RE: media center for windows 7 accessible?
That's what I said. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: media center for windows 7 accessible? I don't think your info is correct Dane. Yes the program itself is accessible and has been for some time. The setup however is not. You can find buttons like next or cancel but the text cannot be read even with mouse or jaws curosr. thanks bb Brett Boyer Audio Production and voice over http://brettboyer.voices.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center for windows 7 accessible?
Sorry read your post after I sent my message. Brett Boyer Audio Production and voice over http://brettboyer.voices.com - Original Message - From: Hamit Campos hamitcam...@gmail.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 7:59 PM Subject: RE: media center for windows 7 accessible? That's what I said. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 9:01 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: media center for windows 7 accessible? I don't think your info is correct Dane. Yes the program itself is accessible and has been for some time. The setup however is not. You can find buttons like next or cancel but the text cannot be read even with mouse or jaws curosr. thanks bb Brett Boyer Audio Production and voice over http://brettboyer.voices.com To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center
Well. I did pick up a tuner today. And had my sighted friend help me. Needless to say I still cannot watch tv on my pc. I have not given up hope. Now the setup want an IR controler to be part of the whole package. I'm losing my mind. Oh well if I can get this thing working it will all be worth. thanks guys bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:32 PM Subject: Re: media center Good luck. I feel as if I should have emphasized to make sure you were buying a model with a tv tuner already in it. Good luck with getting it installed and working with the Media Center software! Let me know if I can help. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: media center hop on the phone? With dell? Ye well I think you are right. I am having a buddy pick me up and we're goin to radioshack!!! tride and true here in the u.s. thanks bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:02 AM Subject: Re: media center You would think so, but I think you need to separately order either an internal or usb tv tuner card if it's not listed in the specs. Do you see anything from Haugepauge, Pinnacle or the like? If you need to get a card or usb device make sure it is compatible with Media Center. Since you ordered from Dell, you should be able to hop on the phone and confirm what's in the box. Good luck. Sorry for the problems! Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: media center Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center
Hi Brett, Which tuner did you pick up? Why do you want to use MediaCenter as software? I have a pinnacle tuner and its software is really accessible with jaws. I can record in .mpg or .ts if I like and I finally managed to find a software which demuxes the separate streams. I don't like the software MediaCenter first of all because I don't know if it is accessible, and secondly I don't like the format it records in. Then there are good softwares that work good enough with tv-tuner like altDVB or DVBViewer. Hope this helps gianluca from Italy Skype: gianluca8815 On 31/01/2010 09:05, Brett Boyer wrote: Well. I did pick up a tuner today. And had my sighted friend help me. Needless to say I still cannot watch tv on my pc. I have not given up hope. Now the setup want an IR controler to be part of the whole package. I'm losing my mind. Oh well if I can get this thing working it will all be worth. thanks guys bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:32 PM Subject: Re: media center Good luck. I feel as if I should have emphasized to make sure you were buying a model with a tv tuner already in it. Good luck with getting it installed and working with the Media Center software! Let me know if I can help. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: media center hop on the phone? With dell? Ye well I think you are right. I am having a buddy pick me up and we're goin to radioshack!!! tride and true here in the u.s. thanks bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:02 AM Subject: Re: media center You would think so, but I think you need to separately order either an internal or usb tv tuner card if it's not listed in the specs. Do you see anything from Haugepauge, Pinnacle or the like? If you need to get a card or usb device make sure it is compatible with Media Center. Since you ordered from Dell, you should be able to hop on the phone and confirm what's in the box. Good luck. Sorry for the problems! Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: media center Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email
Re: media center
that does help. I don't think media center is as accessible as it used to be. At least not for win 7. Gee maybe I should've bought a mac. Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Gianluca Apollaro gianluca.apollar...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 2:44 AM Subject: Re: media center Hi Brett, Which tuner did you pick up? Why do you want to use MediaCenter as software? I have a pinnacle tuner and its software is really accessible with jaws. I can record in .mpg or .ts if I like and I finally managed to find a software which demuxes the separate streams. I don't like the software MediaCenter first of all because I don't know if it is accessible, and secondly I don't like the format it records in. Then there are good softwares that work good enough with tv-tuner like altDVB or DVBViewer. Hope this helps gianluca from Italy Skype: gianluca8815 On 31/01/2010 09:05, Brett Boyer wrote: Well. I did pick up a tuner today. And had my sighted friend help me. Needless to say I still cannot watch tv on my pc. I have not given up hope. Now the setup want an IR controler to be part of the whole package. I'm losing my mind. Oh well if I can get this thing working it will all be worth. thanks guys bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:32 PM Subject: Re: media center Good luck. I feel as if I should have emphasized to make sure you were buying a model with a tv tuner already in it. Good luck with getting it installed and working with the Media Center software! Let me know if I can help. