Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition.
Below an article from Sydny Morning Herald. I was wondering if this Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre that the article talks about, and the software to record and tune to cable is accessible. Let me entertain you By Valens Quinn October 22, 2005 There's a whole world of digital entertainment trying to get into your living room. By connecting a media centre PC to your TV and stereo, you could be just that little bit closer to living the Jetsons' lifestyle, with all sorts of digital content at your fingertips. Imagine setting up automatic recording of an entire season of 24 or Desperate Housewives with the press of a button, ready to watch once the kids are asleep. You could amaze your friends with a big-screen photo slideshow of a recent hiking trip to the Himalayas, complete with Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries trumpeting in the background. It would beat passing around a stack of 8cm x 10cm prints that just don't do the scenery justice. After a long day at work, you could select a movie from the latest selection of blockbusters, pay electronically and the movie starts playing on your TV a few minutes later - all without pulling on your uggies and heading to the video shop. You wouldn't have to remember to return the movie when you're finished, either. Music lovers can have their complete collections on tap, ready to play with a few clicks of the remote. No more hunting for that special song or stacking up CD cases. You can create customised music compilations and save them for parties, doing housework, or just dancing with the kids. To get started you don't need anything more than a specially equipped PC - called a media centre - and some easy-to-use software. Think of a media centre PC as a home central storage vault for holding and sharing anything digital, including photos, home videos and music. A media centre can also tune in TV signals and play CDs and DVDs. It can pretty much do the job of a VCR, DVD player, CD player, digital set-top box and surround-sound decoder. Then you get the added bonus that it can function like a normal PC too, so you can run your favourite programs, browse the internet and play games from your living room TV set. You could also put a media centre in your study and connect it to a conventional computer monitor and speakers, but this type of PC is much happier in your living room, where it can connect to a big-screen TV and stereo. The benefit is better sights and sounds, and the family doesn't have to crowd around a PC monitor to see your latest photos or watch a video. Media centre PCs come in different shapes and sizes, depending on the model you buy. Some are designed to match your existing AV equipment, with sleek gold or silver metallic front panels, while others look like normal desktop tower PCs. Popular models include HP's Media Centre m7088a, Optima's WorkPro S7 Media Centre PC, Toshiba's portable Qosmio G20, the Acer Aspire T630MCE or the Altechs Maestro Pro. Prices vary from $2400 for the HP without monitor to $3999 for the Acer. Whether you tuck it out of the way or position it front and centre, keep in mind that your box will need to be positioned close to your TV and stereo so the cables reach. Generally, media centres use the common S-Video and composite connections for conventional TVs, or a DVI interface for connecting to plasma and LCD types. For audio, you can run signals into your stereo or surround-sound amp, or plug in a set of PC speakers. Depending on what you choose, you'll need a mini-jack-to-RCA or a digital-audio adaptor cable. Of course, to get started you first need a media centre PC. These share most of the same innards as a regular computer, but need a special version of Microsoft Windows, called Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition. This is almost the same as the normal version, only there's a special interface that serves as a one-stop shop for managing music, videos and photos, plus watching and recording TV. This interface is designed to be read from about three metres away, and is operated with a remote control. All PCs sold with Media Centre Edition come with a remote as standard, which is pretty easy to use with dedicated buttons for browsing stored TV and video, playing music, switching channels, setting the volume or returning to the main menu. When you turn on a media centre PC, you won't see the normal Windows desktop as it skips directly to Media Centre's main menu. If you want to enter the normal windows desktop, you can exit Media Centre's interface, but you'll need a keyboard and mouse to navigate regular Windows programs. Some media centre PCs come with wireless keyboards and mice for just this purpose. On the downside, you may not want a PC with keyboard and mouse cluttering up your lounge room. Or unsightly wires for that matter, either. And it may not be worth the extra money to buy a media centre PC - you have to be motivated enough to use its features - it takes some effort ripping CDs, managing
VLC media Player
Okay folks, hopefully this message will only post once. Last time I posted here I heard some one got a ton of my one single message. Anyway, my question. Does anyone know how to control the volume in VLC media Player? Thank you, Willie http://www.kcbvi.org ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
RESETTING THE IRIVER H320
Hi all How can you reset the Iriver h320 mp3 player? Does it return to its default settings when turned off or does it have a reset function? Regards Andre ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re: VLC media Player
I would also like to know how to work this player. I can't get it to do anything and don't know the key commands to tell it to play my files. Is there a tutorial or some type of help file with this player? ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
RE: RESETTING THE IRIVER H320
HI Mate, You can reset the iRiver to its defaults by going to the general menu. Otherwise, you can connect your iRiver to your pc and when you disconnect it, it always starts up in the music stand by screen. David Truong E-mail and MS messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: blindboxer1967 Home Page: http://members.optusnet.com.au/davidtruong/ -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andre Van Deventer Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 7:46 PM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RESETTING THE IRIVER H320 Hi all How can you reset the Iriver h320 mp3 player? Does it return to its default settings when turned off or does it have a reset function? Regards Andre ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re[2]: VLC media Player
You may want to take a listen to djc's Podcast where I discuss Vlc media player and show you how to work it. Check out djc's Podcast at: http://feeds.feedburner.com/djc All the show notes for the different shows are their. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 10/25/2005 at 8:29 AM Joanne wrote: I would also like to know how to work this player. I can't get it to do anything and don't know the key commands to tell it to play my files. Is there a tutorial or some type of help file with this player? ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com My Journal http://livejournal.com/users/djc1 email Or Msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I C Q Number Is: 4781694 Join Me for Great Oldies on Saturday Evenings. www.oldiesradionet.com for the Schedule and Information. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re: Ipodder cleanup
I've found it best simply to forget about the cleanup tab of Ipodder, and to do all my maintenance manually, in the folder where the downloaded files are stored. - Original Message - From: Jim Ruby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:47 AM Subject: Ipodder cleanup Can anyone suggest a good way to clean up these podcasts? I would like to just have it get rid of all the items I clear after I listen to them, but it does not I have to go through each feed, any suggestions? Also there does not seem to be a way to mark a bunch of shows at once to have them be deleted. Thanks. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
Re: Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition.
