The reason I am curious about HTPC’s is twofold,
1) I stopped reviewing HT articles when I lost my vision and at that time, there was a lot of discussion about HTPC’s becoming something good for HT’s and I was just curious and wishing the concept had taken off.
2) AV components are not user friendly to someone with a vision issue, no narration. PC’s or at least Windows OS provide good narration for the most part. Though some information is not readable by a narrator overall a PC is a big contributor to my saneness, if that is possible. Navigating an HTPC interface with narration would be a huge benefit to me in setup, controlling my HT and being able to enjoy HT even more.
If I had my druthers, a pre/pro would be my first choice vs a AVR using the pre out’s. My current pre is simple, no bells and whistles which makes it less confusing when explaining to my wife if I need her help.
Thanks again for all the comments and suggestions. I am on the hunt right now, still not sure the direction but that is the fun part, figuring it all out.
Nippy
1) I stopped reviewing HT articles when I lost my vision and at that time, there was a lot of discussion about HTPC’s becoming something good for HT’s and I was just curious and wishing the concept had taken off.
2) AV components are not user friendly to someone with a vision issue, no narration. PC’s or at least Windows OS provide good narration for the most part. Though some information is not readable by a narrator overall a PC is a big contributor to my saneness, if that is possible. Navigating an HTPC interface with narration would be a huge benefit to me in setup, controlling my HT and being able to enjoy HT even more.
If I had my druthers, a pre/pro would be my first choice vs a AVR using the pre out’s. My current pre is simple, no bells and whistles which makes it less confusing when explaining to my wife if I need her help.
Thanks again for all the comments and suggestions. I am on the hunt right now, still not sure the direction but that is the fun part, figuring it all out.
Nippy