I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 738
aficionado
|
OP
aficionado
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 738 |
OK
Here is what I want:
A box that will fit in my audio rack that will have the following:
- Play blu-ray. - Play DVD - all types. - Play CDs - all types. - Can record DVD and CD - all types. - Has a 160 gig hard drive that I can record HD content to for all major cable and satellite companies (Starchoice). - Has multiple USB port that can play and record all media types. - Has wireless network capabilities so I can access media files from my computer. - Has an RF remote. - Has a good functioning user interface. - Has both HDMI and component out and input connections. - is Affordable (Doesn't cost a hundred million bazillion dollars).
Santa, can you get your Elves to make one of these for me???
Thanks
paul
paul
Axiom M80, VP180, Qs8, EP500 Epson 3020 Rotel RB-880 Denon AVR-990
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,488 Likes: 9
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,488 Likes: 9 |
With enough duct tape, I'm sure it is possible to find you a "box" that does all that!
See Mojo's signature
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466 |
I'm not an elf, but for around $1000 I could build an HTPC which does nearly everything on that list. The HDMI input is not going to be cheap, and even more so, it won't support HDCP encrypted HDMI. Component input also is an expensive option, but can be done. CableCARD tuners should be available soon, so you'll be able to record HD cable easy enough. Everything else is well within reason, for a hundred more over a Blu-ray reader, you can get a Blu-ray recorder too.
Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 11,458
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 11,458 |
Paul, I would want SACD & DVD-A capability as well...
::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
axiomite
|
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786 |
My list for an everything box would be slightly different.
Fred
------- Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 66
old hand
|
old hand
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 66 |
What is a box with all that video capability doing in your audio rack? I keed, I keed!
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466 |
Paul, I would want SACD & DVD-A capability as well... That's much more difficult from a computer. There were a few versions of WinDVD which played DVD-As, but they lost that privilege after implementing it poorly enough to allow extraction of the uncompressed PCM data. There's never been piece of software to play SACDs on the computer. I believe it's not even possible to get access to the data on the disc without a special firmware in the DVD drive.
Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 10,654
shareholder in the making
|
shareholder in the making
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 10,654 |
Paul, that's certainly within Santa's capabilities, but the question is, have you been good enough for him to bring you one(I got mine last Christmas).
-----------------------------------
Enjoy the music, not the equipment.
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,789
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 1,789 |
The HDMI input is not going to be cheap, and even more so, it won't support HDCP encrypted HDMI... Input? So it wouldn't be a video card then right? I was going to say my HDMI video card only cost me $59 bucks at Fry's. What would an HDMI input be on a computer anyway?
My Stuff :
M80's QS8's VP150 EP800 Denon 4802 Emotiva XPA-3 Samsung BD-P3600 Sharp 65 Inch Aquos LCD
|
|
|
Re: I want an "everything box" for Christmas
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466
connoisseur
|
connoisseur
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 3,466 |
There are video capture cards which have SDI/DVI/HDMI connectors which allow digital video capture. But none of them implement HDCP so it isn't possible to capture encrypted video data.
Pioneer PDP-5020FD, Marantz SR6011 Axiom M5HP, VP160HP, QS8 Sony PS4, surround backs -Chris
|
|
|
Forums16
Topics24,945
Posts442,489
Members15,617
|
Most Online2,082 Jan 22nd, 2020
|
|
0 members (),
1,065
guests, and
1
robot. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
|