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<blockquote data-quote="ktjensen" data-source="post: 124012" data-attributes="member: 29844">I like to think of MP as going towards a free alternative to Apple-TV.&nbsp; I could have bought an Apple-TV for $300, but now I do not need to.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> Also I was thinking of playing with a Beyond-TV software that I got free, in an old version, with one of my video capture cards.&nbsp; Now I feel I am &quot;beyond&quot; that.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> MVP extender from Haupauge alternative?&nbsp; Yep mostly works, but I think I would need to transcode my stuff.&nbsp; So MP is still the winner.&nbsp; Besides I do not need another black box, and I like doing other things besides &quot;media vegitation&quot;.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I could get VISTA with all the capabilities of Windows Media Edition built in, but no flexible tools for it yet.&nbsp; Maybe someday with a new computer.&nbsp; I just worry as even WINXP was buggy in certain aspects.So the real question is what will you use your combined HTPC device (or system) to do?&nbsp; I think we are on the cutting edge of determining that.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is bloody dangerous out here in development land.&nbsp; There will be many failed experiments, but MP seems to be adaptable to move out of any deadends.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="ktjensen, post: 124012, member: 29844"] I like to think of MP as going towards a free alternative to Apple-TV. I could have bought an Apple-TV for $300, but now I do not need to.:cool: Also I was thinking of playing with a Beyond-TV software that I got free, in an old version, with one of my video capture cards. Now I feel I am "beyond" that. :D MVP extender from Haupauge alternative? Yep mostly works, but I think I would need to transcode my stuff. So MP is still the winner. Besides I do not need another black box, and I like doing other things besides "media vegitation". :) I could get VISTA with all the capabilities of Windows Media Edition built in, but no flexible tools for it yet. Maybe someday with a new computer. I just worry as even WINXP was buggy in certain aspects. So the real question is what will you use your combined HTPC device (or system) to do? I think we are on the cutting edge of determining that. It is bloody dangerous out here in development land. There will be many failed experiments, but MP seems to be adaptable to move out of any deadends. ;) [/QUOTE]

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