what's going on?

[Mich the Tester]

A Pc makes a tulipe media centre.

What’s the point of a good media centre if the media’s such a load of tulip?

[chef]

A Pc makes a tulipe media centre.

errr and what makes you say that???

I've had a pc as a media center for a few years now and I think it's a great solution

ultra quiet
unlimited storage space
high end graphics
high end sound
bluray writer / hd dvd writer / dvd writer / cd writer all in 1 single drive
Windows media center PVR is just as good as sky's if not better IMO
and a regular pc for switching to when you want to surf the net
the spec i have plays all the latest games
you can remote into it whenever you want to get something while away (movies/songs etc.)
all in 1 single box

what do you see as the reasons why its so tulipe?

[Gibbon]

It could be she just doesn't care and is too busy with something/somebody else

[chef]

Good luck with that line...

yeah I know but that's my opinion, she just hasn't brought up the subject yet... yet

[Mich the Tester]

errr and what makes you say that???

I've had a pc as a media center for a few years now and I think it's a great solution

ultra quiet
unlimited storage space
high end graphics
high end sound
bluray writer / hd dvd writer / dvd writer / cd writer all in 1 single drive
Windows media center PVR is just as good as sky's if not better IMO
and a regular pc for switching to when you want to surf the net
the spec i have plays all the latest games
you can remote into it whenever you want to get something while away (movies/songs etc.)
all in 1 single box

what do you see as the reasons why its so tulipe?

Dimprawn says anything anyone else buys is tulip. See the endless car threads where he slags off other people’s choices. Dimprawn lives in the finest mock Georgian shed in Swindon, above a basement kebab shop and complete with B&Q concrete lions, drives a selection of used BMWs, owns a helicopter and thinks everyone else has bad taste.

[doodab]

Dimprawn says anything anyone else buys is tulip. See the endless car threads where he slags off other people’s choices. Dimprawn lives in the finest mock Georgian shed in Swindon, above a basement kebab shop and complete with B&Q concrete lions, drives a selection of used BMWs, owns a helicopter and thinks everyone else has bad taste.

Having your own kebab shop in your basement is pretty cool.

[DimPrawn]

Dimprawn says anything anyone else buys is tulip. See the endless car threads where he slags off other people’s choices. Dimprawn lives in the finest mock Georgian shed in Swindon, above a basement kebab shop and complete with B&Q concrete lions, drives a selection of used BMWs, owns a helicopter and thinks everyone else has bad taste.

I'm entitled to my opinion. Windows Media centre is a faff, the PC needs too much time to startup. It's just not a good experience.

How many people have a SKY+ HD box compared to a "media centre PC". There's a reason.

And I don't live in Swindon.

And BMW's are superb cars (as long as there is no snow on the road).

And you are a tw@t.

HTH

PS. But hey it's your money Chef, if you think it's cool to have a PC in a 1980's VHS box and faff about, go for it!

[doodab]

How many people have a SKY+ HD box compared to a "media centre PC". There's a reason.

I've had several of them. They keep going pop.

On the other hand, if you want live football, pay per view movies & lost it's the best solution.

[DimPrawn]

I've had several of them. They keep going pop every 12-18 months.

When chef's £1K PC goes pop, that's £1K down the drain.

[doodab]

When chef's £1K PC goes pop, that's £1K down the drain.

Or £50 for a new whatever and he gets to keep his recordings.

The Sky UI has gone downhill with the latest upgrades as well, it's pretty sluggish. I would much prefer to get Sky via my PC & GBPVR but they use a different card system than the CI ones.

Of course these days you can get sky anytime on your PC, the best of both worlds.