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[ Jason Preston] Whatever else you say about Apple, they’ve done modern entertainment about x-billion times better than Microsoft, and if I can get a box that does DVR + iTunes (which is increasingly becoming my PC-media central), I am so insanely all about it. Especially if it’s priced to compete with the Xbox 360, which is MS’s real move into that arena.

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http://mediapcs.engadget.com [Mediapcs.engadget.com] Sony VAIO XL1 Digital Living System Media Center PC - Media PCs ...: I have the new Scientific Atlanta HD DVR they offer and its got good picture quality, it's very responsive compared to other STB's I've used, and I don't mind their interface at all... though I'll admit this is my first experience with a DVR, so I don't have a basis for comparison other than what I've seen/heard/read.

Pvruk.com[Pvruk.com] PVR UK: PVR (Personal Video Recorder) and DVR (Digital Video ...: Away Mode brings the convenience, quiet performance and instant on/offfunctionality of consumer electronics to the Media Center PC. Away Modeimproves upon current PC power-management systems by enabling thesystem to silently perform unattended tasks, such as record TV showsand stream content to Media Center Extenders, while in a low-power modethat appears off.

Homepage.mac.comhttp://homepage.mac.com [Homepage.mac.com] MetroXing logo: Apple is still competition to them but in the one area they feel prettysecure and that they know that people who buy $499 PC's don't really get whyeveryone should own a Mac instead. Even if enough actual people wake from theirslumber and switch over, for every PC sold to an actual live person, they selldozens as airline terminals, cash registers, car, wedding registers, and soforth - they don't care if no one actually uses the OS, just that the licensingis paid for.

http://tivostock.blogspot.com [Tivostock.blogspot.com] Tivo Stock: September 2005: While reading about the release of the 5150C "a smaller PC designed for those with limited space who want to fit it into a home entertainment system" released in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) I came across this little tid bit. "The fact that Dell is also planning to offer new, consumer-oriented PCs that can be shipped without an installed operating system will not be received favorably by Microsoft" says Eweek.

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