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Call me miserable if you like, but I don't want it to do any of those, frankly...

Of course that article is entirely US-centric anyway - most of it doesn't really apply outside.

Sorry, I don't see how that article is US-centric at all.  They are just listing things that are required for these devices to become widly popular...

How is having 4 tuners, easy DVD archiving, HDTV support, support for large libraries, increased stability, image filters, etc US-centric?  I would think that these "features" would apply equally to anyone, anywhere.   ?

Most people in less wealthy countries have rather more basic needs. I suppose you could say it is unfair to call it US-centric but it is true that the issues raised are of more interest to people in highly affluent nations.

I would like a good way of cataloging DVDs in MC.

kiwi

Of course that article is entirely US-centric anyway - most of it doesn't really apply outside.

The only thing US-centric in that article is Tivo. Something i don't expect to stay that way for long. Time shifting TV broadcasts using a HD will become the norm elsewhere too.

You might think that HDTV broadcasts in the US would have happened sooner but the US probably has the largest number of TV sets that would have to be replaced with new (expensive) HDTV ones. Not happening anytime soon. The only channel that i was aware of that offered HDTV was HBO.

In fact the FCC i think alloted bandwidth for HDTV broadcasts (some yrs back) but most channels just used the extra space for more "you guessed it" normal broadcasts.

M$ media center is available to anyone with an internet connection.

Good points in that article.

I liked the suggestion about allowing user profiles. Multi-user ratings has been asked for a long time. So far the solution is to create custom fields to do it.

How well does MC record TV broadcasts ? anyone know

The My radio section is something thats discussed oftern here. i get the idea its still not as stable as it could be in MC.

The other points are already handled well in MC.

Both Dish and DirecTV have satellite receiver/DVR combos that do the same thing as the Sky unit ...

HDTVs might be *made* in China, but the US is pretty much the only place that's actually *using* HDTV.

Ummm... I'm reading this on my HDTV, in Japan, where they are pretty much standard.

OK, OK, so the US and Japan. That still leaves a lot of world out there...