Hope this pays off. Those kind of features might make boxes easier to use for everyone.
XBMC coders acquire TVonics brand
Key assets once owned by TVonics, the UK digital video recorder maker which collapsed into administration in June 2012, have been acquired by a UK developer with a view to create a set-top box based on the popular open source media player, XBMC. Peterborough-based Pulse-Eight today said it had bought the TVonics brand, the …
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Monday 22nd October 2012 12:47 GMT craigj
I've found OpenElec to be quite buggy and unfriendly in my personal experience.
It cannot autodetect Wifi, all of the settings must be input manually, and it has the hidden step of "restart your system" which is not mentioned on screen.
Also, it connects to my wifi aprox. 50% of the time. If it doesn't automatically connect at the beginning, there's no way for it to connect later on, you just have to keep restarting the system until it eventually picks up a connection.
I've found several XBMC plugins to not function correctly on openElec.
This is just my personal experience, appreciate it's not everyones.
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Monday 22nd October 2012 13:47 GMT Nigel Whitfield.
Streaming
One immediate advantage that springs to mind is that if they want to get the likes of Netflix on board, many of those already have an app, and hence experience, with delivering their content on the Android platform.
If you're a big player, like a major TV manufacturer, you can probably persuade people like that that they should be creating a version of their system for your equipment. Much harder to do if it you're a small company in a small market. So, use a platform that they know, and which won't be exclusive to your kit - bar, say, a few UI tweaks - and I think you'll stand a much better chance of getting those services on board.
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Tuesday 23rd October 2012 11:49 GMT Alan Edwards
Re: Anything that's got XBox in it's title, I will avoid like the plague.
Yep, nothing to do with the Xbox any more. It started out as a media player for the Mark 1 Xbox, but the later versions don't run on the old Xbox and it's never run on the 360.
It's worth a look if you're after media centre software for a TV-connected PC. Better than Windows Media Center IMO, and it doesn't take the entire machine over like OpenELEC.
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Monday 22nd October 2012 19:30 GMT DaddyHoggy
Ah, that explains a lot...
Tesco started pushing these boxes out relatively cheaply in June... I bought the 500GB HD version with ethernet and iPlayer built in.
It had some issues and explains why TVonics never answered telephone or replied to emails. Tesco must have known this when it started discounting the boxes - disappointing - caveat emptor even (especially?) from big store like Tesco - well, I guess Tesco will be "liable" for eight months yet.
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Tuesday 23rd October 2012 08:43 GMT Leona A
All the things I love
A developer taking accessibility seriously and using an Open Source Platform, I almost fell of my seat!
Am I dreaming? quick someone pinch me.
I hope this does make it to the real world as I'll be first in the queue for one.
Sounds like a product I'll actually be able to use independently without a magnifier or assistance,
Go to the top of the class Mr Ellis, you rock.
I currently use a Topfield TF5800 which allows a very high degree of customisation through 'themes' so I can get large fonts and high contrast menus but it doesn't talk to me :(
So a replacement PVR will have to be able to do the same but non of the 'high street' ones seem to have this ability.
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Tuesday 23rd October 2012 13:12 GMT Black Road Dude
Kick Starter Perhaps?
if they are wanting money to get things going on this why dont they start a funding project on something like kick starter?
Im sure there are many people who would be happy to stump up some dosh in the knowledge that when a device is produced they will get one, whilst also supporting a small business that is trying to do things correctly
( i.e open source and cheaply).
I know I would.