MS winodws XP Media Center Edition

ribitch · 07-16-2002, 01:01 PM

Win XPMCE?

This brings the number of windows XP versions to 5.

Users will have a remote control to access songs, pictures, tv listings, etc. You will have to buy a new system to get the ne features, since it is not going to be an upgrade.

http://news.com.com/2100-1001-944063.html?tag=fd_top

I like the concept of a remote controlled mp3 player, but i'm not sure if it will be a sucess. Toshiba and a few other manufacturers sold remotes with their systems a few years ago, and they eventually were EOL'd due to poor sales.

~~DoPeY5007~~ · 07-16-2002, 01:23 PM

ok that is kinda strange

OC · 07-16-2002, 08:28 PM

I'll pass, thanks. I don't like my OS to do too much of the thinking for me...

-OC

Tommy Boomfiger · 07-17-2002, 12:21 AM

i dont like the idea of a computer dedicated to be a remote control multimedia system. with all the PVRs, DVD players with mpeg video and mp3 playback and picture viewers, cd/mp3 players and more which all come with remotes, some with onscreen display, most probably wont need a dedicated entertainment computer. aside from a monopolistic view, i dont see a reason for new hardware for this OS. all you need is an external (internal wouldnt be hard either) IR or RF reciever which hooks up to a usb (1.1 or 2.0), serial, parallel or what ever other standard ports on a computer.

i already do this with the help of creative. my SB Live 5.1 platinum came with a remote which can control many multimedia programs along with its own which plays cd's, dvd's, mp3's and videos.

07-16-2002, 01:01 PM	#1
ribitch Rear Admiral Upper Half Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,672	MS winodws XP Media Center Edition Win XPMCE? This brings the number of windows XP versions to 5. Users will have a remote control to access songs, pictures, tv listings, etc. You will have to buy a new system to get the ne features, since it is not going to be an upgrade. http://news.com.com/2100-1001-944063.html?tag=fd_top I like the concept of a remote controlled mp3 player, but i'm not sure if it will be a sucess. Toshiba and a few other manufacturers sold remotes with their systems a few years ago, and they eventually were EOL'd due to poor sales. __________________ http://ribitch.com/ipod.html

07-16-2002, 08:28 PM	#3
OC the admiral formerly known as overclocked Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Outside the mainstream Posts: 5,922	I'll pass, thanks. I don't like my OS to do too much of the thinking for me... -OC __________________ But what is adulthood except a delayed end-run around our parents' better judgment? -- Peter Egan cough

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07-16-2002, 01:23 PM	#2
~~DoPeY5007~~ court-martialled Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Brig Posts: 0	ok that is kinda strange

07-17-2002, 12:21 AM	#4
Tommy Boomfiger Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Chi town Posts: 2,348	i dont like the idea of a computer dedicated to be a remote control multimedia system. with all the PVRs, DVD players with mpeg video and mp3 playback and picture viewers, cd/mp3 players and more which all come with remotes, some with onscreen display, most probably wont need a dedicated entertainment computer. aside from a monopolistic view, i dont see a reason for new hardware for this OS. all you need is an external (internal wouldnt be hard either) IR or RF reciever which hooks up to a usb (1.1 or 2.0), serial, parallel or what ever other standard ports on a computer. i already do this with the help of creative. my SB Live 5.1 platinum came with a remote which can control many multimedia programs along with its own which plays cd's, dvd's, mp3's and videos.

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