RE: Questions for MCE guru's

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> A few questions if I may, for any MCE guru's out there.
>
> Can received programs be streamed across the network to be
> viewed on another PC?

Recorded ones can be ... I'm not so sure about "live" programs
but I think
that's possible with a Media Extender.

> If so, can the MCE PC watch one live program and the remote
> PC a different one (assuming dual tuner card)?

Not as far as I've found so far...

> When using a terrestrial freeview card, what length of time
> is available in the programme guide? IIRC the freeview one is
> only a week but does MCE take a longer one from the internet?

Two weeks (from my rather addled memory).

> If the PC is rebooted (as Windows often needs!), does it
> retain the guide and programming? I've seen it mentioned on
> many of the DVR's that they loose this information and need
> to manually gather it again and be reset.

Yes, it retains the EPG and recordings...

Phil