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Multimedia Center

by mcdlmac Oct 17, 2008 4:01AM PDT

I would like to bring all media into one place to playback on my TV. I have mostly .vob and .mov files. But would also like to record TV shows from cable and other sources and store them on the same device connected to my TV. Any suggestions on a cheap, but effective way to playback media files (.vob, .mov, mpeg2) and record new media from cable set top box? Should I go the Mvix Multimedia Center route and look for a way to record video? Or go the PC route and find a PCI or USB record device? Need some help.

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I ended up punting...
by RustyDallas Oct 17, 2008 6:56AM PDT
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(NT) Keep looking (n/t)
by Pepe7 Oct 17, 2008 7:12AM PDT
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media center
by mcdlmac Oct 17, 2008 11:26PM PDT

Thanks for your input. will look into this box.

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This is a very interesting device...
by ahtoi Oct 18, 2008 3:07AM PDT

but I am still wondering how it bypass the copy protection on dvd though.

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Couldn't say but....
by RustyDallas Oct 18, 2008 4:06AM PDT

they claim it copies everything it sees (from vcr,dvd, computer, etc) to whatever hard drive you give it access to. You can then retrieve the info via on screen menu and send it to your display. Because it's Linux based, there are programmers working on new functions for the device all the time. The company pays rewards for anyone who can add anything useful. The web site had a very good Forum section where you can get prompt answers to your question. I used it myself and was advised that it didn't do the things I was looking for.

Rusty

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recording analog content is not illegal...
by Pepe7 Oct 18, 2008 12:22PM PDT

...as that's what it copies- the analog signal which is transmitted to the TV. That part is not encrypted AFAIK. As I understand it the analog content gets turned into an MP4 file. This is not the same as creating an exact digital copy of a DVD obviously. You'd be better off with a standard PC for that IME.

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