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Is this the next generation of Sky multichannel recorder / server?  A post on our mailing list this morning suggest just that, and if true, its going to be an extremely juicy box! Here's the rumor from our mailing list...

"I've just been talking to a Sky subby and he said that next year (possible January) Sky will be launching a HD server.  4 LNB inputs, (with) 4 cat5 outputs, 1Tb storage and the facility to record up to 8 channels at once.  Server will distribute TV round the house to cat5/HDMI boxes"...

Wow, if ever you wanted to tease yourself with some smart home porn, then check out Electronic House magazine's 2007 Best Homes of the Year! Make sure you see all the photos by hitting the View Slideshow button for each property..

We're huge fans of xBox Media Center here at Automated Home, and with 2nd hand boxes available for around £40 theses days it really is the media player bargain of the century. One little problem is the lack of an IR controlled On/Off facility for the system, but now UK Home Automation mailing list old timer, and serial moder Quinten Uijldert has blogged his installation of the XIR Easy Kit which fixes this issue...

"Vi1204VPD is a passive transeceiver device that combines video, PTZ data, and camera power over a single 4-pair UTP cable to simplify CCTV instalations in a structured wiring environment. It supports up to 4 cameras for up to 750 feet and is designed to be installed in the control room...