hooting_monkey Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 And last one... Weather Channel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 27, 2005 Author Share Posted December 27, 2005 HM, Thanks for lining out the XBox option. One question, I just don't know much about the xbox... how do you load music files to it? via PC or does the xbox have the capacity to record off CD's? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/01/mac_mini_a_kill.html Mini Mac! Dee, I went to AudioDeminsions yesterday and had a demo of the McIntosch media server and it was nothing short of impressive. You should drop by and check it out. The price tag was high but the functionality was incredible. http://www.ultimateavmag.com/mediaservers/1105mcintosh/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 "and had a demo of the McIntosch media server and it was nothing short of impressive. You should drop by and check it out. The price tag was high but the functionality was incredible." Very likely that is a rebadged/repackaged Escient system. http://www.escient.com/ Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfogg Posted December 28, 2005 Share Posted December 28, 2005 BTW, WRT the Escient system JVC had a repackaged earlier version of that called the Entre. You can typically pick them up for a couple of hundred dollars now and on its own it can be used as a MP3 jukebox. It gives the full OSD with CD title lookups over the internet with cover art and such. The HD in it was a little small stock but upgrading it to a larger drive isn't very difficult. I think there were also external units that allowed for streaming MP3s elsewhere in the house served out of the Entre. I use the Entre to control/catalog the JVC 400 disc changers it worked with. Shawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 28, 2005 Author Share Posted December 28, 2005 Seti and Shawn, Thanks for the info. Audio Dimensions is a new one on me. I'll check it out. Guess, they've got Mac gear there, eh? What kinds of speakers do they sell along with the Macs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Once you have the modded xbox all setup you can use an FTP client to send the mp3s to the xbox, or you can rip them using XBMC. You can also choose to leave all the music on your computer and use Windows network sharing to access them fromt he xbox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 29, 2005 Author Share Posted December 29, 2005 HM, Thanks. I'm going to have to do some research on how to accomplish what you describe, but that sounds workable. What is the size of the HD in Xbox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 Sfogg, I sincerely hope that McIntosch is doing more than rebranding because rebranfing and charging $5100.. It looks like the E2-300 music server msrp is $3,999. http://www.audioholics.com/cedia/cedia2004/EscientFireBallE2-300.php Dee, The store is on Bowman down the street from CompUSA. They carry B&W speakers, classe, Mcintosh, rotel, and marantz gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 29, 2005 Share Posted December 29, 2005 This looks cool probably more than you want to spend. http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?dgtlplay&1139584777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Seti, Yeh, I am hoping to do it on the cheap. but Thanks for the link. That is a very nice unit and is loaded with music and bundled with the CD jukeboxes. Not a bad deal for what is offered. It would be pretty pricey to gather that gear new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 nobody likes the Snapsteam Firefly ...??? it was $49 ....direct .... I have tons of music on my laptop, play it all thru the Firefly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customsteve01 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Dee, I was surfing for stuff on the CES and found this. I think its like what Duke just mentioned.http://www.cnet.com/4831-11405_1-6411954.html?tag=ltstimgSteve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 got one of them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted January 4, 2006 Author Share Posted January 4, 2006 Steve and Duke, Thanks guys. Interesting stuff here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooting_monkey Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Well it comes with an 8gb hard drive stock, but you can either put a bigger one in yourself, or buy a pre modded xbox. Heres some detailed instructions on how to mod one yourself. You will need a way to copy a game save from your computer to an xbox memory card, and a copy of a certian game, which you can rent. http://www.techfreaks.org/articles/modxbox.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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