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Windows media center (gimme some feedback)

post #1 of 4
9/21/06 at 2:20am
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i ordered my my sentia 3450 but a few days agone (watch me drop ye olde english like its hot) and i was wondering if anyone has media center running on their top. if anybody does can you gimme a small rundown of how it works. and if by any freakish chance any of you have a XboX360 tell me if you tried interacting with it

thx
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post #2 of 4
9/21/06 at 3:20am
I dont have a 3450, but I have a 360 and a Strong desktop that Ive run MCE and now Vistas MCE on it.

Setup is easy enough, when extending to 360, its slow, pain in the butt cuz of limited video format compatibility, yes their are 3rd party workarounds, but again an significant inconvenience.

Its been awhile since I used XP-MCE, the vista version is nicer although still buggy and prone to serious lockups.

In the end I just purchased a long vga cable, optical audio, and ir remote for pc and pumped it through my home theater for an easier, stabler, more responsive, less hassle experience. That being cheaper that just adding an extra pc strictly for home theater usage.
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post #3 of 4
9/21/06 at 9:38am
Why would you want to run WMC on a sentia? its usually used for...well.. media something the Sentia isn't really designed for...
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post #4 of 4
9/21/06 at 2:02pm
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Originally Posted by Dukefrukem
Why would you want to run WMC on a sentia? its usually used for...well.. media something the Sentia isn't really designed for...

Dont know what this guy is talking about, the only real drawback to the sentia is the grfx card, otherwise everything else is top notch, as such top quality gaming and really intense 3d(graphical) applications are out of reach but all media related ventures are well within the realm of the sentia.
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