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<blockquote data-quote="etheesdad" data-source="post: 512581" data-attributes="member: 84335">1080p - yes, also 1080iinternet access - yes... there are a couple of web browser plugin options. It will also do youtube, hulu, zinc and last.fm etcfreeview HDTV - yes - has a very good interface for thisbluray - yes ...but ... has to pass to a 3rd party application to do it (two options - powerdvd and something else ... the name escapes me) however as I understand it MCE 7MC and VMC all have to do the same thing as there are no filters yet that will do the job without using these 3rd party apps. Something to do with the way the disks are encoded/encryptedregarding the 'booting into menus' - as you are using MP as a PVR solution it wouldnt actually boot much. The machine would go to suspend mode when not in use (can do this automatically) and then wake up to record programs. In other words, it comes opn pretty much straight away when you press the on button, as its resuming from standby, not going through a cold-boot process. It is possible to set up MP as shell, but there are a number of disadvantages to doing this. All depends on what you plan on doing with the machine though and if you dont plan to use windows often, or are able to use something like a concurrent login hack and VNC to do the admin, then its probably less of an issue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="etheesdad, post: 512581, member: 84335"] 1080p - yes, also 1080i internet access - yes... there are a couple of web browser plugin options. It will also do youtube, hulu, zinc and last.fm etc freeview HDTV - yes - has a very good interface for this bluray - yes ...but ... has to pass to a 3rd party application to do it (two options - powerdvd and something else ... the name escapes me) however as I understand it MCE 7MC and VMC all have to do the same thing as there are no filters yet that will do the job without using these 3rd party apps. Something to do with the way the disks are encoded/encrypted regarding the 'booting into menus' - as you are using MP as a PVR solution it wouldnt actually boot much. The machine would go to suspend mode when not in use (can do this automatically) and then wake up to record programs. In other words, it comes opn pretty much straight away when you press the on button, as its resuming from standby, not going through a cold-boot process. It is possible to set up MP as shell, but there are a number of disadvantages to doing this. All depends on what you plan on doing with the machine though and if you dont plan to use windows often, or are able to use something like a concurrent login hack and VNC to do the admin, then its probably less of an issue. [/QUOTE]

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