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: media center hop on the phone? With dell? Ye well I think you are right. I am having a buddy pick me up and we're goin to radioshack!!! tride and true here in the u.s. thanks bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:02 AM Subject: Re: media center You would think so, but I think you need to separately order either an internal or usb tv tuner card if it's not listed in the specs. Do you see anything from Haugepauge, Pinnacle or the like? If you need to get a card or usb device make sure it is compatible with Media Center. Since you ordered from Dell, you should be able to hop on the phone and confirm what's in the box. Good luck. Sorry for the problems! Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: media center Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list
Re: media center
Hi, if you figure out how to get your TV tuner to work please share. I have a laptop from dell with the media TV tuner built in and I have had no success with it. What do you all know about the sling box? Would that be a better option for TV? and reccording thanks' Lisa - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 3:05 AM Subject: Re: media center Well. I did pick up a tuner today. And had my sighted friend help me. Needless to say I still cannot watch tv on my pc. I have not given up hope. Now the setup want an IR controler to be part of the whole package. I'm losing my mind. Oh well if I can get this thing working it will all be worth. thanks guys bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:32 PM Subject: Re: media center Good luck. I feel as if I should have emphasized to make sure you were buying a model with a tv tuner already in it. Good luck with getting it installed and working with the Media Center software! Let me know if I can help. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: media center hop on the phone? With dell? Ye well I think you are right. I am having a buddy pick me up and we're goin to radioshack!!! tride and true here in the u.s. thanks bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:02 AM Subject: Re: media center You would think so, but I think you need to separately order either an internal or usb tv tuner card if it's not listed in the specs. Do you see anything from Haugepauge, Pinnacle or the like? If you need to get a card or usb device make sure it is compatible with Media Center. Since you ordered from Dell, you should be able to hop on the phone and confirm what's in the box. Good luck. Sorry for the problems! Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: media center Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe
Re: media center
I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center
I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center
Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center
You would think so, but I think you need to separately order either an internal or usb tv tuner card if it's not listed in the specs. Do you see anything from Haugepauge, Pinnacle or the like? If you need to get a card or usb device make sure it is compatible with Media Center. Since you ordered from Dell, you should be able to hop on the phone and confirm what's in the box. Good luck. Sorry for the problems! Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: media center Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center
hop on the phone? With dell? Ye well I think you are right. I am having a buddy pick me up and we're goin to radioshack!!! tride and true here in the u.s. thanks bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:02 AM Subject: Re: media center You would think so, but I think you need to separately order either an internal or usb tv tuner card if it's not listed in the specs. Do you see anything from Haugepauge, Pinnacle or the like? If you need to get a card or usb device make sure it is compatible with Media Center. Since you ordered from Dell, you should be able to hop on the phone and confirm what's in the box. Good luck. Sorry for the problems! Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: media center Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
RE: media center
Um, if this is a Studio XPS 9000 then a good point was made later on. I thought that as well. It is odd that it doesn't have ther toner in it already. Very odd. -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 10:23 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center
Good luck. I feel as if I should have emphasized to make sure you were buying a model with a tv tuner already in it. Good luck with getting it installed and working with the Media Center software! Let me know if I can help. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:11 PM Subject: Re: media center hop on the phone? With dell? Ye well I think you are right. I am having a buddy pick me up and we're goin to radioshack!!! tride and true here in the u.s. thanks bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:02 AM Subject: Re: media center You would think so, but I think you need to separately order either an internal or usb tv tuner card if it's not listed in the specs. Do you see anything from Haugepauge, Pinnacle or the like? If you need to get a card or usb device make sure it is compatible with Media Center. Since you ordered from Dell, you should be able to hop on the phone and confirm what's in the box. Good luck. Sorry for the problems! Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 11:16 AM Subject: Re: media center Well I thought the tuner would already be on board since its a mediacenter computer. That's why I'm a little confused. bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:33 AM Subject: Re: media center I also thought to ask if you've got a tv tuner card installed or via usb. The cable connection would attach to that card/device. Hope it's all working fine by now! Clifford - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 9:25 AM Subject: Re: media center I would guess that it would be somewhere on the back. Is there a panel hiding the bank of connectors? I just checked on the back of my HP and it is just above the monitor connection. In thinking about your situation, could it be an HDMI connection rather than a conventional cable connection? I have no idea of what that would look/feel like! Good luck Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:23 PM Subject: media center Ok. So I got the pc from dell. Now I cannot figure out where to plug in my cable. I don't see anything on here resembling a cable jack. Any ideas? bb Brett Boyer Production / Program Director KZBR 97.1 FM Alamosa Colorado www.kzbr971.com Morning show. Comedy Block. Rockin Hits 24 / 7 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center revisited
Good luck with the new box. Let us know how it all goes. Be aware the Media Center is a form of XP Pro. For older machines you needed the pro version of jaws. I'm not sure if that's true for Windows 7 versions though. Good luck. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:17 PM Subject: media center revisited Hi! Ok thanks to Clifford and John and others. I have purchased my media center computer from dell. I got frustrated with the website so I just called and got it over the phone. Anyway I guess now I should figure out if I'm going to throw my money away on a jfw or we upgrade or invest in system access or try some luck with nvda. That however is not a topic for this list so I'll shut up and say I hope the windows 7 version of media center is as accessible as the XP version. Thanks for letting me ramble on and gudday! bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: media center revisited
thanks it comes with windows 7 premium home. They tried to get me to upgrade to pro. Hopefully I made the right decision. I'm praying that it is accessible. thanks bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:42 AM Subject: Re: media center revisited Good luck with the new box. Let us know how it all goes. Be aware the Media Center is a form of XP Pro. For older machines you needed the pro version of jaws. I'm not sure if that's true for Windows 7 versions though. Good luck. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:17 PM Subject: media center revisited Hi! Ok thanks to Clifford and John and others. I have purchased my media center computer from dell. I got frustrated with the website so I just called and got it over the phone. Anyway I guess now I should figure out if I'm going to throw my money away on a jfw or we upgrade or invest in system access or try some luck with nvda. That however is not a topic for this list so I'll shut up and say I hope the windows 7 version of media center is as accessible as the XP version. Thanks for letting me ramble on and gudday! bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
High Brett, They all work pretty much the same way. It doesn't really matter what kind of a computer and or TV tuner card you have, they are designed to do what it is intended to do regardless of what. The only thing you have to watch out for, is the blind user friendliness of it. But with some TV tuner cards, the lack there is of it. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 7:36 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey Clifford and John. What is the difference of a media center computer and a tv tuner card bought for a regular pc? How about that one! bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:07 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, I can't answer all the other questions for you, but I can answer the last one for you. If the PC has an S-video out jack and or composite video out jack or HDMI out jack, you can watch the videos on any TV set that's hooked up to the PC. And or, you can watch from that same PC via the GVI out jack that is also on the mane video card via the computer monitor. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more questions. Sorry that I'm responding from a different address. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll
Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
Happy to be able to return the favor to the list. I've always learned so much from others and I'm glad I have a chance to give back! - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:34 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER LOL! Well thanks for letting me pick your brain. It sounds like you have a nice set up for yourself. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 7:02 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER The post-purchase tv tuner card will come with some software to interface between the computer and the tuner card. This is for scheduling, tuning, etc. Media Center performs the same function. The software that comes with the tuner card, may or may not, (often not( be accessible. The software in Media Center is pretty much compatible. When Microsoft first introduced the concept of the Media Center, the software and hardware were tightly bundled and compatible with each other. Now In VISTA and Windows 7 Media Center comes as a pre-installed component in the operating ystem whether it has a tuner card or not. The challenge is to make sure that the tv tuner card you get, whether it's to be installed internally or connect through USB, is to make sure that its operation is compatible with Media Center. Hope that helps. You're getting pretty close to the end of my knowledge!! Good luck. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:36 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey Clifford and John. What is the difference of a media center computer and a tv tuner card bought for a regular pc? How about that one! bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:07 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, I can't answer all the other questions for you, but I can answer the last one for you. If the PC has an S-video out jack and or composite video out jack or HDMI out jack, you can watch the videos on any TV set that's hooked up to the PC. And or, you can watch from that same PC via the GVI out jack that is also on the mane video card via the computer monitor. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once
Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
Hi Clifford, when you say you play DVDS, are these single movies on a disk? Or are they show episodes? This very much interests me, since I can get movies to play, but my Star Trek or Mash or Monkees episodes do not want to play on my computer. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
High Brett, You can still get it with WINDOWS XP MEDIA ADDITION, you just have to ask for it. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:12 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Thanks. Actually I've done that and thats what prompted me to ask how accessible these media center computers are. Especially now with vista and windows 7 But thanks for the tip! smile bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
Since we're on this topic, I do hope someone will respond to my query. I asked last week but hadn't seen a response, and using Media Center is something I'd really like to try. My concern is getting an inaccessible or too graphical TV card, and I want a card for my PC that's easy to install. I would prefer a card that plugs into a USB port, and then I'm hoping Media Center can take over from there and just find my channels for me. I can teach myself how to use Media Center, but it's the setup and finding the easiest way to set things up that I'm needing opinions on. Thanks for your help. From: Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Thanks. Actually I've done that and thats what prompted me to ask how accessible these media center computers are. Especially now with vista and windows 7 But thanks for the tip! smile bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER
Hey John. Ye I know i can still get xp but if vista or especially windows 7 is accessible I should probably move forward with the rest of the world. I want a new pc that will last me awhile. I'm just not sure if I should take the plunge or stick with old faithful. Opinions? bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 2:48 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, You can still get it with WINDOWS XP MEDIA ADDITION, you just have to ask for it. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:12 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Thanks. Actually I've done that and thats what prompted me to ask how accessible these media center computers are. Especially now with vista and windows 7 But thanks for the tip! smile bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Yes, at the wall, I have a splitter with one line going to the tv for when I want to watch it by itself and one going to the back of the computer for the Media Center functionality. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:33 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER That's a lot of valuable information. I think I might actually watch tv more if i could record like the rest of the world has been for seven or eight years. so the software recognizes your cable box or how does it work as far as connecting up with your cable provider / hardware? bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:32 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER One additional point. I understand that online television services like ATT's U-verse or Verizon's FIOS may not work so well with Media Center. It's something to do with how they bring in only a single signal at a time. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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can't remember where I read it, but you might want to visit Microsoft site. I learned just earlier this week, Microsoft will extend support for XP for another 5 years. hth! Best Regards, Cornell From: bboyer...@gmail.com To: pc-audio@pc-audio.org Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 05:38:46 -0700 Hey John. Ye I know i can still get xp but if vista or especially windows 7 is accessible I should probably move forward with the rest of the world. I want a new pc that will last me awhile. I'm just not sure if I should take the plunge or stick with old faithful. Opinions? bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 2:48 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, You can still get it with WINDOWS XP MEDIA ADDITION, you just have to ask for it. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:12 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Thanks. Actually I've done that and thats what prompted me to ask how accessible these media center computers are. Especially now with vista and windows 7 But thanks for the tip! smile bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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I've only tried single movie dvds so far. I have no experience trying multi-episode disks. Sorry. Good luck. - Original Message - From: Victoria Vaughan vrvaug...@mailzone.