HTPCs: A Victim of Evolution? @ [H] Consumer

**MIG-31** · Feb 19, 2007, 05:20 PM

Source: [H] Consumer
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Two new classes of devices threaten to make the Home Theater PC obsolete. Has the HTPC party ended before it even began, or will competing devices be crippled over fears of copyright infringement?

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 19, 2007, 07:07 PM

Copy Protection is gonna kill some of these cool concepts, indeed.

Look at Apple's solution - their AppleTV thing is already miles ahead of HTPC stuff and it isn't even out yet...

studbagel9 · Feb 19, 2007, 11:13 PM

I think it all depends on what you want. To me, having a dedicated HTPC with all my multimedia on it is better than using something like appletv to send it to my tv from the computer I already use to game on. Not to mention it doesn't record tv, and you can't watch a DVD from it directly. I'm not sure how it's "miles ahead" of HTPC stuff? To me, the AppleTV looks like an underpowered HTPC. That may be slightly off-topic, and my information may be outdated / just plain wrong. If you've got information that proves devices like the appletv are better than what I've read about, please, prove me wrong.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 19, 2007, 11:53 PM

I don't have to prove anything. It's not a contest.

Buy what you want.

Feb 19, 2007, 05:20 PM	#1
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Feb 19, 2007, 11:13 PM	#3
studbagel9 Rolling the Hard Six Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lock Haven, PA Posts: 767 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I think it all depends on what you want. To me, having a dedicated HTPC with all my multimedia on it is better than using something like appletv to send it to my tv from the computer I already use to game on. Not to mention it doesn't record tv, and you can't watch a DVD from it directly. I'm not sure how it's "miles ahead" of HTPC stuff? To me, the AppleTV looks like an underpowered HTPC. That may be slightly off-topic, and my information may be outdated / just plain wrong. If you've got information that proves devices like the appletv are better than what I've read about, please, prove me wrong. __________________

Feb 19, 2007, 07:07 PM	#2
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	Copy Protection is gonna kill some of these cool concepts, indeed. Look at Apple's solution - their AppleTV thing is already miles ahead of HTPC stuff and it isn't even out yet...

Feb 19, 2007, 11:53 PM	#4
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	I don't have to prove anything. It's not a contest. Buy what you want.