What name do you prefer...

whurlston · 2010-09-20, 05:37 AM

UncleJohnsBand Wrote:GB-MediaCentre

That's not a bad one IMO. I personally like the idea of trying to move away from "PVR" in the name.

johnsonx42 · 2010-09-20, 06:08 AM

I've had a few names pop into my head, not one includes "PVR"; they all seem corny to me, but perhaps one may strike someone's fancy.

First, a few based on... well, you know:
TVGram
TVProGram
Telly-Gram
GramTV
GBTV or GB-TV or TVGB
SubTV (or did someone already say that?)
(no, I'm not fond of any of those)

"TV Twaddler" (any Bloom County fans around here?)

AsSeenOnTV

RecallTV
RecollecTV
ReacTV
AcTVity

TVMemory or MemoryTV
TVMemoir
TVShow
PCShow
TVShowPC

TVTime
TVShowTime
TVHour
TVMax
MaxTV
TVNow

ok, it's sort of become a stream-of-consciousness thing now. I'll stop.

CWJTUCK · 2010-09-20, 06:19 AM

I vote for AsSeenOnTV

johnsonx42 · 2010-09-20, 06:27 AM

CWJTUCK Wrote:I vote for AsSeenOnTV

Actually that one is no good anyway, it's an established company and website - they sell all the products advertised on TV Informercials.

I didn't research any of those names, or even give them a lot of thought... just tossing them into the fray.

johnsonx42 · 2010-09-20, 06:42 AM

oh, another one...

RetroacTV

siliconaudio · 2010-09-20, 06:44 AM

Anthony Wrote:PVR3 - pvr3.com is available and indicates a third generation PVR. It's also easy to type.

Hmm, I think I like PVR3 Smile

McBainUK · 2010-09-20, 07:58 AM

whurlston Wrote:I never thought to go the "sub" route. SubTheater/SubTheatre or SubMC could be cool. (SubMedia and SubCenter domains are taken.)

If there was another round of voting I would go with SubMediaCentre. This software is much more than a PVR so the name should reflect that. People know what a media centre is due to Windows Media Centre.

johnsonx42 Wrote:GBTV or GB-TV or TVGB

GBMediaCentre would also be an option. Although when first encountered GBPVR I assumed the GB was for Great Britain Rolleyes

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agerdin · 2010-09-20, 08:02 AM

So if we now are starting to add new candidates I am thinking to pitch in. Personally I would like to move away from both personal references (no offence sub) as well as PVR as I think GBPVR/NPVR does so much more than TV and Video Recording.

My first thought was "EntCent" (Entertainment Central) but that seem to already be taken. My next option would then be "EntPort" (Entertainment Portal) or "EntHub" (Entertainment Hub).

I also thought about using "Medi" (MediCent, MediHub) but "Medi" seems strongly associated to Medical terms and some of the domains with Medi are already taken.

Just my 2 cents,

\\Agerdin

whurlston · 2010-09-20, 09:01 AM

McBainUK Wrote:This software is much more than a PVR so the name should reflect that. People know what a media centre is due to Windows Media Centre.

That was my thinking as well.

McBainUK Wrote:Although when first encountered GBPVR I assumed the GB was for Great Britain .

So I wasn't the only one. Big Grin

chalkster99 · 2010-09-20, 09:41 AM

McBainUK Wrote:If there was another round of voting I would go with SubMediaCentre. This software is much more than a PVR so the name should reflect that. People know what a media centre is due to Windows Media Centre.

+1 .
the capabilities of the product has broadened widely since inception. and perhaps even some thing denoting its growing role at the hub of a fuller media centre environment would be approp

Quote:GBMediaCentre would also be an option.

would be submc or gbmc in ordinary use ... which is easy to use.