The Disgo media centre has decent storage and is easy to use
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/jul/03/g [2008-7-4]
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The Disgo Media Bank comes with a 500GB hard drive included -which, at £170 for the whole item (slightly cheaper if youshop around online) would have seemed a great deal for the drivealone a couple of years ago. But the Media Bank also records andplays back TV and video files, as well as playing music files anddisplaying photos. Is it a bargain?
Well, no. It has a few subtle failings that mean it's not quiteperfect, though if what you're looking for is something that willrecord and play back standard-definition TV shows, and connect onits own to your computer (via USB), then you'll be happy.
The Disgo Media Bank lacks two things that these days are necessaryfor any useful video solution. First, it isn't network-aware: itdoesn't have an Ethernet port or Wi-Fi, so the only way you'll getit on to your network is if you hook that USB port to some sort ofnetwork-aware object (such as a NAS drive); and that, generally,means that you have to laboriously put your data on to it to playit.
Second, although it records via your digibox's or DVD's (analogue)Scart socket - converting DVD on the fly to AVI format for storage- and plays back via your TV's Scart, it has video connectors (likelong headphone leads) - meaning you'll probably have to get anextra lead or connector to hook up to your TV.
There's also the lack of a high-definition option. It'squestionable whether that is a problem at present, because Freesatand its HD output hasn't yet got much traction, and Disgo cansurely update its software to handle it. But that is a niggle. Theremote control also feels horribly plastic; odd that so littleattention is paid to our principal means of interacting with suchgadgets. (Sky gets it right: its remotes are solid .)
The Disgo Media Bank comes with a 500GB hard drive included -which, at £170 for the whole item (slightly cheaper if youshop around online) would have seemed a great deal for the drivealone a couple of years ago. But the Media Bank also records andplays back TV and video files, as well as playing music files anddisplaying photos. Is it a bargain?
Well, no. It has a few subtle failings that mean it's not quiteperfect, though if what you're looking for is something that willrecord and play back standard-definition TV shows, and connect onits own to your computer (via USB), then you'll be happy.
The Disgo Media Bank lacks two things that these days are necessaryfor any useful video solution. First, it isn't network-aware: itdoesn't have an Ethernet port or Wi-Fi, so the only way you'll getit on to your network is if you hook that USB port to some sort ofnetwork-aware object (such as a NAS drive); and that, generally,means that you have to laboriously put your data on to it to playit.
Second, although it records via your digibox's or DVD's (analogue)Scart socket - converting DVD on the fly to AVI format for storage- and plays back via your TV's Scart, it has video connectors (likelong headphone leads) - meaning you'll probably have to get anextra lead or connector to hook up to your TV.
There's also the lack of a high-definition option. It'squestionable whether that is a problem at present, because Freesatand its HD output hasn't yet got much traction, and Disgo cansurely update its software to handle it. But that is a niggle. Theremote control also feels horribly plastic; odd that so littleattention is paid to our principal means of interacting with suchgadgets. (Sky gets it right: its remotes are solid .)
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