Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 26th Oct 2007 06:01 UTC
Multimedia, AV Neuros Technology did it again: one more of their interesting media products hits the market, and this time it uses Linux. We used the Neuros OSD this past week and here's what we think about it.
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WebTV replacement
by butters on Fri 26th Oct 2007 08:17 UTC
butters
Member since:
2005-07-08

I'm anxiously awaiting a FOSS-based set-top box around $200USD with Ethernet, USB, and TV-out that runs a web browser.

RE: WebTV replacement
by Eugenia on Fri 26th Oct 2007 08:19 in reply to "WebTV replacement"
Eugenia Member since:
2005-06-28

A web browser is useless without running HD on a big screen. And if you need that, there's always the PS3. Even Opera on 480p on the Wii doesn't have enough resolution to perform adequately.

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RE[2]: WebTV replacement
by butters on Fri 26th Oct 2007 09:47 in reply to "RE: WebTV replacement"
butters Member since:
2005-07-08

It's for an 85-year-old women with poor vision to use gmail with really big fonts on an old 27" CRT TV. And she doesn't know how to use a mouse. The most advanced conceivable use case is receiving an email linking to a YouTube clip of her great-grandchildren.

i.e. A WebTV replacement.

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RE[2]: WebTV replacement
by parentaladvisory on Fri 26th Oct 2007 09:02 in reply to "WebTV replacement"
parentaladvisory Member since:
2006-12-18

I Have my 32"LCD connected via VGA-cable to my desktop computer. Works great, at native resolution 1360x768. A cordless mouse+keyboard, and I can surf web, and watch everything on the harddrives, and command amaroK to play whatever I want. Dont really need and extra "set-top" box, just a graphics-card with dual connectors. (and nvidias binary driver, but thats another topic(using Linux))

Edited 2007-10-26 09:02

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