tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15084382.post4218313233495055875..comments2012-02-10T01:37:03.653-08:00Ken Weinerhttps://profiles.google.com/114520917051505483579noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15084382.post-50698866227961400882008-02-22T12:02:00.000-08:002008-02-22T12:02:00.000-08:00Miro has a lot of interesting programming. There is also a new player, <B>100dimensions TV</B>, which will combine the simplicity of TV with the breadth of programming found on the Internet. 100dimensions TV for computers is available now, although with still limited programming. 100dimensions for TV will be able to create a true Couch Potato experience towards the end of the year.alainsanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15514981496398527585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15084382.post-23045321718211756332007-08-22T11:40:00.000-07:002007-08-22T11:40:00.000-07:00Also, although you'll need a Windows PC for this, the setup is GREAT for using with the new Netflix Instant Viewing feature. The quality is almost DVD quality. We watched the entire first 2 seasons of the Office this way.byaspanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16382834801984744944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15084382.post-40303954695086141182007-08-22T10:57:00.000-07:002007-08-22T10:57:00.000-07:00I have a computer hooked up to my TV and stereo system that works great. If you can find a desktop with at least an AMD Athlon XP or Pentium 4 and put a video card in it with an S-Video output, you can use your TV as a monitor. (The only reason I recommend Athlon or P4 is because I had a P3 and the videos were choppy). <BR/><BR/>Or if you have one of the new LCD TV's you can hook it up to the DVI (you might need a DVI to HDMI converter). I would also highly recommend a wireless keyboard and mouse so you can sit on the couch and control everything. Also I'm not sure if your house is wired, but a wireless PCI card/USB thingie would be another requirement.<BR/><BR/>I also got a good sound card (Soundblaster Audigy 2) and use it to play mp3s on my stereo. The sound is amazing and I always have my whole music library there and no fiddling with CDs.<BR/><BR/>Another nice touch for me is that I installed a USB IR receiver on the computer so my universal remote can take the computer in and out of standby mode, and also control the MediaPortal app that I put on to act as a media center front end.<BR/><BR/>I think for Linux they have MythTV which will turn the PC into a TIVO.byaspanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16382834801984744944noreply@blogger.com