RE: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 - UK Launch

["Mark McCall" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> OK I'm gona wade on in....

Go for it :)

> I took the early decision to centralise ALL my audio and video.

That's the future.  All my media is central on one server too (bar TiVo)

> BUT, then that leads to the issue of control in each room.

I access this with PCs, Barix Exstreamer and Xboxes.

> Personally I don't feel that a TV in every room is particularly an
> interior design "problem" these days.

Not for me either.  I wired everywhere for TV including bathrooms.  Try
getting my Mrs to give up the ability to watch her soaps in the bath (no
pun
intended) and you'll know what a success it's been.

> I know I've said it before but to me the missing link here is really a
> decent TV output for HTPC's.

Have you an xbox out of interest Rob?  And if so what do you think of its
output?

> Ah I could ramble on for hours! Gona shut up now!

Keep going, you know you want to ;)

M.