Re: RE: Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

["Paul Gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

Not forgetting the ability to "import" your existing media as
well...

Although the anti-copying schemes built in to MCE will stop you playing
anything that's recorded BY that machine anywhere else, AIUI, there's 
nothing to stop you using it just as an interface to play media that has
been produced by other non MCE machines, so in theory all your existing
DiVx, MP3, WMA, etc. etc.. can be played through this nice interface...

Also, this is MS's first attempt at this, and despite some obvious 
shortcomings, it's not a bad first go. Whether you like Microsoft or not,
there's no denying the fact that when they want something they will go at
it 
like a bull at a gate until they get it right, so I think it's fairly safe
to assume that there *will* be a version 2, there will be service packs to
address the aforementioned shortcomings, and so on.

TBH, I would consider the current version of MCE, just for the nice TV 
interface alone, which is debatably the major problem with HTPC's at the
moment anyway.... (with a Sky+ downstairs, and a TiVo upstairs, I really
don't need another PVR anyway!)

Paul G.







>From: "BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: RE: [ukha_d] Windows XP Media Center Edition Review
>Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 01:36:07 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
>
>I think that there are a few issues that it can do that Tivo etc are
not 
>able to.
>
>Ability to share recordings over the network. Not sure if it can cope
with 
>2 or 3 shows playing from the same pc. (prob held up by HD speed?)
>
>Ability to play music as well.
>
>Ability to be a Digital Picture frame
>
>Basically it seems like we are entering the age of convergence with
PVR's, 
>mp3 players etc. No longer will we have to have many boxes to perform
many 
>functions.
>
>Regards
>
>ben
>


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