Well it looks like something that I was predicting is coming true, partially. The first Media Center dedicated boxes with Windows 7 Embedded are being shown to the public. Check out what Acer and Asus are showing over at EngadgetHD. CEDIA is just around the corner and I am expecting/hoping that Microsoft is going to [...]
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Now that Microsoft has opened up the flood gates on Cable Card usage in Media Center there are a lot of people that may be wondering if that old PC could be repurposed as a Media Center. I have thought about it as well as I talk to friends about adopting Media Center so I [...]
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I have been wanting to really clean up my guide for awhile now. I figured now was the best time to do it before the new fall lineup got kicked into high gear. I don’t know about your channel lineup but the one provided to me by Time Warner Cable is a mess. There are [...]
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My post on moving to a Media Center solution is bigger than I expected. As I am writing the feature I keep referencing questions that were posed in the comments awhile back such as “How did you network your house"?”, “Can you use your PC while Media Center is running on an extender?” and “What [...]
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Charlie Owen is someone that has been a big part of the Media Center community for a long time and always had a unique perspective since he worked on the Media Center team at Microsoft. I am in the process of finishing my feature post titled “Moving Your Family to a Media Center Whole Home [...]
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