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  • Kamal
    Administrator
    • May 2002
    • 28835
    #1

    Vista Media Center

    I have just gotten around to installing windows vista, connecting my PC to my TV and fooling with Media Center. While I dont have a TV Tuner card yet to play with and record TV and I'm still missing a remote control. I have to admit that the interface is so bloody good, I'm pretty hesitant to try the Linux Variant at the moment.

    I was able to setup all my sets from MS+, load all the photos we have clicked so far and everything just loaded so well and effortlessly, I was very pleased with it.

    Will be fooling with it some more today to see how movies look when viewed from the DVD player on the PC
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    Jib says:
    he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
    Originally posted by ace_dl
    Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
    I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me
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    • arielus
      He's back, in Pog form
      • Jun 2004
      • 4281
      #2
      Re: Vista Media Center

      do not buy a tv tuner card if you don't need one
      go for a video card with VIVO (or AVIVO for ATI)
      is all i need to make satellite work on my pc
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        • Corven
          Are you Kidding me??
          • Jun 2004
          • 4080
          #3
          Re: Vista Media Center

          vista is out?? how is it??
          I broke my spoon on the viagra sundae.

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            • Kamal
              Administrator
              • May 2002
              • 28835
              #4
              Re: Vista Media Center

              its the RC release, its free. You can download it from Microsoft's website and so far I LOVE it. Seems to run a lot more stable (yet consiming more CPU power at all times) but that could also be since its RC stage
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              Jib says:
              he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
              Originally posted by ace_dl
              Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
              I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                • Corven
                  Are you Kidding me??
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 4080
                  #5
                  Re: Vista Media Center

                  and hows the security issue like??

                  a) with the DMCA/DRM stuff?? i.e. your average video/mp3 download still work fine or do they lock up if not copyrighted?

                  b) 3rd party anti-virus software still works?
                  I broke my spoon on the viagra sundae.

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                    • arielus
                      He's back, in Pog form
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 4281
                      #6
                      Re: Vista Media Center

                      what's the rig you use to run vista Kamal?
                      could you also post screenshots of the media center interface?
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                        • Kamal
                          Administrator
                          • May 2002
                          • 28835
                          #7
                          Re: Vista Media Center

                          the rig is my old one

                          3.2 GHZ P4
                          1 GB RAM
                          nVidia 6800 ULTRA (connected via S-Video to my Hi Def Sony TV)
                          SATA 10,000 RPM Western Digital (OS Drive)
                          1 x 120 GB HD
                          1 x 200 GB HD

                          I am heading out of town this weekend so I will post the screenies when I return
                          www.mjwebhosting.com

                          Jib says:
                          he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                          Originally posted by ace_dl
                          Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                          I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                            • Kamal
                              Administrator
                              • May 2002
                              • 28835
                              #8
                              Re: Vista Media Center

                              I'm still messing with it and mainly listening to my old sets and mixes from MercurySessions so I haven't really had any DRM issues.

                              It's been 5+ years since I last used any Anti-Virus software at home so I wouldn't even know of any issues with XP

                              Though I will say that Norton has to be the WORST AV software ever. The amount of problems we have at work and that people I know face with their computers only because of Norton is a miracle they get anything done. Its like you buy a computer with norton as a show piece and only to support the software and hardware manufacturer.

                              Originally posted by Corven
                              and hows the security issue like??

                              a) with the DMCA/DRM stuff?? i.e. your average video/mp3 download still work fine or do they lock up if not copyrighted?

                              b) 3rd party anti-virus software still works?
                              www.mjwebhosting.com

                              Jib says:
                              he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                              Originally posted by ace_dl
                              Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                              I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                                • FM
                                  Wooooooo!
                                  • Jun 2004
                                  • 5361
                                  #9
                                  Re: Vista Media Center

                                  Norton actually used to be good in its earlier/earliest stages...then alas like most stuff it got way too bloated and big for its own good... And man can it screw up your system...I have a nice couple of stories on that one.

                                  Def. looking forward to the pics...
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                                    • FlashLight
                                      Addiction started
                                      • Jun 2004
                                      • 477
                                      #10
                                      Re: Vista Media Center

                                      i had it installed for almost a month, everything was cool,
                                      but when i instaled few games and apps up, everything went dark...

                                      nothing worked as it shloud, everything was slow, and imagine the reaction when i saw that the bloody svchost took over 80MB of ram,
                                      my tiger woods 2007 doesnt work, or has heavy glitches...

                                      yeah, it really looked great, especially that aero thingy, and 3D advanced options...

                                      huh, totally missed the topic, but whatsoever, i formated the hard drive...
                                      hehehe
                                      I take Viagra and Prozac together. If I can't get it up, I don't care.

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                                        • Corven
                                          Are you Kidding me??
                                          • Jun 2004
                                          • 4080
                                          #11
                                          Re: Vista Media Center

                                          ^ so the bottom line? vista is great with nothing installed??
                                          I broke my spoon on the viagra sundae.

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                                            • Kamal
                                              Administrator
                                              • May 2002
                                              • 28835
                                              #12
                                              Re: Vista Media Center

                                              well yea its not meant to work top notch at least when its in RC stage. This is mainly so that developers can download a working OS to test and release their own apps. I'm sure everything will be fixed when the actual OS is released.
                                              www.mjwebhosting.com

                                              Jib says:
                                              he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                                              Originally posted by ace_dl
                                              Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                                              I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                                                • FlashLight
                                                  Addiction started
                                                  • Jun 2004
                                                  • 477
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Vista Media Center

                                                  hehe, i really hope u are right, Kamal...

                                                  cheers
                                                  I take Viagra and Prozac together. If I can't get it up, I don't care.

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                                                    • Kamal
                                                      Administrator
                                                      • May 2002
                                                      • 28835
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Vista Media Center

                                                      well its Microsoft so you never know
                                                      www.mjwebhosting.com

                                                      Jib says:
                                                      he isnt worth the water that splashes up into your asshole while you're shitting
                                                      Originally posted by ace_dl
                                                      Guys and Gals, I have to hurry/leaving for short-term vacations.
                                                      I won't be back until next Tuesday, so if Get Carter is the correct answer, I would appreciate of someone else posts a new cap for me

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                                                        • Corven
                                                          Are you Kidding me??
                                                          • Jun 2004
                                                          • 4080
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Vista Media Center

                                                          im actually skeptically about vista with all the negative reviews i had came across ... and the final release has 7 versions for 1 platform?? whats up with that? i bet they are bound to screw it up somewhere along the lines
                                                          I broke my spoon on the viagra sundae.

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