Re: RE: Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

["Chris Bond" <chris@xxxxxxx>]

I think the future with regards Windows XP Media Center is that they'll
produce a Windows CE Version or Windows XP Embedded and produce a
Set-topbox
with Windows CE/Windows XP Embedded built in and Media Center on it. 
It
means the hardware will be optimised so that stuttering wont occur etc.

I think its a while off yet but certainly worth looking at, very much
like
the tivo and I think they'll put it a price where its very competitive
for
the martket and charge a fixed monthly fee like tivo.  After all thats
what
microsoft want money from normal puters on a regular basis.

Kind Regards,
Chris Bond
----- Original Message -----
From: "BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [ukha_d] Windows XP Media Center Edition Review


> I think that there are a few issues that it can do that Tivo etc are
not
able to.
>
> Ability to share recordings over the network. Not sure if it can cope
with
2 or 3 shows playing from the same pc. (prob held up by HD speed?)
>
> Ability to play music as well.
>
> Ability to be a Digital Picture frame
>
> Basically it seems like we are entering the age of convergence with
PVR's,
mp3 players etc. No longer will we have to have many boxes to perform
many
functions.
>
> Regards
>
> ben
>
>
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