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Windows Media Center to be a paid upgrade in Windows 8. Cool, I'd pay to not have it. Thanks jimnms.
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Re: Morning Tech Bits

May 4, 2012, 18:09

jimnms

Agent.X7 wrote on May 4, 2012, 12:50:
pnag wrote on May 4, 2012, 11:37:
I use Media Center (not Media player, there is a difference) for watching all my media (blu-ray, Avi's, Mkv's, live satellite tv etc)

Tried all the alternatives (MythTV, XBMC etc) and in terms of overall functionality? Nothing came close.

I think it's a mistake to remove it, as I doubt the codec licensing savings will be passed on to the end user.

Surprised at blue to hear him say he'd pay to *not* have it?!?

You're only surprised because you are one of the minority that like Media Center. It's intrusive and it starts itself at the most annoying times. I'll take any media software over that.

You know you can uninstall Media Center if you don't like it. It doesn't auto start, and the only files it's associated with are .wtv and .dvr-ms which are recorded shows in Media Center. I have an HTPC build on Win7 using Media Center. I record shows OTA HD and basic cable, and watch DVD and Blu-ray movies. Microsoft is basically giving people another reason not to upgrade to Win8.




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Comment [quote="jimnms"May 4, 2012, 18:09][quote="Agent.X7"May 4, 2012, 12:50][quote="pnag"May 4, 2012, 11:37]I use Media Center (not Media player, there is a difference) for watching all my media (blu-ray, Avi's, Mkv's, live satellite tv etc) Tried all the alternatives (MythTV, XBMC etc) and in terms of overall functionality? Nothing came close. I think it's a mistake to remove it, as I doubt the codec licensing savings will be passed on to the end user. Surprised at blue to hear him say he'd pay to *not* have it?!? [/quote] You're only surprised because you are one of the minority that like Media Center. It's intrusive and it starts itself at the most annoying times. I'll take any media software over that. [/quote] You know you can uninstall Media Center if you don't like it. It doesn't auto start, and the only files it's associated with are .wtv and .dvr-ms which are recorded shows in Media Center. I have an HTPC build on Win7 using Media Center. I record shows OTA HD and basic cable, and watch DVD and Blu-ray movies. Microsoft is basically giving people another reason not to upgrade to Win8. [/quote]

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