Just bought myself a Media Center PC (Sony XL100) this week. I'm not entirely happy with the output via HDMI, but that's besides the point. I am now enlightened with the information that MCEs don't suck like everyone says, and it's more than just a PC under your telly.
Last night I tried the 360 in conjunction with the MCE, and wow! It's not lame! There I was, able to stream internet radio, 1080p content and LIVE TV from the MCE and control/output it via the 360. Live Freeview TV, with guide, info, recording options, everything. In 720p. Oh, i was also online with MSN overlayed the top of the screen.
Seems kinda pointless in the same room as the MCE box, but, now a ?200 core box would be ideal in the bedroom. Hook this up to a second LCD, and voila, streaming HD content across my house. Being able to play Xbox games in the bedroom is just be the icing on the cake.
I could do away with the Sky SCART sender, and steam an upconverted s-video source to the bedroom. I could play co-op and 2 player games full screen on the 2 xboxes with friends. I could watch live TV in the front room, and my girlf could watch something recorded in the bedroom.
Now it makes sense to me why there is a crappier, cheaper Xbox 360, and once Vista hits with MCE-like capabilities, so will everyone else! I hear people here asking to scrap the Core and just have the premiuim, well I say make the core even cheaper, and I'll put one in every room of the house!
Last night I tried the 360 in conjunction with the MCE, and wow! It's not lame! There I was, able to stream internet radio, 1080p content and LIVE TV from the MCE and control/output it via the 360. Live Freeview TV, with guide, info, recording options, everything. In 720p. Oh, i was also online with MSN overlayed the top of the screen.
Seems kinda pointless in the same room as the MCE box, but, now a ?200 core box would be ideal in the bedroom. Hook this up to a second LCD, and voila, streaming HD content across my house. Being able to play Xbox games in the bedroom is just be the icing on the cake.
I could do away with the Sky SCART sender, and steam an upconverted s-video source to the bedroom. I could play co-op and 2 player games full screen on the 2 xboxes with friends. I could watch live TV in the front room, and my girlf could watch something recorded in the bedroom.
Now it makes sense to me why there is a crappier, cheaper Xbox 360, and once Vista hits with MCE-like capabilities, so will everyone else! I hear people here asking to scrap the Core and just have the premiuim, well I say make the core even cheaper, and I'll put one in every room of the house!
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