How much for a really good Multimedia PC - built from scratch?!?

[gorski]

An MM box with full:

1) Satellite HD TV functions [including Emulating smart cards and Card Sharing capabilities, like GBox, Mbox, CCcam, MGcamd etc.]

2) Terrestrial HD TV functions [or cable, if one wants/needs it]

3) IP TV functions [streaming TV channels from the net like justin tv]

4) Full PVR [full stream recording capabilities]

5) Playing mkv/blu-ray/HD stuff, everything - stuff that is the most demanding...

6) but also normal PC functions, from browsing to ripping, recording and onwards...

A true All-In-One [AIO] box, connected to your large HD TV, plasma or otherwise, at the heart of your educational, informative, communicative and entertainment space...

For instance, imagine the educational Ubuntu packages, plus Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wikipedia and all of that at your kids' fingertips, put to good use, to really make your kids interested, technology at their disposal and full service, to help educate, inform, motivate...

Almost all the packages of Sat and cable TV have many Discovery, Nat. Geographic, Animal Kingdoms, History Channels etc. etc. etc.

Then, it's down to the parents to show, intrigue, help the kids out... Don't forget, the new generations are slightly different, so...

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Then, it's down to the parents to show, intrigue, help the kids out... Don't forget, the new generations are slightly different, so...

... So they'll work out how to watch porn on it faster and more frequently than you'd ever believe.

 

[gorski]

You can not stop it.

So, stop moaning about it, get to grips with it, talk to them, give them the info they need, discuss feelings, the "other", responsibility to self and others, mutuality, respect and recognition, legitimacy of those needs, how wrong it is to suppress them, the way most do etc. etc.

They need to grow up and become independent by exercising their judgement. Give them the knowledge/principles/differentiations they need to make better, informed choices...

The bitching about it is just totally wrong... And it does worse than doing nothing!

 

[Bob_the_lost]

Sorry, was watching a movie on my home theatre setup... what were you saying?

 

[Quartz]

An MM box with full: <snip>

Right. No 3D Modelling. No playing 3D games? I'm off to play Bridge imminently, but I'll give it some thought tomorrow.

 

[gorski]

Well, one can add to it... 'Tis a full PC after all...

 

[gorski]

3) IP TV functions [streaming TV channels from the net like...]

R.e. the streaming of telly channels via internet/browser, here are some examples - a copy of my post from another forum...]:

http://www.tjuner.com/televizija.php

www.myp2p.eu

http://www.myp2p.eu/guide.php?part=software

http://online-media-archive.net/tv/browse.php?

http://rojadirecta.com/

http://www.justin.tv/

http://www.tbwsport.com/

http://www.susjed.com/

http://www.keshim.com/

http://axisaccess.com/

http://www.tvunetworks.com/

http://www.livestation.com/

http://www.channelsurfing.net/

http://zulu.mk/

http://www.atdhe.net/

http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?f=1

http://www.ovguide.com/