My xmas pressy, to me :)

[Ron West]

thou doest not recognize sarcasm...

:-)

On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:35 AM, The Dong <dong at f2s.com> wrote:
> On 22/12/2010 14:06, Ron West wrote:
>> why didn't you just get an apple TV. heh
>
> I had seen that....
>
> Apple TV 2 has no XBMC support either afaik.
> The first one does, but is no longer sold.
> Less USB ports, or none.
> XBMC is less important, as long as the basic functionality is there and
> can be modified easily.
>
> The whole point in getting the HD box is so it is stand alone and the
> main computer can be switched off instead of serving. I don't want to
> run a NAS as well, because I view these as an utter con to get us to buy
> more shit. Why doesn't my TV have that built in?
>
> The WDTV is already hacked to support external USB drives and usb DVD
> drives, so it can function as a stand alone DVD player / CD player too,
> as well as probably Bluray, I read that too, but don't need it.
>
> Yes, Apple TV is also a very hackable box at the same price, once you
> get past the security measures, but it's..
>
> _MADE BY APPLE!!11!!!!_
>
> So nope ;)
>
> It's almost exactly the same question as
>
> Q: "why didn't you buy an Apple PC?"
> A: "Because few I know with any sense and non-bottomless pockets have
> one. Those that do, I cannot converse with because they talk in another,
> imaginary, language created just for the purpose of re-badging existing
> technology as created by the wondrous Apple"
>
> lolz. I'm no snob ;)
>
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