I wouldn't want to type a letter or create a spreadsheet on my TV so why would I want to watch a TV programme on a computer? There are certain things which would work well on both (such as FaceTime or Skype) but for me, they are different tools for different jobs.
I know there are people who think that computers & TVs will eventually become a single entity but I'm not sure how likely this is really.
As has been stated here, there are no doubt some people who happily watch content on their computers (I don't use PCs myself )but for most people, TV programmes are more appealing on a TV. The YV box will always be 'closed' while media centre PCs will no doubt continue to develop software.
YOUVIEW TOO PC
Any developments in the 5 months since this post?I know what you are getting at but a media centre PC and a PVR are two separate things. The key feature of YouView is integration of the catchup players into the freeview epg, and that would be very useful on a pc with a tuner card as well (using Windows Media Center or other). This would further open up digital access to homes that have a tv but not a pc, and be very useful in hotel rooms, bedrooms and student rooms etc where you don't want 2 big displays, one for tv and one for pc. If it had a general purpose operating system and keyboard/mouse (which you may already be able to connect via usb/dongle), it would be a good cheap low-power media center pc. The Humax youview box is almost a pc, but expensive and closed. The key differerence is that wheras set top boxes/pvrs etc are 'closed' and just give you what the manufacturer chooses in terms of apps (eg web browser, email etc if you're lucky), a pc has a general purpose operating system (windows, linux, os-x etc) which gives more scope for useful extras and allows the user to add what they want, eg word processing, web development tools, presentation tools like powerpoint. Some tv's have a dvd slot and some pc's have a tuner card. Both have a display, a graphics processor, a general cpu for user interface and control, a large disk for recording things, a network interface, and a power supply. Technically, tv/set-top-box and pc's have converged. To those that get the concept of a media center pc (which I admit isn't obvious and I didn't get it till I got one if you see what I mean): a media centre PC is like a TV with a pc without a screen as a set top box.
YOUVIEW TOO SOFTWARE
What I'm looking for is replys with information on software that goes some way to providing a better integrated easier to use catchup interface on media center or equivalent. Any developments in the 5 months since this post?Hi, thanks for replys but they really miss the point.
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