Mini in this setup? I'm using a modded Xbox to watch DVDs and downloaded movies. If I could meet or exceed that functionality with a Mac Mini I might consider getting one, if for nothing else than to satisfy my curiosity. The XBMC is tough to beat though. tk
DTiVo isn't $12 a month it's only $5. And that $5 will cover up to 8 DTiVos in one house. Two tuners, excellent quality, great stability and awesome hacks. For my money, DTiVo cannot be beat. I have yet to see a MythTV box come anywhere close to that. tk
The Linksys NSLU2 is pretty cheap (around $80) and provides computer-less file sharing on home networks. As a plus, it runs Linux and can be hacked fairly easily. tk
We also weren't strapped into cars seats so that we couldn't move a muscle. We were able to roll around in the seats and fight with our siblings to make the time go by. These days kids under 18 damned near need to be strapped into a straight jacket as far from the front of the vehicle as possible. So the analogy isn't exactly the same. tk
If you just want to pull shows off, google for "TyTool" or search for it at DDB. It runs fine with 3.1.1 (the version DTiVos have) and it allows you to extract shows and make .MPG files or DVDs out of them. It's very easy to use.
tk
The HTPC is really only interesting to me if I'm going to do stuff other than DVR with it. I've got TiVos and Xboxes now. The last thing I want to work about is patching my DVR and DVD player. I have enough damned machines to worry about. tk
1. I cap video from my DV-CAM to the 4200 RPM drive in my laptop all the time. 4200 is certainly fast enough for real time DV-AVI.
2. Nothing says you can't put the drives on a cartridge and make them removable. Beside, DV-AVI is 13 GB an hour. A 40 GB drive would hold over 3 hours. Much better than the 1 hour I get now from my tapes.
3. This I disagree with. I do all my editing on hard drive now, after I wait, in real time, to transfer the DV-AVI over. If I could hook the drive directly to my PC (via usb or firewire) and copy it over faster than real time I would save a lot of time.
I'd be all over a hard drive based DV cam like white on rice.
tk
You make it sound as though downloading it today and buying it when it comes out are mutually exclusive. That's not the case. A "true Halo fan" could very easily download the game today because they are excited to play it AND pay for it when it becomes available. It does happen.
tk
I doubt DTV will enable this. They're still running the 3.x version of the TiVo OS on the DTiVos and have never allowed HMO. Also, this would be considered a direct competitor to their own PPV offerings. I would be very surprised if we ever see Netflix on DTiVos. tk
The TiVo DVD player combos have optical outs for sure, don't know about component. You could conceivabley get your 5.1 surround if this ever really happens. tk