There ’s an chance for hardening - top manufacturing companies like Moxi and 2Wire to really outclass TiVo , only because they designing devices around a very specific bent of , well , specifications . The newly announce 2Wire MediaPortal , for instance , is n’t just a satellite pass catcher . It ’s also an internet / Ethernet - enabled media streamer with a built - in 250 GB heavy effort , design to provide all the PVR functions you ’d expect , ( including HD transcription ) , as well as over - the - telegram on need mental object . Wrapping that all up in a cohesive , consistant port makes for a much more pleasant , integrated experience that generic set top box ca n’t as well provide .
Would n’t it be hot to typewrite “ Law & Order ” in the search field , then paginate through results that include PVR - recorded show , ripped DVDs , lively television set , on demand stream media , and download videos that survive on your PC ’s networked memory board ? This MediaPortal boxwood ca n’t do all of that ( the videodisc ripping and the downloaded movies part might be trouble ) , but it can do everything else , plus stream your home depicted object to a mobile twist . Who knows how well it ’ll all act together , but it adjudge a lot of promise .
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