August 6th, 2008 by
Filed under: Media PCs
Still a month away from its official announcement at CEDIA — Engadget HD got their hands on the final release of the Vista Media Center TV Pack (codename Fiji) and although the most anticipated features are missing, (H.264 and DirecTV) what is there, is well received. So if clear QAM, improved tuner support, and favorites is just what you ordered, then head over and have a look at the update that unfortunately you’ll probably never get without buying a new PC.
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July 5th, 2008 by
Filed under: HDTV, Media PCs
Engadget HD has gotten the latest on the highly anticipated update for Vista Media Center and it doesn’t look good. The first release candidate made it into testers hands recently and they weren’t happy to see that the most anticipated features — support for a DirecTV HD tuner and native H.264 support — got pushed to Windows 7. So head over to Engadget HD for more details (screen shots included).
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June 19th, 2008 by
Filed under: HDTV
Here it is folks, the matchup you have (or haven’t, that’s cool) been waiting for: Microsoft’s Xbox 360, Linksys’ DMA2100 and D-Link’s DSM-750 have been pit against one another and put to the test in order to find the champion of Media Center Extending. Here’s a hint — the race is a lot tighter than you probably think. Check out the full rundown (video included) over on Engadget HD.
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Posted in vista, windows, xbox 360, Xbox360, Dma2100, linksys, d-link, dsm-750, media center, MediaCenter, Vista Media Center, VistaMediaCenter, VMC | No Comments »
