Re: Re: RE: Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

["BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>]

The other way that this may go is that a company like Tivo will introduce
it's own version based on a Linux Kernal. that would not need as much
power.

It does generally seem to be the case that MS products eat resources.

Interesting times are ahead.

Ben

> Not forgetting the ability to "import" your existing media
as well...
> Although the anti-copying schemes built in to MCE will stop you
playing 
> anything that's recorded BY that machine anywhere else, AIUI, there's
> nothing to stop you using it just as an interface to play media that
has 
> been produced by other non MCE machines, so in theory all your
existing 
> DiVx, MP3, WMA, etc. etc.. can be played through this nice
interface...
> Also, this is MS's first attempt at this, and despite some obvious
> shortcomings, it's not a bad first go. Whether you like Microsoft or
not, 
> there's no denying the fact that when they want something they will go
at it 
> like a bull at a gate until they get it right, so I think it's fairly
safe 
> to assume that there *will* be a version 2, there will be service
packs to 
> address the aforementioned shortcomings, and so on.
> TBH, I would consider the current version of MCE, just for the nice TV
> interface alone, which is debatably the major problem with HTPC's at
the 
> moment anyway.... (with a Sky+ downstairs, and a TiVo upstairs, I
really 
> don't need another PVR anyway!)
> Paul G.
> >From: "BEN.MCCORMACK" <ben.mccormack@xxxxxxx>
> >Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: RE: [ukha_d] Windows XP Media Center Edition
Review
> >Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 01:36:07 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
> >
> >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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