OK... I've had the Sony Vaio Media Center computer for about a year now. Every thing is accessible to Jaws except the Media Center program it self. However, there are other enhancements to XP that are. For instance, when dealing with audio files there is a WMA to MP3/WAV converter built right in. The TV tuner card is accessible if you don't mind using the Jaws curser to control it. All in all it is a great investment for me. But of course my wife is fully sighted and can user the Media Center program. But even so, I recommend it for anyone who is into Audio/Video. In my opinion the extra cost is well worth it. - Original Message - From: Peter Scanlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:16 AM Subject: Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition. Below an article from Sydny Morning Herald. I was wondering if this Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre that the article talks about, and the software to record and tune to cable is accessible. Let me entertain you By Valens Quinn October 22, 2005 There's a whole world of digital entertainment trying to get into your living room. By connecting a media centre PC to your TV and stereo, you could be just that little bit closer to living the Jetsons' lifestyle, with all sorts of digital content at your fingertips. Imagine setting up automatic recording of an entire season of 24 or Desperate Housewives with the press of a button, ready to watch once the kids are asleep. You could amaze your friends with a big-screen photo slideshow of a recent hiking trip to the Himalayas, complete with Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries trumpeting in the background. It would beat passing around a stack of 8cm x 10cm prints that just don't do the scenery justice. After a long day at work, you could select a movie from the latest selection of blockbusters, pay electronically and the movie starts playing on your TV a few minutes later - all without pulling on your uggies and heading to the video shop. You wouldn't have to remember to return the movie when you're finished, either. Music lovers can have their complete collections on tap, ready to play with a few clicks of the remote. No more hunting for that special song or stacking up CD cases. You can create customised music compilations and save them for parties, doing housework, or just dancing with the kids. To get started you don't need anything more than a specially equipped PC - called a media centre - and some easy-to-use software. Think of a media centre PC as a home central storage vault for holding and sharing anything digital, including photos, home videos and music. A media centre can also tune in TV signals and play CDs and DVDs. It can pretty much do the job of a VCR, DVD player, CD player, digital set-top box and surround-sound decoder. Then you get the added bonus that it can function like a normal PC too, so you can run your favourite programs, browse the internet and play games from your living room TV set. You could also put a media centre in your study and connect it to a conventional computer monitor and speakers, but this type of PC is much happier in your living room, where it can connect to a big-screen TV and stereo. The benefit is better sights and sounds, and the family doesn't have to crowd around a PC monitor to see your latest photos or watch a video. Media centre PCs come in different shapes and sizes, depending on the model you buy. Some are designed to match your existing AV equipment, with sleek gold or silver metallic front panels, while others look like normal desktop tower PCs. Popular models include HP's Media Centre m7088a, Optima's WorkPro S7 Media Centre PC, Toshiba's portable Qosmio G20, the Acer Aspire T630MCE or the Altechs Maestro Pro. Prices vary from $2400 for the HP without monitor to $3999 for the Acer. Whether you tuck it out of the way or position it front and centre, keep in mind that your box will need to be positioned close to your TV and stereo so the cables reach. Generally, media centres use the common S-Video and composite connections for conventional TVs, or a DVI interface for connecting to plasma and LCD types. For audio, you can run signals into your stereo or surround-sound amp, or plug in a set of PC speakers. Depending on what you choose, you'll need a mini-jack-to-RCA or a digital-audio adaptor cable. Of course, to get started you first need a media centre PC. These share most of the same innards as a regular computer, but need a special version of Microsoft Windows, called Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition. This is almost the same as the normal version, only there's a special interface that serves as a one-stop shop for managing music, videos and photos, plus watching and recording TV. This interface is designed to be read from about three metres away, and is operated with a remote control. All PCs
Re: Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition.
