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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: Xeen on 1 October 2003, 02:35

Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: Xeen on 1 October 2003, 02:35
with their new entertainment computers/software
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1211&e=2&u=/nm/20030930/tc_nm/tech_microsoft_mediacenter_dc&sid=95573372 (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&ncid=1211&e=2&u=/nm/20030930/tc_nm/tech_microsoft_mediacenter_dc&sid=95573372)

I can just imagine the poor souls who use this to watch TV, getting a BSOD all the time.
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: jasonlane on 1 October 2003, 02:57
As was said in another article on this subject, the reg I think:

"were's Ctrl- Alt Del on a remote? "
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: mc0282 on 1 October 2003, 03:28
geez, i would never put a microsoft product in my living room i might get blue screen of dealth ...
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: Maniaman on 1 October 2003, 07:13
*sets up vcr timer, to record a video on satellite overnight and goes off to bed*

Next Morning...

*plays the tape back in a non-ms VCR*
WTF! Failed to start timer
... ... the vcr locked up recordiong...
...
BSOID on satellite...
50 timer errors fill the screen...
Oh dear. The VCR blue screened.

<End Microsoft Living Room act>
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: solarismka on 1 October 2003, 21:41
Now what is wrong with just a flat screen TV, a nice surround sound system and a DVD/VCR combo player??

I mean why on earth use a 'computer'  in the first place?????

'scratches head'

I'm wondering if consumers are gonna fall for this gimmick when x-man comes around.....
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: SpeeDFreaK on 1 October 2003, 21:53
-=Solaris.M.K.A=-:
Unless it doesn't have a tivo, it doesn't use linux.   :D   Seriously though, why not use something like linux for this? I'm pretty sure you could set up stuff like that on a timer to tune to a certain station and record a show through a VI/VO card. You would save space on the HD using a minimal setup, and no viruses to f**k things up.
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: Refalm on 1 October 2003, 13:23
quote:
MisteR2: and no viruses to f**k things up.


What viruses? Unless the set is connected to the internet of course...
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: M51DPS on 1 October 2003, 23:11
Of course it will be set to connect to the internet, how else will microsoft find out what you watch?
Title: Microsoft wants to take control of our living rooms..
Post by: Maniaman on 2 October 2003, 02:49
quote:
Originally posted by M51DPS:
Of course it will be set to connect to the internet, how else will microsoft find out what you watch?


or they could take control of the coax  cables etc and send the info through those in some way shape of form... heh.