02-09-2010, 10:29
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#1516
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Remoaner
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 32,227
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Re: The iPhone thread
Probably get this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Western-Digi...3419672&sr=8-1
Not as nice an interface, but better connectivity and codec support. Shame because interface is very important to me and the film rental.
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02-09-2010, 10:39
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#1517
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Somewhere
Services: Virgin for TV and Internet, BT for phone
Posts: 26,536
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Re: The iPhone thread
I have to admit, I got lucky. They were getting rid of a few old Shuttle boxes from work. I was able to nab one, get a Geforce 6 graphics card (I needed a half-height AGP card for the machine, and this was the most powerful I could find) and install Xbox Media Centre on it.
Does a lovely job of streaming pretty much any media from my NAS.
It's physically bigger than the Apple TV, but considerably smaller than the v+ it sits next to. It doesn't do HDMI, but that's not a problem as I only have an SD TV set. It does have a 160 gig HDD, so I can store a fair bit of media on it even without the NAS, and I did get it for next to nothing (the machine was free, the GFX card was £40).
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02-09-2010, 19:28
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#1518
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 16,760
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Re: The iPhone thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by Damien
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Don't you have a 360 (& also now a PS3?)?
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03-09-2010, 00:11
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#1519
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: NW UK
Posts: 3,546
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Re: The iPhone thread
if you have a PS3 why not use the PS3 media center on a PC? It transcodes, offers HD Support etc...
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09-09-2010, 22:27
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#1520
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 16,760
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Re: The iPhone thread
iOS4.1 is out, in case anyone hasn't hooked their phone up recently.
Oh, & the Jailbreak for it should hopefully not be too far away
http://mashable.com/2010/09/09/ios-4-1-jailbreak/
Anyone with iOS4 signed up for the Game Centre yet? My ID is "Tezcatlipoca".
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09-09-2010, 22:29
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#1521
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R.I.P.
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Near Sandy Heath transmitter
Services: BT
Posts: 19,325
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Re: The iPhone thread
I am on game centre
my id is theCLAW (i think )
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09-09-2010, 22:35
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#1522
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 16,760
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Re: The iPhone thread
Well, it better be, as that's the ID I just invited!
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09-09-2010, 22:39
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#1523
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R.I.P.
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Near Sandy Heath transmitter
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Posts: 19,325
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Re: The iPhone thread
Accepted- Cheers
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09-09-2010, 22:47
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#1524
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 16,760
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Re: The iPhone thread
Yup, got ya listed now
Did you get a shock from the awful trumpet noise the Notification uses? Mine went off earlier when someone added me, & I didn't know WTF it was.
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09-09-2010, 22:57
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#1525
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R.I.P.
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Near Sandy Heath transmitter
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Posts: 19,325
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Re: The iPhone thread
I've got the sound off atm - but I'll listen out for it
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09-09-2010, 23:34
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#1526
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Guest
Location: Cambridge
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Re: The iPhone thread
Can someone explain to me what "Jailbreak" is, apologies if I am being a bit of a noob
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09-09-2010, 23:36
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#1527
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chavvy Nottingham
Age: 40
Services: Freeview, Sky+, 100 Mb/s VM BB, mega i7 PC, iPhone 13, Macbook Air
Posts: 7,365
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Re: The iPhone thread
Quote:
Originally Posted by yesman
Can someone explain to me what "Jailbreak" is, apologies if I am being a bit of a noob
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Yes basically it removes the restriction of only being able to install software via the App Store.
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09-09-2010, 23:37
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#1528
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Guest
Location: Cambridge
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Re: The iPhone thread
I see, thank you
I would ask the question " How does one go about that" but maybe this is not the place.
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09-09-2010, 23:47
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#1529
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cf.mega poster
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: chavvy Nottingham
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Re: The iPhone thread
it isn't illegal, and I haven't done it to mine, don't see why I need to, but I suppose googling is your friend!
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09-09-2010, 23:56
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#1530
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Inactive
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Cambridge
Posts: 16,760
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Re: The iPhone thread
If using iOS4.0.1 or lower, simply visit http://jailbreakme.com on the iPhone's browser & follow the instructions.
There are also other methods for earlier iOS versions & other devices.
iOS4.0.2 & above cannot be Jailbroken using http://jailbreakme.com, as iOS4.0.2 patched the PDF exploit used by the site to perform the JB. Other holes still exist, however, & there should soon be a programme for Jailbreaking iOS devices running iOS4.1 (current version) via connecting it to your PC/Mac (like previous Jailbreaks, prior to the http://jailbreakme.com method).
The iPhone Dev Team are the main Jailbreaking guys, & have a lot of info at their site: http://blog.iphone-dev.org/
Wikipedia entry all about Jailbreaking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IOS_jailbreaking
EDIT: Oh, & although not illegal, it *does* void your warranty (if Apple find out). It can be removed easily enough though simply by restoring the firmware via iTunes.
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