[mp3]http://blip.tv/file/get/IanDixon-TheMediaCenterShow199853.mp3[/mp3] Listen Here (mp3) A bumper show this week as I welcome Simon May, Richard Miller and Josh Shenkle to the show and we talk Windows 7, Play To and the Windows 7 SKUs. I also have Windows Home Server MVP Andrew Edney on the show to to explain what is new in Windows Home [...]
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I have been testing Windows 7 on my media center PC and recently tried upgrading from build 7022 to the latest 7057. The upgrade process itself worked fine but when I loaded media center I received an error stating there was a problem with my TV setup, then when I tried to run the TV [...]
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After trying to install Windows 7 on my media PC recently I hit a major install issue related to the onboard graphics card on the Asus P5GZ-MX motherboard. If anybody else has hit a similar issue see the post below. http://www.jons-bar.co.uk/archives/153
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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 deciding [...]
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Not sure how I missed this, according to James Stables on the WindowsVistaMangazine.com Microsoft are working with NXP to make a DVB-T2 tuner for Windows 7. This will enable Windows Media Center to work with the new Freeview HD service that is being started to roll out later this year, this is great news as [...]
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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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JayC on the Members Adventure blog has written about a nice little feature on the latest leaked build of Windows 7 (7057), “Convert to .DVR-MS”. This will be great for people keeping Windows Vista systems running alongside Windows 7 and good for 3rd party applications that don’t support WTV (the new TV format) More details [...]
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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 [...]
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Registration is open for the UK Windows Media Center and Home Server User Group Meetup. The event will be held at at Aston Science Park in Birmingham on April 21st from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM with food provided. There will be sessions on advanced Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and Media Center Development [...]
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I know it’s been a long time coming but I finally have a date and location for the first UK Windows Media Center User Group Event. April 21st at Aston Science Park in Birmingham will be the place to be to meet like minded enthusiast and industry experts, we plan to have talks on advanced [...]
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