It just occurred to me that TiVo could probably offer some sort of internet web browser without too much difficulty.

Apple wants this computer in your living room.

Hell, I want it in my living room. I already have more silicon the study than I know what to do with, and that's before moving S. and his 4 machines in. The current obsession is putting together a setup to run all our tunes, video, games, and possibly the coffee maker for the rest of the house; lose a bunch of the ugly useless redundant boxes hooked up to the TV and/or stereo (and while we're at it, replace the TV with something flat, but that's more of an if-we-win-the-lottery kind of dream).... The minimac would be a hell of a lot cuter and sleeker way to do it than any of our boxes, although it's underpowered.

So, yeah, I think they're hitting the living room media computer crack market just at the right time. Where "right time" == "all about me".

Sadly, I do have to get up to turn off the light.

Clap on. Clap off. IJS

Here's a question because I'm too lazy to Google: If you wanna hook up your computer to an HDTV screen, what's the best way to do it? (Assuming your computer has DVI video out.) Just plug the DVI into the HDTV? or is some sort of converter required?

HDTV's I've ogled all seem to have DVI in.

(Yep, still dreaming of pornographic home media setup.)

Woo hoo, homemade porn!

Crying because I will never have the money to be a technology early adapter.

OK, approaching it from the other side - if I get HDTV cable, can I output that into an LCD computer monitor (1600x1200)?

Of course, then I couldn't easily use the monitor with a computer (unless I buy some sort of DVI switchbox).

But anyway, odds are I'll buy a widescreen (picture tube) HDTV set soon....

My monitor is HDTV ready, it says, and connects to my computer's DVI port.

Can you attach the clapper to a room's overhead light?

Man, I remember when I wanted to own my own home so I could x10 the whole thing. Do people still x10?

I'm trying to draw out my home computer/media network, because it's unnecessarily clunky, and I want some suggestions from y'all. But Visio hates me.

Okay. This is my primary PC/TV setup.

What's switch box technology like these days? How much getting up would I have to do if I wanted to add PC -> TV (all the TV inputs are used)? I already have to manually switch the A/B box, and I tend to forget and end up recording nothing when I was expecting, you know, stuff.

This must be streamlineable.

That's actually pretty streamlined compared to my setup, which I know I can simplify but I haven't gotten around to it.

If you want to free up a TV input, you could run the TiVo into your VCR's line1 input and then watch all your TiVo through your VCR. Eh. I got nothin'.