Comments on: Tivo vs. Windows XP Media Center 2005

By: Things that ... make you go hmm

Things that ... make you go hmm — Wed, 29 Dec 2004 17:23:19 +0000

Replace TiVo with Media Center PC?
One of our family gifts this year (the other was a Saturn 2005 Relay) was a Media Center PC. We’ve moved the TiVO out of our family room and into the master bedroom. I felt a little melancholy unplugging the TiVo and moving it from its home for t…

By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 16:07:11 +0000

I compared Tivo, MythTV, and MCE 2k5 and found that MCE offered the most features, best user interface, and had no subscription cost. The actual cost of a Tivo is nearly $400 after rebate to buy-out of the subscription cost… which is a more fair comparison to MCE and MythTV. If you already have the hardware, add a TV tuner and MCE package w/ remote for ~$220. I’d also like to note that I’m a dedicated Mac user and have been for years. I’ve used EyeTV from El Gato Systems and even a few ATI XClaim TV solutions in the past. I still won’t do any real “work” with Windows, but it makes a good media solution.

By: TiVoBlog.com » TiVo vs. Windows XP Media Center 2005

TiVoBlog.com » TiVo vs. Windows XP Media Center 2005 — Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000

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