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 3:18 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi Clifford, when you say you play DVDS, are these single movies on a disk? Or are they show episodes? This very much interests me, since I can get movies to play, but my Star Trek or Mash or Monkees episodes do not want to play on my computer. Thanks, Vicky - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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If you're using Windows Media Center, I don't think you have to worry too much about the card so long as it's compatible with Media Center. The real action's with the software. As I understand it, the problem with some cards like Hauppauge is when you try to rely on the provided software instead of Windows. Even with Windows, the initial set up is best accomplished with some sighted help. - Original Message - From: joanne countrymom...@yahoo.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 5:58 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Since we're on this topic, I do hope someone will respond to my query. I asked last week but hadn't seen a response, and using Media Center is something I'd really like to try. My concern is getting an inaccessible or too graphical TV card, and I want a card for my PC that's easy to install. I would prefer a card that plugs into a USB port, and then I'm hoping Media Center can take over from there and just find my channels for me. I can teach myself how to use Media Center, but it's the setup and finding the easiest way to set things up that I'm needing opinions on. Thanks for your help. From: Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Thanks. Actually I've done that and thats what prompted me to ask how accessible these media center computers are. Especially now with vista and windows 7 But thanks for the tip! smile bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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High Joann, I don't know about USB TV tuner cards, I haven't come across those as of yet. But RADIO SHACK has a slew of different TV tuner cards that you can choose from, but the are internal cards. Witch means, they plug in to a slot on your computer's mother board. As far as price range goes, they run from $20 to $300. I don't know how blind user friendly those TV tuner cards are, but you may want to ask someone on the blind cool tech list. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: joanne countrymom...@yahoo.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:58 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Since we're on this topic, I do hope someone will respond to my query. I asked last week but hadn't seen a response, and using Media Center is something I'd really like to try. My concern is getting an inaccessible or too graphical TV card, and I want a card for my PC that's easy to install. I would prefer a card that plugs into a USB port, and then I'm hoping Media Center can take over from there and just find my channels for me. I can teach myself how to use Media Center, but it's the setup and finding the easiest way to set things up that I'm needing opinions on. Thanks for your help. From: Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:12 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Thanks. Actually I've done that and thats what prompted me to ask how accessible these media center computers are. Especially now with vista and windows 7 But thanks for the tip! smile bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more questions. Sorry that I'm responding from a different address. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Back to my work computer! I watch through the computer monitor. Although as I said in an earlier post, the monitor can double as a stand alone tv. The set up routine in the Windows XP Media Center doesn't read very well especially in the area of setting up speakers. There are some other things that don't read, but selecting the default can get you through. As I recall, there is one thing you need to check for getting the Guide updated that if not checked tosses you out and I needed some help with that. I use Jaws so I don't know how set up might go with Windows Eyes or System Access. It's been around a year since I had to set up anything. If you go with a Windows Media Center, remember that it's fairly tightly bound to the hardware and software that comes bundled. It comes with a version of Sonic and Nero for some of the cd and dvd related functions. When I first got mine, I tried to load an old copy of Roxio Easy CD Creater and it turned the computer into a jabbering paperweight. I had to do a reinstall from the restore disks to get things right. However, I've since added cd burners like Express burn and other programs without a problem. I guess make sure that you're backed up before you try adding something. Good luck. I really like and enjoy my Media Center and it has been great to be able to record things while away for a weekend, etc. Let me know if you have any other questions. clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 10:43 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more questions. Sorry that I'm responding from a different address. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws
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High Brett, I can't answer all the other questions for you, but I can answer the last one for you. If the PC has an S-video out jack and or composite video out jack or HDMI out jack, you can watch the videos on any TV set that's hooked up to the PC. And or, you can watch from that same PC via the GVI out jack that is also on the mane video card via the computer monitor. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more questions. Sorry that I'm responding from a different address. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr
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Hey Clifford and John. What is the difference of a media center computer and a tv tuner card bought for a regular pc? How about that one! bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:07 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, I can't answer all the other questions for you, but I can answer the last one for you. If the PC has an S-video out jack and or composite video out jack or HDMI out jack, you can watch the videos on any TV set that's hooked up to the PC. And or, you can watch from that same PC via the GVI out jack that is also on the mane video card via the computer monitor. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more questions. Sorry that I'm responding from a different address. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media
