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- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soonMedia Center may be best MS appMedia Center is by far the app I use most on my PC. When you're in MC, you don't even realize you're using a computer. Yes, there are some missing features, but it a joy to...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Digital media, TV Pack, Fiji, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TV, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Center TV Pack
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon
- Microsoft is done testing "Fiji," its update to Windows Media Center and is preparing to release the product -- officially known as "Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 -- via PC makers. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Center, TV, Beta, Tester, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begun
- Speaking of Microsoft information lockdown, there's been no word in ages from Microsoft about "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition. But that isn't because Fiji has evaporated. In fact, the Fiji beta began a few weeks ago, according to a few sources with whom...
- Tags: Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Tester, Fiji, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Let's try this again - how about an XPhone?
- Let's try this again - how about an XPhone?XphoneI agree almost entirely with your idea. I only differ with your assessment of the Zune. All Zune owners have a pretty high opinion of the device provided they take full advantage of their Media center PC and wireless accessibilities. I can...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Media Center PC, wireless
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HDBitrate numbers?Can you post the bitrate/codec that the recorded HD shows playback at? The data-rate would be an important factor for some of us as lower bitrates = less quality.ThanksVideo bit rateThis is DVR-MS format, which uses Windows Media codecs. A typical...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, TVs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cable, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Microsoft Windows, Right Now IT, Media Center PC, CableCard, HD-DVR, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Center, cable television
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Windows Media Center meets cable TV in HD
- Six months ago, after years of waiting, I finally had a chance to switch my Media Center setup over to a fully digital, cable-compatible, high-definition configuration. How has it worked out? Let's just say you'd have to pry the Media Center remote from my cold dead fingers. ...
- Tags: Cable Television, Dell Computer Corp., Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Media Center, CableCard, Media Center PCs, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Telecommunications, Networking, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Turn your PC into the ultimate DVD changer
- The good folks over at Lifehacker have a nifty step-by-step tutorial on how to easily rip your [non-HD] DVDs to your PC. While the back-up files provide nice insurance in case anything ever happens to your original discs, more compellingingly, they make it even easier never to leave your couch. Rip...
- Tags: Media Center PC, PC, Media Center PCs, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Josh Taylor
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- The media center keyboard Apple should have made
- The media center keyboard Apple should have madeYou left off the obvious choice.A Media Center PC which runs rings arround all of the choices you listed.perfectHalf way through this article I called my friend who has a mac desktop tower hooked to a HDTV in his living room. This...
- Tags: Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Mice, dude, keyboard, Media Center PC, Apple Inc., media center keyboard, mouse, Logitech
- Discussion threads 2008-03-14
- The media center keyboard Apple should have made
- I've been bugging Apple forever to release a Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad for use with a Mac media center. The problem is that Apple won't listen because they'd prefer that we buy an Apple TV and use their teensy stick-of-gum Front Row remote. Bah. ...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Media Center PC, Problem, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-03-14
- DVBSBridge for MyTheatre (zip)
- DVBSBridge products combine ease of use of Windows MCE with the versatility and reliability of dedicated digital TV applications. DVBSBridge seamlessly integrates satellite (DVB-S) and cable (DVB-C) TV sources into Media Center, including support for MPEG-2 HD video and multichannel audio. DVBSBridge enables all native TV control features of MCE...
- Tags: Media Center PC, DVBLogic, DVBSBridge, TVs, Media Center PCs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2008-03-06
- J. River Media Center (exe)
- Collect, Organize and Play. Experience all your media -- music, photos, and video your way - all from a single software program. Connect your PC to your home entertainment hardware and control it all with a remote. Load your music on your iPod while you watch TV. Media Center is...
- Tags: Media Center PC, Digital Audio, Music, J. River, Media Center PCs, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-03-03
- No update from Microsoft on Vista SP1, Media Center problems
- No update from Microsoft on Vista SP1, Media Center problemsVista SP1 install fine - but wait for Windows Update delivery!Windows Vista users should wait until SP1 is offically available via Windows Update (mid-March).SP1 installs just fine but Windows Update will scan your computer and download some prerequisite files needed to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Media Center problem, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-02-18
- No update from Microsoft on Vista SP1, Media Center problems
- Following reports of installation problems by some users attempting to deploy the final version of Windows Vista Service Pack SP 1, Microsoft is still not saying much. Microsoft officials are not discussing publicly how many users are affected by the "endless reboot loop" problem that users are...
- Tags: Media Center PC, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-18
- Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers
- Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testersIdeaMicrosoft should add support Games for Windows LIVE in the next version in Fiji so you actually launch games within Media Center. So you can use various functions such as play music while perfoming another tasks. Therefore add Windows Live Messenger as an Widget...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital media, new Windows Media Center tester, Windows Media Center tester, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- Microsoft seeks new Windows Media Center testers
- Microsoft is in the midst of a quest for new testers for some kind of new Windows Media Center product, which may or may not be connected to "Fiji," the next version of Windows Media Center Edition MCE. Late last week, Microsoft posted to its Connect private...
- Tags: Windows Media, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Center, Survey, Tester, Fiji, MCE Tester Survey, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media, Marketing Research, Digital Music, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- Microsoft extends the reach of Media Center
- Microsoft extends the reach of Media CenterSetup>>>I have two of these running at home, one connected to a surround sound system and 1080i display in the living room, the other connected to a 1080p display in the bedroom. Both are playing back full HD content from a Dell XPS 410...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Media players, Game players, Only Problem, Media Center PC, DMA2200, WebGuide, DVD player, wireless-G, DVD, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- Microsoft extends the reach of Media Center
- It's no secret that part of Microsoft's marketing plan for Windows Vista was to push sales of its Home Premium edition, and every bit of market data I've seen says they've been extremely successful in this effort. As of mid-2007, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Box, Hewlett-Packard Co., Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., DMA2100, DMA2200, Extender Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-01-09
- Face it, Windows Ultimate Extras are history
- Face it, Windows Ultimate Extras are historyIt's OK, the rebate will be on it's way soon. NTTripleIIYou are not seeing the big picture...My rep once again confirmed for me the "Ultimate Advantage" is more of a concept than a product. The media needs to understand this. You bought the Ultimate...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PC, Microsloth, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate, FACE IT, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- What does Microsoft's IPTV reorg have to do with 'Fiji'?
- What does Microsoft's IPTV reorg have to do with 'Fiji'?Wow....what could iLife compete work be?Just like XP, MS completely abandoned XPMCE after Vista released....they didn't even release SOME backported features for XPMCE. No details on what XPSP3 will bring to XPMCE. Their Windows Live for TV project is Vista media...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Game players, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media Center PC, Microsoft Xbox, Fiji, XPMCE, IP television, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-12-28
- What does Microsoft's IPTV reorg have to do with 'Fiji'?
- I've been thinking about Microsoft's quiet reorg, via which the company unified the IPTV, Media Center and HD DVD initiatives into a single organization, known as the Microsoft Connected TV business group. Just munging these three teams together doesn't necessarily mean a cohesive set of Microsoft TV...
- Tags: Media Center PC, IP Television, Microsoft Corp., Fiji, Media Center PCs, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-12-28
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