http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/ Engadget Comments for Switched On: How Microsoft's Media Center Will Save Television http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/
I would like them to come out with a networked box that basically just takes the computer feed and connects it to the TV so that I can buy an extra wireless mouse and keyboard and basically use the TV as a monitor. Then my computer can be upstairs and hooked up to the network but I can stream my pictures, videos, music, etc. through my TV and stereo - but not through some program - I want to directly use my computer so I can watch TV but switch back to the Aux input and use AIM you know what I mean?

Is this what the Media Centers do or no?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/
Try MythTV on for size. Its a HELL of a lot better than Tivo, and definately a lot more FREE .. yes FREE .. than any shitz that Micro$oft has to offer.

http://www.mythtv.org/]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/
Microsoft has a 20 year history of making big promises and delivering shoddy packages that sometimes get better when you buy the next upgrade. No thanks Bill - I have tivo - a product you could never hope to beat fairly.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/
One warning, though!!!! You can only get the media center software when you buy a media center PC, and if there are any upgrades, ONLY your PC manufacturer can offer this upgrade to you. Most do for free or for a nominal fee, but some don't. So if you're in the market for a Media Center PC, make sure they have a history of offering their cuistomers upgrades: e.g. HP, Alienware. My media center is a Sony Vaio, and I would warn you NOT to buy from SONY, as they have told me that they will not upgrade their customers. So make my mistake, your piece of wisdom.

Hopefully, Microsoft will offer upgrades for retail, but until then, make sure you don't buy a PC from a manufacturer who doesn't care about their customers, like SONY. (Can you tell I'm bitter with Sony? ;-)]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/support which TiVo offers and MCE does not. What are your thoughts on
this? Also what are your thoughts on the fact that you can now for a
nominal monthly fee (at least in Washington but shortly more broadly) get
Microsoft DVR software on a new HDTV Comcast cable box (not the full MCE
for sure)?]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/
Dedicated boxes which can hide what they run, other than displaying what you want to see are better suiting for the living room in my book. They make technology more transparent and better enable the experience. No one has quite nailed this yet either however, beyond just DVR ala TiVo or the Scientific Atlanta boxes. When you add features for other services it gets much more complex...]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/
We also have a review on the media center extender.]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/10/switched-on-how-microsofts-media-center-will-save-television/Dec 19th 2005 12:06AM