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I watch Boxee and Hulu with a hacked AppleTV on my 42” Vizio

I just bought a motherboard and processor and stuffed it in a retired computer case with other retired components and hooked it up to the flat screen. Cost me about $100.

I have Boxee installed as well as XBMC, Moovida, etc, but not a single one of them do what I want from the system, which is to have an eye candy interface for media AND can still allow me full control over the ENTIRE OS with my wireless keyboard while maintaining a consistent user experience.

Boxee seems to be focused on the ‘social networking’ idea, which is something I’m not at all interested in. But as an eye candy interface to my movie collection, it’s pretty decent. Not anywhere near a perfect solution though.

I read this wrong. I read:

(Barbara) Boxer Swings for Spot in Sex-Tape Fox Ring

.... and I was all like, EWWWWwwww.

Just take a retired computer and hook up to the flat panel.

The Goldilocks approach?...............

I was referring to the old Audi TV commercial from the 70's. My buddies and I used to make fun of it when we were teenagers.

"The C2 Audi 100 was launched in 1976, with crisper styling and an unusual five-cylinder engine (the first gasoline 5 in the world — Mercedes-Benz had shown the way in 1974 with their three litre diesel 5-cyl in the Mercedes-Benz C111)."

Looks like a cool way to watch Hulu and other web multimedia on your big screen?

The Goldilocks approach?...............

“Two was too small .... four was too bulky. So wve invented the three cylinder engine.”

DKW = Auto Union

Saab did it.

Two cycle engine.

My first car was a DKW with a similar engine (in the 60s). Lost low gear and had to replace the transmission. Lifted the engine out by hand by myself. It weighed about 90 lbs. Ran it about 160K. It rusted out due to street salting in the DC area. It got about 25 mpg at freeway speeds.

Wife owned a ‘73 RX2 when we first met. Not an economy car...

So, what we got here is the Chihuahua of automobiles. Shakes all the time and makes a lot of noise.

Subaru Justy circa 1987.

The Wankel Engine lives.

The 60s Mazda was ahead of its time.

A friend in Iowa City owned a blue Saab 3 banger that had close to 300,000 miles on the clock. It was indestructible.

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We are now passing laws requiring silent hybrids to make noise because people can’t hear them!

I still have my '97 Powerstroke. Folks can damn sure hear me coming......three counties away. The new ones are really quiet, though.

And Kawasaki...
I owned an H-1.

Saab did it.

Oh, geez. I dated a girl in college that drove one of those. I think it burned more oil than gas.....

Threes have a neat sound if done properly (see: Triumph Speed Triple). That said, Subaru, Suzuki, and many others use(d) three-cylinder engines with varying degrees of success. Best would be to pair it with a large-rotor electric motor a la the Prius. Power supply notwithstanding, electric motors have tremendous potential (heh) for performance, generating their highest torque at 0rpm. Regenerative braking makes them that much more useful.

Ah heck, who am I kidding, I’m really just waiting for Car Wars to become reality. Got Plat Cat?

I have a Mercedes 5 cylinder turbodiesel that is very quiet.

I pulled into a campground and was followed to the site by a man wanting to be sure what he saw. It was truly a van with a Dodge label and a noiseless diesel.

He had a big iron Dodge diesel to pull his trailer that could be heard halfmile away. Some really know how and others really don’t. Mercedes knows how

That’s why MB is taking a hard look at the situation. They don’t want a noisy vibration prone car with their badge on it............

I can’t see what the advantage of a three cylinder would be. The common logic is that ideally you would have a multiple of four cylinders - one for each engine cycle. One of the problems we had with six cylinder racing engines was a natural imbalance point in the RPM range where the odd number of cylinders were working against each other.

The basic engines are still noisy, it’s just the way they are. The mfrs have added sound deadening stuff all around the eng compartment and pass cabin, plus better exhaust systems. When you have 3 cylinders you have an odd firing order and a bit more shake unless you get the balancing just right. A smaller car would have to add all kinds of the previously mentioned stuff, thus defeating the purpose of a small car in the first place. Unless they can come up with new technology to kill the noise it may not happen...........

Noisy Diesel engines? It’s not the 80’s any more. They are quiet for the most part now. You should know that. Unless there is a particular problem with 3 cylinders that I am not aware of. Besides, some noise is fine with me. We are now passing laws requiring silent hybrids to make noise because people can’t hear them!

Yes, but diesels are a whole ‘nother matter. NOISE is a bigger problem............

Chuckling softly to self. :)

so did Suzuki..............

As an option............

Since MBZ owns SMART, they already know about 3 cylinder engine cars.

Apparently, though, taking this route is thought to be an expensive proposition that would require extra engineering in the form of a strengthened bodyshell, additional sound deadening and redesigned engine mounts.

Do we get to keep the mowing deck????

Saab did it.

M-B Knock!............

Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....

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