Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

Intrex has been selling MCE to the public.  The include a remote with it I
think also.  I think they do it from an OEM package.  Try calling them.  My
MCE HP PC has a haupage card in it and it came with an Nvidia Geforce 5700,
but I upgraded it to a 6600gt and it all worked with no effort at all.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: internetworkers-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:internetworkers-
> bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lyman Green
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 1:32 PM
> To: Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] DVD Recorder
> 
> On 1/4/06, Tom Karches <tkarches AT gmail.com> wrote:
> > On 1/3/06, dave.m.parker AT gsk.com <dave.m.parker AT gsk.com> wrote:
> 
> > The only bad case for replacement is that some DVD titles now force
> > you to watch the previews (main menu button locked out). Sometimes
> > older releases of the DVD are available which have "skippable"
> > previews.
> 
> This can also often be circumvented by the flashing of Firmware on
> some DVD players.  Which also may in turn be circumventing the DCMA.
> There are intricacies there I cannot even begin to address so I just
> want to make sure to mention it.
> 
> There is a thriving community of Firmware hackers doing legal and some
> more questionable things with firmware hacks.  Some DVD players have
> more technical capability that is simply not "enabled" and with a
> firmware flash the player can do something nifty.  The Sampo players
> are famous for that - there are complex firmware upgrades out there
> that allow all kinds of interesting functionality like custom bitmap
> backgrounds.
> 
> Lyman Green
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