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   Kommentar till text 2207 av Mike '/m' (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: J. Rivers's Mediacenter
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From: "Thees Peereboom" <theesp@barkto.com>

Mike,

Thanks - I'll take a look.

- Thees Peereboom

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 17:34:09 -0500, Mike '/m' <mike@barkto.com> wrote:

>> J. Rivers's Mediacenter.
>
> You're welcome.  There's a lot of depth to that app, I'm still
> discovering new
> things after using it over a year.
>
> I like the zone capability.  I have one zone for my dining room, and
> another
> for the living room.  Each zone has a different playlist, and both zones
> can
> play simulataneously.
>
> I still, however, prefer to use CDEX for ripping.
>
> btw, version 11 of MediaCenter (in beta test now
> http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=25759.0 ) has a faster,
> more
> flexible database capability.
>
>  /m
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:15:39 +0100, "Thees Peereboom" <theesp@barkto.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Mike,
>>
>> And not an unlikely viewpoint at all. Jobs did it with music, created a
>> market that everybody took as very, very difficult. Now he's very likely
>> to show that he can do it again with an even more difficult segment,
>> supported by the success with the music market as a businesscase.
>>
>> Thanks, BTW, for the recommendation of J. Rivers's Mediacenter. I like
>> it
>> very much and have bought a copy. It's a very flexible app, too, by
>> allowing to let you create your own fields and views.
>>
>> - Thees Peereboom
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:29:41 -0500, Mike '/m' <mike@barkto.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:04:48 -0500, "John Oellrich" <john@oellrich.us>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Adam,
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately the HDD and RAM aren't exactly standard. The HDD uses a
>>>> slightly different physical connection, and the DRAM has to have very
>>>> particular timings. The RAM can be bought on the open market, but
>>>> because of the timing requirements it is more expensive than faster PC
>>>> DRAM.
>>>>
>>>> I think one article I read summed it up best: "This is the cheapest
>>>> way
>>>> to get an OS X platform." And even that is not necessarily correct.
>>>> Once you throw in all the other stuff you need, like monitor, keyboard
>>>> and mouse, you're in the same range as the eMac.
>>>>
>>>> However I think I would still go with the Mac Mini (and I am tempted
>>>> by
>>>> it), its style/size and combined with an LCD monitor would make it
>>>> sweet.
>>>>
>>>> I just wish Apple would come up with one that had full VIVO, a tuner,
>>>> and some dedicated MPEG encode/decode hardware. What a great setup it
>>>> would be for a home theater PC!
>>>
>>>
>>> A viewpoint.
>>> http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20050120.html
>>>
>>> ===
>>> ...Everyone seems to think the Mini is a media PC, and it has the basic
>>> characteristics of one. Though the box has no TV tuner, Apple does
>>> offer
>>> an
>>> analog adapter. And you can burn DVDs with it if you get the optional
>>> DVD
>>> burner. Still, there were hints in that MacWorld presentation of
>>> something
>>> bigger to come, and the Mac Mini is a big part of that.
>>>
>>> Here's my thinking, and it is just thinking -- I have no insider
>>> knowledge of
>>> Apple's plans, I haven't been diving in any Cupertino dumpsters, and
>>> nobody
>>> who knows the truth has told me a darned thing. I think the Mac Mini
>>> is a
>>> fixed component in a system that will extend iTunes to selling and
>>> distributing movies....
>>> ===
>>>
>>>  /m
>

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