Internet, email, word processing etc. easily workable from 15' away on couch with feet up on hassock ;-)
Wireless mouse and keyboard from 20' +
BluRay HD recorder/player
All sound goes through home entertainment amp - digital or analog with full surround sound
PC games are amazing on big screen!
2nd DVD recorder for archiving DVDs, home videos, backups, etc.
TV can display in window in "PC Mode" with all normal PC functions active - you can switch back and forth between PIP modes - PC or TV as main screen ...
Hi-Fidelity Jukebox - can play throughout house/yard
Family Photo Album
Over The Air HD - many channels not even available on cable - plus cable channels
Watch cable channel, record an HD OTA channel and use the DVR for two more recordings - important on Mondays when MNFootball Chuck and House are on and daughter wants How I Met Your Mother "taped"
Any PC in the house can play multiple netflix movies or a channel off cable/OTA HD - in HD!
"HUGH" growing list of online TV programs and videos -
Separate monitor off PC allows "normal" PC access with TV in "normal mode" - works fine with 25' VGA cable
Windows Vista Home Premium included (reluctantly for testing)
Works fine on 100MB/wireless N network - next step 1GB wired/wireless
Cost - $1000.00 for the PC (quiet box with full-size cards and intel motherboard and CPU) separate from wireless network ... quite the deal! ;-)
Separate software for TV to other PCs and archiving DVD required but not expensive depending on your needs ...
Just a hobby now but thinking about upgrading and selling online ... ;-)
24 posted on 01/31/2010 9:21:47 AM PST by Tunehead54
(Nothing funny here ;-)