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The post-purchase tv tuner card will come with some software to interface between the computer and the tuner card. This is for scheduling, tuning, etc. Media Center performs the same function. The software that comes with the tuner card, may or may not, (often not( be accessible. The software in Media Center is pretty much compatible. When Microsoft first introduced the concept of the Media Center, the software and hardware were tightly bundled and compatible with each other. Now In VISTA and Windows 7 Media Center comes as a pre-installed component in the operating ystem whether it has a tuner card or not. The challenge is to make sure that the tv tuner card you get, whether it's to be installed internally or connect through USB, is to make sure that its operation is compatible with Media Center. Hope that helps. You're getting pretty close to the end of my knowledge!! Good luck. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:36 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey Clifford and John. What is the difference of a media center computer and a tv tuner card bought for a regular pc? How about that one! bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:07 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, I can't answer all the other questions for you, but I can answer the last one for you. If the PC has an S-video out jack and or composite video out jack or HDMI out jack, you can watch the videos on any TV set that's hooked up to the PC. And or, you can watch from that same PC via the GVI out jack that is also on the mane video card via the computer monitor. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more questions. Sorry that I'm responding from a different address. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like
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LOL! Well thanks for letting me pick your brain. It sounds like you have a nice set up for yourself. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 7:02 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER The post-purchase tv tuner card will come with some software to interface between the computer and the tuner card. This is for scheduling, tuning, etc. Media Center performs the same function. The software that comes with the tuner card, may or may not, (often not( be accessible. The software in Media Center is pretty much compatible. When Microsoft first introduced the concept of the Media Center, the software and hardware were tightly bundled and compatible with each other. Now In VISTA and Windows 7 Media Center comes as a pre-installed component in the operating ystem whether it has a tuner card or not. The challenge is to make sure that the tv tuner card you get, whether it's to be installed internally or connect through USB, is to make sure that its operation is compatible with Media Center. Hope that helps. You're getting pretty close to the end of my knowledge!! Good luck. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:36 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey Clifford and John. What is the difference of a media center computer and a tv tuner card bought for a regular pc? How about that one! bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 4:07 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, I can't answer all the other questions for you, but I can answer the last one for you. If the PC has an S-video out jack and or composite video out jack or HDMI out jack, you can watch the videos on any TV set that's hooked up to the PC. And or, you can watch from that same PC via the GVI out jack that is also on the mane video card via the computer monitor. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 11:43 AM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hey! Couple of things: 1 what kind of sighted asistance do you think I'll need? 2 I think I'm going to go for it! Maybe I will just get the xp version but I thought now would be the time to get in to windows 7. 3 do you watch these shows from your computer monitor or does the signal get sent back to the tv? Thanks so much for your help. bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:30 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more
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I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Yes, when you enter Media Center, you click on My TV. That brings up options for watching live, watching a previously recorded show or the Guide. The Guide is a table arrangemnt of times and channels. You can arrow along a channel for up to a few days and clicking on a show in the future will give you the option to record a single episode or the series at the same time every day. On the other access, you can find the time you're interested in and arrow up or down and see what's on each channel. Reading the times is a little more difficult, but you can get the hand of it. In addition to the My TV option, there's My Music, DVD, Photoos, and a few more. Initial set up may require some sighted help especially if you're setting up a surround sound system. I use a 15 Phillips tv as my monitor. I generally leave it set so that the Media Center runs through it. However, by pushing a couple of buttons on the tv, I can use the tv independently of the computer. The card that came with mine is a single source card so you can watch one show and record one other channel at the same time. I believe you can get cards that allow you to record a couple of things at the same time while watching a third. Recording shows takes up lots of space so get a system with as large a hard drive as you can and back up the shows or move them to another drive so they don't record over themselves! Once a show is recorded, you can edit out commercials using a program like Vide Redo Suite or Lifextender. The second is only availabe of Vista so far as I know. I probably record three or four shows a day for my kids and they accummulate up to about 50 shows before they start recording over themselves. So once a week I either edit the commercials out and save the resultant file to a dvd or to another drive or move some of the recorded shows until I can find the time for editing. I don't know about how well this works in VISTA or Windows 7 machines, but in my XP Media Center, it's pretty flawless. Let me know if you have more questions. Sorry that I'm responding from a different address. