MP Media Center Extender Device

TommySharp · 2008-05-02, 01:27

Hows this for an idea?

The MP team get together and come up with the perfect component list for a low cost MP Client machine. Then get in touch with someone who can provide them with a built machine including a bulk order discount.

The MP team could then sell these machines much like Vista Media Center Extenders?

This could be a little money spinner for the MP team and help put a little pocket money in their hands.

It would need to have the following characteristics...
- Low Cost (Media Center Extenders sell for NZ$400 here)
- Low Power
- Small Size
- Silent
- Hardware HD Decoding
- HDMI interface
- "pretty"

The perfect scenario would be buying the client.... Unboxing it.... Swithing it on... Configuring MPortal and then it just works....

One advantage would be a lot of people would be running the same hardware spec for their client machines.

I would be interested to see some discussion on this.

matis1 · 2008-11-18, 10:59

maybe a little late but i strongly would encourage such a project...

2008-05-02, 01:27	#1 (permalink)
TommySharp Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 28 Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	MP Media Center Extender Device Hows this for an idea? The MP team get together and come up with the perfect component list for a low cost MP Client machine. Then get in touch with someone who can provide them with a built machine including a bulk order discount. The MP team could then sell these machines much like Vista Media Center Extenders? This could be a little money spinner for the MP team and help put a little pocket money in their hands. It would need to have the following characteristics... - Low Cost (Media Center Extenders sell for NZ$400 here) - Low Power - Small Size - Silent - Hardware HD Decoding - HDMI interface - "pretty" The perfect scenario would be buying the client.... Unboxing it.... Swithing it on... Configuring MPortal and then it just works.... One advantage would be a lot of people would be running the same hardware spec for their client machines. I would be interested to see some discussion on this.

2008-11-18, 10:59	#2 (permalink)
matis1 Portal Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austria /Europe Posts: 89 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	maybe a little late but i strongly would encourage such a project... __________________ Give a man a hammer - and every problem looks like a nail

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