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O.P. Windows Media Center has nothing on this
LinuxMCE

http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=2176025602...SLXcNpD6qQPg6c2pDw

If you haven't seen this yet, its a must see. 24 minutes long, but well worth it.

I'm downloading it now to throw on a VM and try it out
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
...except for a descent GUI :p...

Seriously, the GUI is just horrendous, and the person talking... wow...
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
I couldn't put up with that voice for more than 5 seconds. And the UI sucks.
07-06-2008 12:04 AM
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
horrible, i'll have my vista ultimate
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
Some nice ideas but horrible gui etc =p
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
wmc ftw
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07-06-2008 10:29 AM
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
I have some experience with a few media-center distributions / applications.

When I bought my Mediacenter, I've decided to put LinuxMCE on it. I didn't because I found a nicer alternative: MythBuntu.

Since LinuxMCE uses MythTV + a few addons, but uses their own mediabrowser, the "extra" stuff LinuxMCE offers isn't that impressive.

MythBuntu installed in less then 5 minutes. I used it for a week and I really got fed up with some of the quirks. Alsa, the Linux Sound System, sucks bigtime. I couldn't get proper sound, I wanted to do Stereo upmixing ("Stereo-Surround") so it wouldn't only use my two front speakers. Doing so decreased the sound quality and well.. lets just put it this way: it sucks and is hard to use.

I have to say I am experienced in various Linux distributions but this really sucked :P

So, now I am using a nicer alternative: MediaPortal. This is a port of XBMC for Windows.

It works perfectly. The coolest part is that there are very nice plugins. Stuff like home automation is still possible, but is optional.

The best plugin I have is "MP-TV" which indexes and categorizes my television shows. This one really rocks!

Best part: Its still free & opensource. It works on XP and Vista and is much better then WMC. Why you might ask?
  • Its Free!
  • Its Opensource
  • The support (IRC & Forums) are very good
  • There are plugins, lots of them
  • Its skinnable. And there are skins (LMCE didn't have skins, Myth had but they weren't as good)
  • Its still based on Windows, so you can use it for whatever you want.

My MediaPortal has some great plugins: MP-TV, Last.FM, Shoutcast, Traffic, Cell Phone Monitor (automaticly pauses my media when my phone rings, and continues afterwards).
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
yeah i remember mediaportal being announced and the first few builds, i think i downloaded it but never installed when i was still on XP, seemed cool, but i just desperately want a TV card :P
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
TV cards aren't that special. A random TV produces nicer pictures then a TV card.
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RE: Windows Media Center has nothing on this
well yeah obviously, but i just wanted to watch stuff on my computer and record to digital formats
07-06-2008 01:56 PM
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