Thoughts about Windows XP MCE

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:30 am

What are your thoughts about windows xp media center 2005. Im going to buy it for my nespc and i have read an in-depth review of it. It sounds like it will be worth the money.

Regards

Post by **SpongeBuell** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 11:47 am

I haven't used it too much, and I've never used any alternatives, but I have used my cousin's computer a little bit, which has that media center program. I kinda like it, I must say. The whole thing is operable by the remote, making it ideal for HTPCs, and they make the whole thing nice and smooth. It's one of the few M$ products I like.

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:04 pm

Well if your making a nes pc it is a good program. I have it but don't use it often. Just got a new computer and I didn't even hook it up to the tv. It was sold with it thats why I got it.

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:06 pm

Money??? So you're actually gonna buy it???
What a n00b:P
Download it.

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:19 pm

Money??? So you're actually gonna buy it???
What a n00b:P

Why, because he's governed by normal human morals and decency? Stealing current Microsoft products is not cool, Kurt.

EDIT:

BTW, I used MCE for a while as well (until I sold that PC). I loved its super-polished look, though I never used the media center functionality.

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:21 pm

LOL

You never know i downloaded my laptop OS before, I said buy for the sake of being legal or at least sounding legal. Anyway has anyone used the remote keyboard for Media Center (its a M$ product) and if so what did you think.

PS: I have almost got all the parts all i need now is the LowProfile Tv Tuner and MCE, the Remote, and probably the Keyboard.

Regards

teraflop122 · Post by **teraflop122** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:24 pm

BTW, can you post a pic when you're done? I want to see this thing

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:29 pm

Yes i will post a pic and i should have it built within a month or two because i have most of the hardware bought its the software side i gotta buy now

and now since i bought the ram last night i have $55 left. I have to get like $30 more to buy the hauppuage Low Profile 150 PVR Card then i will start construction and i will probably make a thread about how its coming along with pictures and everything.

Regards and im glad people are interested in it.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 12:43 pm

Microsoft has done the samething they did with 98. XP Home=Windows 98, XP Pro=98 Plus, XP MCE=98 SE and Windows ME=Windows Server 2003.

I don't think Media Center Edition is anything special, it's added graphics and proprietary software. Really a version of Winodws that is more like OS X then the other XP.

I know that there are people that have even suggested using it for a Media Center, like a TVio. But when I compare it to something like MythTV, having software that will keep me from burning TV shows to a DVD or delete them after a set amount of time, I'm not interested.

And to further point this out. I don't know what happened recently but in the past Microsoft couldn't even get MCE sold as they do XP Pro. Some online stores will have a deal where you buy a new hard drive you can get MCE free. This really tells me that something is keeping it from getting out the door and I personally think that its rightly deserved.

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:25 pm

Well i don't want to use Myth TV and with Windows MCE you can burn Video DVDs of your shows except like Starz Movies and Premium Channels but its the best thing for my purpose so im going to buy it (errr get it somehow).

Regards

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:14 pm

I download operating systems all the time!

-SUSE
-DSL
-Ubuntu
-Gentoo
-Slax

I don't have a dedicated media center PC, though my old internet PC may become it once I migrate to the new one. Even then I'll just run Windows 2000 SP4.

(or maybe a media-center Linux distro...)

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:43 pm

bicostp wrote:I download operating systems all the time!

-SUSE
-DSL
-Ubuntu
-Gentoo
-Slax

I don't have a dedicated media center PC, though my old internet PC may become it once I migrate to the new one. Even then I'll just run Windows 2000 SP4. (or maybe a media-center Linux distro...)

You download them legally right

lol anyway i will definitally put MCE2005 on my NESPC but i just cant see paying $120 for it. But there are ways around that.

Regards

Post by **bicostp** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:46 pm

Bay_Wolf wrote:You download them legally right

<a href="http://www.linuxiso.org">Maybe</a>

Dude it's Linux. You can download pretty much any version but Linspire and Ret Hat legally <img src="http://benheck.com/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif" width=12>

Bay_Wolf · Post by **Bay_Wolf** » Wed Jan 04, 2006 2:50 pm

Yea i know you can download most types of linux for free and i have been to that website it rox but i want windows MCE for my NESPC because it detects everything much quicker and is easier to set up. I have used puppy linux before and its not bad just couldnt get dialup internet to work.

Regards

Zhooibaal · Post by **Zhooibaal** » Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:30 am

You could try Ubuntu Linux. I'm sure there are Media Center like porgrams available for either Ubuntu or Debian. It doesn't matter if it's a Debian package as Ubuntu will accept those, it's based on it after all.