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Great design is something I’m into, I love things looking beautiful and I’m a believer in the need for form to follow (actually to lead) function. Having come across this it’s something I just had to share. The image on the left is a one box media center (notice the small m & c...
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Ok I was watching Steve B speech at Washington U yesterday and heard this…it shocked me a little and I tweeted it…people picked it up and found it interesting so here it is, it’s take from Microsoft’s transcript of the event : In the case of the TV we've got both strategies. We actually have a TV implementation...
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I am seeing some very strange happenings with the 7MC Music Library and with music files stored on Windows Home Server machines. This is not just an isolated issue as I have seen the same problem at several different sites on different WHS servers / networks etc. I posted a thread here on the Green Button...
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Sarah’s written a great and very, very, comprehensive article for On10.net about all the different options for watching TV in Windows Media Center without a TV tuner, she covers: Hulu PlayOn Boxee SecondRunTV TunerFree TubeCore ZeeVee SkyPlayer Wow, it’s impressive there are so many options… Simon May
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Now that Martin has released the beta of Spotify MCE I thought I’d explain quickly how you can stream Spotify all over your house. I use a Squeezebox for this, which is where the solution comes from, but equally anything that can play a HTTP MP3 stream will work. That includes Windows Media Player...
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I know Power Pack 3 has been out for a few months (late October), but I have yet to see any good posts talking about the Media Center Connector. I've seen posts on the increased functionality of PP3, better backup, Windows 7 support and a few new features. But nothing about the Media Center Connector...
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I've been ask many times "How do you rip Blu-Rays?". So, I wrote a guide on how I do it. It's not the only way, but it works well for me. You can read the post Here
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LEARN MORE A nice recent addition to Windows7 Media Center is the ability to Watch and Learn about Media Center. By selecting the “ Learn More “ option on the “ Tasks “ line, Videos and Text inform the user of what Media Center is and can do. The first short advert about Media...
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Originaly Posted by Gadgmeister on 22/11/2009 Windows7intouch.com Below is a List of what is available in Windows7 Media Center from the UK ( BSkyB ) SkyTV Sky Player integration, what is listed below is the first view you will see of the various packages on offer from Sky but the list below is only...
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I think I’ve found something too good to be true. I was just looking about on codeplex and came across this project WTVWatcher by Paul Bruce . It almost has me shaking in my seat for it’s simplicity and ease of use. What Paul’s done is created a little tool that requires no installation...
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Back when Microsoft announced support for CableCARDs, there was widespread excitement around the commitment Microsoft had made to the future of Media Center and high-definition television (at least stateside; a bit less hi-def love has been doled out to our friends abroad). Yet, when the news came out...
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It seems to me that Windows Media Center is a "1.0" solution in an increasingly "2.0" world. Meaning, the world of digital and social media is rapidly evolving, and it looks like Microsoft has been riding out the stored media trend, and has been quite slow and ineffective in capitalizing on the surge...
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See the article at: http://www.brianfrost.com/misc/sortingmusic.htm Ah! Got you!. Yes, I too have Googled up forum and down blog to locate how to get my extensive music library integrated into the above software and hardware tools and yes, there is a lot of information out there but too much of the hits...
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Finaly got around to installing Windows 7 RC , hmm , ok its early days and it is a Beta but so far i have found a few issues that on the most part are probably my own fault 1. it took over 4 hours to get a desktop to display answer: remember that your TV is also connected and maybe check to see if the...
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Internet TV Beta 2 is now live on Windows 7, the UI has changed from the older beta 1.1 here are some screenshots. Most of the content is small clips just a few minutes. The interesting thing is I’m still seeing Internet TV Beta 1.1 on the same strip
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I have been running the Windows 7 since some of the earlier builds became available and I am have been a proud user of the official RC build for a little while now. I was delighted when I heard dvb-s support had been added to Windows 7 and it was the main reason I switched to it as my main Media Center...
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Ian tweeted Friday about a TV show in the UK called Newswipe, unfortunately just a day after the series ended. Now I know that I can catch up on it using TunerFree MCE but I wanted to make sure that I don’t miss it again – it’s funny, but it’s already gone off the air, so it’s not in the guide...
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At the MCHSUG meeting on Tuesday I was asked by a couple of developers what some killer applications would be for Media Center, I was a bit stumped at the time, but I spent some of the drive home listening to The Media Center Show (#202), coincidently Ian was interviewing Jas and Sam from Media Browser...
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I was asked quite a few questions on Tuesday at the user group meeting, so I thought a quick post to clear some up would be a good plan. What was the laptop I was using? It was a HP Tx2 , the same one that Ian reviewed , and it’s great machine. AMD Turion x2, multi-touch screen 3gb RAM and it’s...
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Wow it’s been a while, hopefully this post marks my return from a top secret (I’m sure you can find out about it) project I’ve been working on that’s consumed all my free time for the past three months, and it’s perfect timing coming days after the first and fantastic MCHSUG (That’s Media Center Home...
