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    Leaving satellite and creating home system

    Vizio Google TV box? Anyone come across any info on the specs of and release date for the new Vizio Google TV box? $99 is the anticipated price. Just found this link to a short video clip on the unit at CES 2012: http://www.techofthehub.com/2012/01/first-look-at-vizios-google-tv-box.html
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    Pivos - Xios - Update Just got a note back from Pivos. They said the Xios should be availalbe in about 30 days (didn't say whether announced or launched) but would not provide any details about the capabilities, features, price, etc.
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    Update I contacted Pivos to ask a couple of questions before deciding whether to open the Aios unit or not and go some responses. Here is the info: 1) Will the Aios browser work the same as a normal browser? Ans: It's html5 and basic 2) Will Aios support Flash? Ans: No 3) Will Aios...
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    Extenders and content access Ok...I ordered a Picos Aios for the MBR TV but have been reading the reviews and forums and the web browser (which is what drew me) is near worthless. The unit does not provide apps for Netflix, Amazon and other regular content providers(?). Next I went to the...
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    and more... I realized that I have an AMD x3 box sitting upstairs I built 2 years ago that's been sitting. I put an ati 4850 with hdmi out in it and just ordered a Hauppague 2250 for OTA program capture. It has a 7200rpm WD hdd in it with 8gb of ram. I purchased 4 of the Netgear 1001's on...
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    Cont'd Getting a better handle on the MoCA piece. The htpc unit is turning out to be more expensive than I estimated to get a complete unit. Here's what I have so far using Newegg. Note that I have the OS so it's not in the price: Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX 2TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"...
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    Step 2 Ok...I've been reading much of the day and am thinking the following: MoCA - Netgear makes a unit (MCAB1001) that you can 4 of on Ebay (new) for $150 with free shipping. Hook one of these up to the router and plug it into the cable outlet. That gives me 3 units to put on other TV's...
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    Let me start off by saying that I'm a computer geek and build my own pc's, started a BBS back in the pre-internet days and trouble shoot for friends and neighbors. We used Comcast for internet and TV and then moved to Centurylink for dsl (7mb that runs just under 6mb true) and then Direct TV and...
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