Comments on: I Buy CDs, But I Don’t Listen To Them http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/01/14/i-buy-cds-but-i-dont-listen-to-them/ Understanding the accumulation of data Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:47:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: The Future of Home Storage - Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/01/14/i-buy-cds-but-i-dont-listen-to-them/comment-page-1/#comment-11056 The Future of Home Storage - Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:02:41 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/01/14/i-buy-cds-but-i-dont-listen-to-them/#comment-11056 [...] Apple’s tremendous success with the iPod has led to their iTunes software becoming the dominant media organization platform, complete with its own proprietary discovery and sharing protocol. Now, with the Apple TV and video [...] [...] Apple’s tremendous success with the iPod has led to their iTunes software becoming the dominant media organization platform, complete with its own proprietary discovery and sharing protocol. Now, with the Apple TV and video [...]

]]> By: Gary Johnson http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/01/14/i-buy-cds-but-i-dont-listen-to-them/comment-page-1/#comment-2279 Gary Johnson Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:58:46 +0000 http://blog.fosketts.net/2008/01/14/i-buy-cds-but-i-dont-listen-to-them/#comment-2279 I am in the process of ripping my cds to Flac. I plan on setting up a dedicated machine, and for the moment am thinking VISTA Home Premium. Now that Blu-ray seems to have one, My favorite way of thinking about this is, I get rid of my old DVD player, get an HTPC that plays new and old DVDs, is my digital jukebox and I get an OTA DVR for free Digital jukebox ( Media Monkey) Playing Web based Content (Firefox) Digital Slideshow used with Digital Jukebox and Media Monkey Visualizations ( Slideshow.exe - We work out to this) OTA DVR (built into Windows Vista Home Premium) Play Blu-Ray and regular old DVDs The HTPC is pretty much a standalone PC, its networked to get access to internet, file transfer, backup, administration and use of other network connected devices (printer) easy. We are not planning on do much with streaming music or video from this system to the rest of the house. I may try and connect a pair of speakers in the living room or dining room to play music; however, I probably would hard wire them or use some sort of wireless connection. I am in the process of ripping my cds to Flac. I plan on setting up a dedicated machine, and for the moment am thinking VISTA Home Premium. Now that Blu-ray seems to have one, My favorite way of thinking about this is, I get rid of my old DVD player, get an HTPC that plays new and old DVDs, is my digital jukebox and I get an OTA DVR for free

Digital jukebox ( Media Monkey)
Playing Web based Content (Firefox)
Digital Slideshow used with Digital Jukebox and Media Monkey Visualizations ( Slideshow.exe - We work out to this)
OTA DVR (built into Windows Vista Home Premium)
Play Blu-Ray and regular old DVDs

The HTPC is pretty much a standalone PC, its networked to get access to internet, file transfer, backup, administration and use of other network connected devices (printer) easy.
We are not planning on do much with streaming music or video from this system to the rest of the house.
I may try and connect a pair of speakers in the living room or dining room to play music; however, I probably would hard wire them or use some sort of wireless connection.

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