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Windows Media Player & Windows Media Center

post #1 of 11
5/31/09 at 6:18am
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Hi,

I'm not exactly sure what's new with Windows Media Center (other than it looks new) but using these 2 players, it seems that there's not much difference in these 2? I wonder why MS came out with Media Center... it can't even skip tracks like Media Player can.

When I say skip tracks, I mean that in Media player you can move the bar to a specific point in the video... Media Center doesn't seem to allow me to do this(?)
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post #2 of 11
5/31/09 at 12:22pm
In a nut shell:

Windows Media Center:
* Specialized distribution of Windows XP-Vista front-end application for XP-Vista, provided a TV & remote control friendly interface for accessing media.

Windows Media Player:
* Audio & Video player developed by Microsoft, and distributed with Microsoft Windows.

So, it is just the wrapping I guess. You can use the fast forward button though.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 11
5/31/09 at 12:34pm
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
In a nut shell:

Windows Media Center:
* Specialized distribution of Windows XP-Vista front-end application for XP-Vista, provided a TV & remote control friendly interface for accessing media.

Windows Media Player:
* Audio & Video player developed by Microsoft, and distributed with Microsoft Windows.

So, it is just the wrapping I guess. You can use the fast forward button though.

cheers ...
Aha! Thanks qhn... you confirmed my suspicion!

Using the fast forward button isn't that easy to use as it'll let you scroll forward via a number of frames.... but it won't allow you to go directly to a section within the film... like let's say you wanted to go to somewhere in the middle or in the end of the film... unless I am using it incorrectly.
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post #4 of 11
5/31/09 at 1:07pm
If playing dvd/movies is the only you use with windows media applications, I'd stay with just Windows Media Player - smaller foot print comparing to the Media Center.

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post #5 of 11
5/31/09 at 1:15pm
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
If playing dvd/movies is the only you use with windows media applications, I'd stay with just Windows Media Player - smaller foot print comparing to the Media Center.

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Yes, that's what I ended up doing... sometimes if I click on a file, WMC fires up so I guess I just have to set some defaults for some file types (just too lazy).

Thanks again!
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post #6 of 11
6/1/09 at 5:52pm
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Originally Posted by kos View Post
Yes, that's what I ended up doing... sometimes if I click on a file, WMC fires up so I guess I just have to set some defaults for some file types (just too lazy).

Thanks again!
I don't even use Windows Media Center. In fact I got rid of it completely. seems u have to set it up etc., and doing that it caused disturbance elswhere on the comp., and I couldn't even find the exit the first time i was on it, so I decided to dump it !!!
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post #7 of 11
6/1/09 at 6:37pm
On notebooks alone, Windows Media Center seems to be bloated, but using it on large screen, with a remote, it is not a bad front end for Home Theater.

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post #8 of 11
6/2/09 at 4:51am
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
On notebooks alone, Windows Media Center seems to be bloated, but using it on large screen, with a remote, it is not a bad front end for Home Theater.

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qhn, I suppose it all depends on each individuals needs. I can't get recorded TV on Media Center in Switzerland, altho there are plenty of other outlets. Probably also useful for Dvds
if WMP crashes. But since I have the Acer Arcade de Luxe part, I would normally use that for DVD/BluRay, Audio and Photos as it's very convivial, not that I watch many films anyway. But then, not everyone has that little extra.
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post #9 of 11
6/2/09 at 10:57am
Microsoft Windows Media Center is still very limited, in term of generality. That is why I use Media Portal, a free Home Theater with great supports from the community in regards to tuners, remotes. Coupled with a TV card, you can probably record many programmes within your area.

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post #10 of 11
6/2/09 at 5:13pm
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Originally Posted by qhn View Post
Microsoft Windows Media Center is still very limited, in term of generality. That is why I use Media Portal, a free Home Theater with great supports from the community in regards to tuners, remotes. Coupled with a TV card, you can probably record many programmes within your area.

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Tks qhn - altho I've got 4 programs recorded straight from the TV since saturday, and still haven't had time to see them.

Spending too much time on the computer (and on NBF) :-))
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post #11 of 11
6/2/09 at 11:14pm
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Tks qhn - altho I've got 4 programs recorded straight from the TV since saturday, and still haven't had time to see them.

Spending too much time on the computer (and on NBF) :-))
I concur

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