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Posted by Bob on 01/11/06 22:17

On 11 Jan 2006 11:16:28 -0800, "Jack (www.villagebbs.com)"
<lupin3@planetjurai.com> wrote:

>> 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?

I know *nothing* about the Xbox since I am not a gamester.

>Obviously the XBOX isn't a DVR.

That is not obvious to me since I do not know what it is.

>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.

Excellent! Will it play on my TV?

> 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.

You are right about that - but I wanted to see if it had that
capability anyway.

>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.

Where do you get a $100 unit and what version is it?

And what kind of GUI does it have? Remote control with IR? Does it
look and feel like a DVD Player? Can I program a URC 8910 remote to
operate it?

http://www.ofausa.com/remote.php?type=URC%208910




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