Posted by Jack (www.villagebbs.com) on 01/11/06 19:16

> I want to make sure I got this right. The Xbox has composite outputs
> and composite inputs. That means you can connect it to your TV to
> watch video on either its hard disk or one on the network. It also
> means you can record VCR tapes onto its hard disc or one on the
> network.

What do you think? Obviously the XBOX isn't a DVR. You can watch video
from either the XBOXs internal hard drive, yes or you can watch video
streamed from either your LAN or an Internet location. Since the XBOX
has no video capturing capabilities you cannot capture video with it..
but we were talking about networked DVD players here and not DVRs. The
point is for less than $100 (used) or $150 retail the XBOX is your best
friend when it comes to being a cheap network media center.

> >It can even handle most off-spec stuff, poorly encoded, etc.
>
> Just like IE.

I'd imagine the XBOX would win the pepsi challenge when it comes to
supported media formats.

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