Comments on: HP Media Center Extender Review http://thomashawk.com/2005/06/hp-media-center-extender-review.html Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:26:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tim Coyle http://thomashawk.com/2005/06/hp-media-center-extender-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-19681 Tim Coyle Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:19:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=3691#comment-19681 The Xbox 360 will definitely be the extender to buy in the future - but- it won't be shipping with a HD DVD drive so you can only stream HDTV via your extender. The Xbox 360 will definitely be the extender to buy in the future – but- it won’t be shipping with a HD DVD drive so you can only stream HDTV via your extender.

]]> By: Shawn Oster http://thomashawk.com/2005/06/hp-media-center-extender-review.html/comment-page-1#comment-19682 Shawn Oster Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:48:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=3691#comment-19682 "is anyone really buying non HDTVs anymore?"<br /><br />Yes, quite a few people in the main stream commercial segment. I'm a semi-early adopter; bought an X-Box at the original price point, bought an Extender the day it was available at BestBuy, see movies on opening night, about to purchase a Sonos music system but... I haven't bought an HDTV.<br /><br />Mostly because I refuse to get a dish or pay a premium for HD channels through my cable provider and everything I watch is recorded MCE so an HDTV would just be wasted except for the few times I watch DVD's. What I really want is an HDTV that displays an SDTV signal at least as good as my old 32" analog Toshiba.<br /><br />Until you don't have to work for an HDTV signal I think HDTV's are going to remain in the minority.<br /><br />I do happen to agree though that the X-Box 360 really will be the best extender out there. “is anyone really buying non HDTVs anymore?”

Yes, quite a few people in the main stream commercial segment. I’m a semi-early adopter; bought an X-Box at the original price point, bought an Extender the day it was available at BestBuy, see movies on opening night, about to purchase a Sonos music system but… I haven’t bought an HDTV.

Mostly because I refuse to get a dish or pay a premium for HD channels through my cable provider and everything I watch is recorded MCE so an HDTV would just be wasted except for the few times I watch DVD’s. What I really want is an HDTV that displays an SDTV signal at least as good as my old 32″ analog Toshiba.

Until you don’t have to work for an HDTV signal I think HDTV’s are going to remain in the minority.

I do happen to agree though that the X-Box 360 really will be the best extender out there.

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