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| Time: 00:00 EST/05:00 GMT | News Source: E-Mail | Posted By: Chris Hedlund | ||
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Led by Microsoft Corp., the computer industry has been trying for years to invade the living room with PCs designed to serve up TV, music, home movies and photos. So far, the makers of standalone set-top boxes have held their ground both in desired features and price. But the battle to become your entertainment center hub is starting to get interesting. With the latest version of Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition, PC makers are armed with their strongest weapon yet - one that just doesn't just mimic TiVo recorders, DVD players and other gadgets but merges their features into a single program. | ||
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| #1 By 8556 (12.217.161.186) at 1/10/2005 11:41:03 AM |
| I've used Media Center 2005. I rate it as "not ready for prime time". |
| #2 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 1/10/2005 12:26:11 PM |
| I rate it as the best player out there and is totally ready for prime time. |
| #3 By 3746 (24.213.83.184) at 1/10/2005 1:25:15 PM |
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I agree with the ready for primetime comment. I have been using MCE 2005 for about 1 months now and have tired other PVR software (linux based) and i think it is working really well - never had a problem with it runs solid. I built my own machine to run it on so it isn't off the shelf. This post was edited by kaikara on Monday, January 10, 2005 at 13:26. |
| #4 By 8556 (12.217.161.186) at 1/10/2005 2:17:37 PM |
| So far I'm in the minority. I prefer NVIDIA's bundled software that comes with their video card/TV tuners. The interface may not be as pretty but I find that it works faster and better than the Microsoft Media Center does. Maybe you guys (2,3,4) are using an ATI video card/TV tuner? |
| #5 By 37 (67.37.29.142) at 1/10/2005 5:06:13 PM |
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Bobsireno, I am speaking of the MCE ability with the Extenders (Xbox Extender in my case) solely. I can't speak from experience that using the MCE PC standalone is any worse or better than competing software or that NVIDIA's card/software is better than ATI's. I have an ATI card though, FWIW.
I was commenting that in my experience, this is indeed ready for primetime, at least in our household it has been. |
| #6 By 3746 (24.213.83.184) at 1/10/2005 6:25:27 PM |
| i am using an ATI Vid Card with a WinTV 150 actually and it works great. |
| #7 By 23275 (68.17.42.38) at 1/11/2005 3:37:21 AM |
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#5 has it right.
I'm watching mine now, and cannot live without it. Cool trick #1 for me....work on wireless slate in living room... remote record Fox News <Greta Rocks!> and use the skip scene button to blow past commercials. Slate away my email - adding way cool clipped touches from send to from OneNote and add a personal touch with the pen. Clients dig it and ask..."how do you do that????" and bingo, another incremental bit of work that simply sahres what we ourselves do to make life and work a little better and nicer for all. MCE 2005 is solida as stone and between games for the boys and IM [yeah, AOL via BYOA] for the girls, it so rocks. And have you watched a couple of kids play NFL Street 2, or Halo2 on a DLP - it is a hoot. We love MCE and MCX and the kids record every re-run of Fresh Prince <they love that guy> and Some wild X this or that anime. It's just fun and IT IS solid as a rock! Oh...and "mimic" TiVo? Give me a break, MCE Smokes TiVo's bags! This post was edited by lketchum on Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 03:38. |
| #8 By 2960 (156.80.64.203) at 1/11/2005 8:53:50 AM |
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#3,
What capture/recording card did you use ? That's the only thing missing from my home-built box. TL |
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