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Originally posted by riekl
To each their own .. but .. it setup/installation just does NOT get ANY easier then myhtpc  It works immediately right out of the box, ALL you have to do is tell it what directory your movies, pictures and music is in .. you really should look at it again as your first impression is not an accurate one.
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riekl, you miss my point. Sure, myHTPC "works" out of the box, but it's "basic" as standard To get it to work exactly how I want (interface mostly, not functionality) will take a good deal of effort. IMO, BeyondTV is good enough out the box (for TV) that I was willing to give up the media (pics, mp3, etc.) stuff.
If SS can offer a relatively inexpensive option to do the other stuff then I'll buy it just to fill the gap. I'm not too fussed. Am I alone in wanting simple and tidy solutions for my PC applications? Whilst I would count myself as a bit of an IT nerd
I still prefer to avoid complication. myHTPC, BTV, xmlTV, Girder (or similar) and IRDA interface (for UK cable box) is too complicated by far! Could do it, would rather not. Nowadays I go for the option with the most wizards and the fewest individual components cos I don't have the time to tinker with my PC.
I just hope that BM is competively priced (i.e. not too much more expensive than free) so that this unimportant gap can be filled. (I think 10% voted for pic/mp3 support in most wanted feature poll.)
BTW. I'm not knocking myHTPC which is a very good product at a darn good price
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