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<blockquote data-quote="SwissBuster" data-source="post: 614001" data-attributes="member: 290639"><p>Actually, I do now! </p><p></p><p>I took the plunge last year and had a PC built to do this task. It was a decent, modern PC (i.e. mid range cost - search my profile at <a href="http://www.team-mediaportal.com" target="_blank">www.team-mediaportal.com</a> for the gory detail) where the build focus was on a discrete and silent PC. The first attempt was without a dedicated graphics card but we had to add a (nothing special) graphics card to cope with the demands of HD and blu-ray. </p><p></p><p>The software is freeware from MediaPortal (see link above) running on Vista. It was a steep learning curve to get this working, and took a few months of playing around to get the thing running reliably. It still demands the odd tweak now-and-then to keep things running smoothly. It HAS got to the point that my girlfriend uses it by preference (the first month or so, she used the old set-top box that was still connected). Note that this became a pretty significant 'hobby' for several months, though. </p><p></p><p>Would I do it again? Probably. I like having only the one box to do everything. The downside is that we still get the odd bit of idiosyncratic behaviour...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SwissBuster, post: 614001, member: 290639"] Actually, I do now! I took the plunge last year and had a PC built to do this task. It was a decent, modern PC (i.e. mid range cost - search my profile at [URL="http://www.team-mediaportal.com"]www.team-mediaportal.com[/URL] for the gory detail) where the build focus was on a discrete and silent PC. The first attempt was without a dedicated graphics card but we had to add a (nothing special) graphics card to cope with the demands of HD and blu-ray. The software is freeware from MediaPortal (see link above) running on Vista. It was a steep learning curve to get this working, and took a few months of playing around to get the thing running reliably. It still demands the odd tweak now-and-then to keep things running smoothly. It HAS got to the point that my girlfriend uses it by preference (the first month or so, she used the old set-top box that was still connected). Note that this became a pretty significant 'hobby' for several months, though. Would I do it again? Probably. I like having only the one box to do everything. The downside is that we still get the odd bit of idiosyncratic behaviour... [/QUOTE]
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