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XP Pro or XP Media Centre by Pyroteq on 07-14-2004 at 11:11 AM
should i get...Win XP Pro or Win XP Media centre edition?
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by bach_m on 07-14-2004 at 11:31 AM
do you need a PVR??? thats the real question.
media centres are a whole computer, so u might as well just buy a TiVo and XP Pro, and have enuff left over for something nice.
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by user27089 on 07-14-2004 at 12:51 PM
there is no point in gertting a media centre, just use your tv, cd player and dvd player! O_o
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by mad_onion on 07-14-2004 at 08:42 PM
well if your even considering Pro then you dont need media centre.
its quite different with its start up menu and the such like but if you really do want a pc next to your TV then there really is no other choice because you get a PC with all the other boxes under your tele intergrated into one.
ive heard many good thing about media centre and the compatibility is supposed to be really good.
this is mostly down to the fact that microsoft check every media centre pc to see if it correct to use the media centre OS
its a great deal really if you need it.
but from the sound of it you dont need it because youre considering Pro which simply isnt any substitute
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by RebelSean on 07-14-2004 at 09:11 PM
I was about to ask the same thing bach_m asked. And I agree what traxor said. I think ya should just get xp pro! 
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by Pyroteq on 07-15-2004 at 03:47 AM
I was on the 'Pro' side myself because i havnt heard much about the media centre and ive got a stero, tv, and soon a dvd in my room so i probly dont need it...
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by sasquatch on 07-15-2004 at 06:46 AM
yea, for media center, u just blow a bunch of money on a tuner card when u have sumthing called a "tv" and "vcr" and "vhs tapes", media center is useless unless u reli love ur computer enuf to live by it
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by Pyroteq on 07-15-2004 at 06:58 AM
Um i do love my comptuer enough and i pretty much do live by it 
lol i dont have a vhs either
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by sasquatch on 07-15-2004 at 08:40 AM
well then u might wanna consider media center if u have a tuner card, but for most ppl ,stick wit pro, media center is good if u wanna use ur comp as a home theatre though, i saw a system with a media center comp wit a 7.1 surround sound system hooked up to a 52 inch big-screen 
i swear, i was in heaven
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by Pyroteq on 07-15-2004 at 09:36 AM
Hmm well my dvd player should probly do the job
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by Pyroteq on 07-15-2004 at 09:45 AM
New poll. Should it be Windows 2003 and not XP
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by sasquatch on 07-15-2004 at 06:24 PM
do u have one of em DVD writers? cuz those r kool 
cept i dun have enuf money to get one 
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by Pyroteq on 07-16-2004 at 05:30 AM
Im getting one. Whats the diff. between XP Pro and Win 2003
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by bach_m on 07-16-2004 at 11:00 AM
quote:
Originally posted by Scone
XP Pro and Win 2003
win2k3 is actually Windoes 2003 Server.
so its not meant as a personal computer thing. but i believe it still works well.
RE: XP Pro or XP Media Centre by Dane on 07-17-2004 at 08:19 PM
Windows 2003 also lacks some features of Windows XP Home Edition and Windows XP Professional Edition. See Matty. for details 
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