Re: Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

["Shmern" <shmern@xxxxxxx>]

hmmm I dunno about MCE, I was looking forward to seeing what
functionality
they had provided, but after reading that review, I feel very
disappointed,
In current form it doesn't compare at all well with the Current Tivo (on
PVR
only) Things like season pass priorities are NOT available if there is
a
conflict it'll chose whichever you setup first !. Not good

CPU utilisation was strangely high for a hardware based encoder, so any
thoughs of being able to use the PC for other things is a non starter.
The
review machine crashed more than a few times, which for a machine trying
to
be a PVR is unforgivable. With Tivo and im sure Sky+ it really is set
and
forget, it WILL just run and record without intervention.

I have serious doubts on the usability of MCE now, unless they bring out
a
cut down PC (in STB form) JUST for running MCE and nothing else it is
NOT
gonna be usable.

VERY VERY disappointed....

what did others think?

D.

> Oh my god its simple amazing - its going to kill the tivo now for sure
-
> http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1766.
>
> All we need is a nice uk set top box to be released now - bulk
buy???
>
> :)
>
> Kind Regards,
> Chris Bond




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