Pinnacle reveals ShowCenter 250HD media receiver
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
kuade @ Nov 12th 2007 4:05PM
If I get it my wife will really get confused...
bbb3108 @ Nov 12th 2007 4:16PM
LOL I second that!
BigReg @ Nov 13th 2007 11:17AM
Thats pretty darned sexist! Chest protrusions don't make one non-techno saavy. My wife easily handles up all of our DVRs, Vudu box, downloaded media, etc!
GIRL POWAAAH!
kuade @ Nov 13th 2007 5:01PM
Stop assuming things BigReg. Would you call me a racist because I don't want to vote for Obama? I happen to not beleive in socialized medicine. About the topic, my wife works our HD DVR just fine, not all products are designed well. I am sure the 250HD is a great device, it just happens to be a lot more complicated than inserting a DVD. See my point? I challenge you to do a survey of 25 random women and 25 random men (between the age of 20 and 30) and ask them if they can tell you what "AVI" stands for. I love my wife, it just so happens she cannot use DVD shrink, thats all.
BigReg @ Nov 13th 2007 7:11PM
@kuado Agreed, bad assumption on my part. This type of device is likely targeted at technically savvy users at least set it up, beyond that point, I would hope that the user interface would be as easy to use as a DVR. So be the designated tech dude in your house (I'm sure that you are!) and rip the DVDs for other family members.
kuade @ Nov 13th 2007 7:43PM
Thanks BigReg, this is a great website with great users. Have a nice day.
MickLiq @ Nov 12th 2007 4:22PM
Where's the 802.11n? Not very HD friendly without it? And no HDMI??? Hello we'll be 2008 soon!
Alex @ Nov 12th 2007 4:30PM
The website says the minimum requirements are a PC running Vista or XP, no Mac? Also, any idea on the quality using composite output?
ET @ Nov 12th 2007 5:01PM
quality is Standard definition.
Mark @ Nov 12th 2007 6:16PM
1080i only? no HDMI? PASS
ToeCutter @ Nov 12th 2007 7:33PM
Add "No Matroska Support" to the reasons why this will be appearing in the clearence section within months of its release...
Pablo @ Nov 12th 2007 8:29PM
For 2 bills, I think it is not bad...must see the UI first before even considering ditching XBMC. And even then, probably not w/o improved vid quality and hdmi.
John @ Nov 12th 2007 8:49PM
I'd buy this before I bought the Sansa thingy. Buy this, get a 2nd Slingbox Pro, attach to network somewhere, connect Drobo - you're all set for the road.
Discosis @ Nov 12th 2007 9:11PM
Why does this need a PC to run?
Can it play files off a network share...?
BigReg @ Nov 13th 2007 11:18AM
@Discosis this isn't Pinnacle support....
Discosis @ Nov 13th 2007 3:19PM
Yes, because "support" would be for someone who'd bought it.
There's nothing wrong with asking a question.
skhawaja @ Nov 13th 2007 4:24AM
going digital here in north america - next year - so you cant buy a SD tv set but you can but SD tech - someone wasn't paying attention - and after taking a look at their job postings "Vice President and Corporate Controller" seems to be up for grabs amongst the other 3 pages of job postings around the world - They were not aiming at north america i persume - but who cares - it's one more THING that will find it's niche :]
For $199.99 it has enough to introduce people to the concept - much like Toshiba and their $99 player - everyone will grab one if they can afford it so they too can use their HDTV the way it was meant to be - last time I checked 1080p HDTV sets were not so cheap - and neither was a HDMI cable if your preacher is MONSTER CABLE :]
Can someone post a response if you have the original Pinnacle ShowCenter about it's capabilities and picture quality using component?
Taomyn @ Nov 13th 2007 5:05AM
So it's an SC200 in a new box with newer firmware - no wonder they won't update the older box, they want to flog their new one. Even the remote is the same - f'ing cheek!
Sorry, no thanks. No HDMI and no wireless "N" - pointless addition to their range and if the support they gave the SC200 is anything to go by, good luck getting any bugs ironed out!
Pavan @ Nov 13th 2007 7:27AM
I may need to get one of these since the 9.1 Tivo update royally screwed up its ability to act as a media receiver.
Rick @ Nov 13th 2007 2:26PM
oops- should've been 'drool'
Rick @ Nov 13th 2007 2:26PM
Droll? Sneer maybe. There's no HDMI. 1080p is ok to leave off but HDMI for Pete's sake?!!?