On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:47:17 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Have you seen Linux MCE? Here's a video:
>
> http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/3683/completely_mind-blowing_linuxmce
It's an interesting application, but it makes a large number of critical
errors in UI, also the reviewer is being quite disingenuous in many places.
For example, he claims that the *ONLY* input device for Windows MCE is the
remote, then goes on to talk about using a stnadard gyroscopic mouse with
Linux MCE, but neglects to mention that you can use that same mouse with
Windows MCE (or any mouse for that matter)
I'm also high incredulous about his claim of it's ability to simply find
codes for every device without any instruction from the user. IR remotes
are one-way, and there's no feedback for the device to know if a code it is
sending is even being received.
Also, his claim that it automatically controls *ALL* of you AV gear is
patently ridiculous, considering that there's a lot of AV gear out that
that is strictly manual control (without even a remote).
It sounds like a great piece of software, but it could do without the
hyperbole and grandstanding, and instead with a little realism and
accuracy.
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