Comments on: 2008 CyberNet Awards: Favorite New Gadgets http://cybernetnews.com/2008-cybernet-awards-favorite-new-gadgets/ Technology News Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/2008-cybernet-awards-favorite-new-gadgets/#comment-146282 Ryan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:38:28 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16002#comment-146282 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-146213" rel="nofollow">Saidas wrote:</a><blockquote>I’ve been considering using the 360 Elite as a MCE but have been holding off because of the noise/heat problems I keep reading about. Some say it has been improved others say no. What is your experience? What are you doing for a DVD drive?</blockquote></div> The noise definitely isn't an issue for me. I don't know what the original Xbox's were like, but once I turn the television on the sound from the TV easily covers up the noise from the Xbox. You'll also want to take into consideration how close you are to the Xbox because that could make a difference just how much you hear. In terms of a DVD drive... I pretty much only watch movies on our entertainment unit where we have our Media Center computer hooked up. So I use that.<div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-146220" rel="nofollow">MikeG wrote:</a><blockquote>PS3 is sooo much better, including Media Center Extender capabilities, blue ray, bluetooth, memory card reader and a laptop (2.5)HDD. All that is included and does not need to be purchased separately. And online play is free… no monthly fee like MS. At the end PS3 is a better deal and you know it!</blockquote></div> A PS3 is not a Media Center Extender. It can connect to a Media Center server, but it does not replicate the Windows Media Center experience like what you get on the Xbox. So it lacks the very functionality that I was looking for in a console... meaning it's not a better deal for me. Saidas wrote:
I’ve been considering using the 360 Elite as a MCE but have been holding off because of the noise/heat problems I keep reading about. Some say it has been improved others say no. What is your experience? What are you doing for a DVD drive?

The noise definitely isn’t an issue for me. I don’t know what the original Xbox’s were like, but once I turn the television on the sound from the TV easily covers up the noise from the Xbox. You’ll also want to take into consideration how close you are to the Xbox because that could make a difference just how much you hear. In terms of a DVD drive… I pretty much only watch movies on our entertainment unit where we have our Media Center computer hooked up. So I use that.

MikeG wrote:
PS3 is sooo much better, including Media Center Extender capabilities, blue ray, bluetooth, memory card reader and a laptop (2.5)HDD. All that is included and does not need to be purchased separately. And online play is free… no monthly fee like MS. At the end PS3 is a better deal and you know it!

A PS3 is not a Media Center Extender. It can connect to a Media Center server, but it does not replicate the Windows Media Center experience like what you get on the Xbox. So it lacks the very functionality that I was looking for in a console… meaning it’s not a better deal for me.

]]> By: MikeGhttp://cybernetnews.com/2008-cybernet-awards-favorite-new-gadgets/#comment-146220 MikeG Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:31:27 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16002#comment-146220 PS3 is sooo much better, including Media Center Extender capabilities, blue ray, bluetooth, memory card reader and a laptop (2.5)HDD. All that is included and does not need to be purchased separately. And online play is free... no monthly fee like MS. At the end PS3 is a better deal and you know it! PS3 is sooo much better, including Media Center Extender capabilities, blue ray, bluetooth, memory card reader and a laptop (2.5)HDD. All that is included and does not need to be purchased separately. And online play is free… no monthly fee like MS. At the end PS3 is a better deal and you know it!

]]> By: Saidashttp://cybernetnews.com/2008-cybernet-awards-favorite-new-gadgets/#comment-146213 Saidas Fri, 02 Jan 2009 13:44:58 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16002#comment-146213 I've been considering using the 360 Elite as a MCE but have been holding off because of the noise/heat problems I keep reading about. Some say it has been improved others say no. What is your experience? What are you doing for a DVD drive? I’ve been considering using the 360 Elite as a MCE but have been holding off because of the noise/heat problems I keep reading about. Some say it has been improved others say no. What is your experience? What are you doing for a DVD drive?

]]> By: Noshhttp://cybernetnews.com/2008-cybernet-awards-favorite-new-gadgets/#comment-146185 Nosh Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:41:18 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16002#comment-146185 Happy New Year, Ashley & Ryan! :) Happy New Year, Ashley & Ryan! :)

]]> By: Ryanhttp://cybernetnews.com/2008-cybernet-awards-favorite-new-gadgets/#comment-146171 Ryan Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:31:55 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16002#comment-146171 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-146165" rel="nofollow">Dean wrote:</a><blockquote>Enjoy the Canon DSLR. Plenty to learn but the added flexibility and creativity these cameras offer is worth learning. Happy New Year!</blockquote></div> Thanks Dean! I am definitely loving the camera, but there is a lot to take in. I don't know how the professionals can keep all the darn settings straight. Dean wrote:
Enjoy the Canon DSLR. Plenty to learn but the added flexibility and creativity these cameras offer is worth learning. Happy New Year!

Thanks Dean! I am definitely loving the camera, but there is a lot to take in. I don’t know how the professionals can keep all the darn settings straight.

]]> By: Deanhttp://cybernetnews.com/2008-cybernet-awards-favorite-new-gadgets/#comment-146165 Dean Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:34:46 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16002#comment-146165 Enjoy the Canon DSLR. Plenty to learn but the added flexibility and creativity these cameras offer is worth learning. Happy New Year! Enjoy the Canon DSLR. Plenty to learn but the added flexibility and creativity these cameras offer is worth learning. Happy New Year!

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