by Dale Stanbrough <MrNoSpam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jan 17, 2008 at 01:13 AM
Nigel wrote:
> Does anyone is Oz actually own or use on of these? With the new
features
> released yesterday folks seem to be excited about. Lets see - movie
> rentals - US- based and completely useless here. Hell you still cant buy
TV
> shows or movies at the Australia iTunes store. Are the studios
surprised at
> all the peer-to-peer file sharing?? (enjoyed the recent BBC Dr Who Xmas
> special which the ABC say will not air here for 18 months). OK got off
track
> here.
No 1920x1080p so it's off the radar for me. Some people buy it to hack
(installing a full version of OS X on it) which seems about it's only
useful role in Australia.
> Personally I want a box that replaces all those machines sitting next to
my
> TV now - add a DVD player (may as well be BluRay), DVR (and I don't need
or
> use an electronic programming guide now - just a great way to time ****ft
> really), and Digital tuner. That I would buy. Maybe there is a device
like
> that already (please don't tell me its windoz media centre - don't think
Ill
> find BlueRay there :)
The latest software for the PS3s is apparently good at making it into a
media centre. You can also buy a separate module (from a third party
supplier) to allow it to mount/access Mac volumes (presumably via AFP).
Dale
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