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MediaCenter

Yesterday, at Filip's place, I saw my MediaCenter combination I want for the future. (I had pics of it, but my mobile crashed today...)

The set consists out of:
A (preferably 40 inch, but 32 would do as well...) Sony Bravia screen.
A Intel Duo MacMini (which is ordered, and should be here in some time)
An extra 250/500 GB Iomega MiniMax HD (which arrived today, and I am filling up now with Media)
A wireless internet connection (Airport Express) and wireless keyboard + mouse
Connected to the audio system for surround sound.

Now the fun part is: you can run all your media which is on your HD through FrontRow. You can play DVD's, or CD's
Since it is connected through your stereo, it works like a charm.

But the nicest thing, which really rocks to me: you can surf on a 40 inch television while sitting in your couch.
(Ok, that might set a problem when you are 2, and one has to follow the other. But it is quite fun to sit in the couch instead of on a desk in front of a computer. It just feels better...)

I believe the future will evolve that way, and you will surf on demand to the last episode of Lost ONLINE (instead of on your digital television) and watch it on the internet.
In my eyes, the real nice content is on the web already. At YouTube or Google Video. Or in the iTunes VideoStore.
Who watches all those mind-collapsing television programs anyway?
A bigger screen gives it the real value.

I think I already convinced my mom.
Now convince my wallet...

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