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EngadgetHD:Hands-on with the Vista Media Center TV Pack

Last weeks The Media Center Show guest Ben Drawbaugh has got a leaked copy of the Windows Media Center TV Pack and posted his hands on experience on EngadgetHD, again I can't say much other than its worth reading the review and I will have a full show dedicated to the TV pack when the details are official

We have to say this is a pretty nice upgrade, but most definitely not everything we wish it was. Beyond the obvious missing H.264 and DirecTV support, there are plenty of things we wish were included like: 16x9 thumbnails; ability to list Recorded TV by date and put it them in a folder; and the ability to filter keyword recordings by HD -- you can however now set series recordings to HD only -- just to name a few. The update isn't all good either, as we still haven't figured out which plug-ins are compatible and so far we haven't found anything that can play the new WTV file format -- yes we tried VLC. But as soon as we find a way to play back the files on another computer, we'll be sure to check and see if the new more lenient CableCARD DRM is in effect.

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Published 06 August 2008 19:36 by Ian Dixon

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Scott Kingery said:

Be sure to read through the comments on this EngadgetHD post. Interesting stuff there.

August 6, 2008 22:33
 

Installation of the Vista Media Center RTM TV Pack | We Got Served said:

August 7, 2008 07:31
 

Hands-on with WMC TV Pack by EngadgetHD said:

August 7, 2008 09:20
 

Thoughts on the upcoming Vista Media Center TV Pack said:

August 8, 2008 07:43
 

Tarrant1701 said:

Has anyone found a way to playback WTV files yet? So far, WinXP SP3, WMP11, non-Fiji Vista systems, VLC, DVRMSToolbox, Video ReDo, media extenders, etc are all unable to play WTV. Which means any recorded TV on Fiji-patched systems will be effectively confined to Fiji only ... say goodbye to the digital home and media sharing!

August 17, 2008 14:10

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