Pioneer Project ET

[Abraham Smashington]

http://gizmodo.com/5356596/pioneer-p...rked-media-box

OK, so what? Here's a full list of what it can actually do:
• Play Blu-ray movies
• Managed Copy (backup) Blu-ray movies
• Connect to video services like Netflix (though definitely not Hulu)
• Stream stuff like MovieTrailers.com with a polished, non-web interface
• Link you to buying related movies/products through an unobtrusive interface
• Support Windows Media Center (possibly through DLNA)
• Be controlled through Android phones, the Nokia N810 (demoed perfectly), and the iPod touch (limited demo through the web)
• Load 128 USB connected drives (which it encrypts in some cases)
• Rip music in FLAC and PCM
• Automatically include the album art and lyrics
• Stream LastFM, Rhapsody and support Rhapsody downloads
• Integrate third party home automation devices
• Update Twitter
• And do everything listed above through a SlingBox-like, web-mirrored interface

DO WANT

[nerdious dorkus]

Yes, please.

[nerdious dorkus]

But, couldn't one just take the fat PS3, reformat it to Linux, and do most of those things?

[Abraham Smashington]

To a point, except for the ripping of bluray discs I would think. And you would need PlayOn for netflix to work as well.

[B_Metal]

Bet this thing is PRICEY. But Do Want.