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Um, I can already do all that....
Intel's main promise for Viiv-branded products is that they will allow home entertainment buffs to stream downloaded video files from a PC's hard drive to a television in another room of the house, or move those files to a handheld personal media player.

Ummm, I can already do all that - so long as I "restrict" myself to non DRM media. My DVD player plays DivX discs and has a media card slot so there's no need to burn a disk if you don't want to. The optical output of the player is connected to my HiFi for music playback.

This super gadget cost me $60. It seems these days that the really expensive (name brand) kit has less features than the cheap stuff. Heaven forbid that a SONY player should ever do mp3/DivX.

If this sneakernet option is too much work for you then there's also plenty of boxes on the market which will stream DivX/mp3 via WiFi for you.

All in all, this is yet another hype campaign to sell a substandard solution to a non-existant problem at double the price.
Posted by: jinko   Posted on: 04/06/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Um, I can already do all that....  jinko | 04/06/06
Yep, and...  harrisharris | 05/09/06
It's JiiVE Talking that's all.  realitycheck101 | 04/06/06
"Viiv", pronounced "DOA"  tic swayback | 04/06/06
Same silly posters that said Windows Media Center would flop.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/06/06
Sold, or preloaded?  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/06/06
Bzzzt, wrong again...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/06/06
Henry Ford  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/06/06
No tic, not all modles...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/06/06
Now I'm confused  tic swayback | 04/06/06
Nice try tic, but no.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/06/06
Best work on those reading skills No Ax  tic swayback | 04/06/06
Viiv. I think it stands for...  gordon@... | 04/06/06

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