umdivx wrote:My #1 thing for

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February 10, 2012 at 3:23 pm #6850
babgvant
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    [quote=umdivx]

    My #1 thing for my HTPC is DVRing, that is it.

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    In that context I can understand your position, but you should disclose the context because for many the HTPC provides a complete home theater solution. Outside of your limited use there is a large set of use cases where they are not the same; I just pointed this out.

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    Because PC’s suck at getting high quality video out properly for movies and such I still use a dedicated BD player, in my case the Oppo BDP-93.

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    I disagree with this statement. It can take some effort to get a PC to produce high quality output (especially on AMD GPUs where they like to process the heck out of everything) though.

    [quote=umdivx]

    However extenders will infact play back M2TS

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    I didn’t say that extenders won’t play M2TS. I said it can be a pain to get M2TS to play on the PC (which is true).

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    I “backup” all my kids movies to mkv, then convert them to M2TS for native playback on extenders.

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    This is a clear e.g. of a functional gap b/w the two products. Using a SageTV PC client or extender you don’t have to do anything but put the bits on a disc somewhere. No converting, transcoding, track stripping, downresing – it just plays.

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    360’s also support DVD playback and doesn’t detract from Extender mode, pop in a dvd, starts playing dvd, stop, goes back to extender mode, you never see the dashboard. While this solution doesn’t work for everyone, it does for my family.

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    Sorry, I meant ripped DVD (i.e. VIDEO_TS) support.

     

     

    [quote=umdivx]

    While there are constraints you have to work within, I still find it a better solution in the end. And has me spending less time supporting the systems vs. actually using the system.

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    Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I can see why, in a very limited context, the comments you made are correct. The thing is that in the broader context, to someone who has a more demanding set of requirements and is unwilling to live within the constraints of a 7MC PC + extender relationship, your statements don’t convey the total experience. It is important to look beyond your use cases when giving advice, or at the very least, disclose the pillars so those consuming the outputs will have the ability to properly access the validity for how they intend to use it.