From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

Pair that distro up to some chinese manufacturers.

Slap out machines at 100/150 USD.

Adam

John Beamish wrote:
> This could be interesting (ok, not to Geo who's way beyond but for the
> rest of us mere mortals).
>
> http://store02.prostores.com/servlet/tvease/Detail?no=8
>
> We thought of one thing while we were creating the Hannibal.  What would
> we want in our living rooms?   It sounds selfish but, more to the point,
> its the way things should be made.  Most other Media Center's on the
> market send you a computer and some install disks and say have fun.  Not
> us, not the Hannibal.  Hannibal is built on a rock solid Ubuntu Linux
> operating system with MythTV as your all in one media center software.
> We know Linux can be difficult to get setup and running.  That is why we
> did all the work for you.  You wont receive an install disk and
> instructions.  You receive a machine that is ready to be used when you
> take it out of the box.  No setup required.  Answer some questions, with
> your remote, about how you want to hook it up to your TV and stereo and
> you are done.  Its that simple.  Its a media center for the masses.
>
>
>
> Check out these features:
>
> Live Television:
> Pause, Rewind, Fast Forward, and record live TV
> Watch one channel while recording another
> Automatically takes commercials out of recorded programs
> Watch TV on your schedule, not theirs
> Haupaugge 500 Dual Tuner installed
>
> Video:
> Supports Standard definition, 480P, 480I, 720P, 1080I
> Connects to any TV using either composite, component, S-video, VGA, or DVI
> Play any format including DVD, AVI, MPEG, DIVX, XVID, and a thousand others
>
> Audio:
> 7.1 Digital Audio
> Built in DTS and Dolby Digital Decoding
> Optical output to connect to high end audio systems
>
> Wireless:
> Linksys 802.11 B/G wireless
> WEP and WAP security
> 54 Mbs bandwidth to easily stream all your multimedia needs
>
> Storage:
> 500 GB Hard drive provides more than enough storage for anything you
> want to store
> Record hours upon hours of live television
> Store your DVD's and Music CD's to protect them
> Store all your movies, pictures, and music in one place
>
> Ease:
> All controlled with your Sony Universal remote that is included for free
> No setup, No Hassle, and No worries.
>
> Exclusive Features:
> Built in Bit Torrent downloading
> Rip and Burn DVD's to and from your hard drive with your remote
> Rip and Burn CD's to and from your hard drive with your remote
> 9 in 1 card reader to transfer pictures, music, and movies straight to
> your hard drive
> Live updating local weather
> Hundreds upon hundreds of free live internet television channels to
> choose from
> Extra PCI slot to add TV tuners if you would like.
> Truly an all in one Media Center Solution.

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