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I am hoping that the One will at least be able to see the tuners on my network using HDHomeRun Prime | Welcome to SiliconDust . This setup already feeds my htpc's through the house without the need of TWC garbage boxes.
you never know... They could have a built in antenna or an optional box that allows for over the air to HDMI... Trust me, if MS doesn't think of it, a third party will. Hell I did, maybe I should file for a Paton?As far as I know Australia and Thailand use a 72 ohm plug to connect the free to air TV so for those of us that do not have or want pay TV all this TV stuff is pointless. I understand that there a lots of people that are happy to have an all in one solution but it looks to me that Microsoft once again has forgotten about those outside the USA. The only place in Asia where streaming video is possible is Singapore. The rest of Asia has such poor connection speed its pointless.
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Connect your cable or satellite
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pass-thru enables you to watch
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1: Supported television tuner or cable/satellite set top box with HDMI output and HDMI cable required (all sold separately).
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I noticed the few weird inputs in the back of the new Xbox, to me they looked like those antenna inputs mentioned in the above posts. Finland uses these too, btw.
But it has that xbox logo over them and the two circles seem connected. Is this some propretiary xbox connection thing Im not familiar with due to never owning an xbox before? Or it could be the power input, as I see no other input for power in there?
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I noticed the few weird inputs in the back of the new Xbox, to me they looked like those antenna inputs mentioned in the above posts. Finland uses these too, btw.
Looks like optical audioWhat is the input next to the Ethernet?
Looks like optical audio
So right now I have a low power PC running media center with two tuners, and I do everything through my Xbox 360 (DVR, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, local avi/mp4 streaming, etc). There's no other device in front of my TV since the house is wired for gigabit and the media center PC is in my office (with attached cablecard gear). I don't have any cable boxes and I don't want any. I have three 360s around the house that can all tap into that one media center and all its capabilities. The One looks great, but what I have now is perfection. If it won't take what I'm doing and make it better/faster, then sadly I probably won't get one (teehee pun).
You're a fringe/niche customer, you are not who they design a product for
You're a fringe/niche customer, you are not who they design a product for
I agree with pretty much everything you said, but I fear that Microsoft feels the Media Center ship has sailed. Seems like they've completely forgotten about it. I would actually be shocked if the One even works as a Media Center Extender like the 360 does.You're right, the setup I have probably wouldn't be appealing to anybody. Oh wait, practically nobody knows a setup like that is possible and everyone who's come over has said they wished they had it. Don't mistake obscurity for bad design/tech. Media Center is an amazing product that wasn't executed well. But I guarantee you there is nothing on the market now with such flexibility, power AND simplicity once it's configured. Unless I'm mistaken, this is a more advanced version of Google TV, but still basically the same product. If it still requires a cable box I'm not interested.
I agree with pretty much everything you said, but I fear that Microsoft feels the Media Center ship has sailed. Seems like they've completely forgotten about it. I would actually be shocked if the One even works as a Media Center Extender like the 360 does.
I really wish the One would at least have its own cable card reader and DVR functionality, but it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. Your set up will probably remain the best option out there.
You're right, the setup I have probably wouldn't be appealing to anybody. Oh wait, practically nobody knows a setup like that is possible and everyone who's come over has said they wished they had it. Don't mistake obscurity for bad design/tech. Media Center is an amazing product that wasn't executed well. But I guarantee you there is nothing on the market now with such flexibility, power AND simplicity once it's configured. Unless I'm mistaken, Xbox One is a more advanced version of Google TV, but still basically the same product. If it still requires a cable box I'm not interested, especially since most companies charge for each cable box.
And the fact that the Xbox is the ONLY media device in front of my TV tells me that I'm exactly the customer MS wants.
I agree with pretty much everything you said, but I fear that Microsoft feels the Media Center ship has sailed. Seems like they've completely forgotten about it. I would actually be shocked if the One even works as a Media Center Extender like the 360 does.
I really wish the One would at least have its own cable card reader and DVR functionality, but it doesn't seem like it's going to happen. Your set up will probably remain the best option out there.