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Clever Technologies are working on app called " DVD Library Tool " help integrate DVD Library Tool with the DVDxml.com API. DVD Library Tool will scan all your DVD movies and download the correct dvdid.xml file for that DVD automatically. I personally just download the XMLs from DVDxml...
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I was looking for a good way to network my extender, the wifi was flakey and I was unable to run cables properly as it is a rented house. After a bit of research I thought I would try a pair of powerline HomePlugs which I must say work brilliantly. I thought I would share my findings with you all in...
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By Jason Coombes This post is about our experience with the version of Windows Media Center that is currently available in the Windows 7 beta (official and leaked builds) but first I thought it might be useful to explain what I feel is important for a Windows Media Center PC and our experience since...
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As a follow up to my previous post on Convert to .dvr-ms option on the .wtv context menu in Windows 7 Build-7057 , and in response to some of the comments, I've looked a little deeper into the conversion process. Keeping an eye on Windows Task Manager and firing up a conversion reveals that this runs...
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Since the launch of the Windows 7 Beta (Build 7000) I have been trying to find a build of Windows 7 that would work with hybrid dual tuners, like the Hauppauge Nova-T-500, and so I've been testing each of the leaked builds in the hope that this might be fixed. I'm pleased to say that build 7057 finally...
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Mediaportal V Media Center: Fight! 1. Background / Environment As a long time HTPC fan and serial tinkerer (is that even a word? If not, it should be!) I like to try a full range of HTPC software so have tinkered with a range of Operating systems and HTPC software when attempting to find the best software...
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After using Windows 7 media center on my HTPC exclusively for the last month, I have decided to return to Vista for the time being. Windows 7 beta Media Center just is not stable enough for me yet. Here are some of the problems that forced my hand. 1) 50% of scheduled recording failed . I have a Hauppauge...
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How good is this project right now? I’ll tell you how good, it’s starting to feel like a professional release. Beta 9’s out and this one is focused on getting users on to Media Browser from other applications, yep focused! And what a cool addition this is, setups now much easier, and...
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I love my windows mobile device and I’m always interested to look at something when it collides with Media Center. Well thanks to this tweet I’ve just learnt a new way. This video from Pocketnow.com shows off an interesting new application MobileRemote by MobileSRC . Looks great. ...
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As of today TunerFree MCE will do full screen for all the channels available including BBC and Hulu automatically. Previously a mouse click was needed. 10 Seconds after opening a show, it will go into full screen. Great news with Boxee being forced to remove Hulu content. In Martin’s words: I'm...
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One thing that’s always bugged me is that it’s hard to tell what codec's been used on a video. I’m sure there’s loads of ways out there to do it, but I’ve never really come up with a good way. That is till I was trying to get something working in Media Browser. A cool feature...
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This is nice, especially since it’s Valentines day today. Good to see WinMo being used with Media Center. Cheeky vid too. via Elieen Browns blog Posted by Simon May, follow me on Twitter or if you like email me Technorati Tags: media center , windows mobile
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I’ve just read an excellent post by Martin (the chap behind TunerFree MCE ) about getting Flash onto extenders (you can’t really so don’t go there looking for that). Martin’s post is a call to arms, to start to develop a Flash transcoder. It’s a great idea, someone needs...
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I just started Media Browser today and got the download of Beta 8. All I can say is AWESOME! Check out the Jas Manghera’s blog for deeper details on what this release does. Lets take a look at what is new and so awesome! Views, Views, Views Lets get the biggie out of the way first, Coverflow! Ian...
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Lifehacker have a great post today on cheap and free home theater hacks that includes some mention of Windows Media Center. I really like the hack number 6. Calibrate your HDTV for free, some really good information in the links in that section! So it’s kind of got me to thinking, what’s...
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Over on the low power computing blog is a little story about the Ion platform (the one that brings together an Intel Atom and a GeForce GPU). There are some seriously impressive benchmarks for the Ion. 1080p playback, with only 30W total power consumption. That’s pretty amazing stuff! So it brings...
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Martin has just updated the excellent TunerFree MCE again and fixed a couple of things that were bugging me, like the images for ITV, in Martin’s words: I have just released version 2.1 of TunerFreeMCE at http://www.milliesoft.co.uk/ . It includes a number of improvements such as; Updated the parser...
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Yesterday I revealed the answers to the questions you asked about using multiple devices and sync with Play To. Today I’m going to give you the information you really want, how it works with Media Center. The answer is: simply, and yes we’d probably like a lot more, I have to say though that...
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Some UK readers will like this, and some wont. There are some upcoming changes to the UK Freeview channels coming along soon, so you’ll want to do a “Scan for more services” soon if you’ve got DVB-T Tuners in your Media Center. Quest (a channel from Discovery) will be coming along...
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How are you finding your Media Center experience on Windows 7? Want to know how other people are finding it but tired of digging through all the information? Think you've got an idea that could make the experience even better? You might want to give this a try. 7MC Taskforce has been setup as a place...