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Re: Extenders

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 08:05:08 EDT

rradina posted : Only the old first gen Xbox roars like a jet plane. The latest gen are very quiet, cool and reliable. A few years ago my 10 year old received one as a birthday present. The only thing I hear is the hard drive.

Re: Extenders

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 02:38:23 EDT

TheMayor posted : In one of the XB360 settings you can choose to boot to WMC or to the Dashboard.

Also don't forget you can hit the Media Center button on the remote which will load up WMC from whatever screen you are on the dashboard.

said by QuaffAPint:

How does one get to TV in xbox? I'm thinking WAF - can you boot straight into it?

Re: Extenders

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:47:31 EDT

noc007 posted : Picked up a 360 E for $100 over BF. The fan is only noticeable when you're on top of it. We don't hear it at all. The HTPC driving it has louder fans.

Re: Extenders

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 20:04:04 EDT

QuaffAPint posted : How does one get to TV in xbox? I'm thinking WAF - can you boot straight into it?

Re: Extenders

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:58:20 EDT

elefante72 posted : Define standard DVR. The latest generation of Xbox slim is not loud at all and consumes less than 70 watts. And guess what when you are done, you can sell your Xbox. Any cable box is money out the door permanently. Oh, and you can play games on it, consume video, youtube, vevo, etc...Sorry the Xbox is better than any STB out there.

I just sold an old xbox 4g slim which I bought for $120 refurb for $100 and it was almost 3 years old. $20 for 3 years...

You also turn it off when you are not using it, so overall it takes less energy usage. Booting takes 30 seconds.

I came from SageTV which was awesome, however I had my hand at TWC DVR which really sucks and I was not that impressed w/ Verizon QIP MRDVR. WMC software (Win 7) is VERY stable and mature.

Also I added Ceton Media center which cost a few bucks, and I can use my tablets or phone to schedule recordings, view the guide modify volume, change channels, etc for any extender in the house. It is AWESOME software.

You can also customize for media, skip channels automatically (comskip), and listen to music, etc. Also the Xbox has capability of running operator apps, Netflix, Amazon, etc.

As to utopia, the latest Tivo Roamio (6 tuner+) has sling capability that you are referring to. Tivo is far superior to any cable operator solution....

Also Silicondust HRHR Prime has DLNA, so you CAN watch TV over the network if you have a DLNA device. HDHR have been going on sale for $99 recently.

I cant speak to an echo, but why pay $170 for a piece of hardware they are not developing, versus a $120 refurb xbox which is faster and more versatile?

Re: Extenders

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:52:25 EDT

Nightfall posted :

said by QuaffAPint:

Biggest problem with WMC is the extenders. To get straight to the point - they all suck in comparison to a standard DVR. Xbox360 is loud and power hungry, Linksys/Ceton Echo is laggy and drops the connection too often and doesn't play all file formats.

If someone would come out with a decent box that can use your cable company's cable card over the network, that would be utopia for me. I heard Samsung came out with something (non-dvr), but there's no reviews, so I'm not sure if it's any good. In places like a bedroom, I dont want a 360, nor a PC, and the echo is so laggy it doesn't pass the WAF.

The Xbox 360s are quiet if you don't get hard drives in them. You don't need hard drives anyway as the 4gb option will work just fine. I would never buy a Ceton Echo as the Xbox 360 is much more superior.

I really hope to see someone else come out with a great WMC extender though.
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Re: Extenders

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:05:35 EDT

thundar posted : Forgot to add if you have a WD Live or newer will stream recorded shows with no problems, but since Win 7 you have to convert them to .dvr-ms format (right click on .wtv file and click convert to dvr-ms take few mins and can watch it like normal.

Extenders

Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:00:25 EDT

QuaffAPint posted : Biggest problem with WMC is the extenders. To get straight to the point - they all suck in comparison to a standard DVR. Xbox360 is loud and power hungry, Linksys/Ceton Echo is laggy and drops the connection too often and doesn't play all file formats.

If someone would come out with a decent box that can use your cable company's cable card over the network, that would be utopia for me. I heard Samsung came out with something (non-dvr), but there's no reviews, so I'm not sure if it's any good. In places like a bedroom, I dont want a 360, nor a PC, and the echo is so laggy it doesn't pass the WAF.