Greetings everyone,
Matt, Rodda and others,
What are your opinions on Media Centers?
Better to buy a pre-built system or build your own?
I've been researching this one and found that I'm now stuck between trying to figure out if I go with a Media Center or a Media Server/Streamer like the Dvico Tvix 4130 Matt recently purchased and set up.
I found (from the spec's) what looks to be a pretty good system through research and forums which is actually sold through ALDI, the Medion MD 8828. What I like about it is the ability to use it as a full Media Center (EPG, TV Tuner, etc.) and the dual HDDVD & BlrRay drive to play both formats.
Here's a link to some info on the system:
http://www.medion.de/md8828/au/flash.html
This is a positive post on the system from one forum:
http://www.xpmediacentre.com.au/communi ... great.html
This is a mixed bag/slightly more negative take on the system:
http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtopic=58477&st=0
What I'm unsure of is if you add a second tuner to this system, can you not only record two shows while viewing another and do time-shifting and can you use a tuner to record Foxtel? If you can do those things with an VMC or MCE it could be the all in one solution I'm interested in setting up!
Matt, can you use the Dvico tuner for Foxtel if you want?
Anyway, interested in any comments, suggestions or information in relation to this topic, either on the Medion 8828 specifically or Media Center's all together.
Cheers and Happy Holidays!!!
Bryan