RE: Windows Media Center Edition - 2005 - Killer App

["White, Peter" <peter.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Read all about it here....
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http://tinyurl.com/6mha5 <http://tinyurl.com/6mha5>=20
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Very popular in other Euro countries, but until lately the government has
stuffed up the publicity of the HCI, so take-up in the UK was very poor,
and, ironically, generally taken up by those 'in-the-know', i.e. people who
don't really need a subsidised PC in the first place.  It's now being
pushe=
d
a lot harder, the theory being that families that wouldn't normally be able
to afford a PC can get one with a hefty discount.  I still think that those
of us that pay 40% tax still benefit more than those that don't.
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All the big OEMs are now spending lots of money in having teams dedicated
t=
o
HCI sales.
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Pete

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From: JT @ Home [mailto:Jonathan@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 30 November 2004 14:09
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Windows Media Center Edition - 2005 - Killer App


"Home Computing initiative" ... what on earth??????????

Could someone enlighten me?
Jonathan.

-----Original Message-----
From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 30 November 2004 11:18
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Windows Media Center Edition - 2005 - Killer App

I just signed up for a new PC as part of the Home Computing initiative.
It's
a Fujistu-Siemens Scaleo T ix with 3.4Ghz Pentium 4, 1GB RAM, 250GB SATA
disk and 256MB ATi Radion 9600 XT-4. Oh, and a 19" TFT.

It came with XP Home on it - (spit).

I didn't aim to run MCE on it as it's meant to be my main desktop
machine
but as MCE is basically XP Pro with SP2, I thought I'd give it a go.=20

Be interesting to see how the extender technology works when it's
available
in the UK but when I get my hi-Def tele next year, I'll probably get
another
PC just to act as a Media Center PC.

PS the HiDef clips available from MS look stunning!

Regards
Don

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Smith [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 30 November 2004 11:06
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Windows Media Center Edition - 2005 - Killer App


Hi Don,

What spec machine are you using? Specifically the graphics card.


Regards,

Paul


-----Original Message-----
From: Don McAllister [mailto:donmc@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 30 November 2004 10:49
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Windows Media Center Edition - 2005 - Killer App


Seriously considering it now. I see Hauppague(?) have just launched a
MCE
edition of a PCI Freeview PVR card for about =A360

Once that's available I might go for that.

One Tivo is proving to be a bit limiting at the moment!

Cheers
Don



-----Original Message-----
From: Mark McCall [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 30 November 2004 10:44
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Windows Media Center Edition - 2005 - Killer App


> DVD collection stored on-line in ISO format created with daemon tools.
I
> know that there have been several homebrew solutions around daemon and
> various frontends but this implementation seems spot on.

Good to hear Don, thanks for that.

Are you planning to try the PVR side?

M.