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    Image of iamwarpath iamwarpath
    11/21/08

    In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
    Down with broadcast flag and DRM!!! I want the TV shows and movies on whatever device, whenever I want!
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    Image of BeautifulAgony BeautifulAgony
    11/22/08

    @iamwarpath: I want everything for free, anytime, anywhere! I'm sick of receiving things at little to no cost to myself, and suffering through the heartless injustice of having to watch at a specific time, or see advertisements! I want everything for free, regardless of the cost to produce it and distribute it!


    Now, damn it!

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    Image of CaptCaveman CaptCaveman
    11/21/08

    In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
    I give up on Media Center. I had really high hopes for it. But other then the occasional streamed show from the internet it doesn't do anything, unless you watch all your TV OTA or setup some hacked together system where some other box is tuning the stations for you.


    Cable card support was going to be the saving grace of MC. But then you had to buy a pre-built computer to use cable card. Then they announced that the DirecTV USB plug-in box was being beta tested. That was a year ago and nobody is saying a word about it now.


    I've not opened Media Center or choose the Media Center link on the Xbox in about a year now. There's no reason to.

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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    11/21/08

    @CaptCaveman: I have the S-video out on my HD satellite box plugged into my PC to be able to record all of my satellite channels. The only drawback is that my hdtv in the same room has to be watching whatever the PC is recording, but I try to time most of my recording for the middle of the night anyway. DirecTV is supposed to be coming out with an HD solution designed to work specifically with Media Center in 2009.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/21/08

    In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
    Shows the glaring weakness in Apple's Front Row application. With so much focus on the iTunes store, it gets the short end of the stick with web content, whereas Media Center gets some good bells n' whistles. Granted, with Hulu and Netflix et al being Mac compatible, it's not that big a deal, but being able to access this stuff with the press of the remote would be great.
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    Image of shizik76 shizik76
    11/21/08

    In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
    Linux Ubuntu For ever!
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    Image of SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!! SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!
    11/21/08

    @shizik76: The most unusefull comment ever.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/21/08

    @SewerShark: Great use of the word unuseful. I'm not unimpressed.
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    Image of ara ara
    11/21/08

    In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
    I'd like to know how many people actually use the application? Personally I've launched the application once to check what it looks like and that's it, way too much hassle to use such fullscreen single-tasking oriented application for normal desktop media playing. And for dedicated media center computer I'd imagine that free Linux based, equally functional solutions are easy to come by. At least I recall toying with one few years back.
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    11/21/08

    @ara: I've used it since 2004. It's a fantastic DVR with the bonus that all recorded media and recording functions can be accessed and controlled from any networked extender device including XBox 360, other extenders and other networked windows PC's.
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    Image of jdbaile3 jdbaile3
    11/21/08

    In reply to 10 Really Cool Windows 7 Media Center Features
    I was going to start using media center with my xbox, as well as netflix. Is it worthwhile for me to give it a wired connection to my router or will I probably not gain much bandwidth with that?
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    Image of ZLevee ZLevee
    11/21/08

    @jdbaile3: while wired is always better, the amount of improvement is going to depend on what your current wireless type and signal strength is. But streaming video will probably be better no matter what if wired.
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    Image of ApolloCoppard ApolloCoppard
    11/19/08

    In reply to Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center More Awesome
    Very nice... but why do I want to get up to touch a screen to choose a piece of media to play? Isn't that why we have remotes?
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    Image of Acerbus Letalis Acerbus Letalis
    11/19/08

    @ApolloCoppard: *Sigh* You can keep using your remote if you want! This is just another method of input.
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    Image of N@tedog N@tedog
    11/19/08

    In reply to Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center More Awesome
    Just need a touch screen 50 in plasma and I'm SOLD!
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    Image of EnochLight EnochLight
    11/19/08

    In reply to Windows 7 Touch Control Makes Media Center More Awesome
    Well... this looks cool and all but... I now have to get my ass *OFF OF THE COUCH* and actually touch my TV screen to navigate now? Well, that's after I buy a 50" touch screen. Oh wait...
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    Image of Mark 2000 Mark 2000
    11/19/08

    @EnochLight: Lets just admit it. This looks great, but its just more of MS giving us technology that no one wants or needs. I will never stand up and get my greasy fingers on my 46" LCD. That's insane. And as for smaller screens elsewhere in the house, why would i have a media center in my kitchen? Why am I watching tivo while warming up spaghetti? This is totally niche and totally a waste of R&D while the company's OS goes down in flames.
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    Image of future-proof future-proof
    11/19/08

    @Mark 2000: well said.


    This is an absolute waste. It's like they forgot that every manufacturer has been shipping a remote control with MCE.


    *boggles mind*

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/19/08

    @future-proof: How is this a waste? 1) It's on Windows 7, an OS that's not even released yet. 2) It has nothing to do with with current version of MCE 3) How do we know they'll disable the remote control if touchscreen control is enabled? 4) Do manufacturers ever care about how their new models are going to affect their older models?


    I for one wouldn't mind having this. I would have a dual monitor setup (clone mode): one with touchscreen and the other connected to my TV. And if I feel like it, I could still use my remote.

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    Image of Acerbus Letalis Acerbus Letalis
    11/19/08

    @ripfire: Well said.
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    Image of AlgernonAmyntor AlgernonAmyntor
    11/02/08

    In reply to Linksys DMA 2200 Media Center Extender 2.0 Plus DVD Player
    I have the DLink Wireless N "Extender". It is fine, wonderful in fact, for some DIVX programs, and useless for anything else. It cannot process the data quickly enough for HD, and slows to a crawl, refreshing about 1 pixel per minute. Personally, I don't trust Microsoft and their DRM frenzy to use Media Center, I just want to play what is on my computer on the TV in the living room.

    It looks like we're not there yet.
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