hello jim, if you take a look at: www.blindcooltech.com there is an mp3 audio demonstration of media centre being used with speech, and he is able to use the media centre software with windows narrator successfully including useing the tv program EPG and schedule recordings. also the shortly to be released windoweyes v5.5 works with media centre 2005. pete. OK... I've had the Sony Vaio Media Center computer for about a year now. Every thing is accessible to Jaws except the Media Center program it self. However, there are other enhancements to XP that are. For instance, when dealing with audio files there is a WMA to MP3/WAV converter built right in. The TV tuner card is accessible if you don't mind using the Jaws curser to control it. All in all it is a great investment for me. But of course my wife is fully sighted and can user the Media Center program. But even so, I recommend it for anyone who is into Audio/Video. In my opinion the extra cost is well worth it. - Original Message - From: Peter Scanlon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 4:16 AM Subject: Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre Edition. Below an article from Sydny Morning Herald. I was wondering if this Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre that the article talks about, and the software to record and tune to cable is accessible. Let me entertain you By Valens Quinn October 22, 2005 There's a whole world of digital entertainment trying to get into your living room. By connecting a media centre PC to your TV and stereo, you could be just that little bit closer to living the Jetsons' lifestyle, with all sorts of digital content at your fingertips. Imagine setting up automatic recording of an entire season of 24 or Desperate Housewives with the press of a button, ready to watch once the kids are asleep. You could amaze your friends with a big-screen photo slideshow of a recent hiking trip to the Himalayas, complete with Wagner's Flight of the Valkyries trumpeting in the background. It would beat passing around a stack of 8cm x 10cm prints that just don't do the scenery justice. After a long day at work, you could select a movie from the latest selection of blockbusters, pay electronically and the movie starts playing on your TV a few minutes later - all without pulling on your uggies and heading to the video shop. You wouldn't have to remember to return the movie when you're finished, either. Music lovers can have their complete collections on tap, ready to play with a few clicks of the remote. No more hunting for that special song or stacking up CD cases. You can create customised music compilations and save them for parties, doing housework, or just dancing with the kids. To get started you don't need anything more than a specially equipped PC - called a media centre - and some easy-to-use software. Think of a media centre PC as a home central storage vault for holding and sharing anything digital, including photos, home videos and music. A media centre can also tune in TV signals and play CDs and DVDs. It can pretty much do the job of a VCR, DVD player, CD player, digital set-top box and surround-sound decoder. Then you get the added bonus that it can function like a normal PC too, so you can run your favourite programs, browse the internet and play games from your living room TV set. You could also put a media centre in your study and connect it to a conventional computer monitor and speakers, but this type of PC is much happier in your living room, where it can connect to a big-screen TV and stereo. The benefit is better sights and sounds, and the family doesn't have to crowd around a PC monitor to see your latest photos or watch a video. Media centre PCs come in different shapes and sizes, depending on the model you buy. Some are designed to match your existing AV equipment, with sleek gold or silver metallic front panels, while others look like normal desktop tower PCs. Popular models include HP's Media Centre m7088a, Optima's WorkPro S7 Media Centre PC, Toshiba's portable Qosmio G20, the Acer Aspire T630MCE or the Altechs Maestro Pro. Prices vary from $2400 for the HP without monitor to $3999 for the Acer. Whether you tuck it out of the way or position it front and centre, keep in mind that your box will need to be positioned close to your TV and stereo so the cables reach. Generally, media centres use the common S-Video and composite connections for conventional TVs, or a DVI interface for connecting to plasma and LCD types. For audio, you can run signals into your stereo or surround-sound amp, or plug in a set of PC speakers. Depending on what you choose, you'll need a mini-jack-to-RCA or a digital-audio adaptor cable. Of course, to get started you first need a media centre PC. These share most of the same innards as a regular computer, but need a special version of Microsoft
RE: Ipodder cleanup
I thought of that, but was thinking it might get the ipodder db out of sync. Great money making opportunities http://goldpower.teaminator.com http://www.12dailypro.com/?ref=47996 http://www.worldlpp.com/affiliates/t.php?rid=4489 -Original Message- From: Dana S. Leslie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:13 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Re: Ipodder cleanup I've found it best simply to forget about the cleanup tab of Ipodder, and to do all my maintenance manually, in the folder where the downloaded files are stored. - Original Message - From: Jim Ruby [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 1:47 AM Subject: Ipodder cleanup Can anyone suggest a good way to clean up these podcasts? I would like to just have it get rid of all the items I clear after I listen to them, but it does not I have to go through each feed, any suggestions? Also there does not seem to be a way to mark a bunch of shows at once to have them be deleted. Thanks. ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com ___ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
