Hey all,
I've been using Tivo for a long time now. I plan to upgrade to HDTV and sadly my current Tivo won't touch that.
MCE intrigues me becuase I envision have the MC up in the office and stream the content to my TV via xbox 360. Yes, I realize this puts me in the late fall/winter time frame. I'm just starting my research now.
The question I have is simple. If I want Windows Media Center how do I get it???
I went to microsoft.com and they posted some links to some companies that make them the whole system (hardware and software together). To me this makes little sense because I'm very capable of buying the hardware and putting it together myself. However, I can't figure out how to obtain a copy of Windows MCE.
I read through same faqs explaining that I need to get a tv tuner and a good video card and that sort of stuff. Thats all fine, but what about the software? Where do I get it?
A couple other questions I have...
What is the current state fo HD support for MC? If I get HD from comcast will I be able to record it on my MC? If not now, will I ever?
If MC requires me to get my HD from OTA can I somehow integrate it with my comcast basic? There are a few needed channels I only get from comcast.
I've been using Tivo for a long time now. I plan to upgrade to HDTV and sadly my current Tivo won't touch that.
MCE intrigues me becuase I envision have the MC up in the office and stream the content to my TV via xbox 360. Yes, I realize this puts me in the late fall/winter time frame. I'm just starting my research now.
The question I have is simple. If I want Windows Media Center how do I get it???
I went to microsoft.com and they posted some links to some companies that make them the whole system (hardware and software together). To me this makes little sense because I'm very capable of buying the hardware and putting it together myself. However, I can't figure out how to obtain a copy of Windows MCE.
I read through same faqs explaining that I need to get a tv tuner and a good video card and that sort of stuff. Thats all fine, but what about the software? Where do I get it?
A couple other questions I have...
What is the current state fo HD support for MC? If I get HD from comcast will I be able to record it on my MC? If not now, will I ever?
If MC requires me to get my HD from OTA can I somehow integrate it with my comcast basic? There are a few needed channels I only get from comcast.