Windows XP Media Center Edition Review

Harpreet writes "It took 2 months but someone finally published an informative review of the new Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system. AnandTech's review has got everything you could want, including pictures galore. It looks like the folks who make the Linux based Video Disk Recorder have a new standard to live up to." Update: 01/08 21:06 GMT by T : Read on below for a different (Free software, CD-based) approach to computer-A/V integration.

Trunkboy writes "There are a lot of PVR projects out there (Freevo, TiVo, Dave&Dina, etc... but MoviX is a little different. MoviX is an entire distribution (linux of course) that is designed to play avi/mpg/mp3/etc files from a computer. Upgrading is easy, because it boots from a CD! Videos/music can be stored on a local hard drive, or on a network share. This project is incredible, but needs more developers. Stop in and give Roberto a hand -- MoviX shows some great potential!"

Comments

Standards?

[grub]

It looks like the folks who make the Linux based Video Disk Recorder have a new standard to live up to.

Yes, the Linux VDR people will have to figure out how to hide spyware in their (open) source code.

Want to know why it took that long?

[Chris_Stankowitz]

"It took 2 months but someone finally published an informative review of the new Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system."

I took me that long to get it installed.

Bring your Lawyers!

[Angry White Guy]

From the article:
Before you can proceed in the program guide setup you have to scroll through the 44 pages of the Terms of Service and select agree. Once again, this is done fairly quickly using the remote just by holding the down-arrow and then hitting ok.

That's good, sound advice there. Don't bother reading it.

44 Page EULA

[Milo Fungus]

From the article:

Before you can proceed in the program guide setup you have to scroll through the 44 pages of the Terms of Service and select agree. Once again, this is done fairly quickly using the remote just by holding the down-arrow and then hitting ok. (Emphasis added)

Reading 44 pages is hardly a quick task, no matter if you have a remote control, scrolling mouse, or whatever. Unless it reads like 44 pages from a Dr. Seuss book. Then I wouldn't mind so much.

You may not reverse engineer on a train, you may not reverse engineer in the rain. You may not share files with a fox, you may not let files leave this box...

Re:No so fast there

[Petronius]

I don't have time to read your post but I'm guessing it has the following flaws:
- bla bla bla
- bla bla bla
- I have an iPod
- bla bla bla
- Microsoft sucks!
- bla bla bla
Suckers!

Re:Of course

[ThrasherTT]

Don't you mean Service Pack 42? I mean, damn... three years and only one SP?

Re:Well

[haeger]

...and that's why You'll always put a "personal firewall" on Your windows-machines and never let them out unless You specifically tell it to.

I don't trust my win-box farther than I can throw it (which happens to be approximatly 7,5 meters if detached from all cables.)

.haeger