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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One additional point. I understand that online television services like ATT's U-verse or Verizon's FIOS may not work so well with Media Center. It's something to do with how they bring in only a single signal at a time. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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That's a lot of valuable information. I think I might actually watch tv more if i could record like the rest of the world has been for seven or eight years. so the software recognizes your cable box or how does it work as far as connecting up with your cable provider / hardware? bb - Original Message - From: Ford Blackwell blackwe...@ameritech.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 7:32 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER One additional point. I understand that online television services like ATT's U-verse or Verizon's FIOS may not work so well with Media Center. It's something to do with how they bring in only a single signal at a time. Clifford - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:46 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Can you set up schedules and things like that? How about just watching tv through it? bb - Original Message - From: Blackwell, Clifford cblackw...@cityofmadison.com To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:56 AM Subject: RE: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER I don't know of where to go, but I use an XP Media Center computer with Jaws and Charter cable. It all works pretty slickly. I've heard that there may be a little less functionality with VISTA or Windows 7 Media Center computers, but can't attest to that. If you have questions, I'll try to answer them. Though I can easily find tv programs, record them and play them back and play dvds, I can't say that the interface for other functions isn't a little clunky from time to time. Clifford -Original Message- From: pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Brett Boyer Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 10:24 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Thanks. Actually I've done that and thats what prompted me to ask how accessible these media center computers are. Especially now with vista and windows 7 But thanks for the tip! smile bb - Original Message - From: DJ DOCTOR P djdoct...@att.net To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:35 PM Subject: Re: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER High Brett, Why don't you give the DELL media center computers a look? Go to: http://www.dell.com and see what they have their on their website. They also have a toll free number, but I don't remember what it is at this time. My best regards. John. - Original Message - From: Brett Boyer bboyer...@gmail.com To: PC Audio Discussion List pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 11:24 AM Subject: MEDIA CENTER COMPUTER Hi everyone. I'm looking in to getting a new desktop pc but not really sure where to start. I've been looking at media center computers because I would like to hook up my tv / cable box so I can have some form of control. Any tips or places to go for some information? thanks in advance bb To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
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Thanks very much. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Arnaud de Bonald Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 8:06 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: RE: media center question it's an integrated Toshiba ibrid tuner with DVBT and analog reception. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 12/02/2007 at 17:57 Amanda wrote: Are you using a tv tuner with Media Center? If so, which one? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 11:56 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RE: media center question Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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it's an integrated Toshiba ibrid tuner with DVBT and analog reception. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 12/02/2007 at 17:57 Amanda wrote: Are you using a tv tuner with Media Center? If so, which one? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 11:56 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RE: media center question Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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thank you. I will look forward the keyboard shortcut via google... yes, your description match the remote I have I think. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 11/02/2007 at 19:55 Rick Alfaro wrote: Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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The tuner came with this Sony Vaio system and I haven't really checked device manager to see what it is. The system came wit the tuner, remote, and IR receiver with IR blasters. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amanda Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:57 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: RE: media center question Are you using a tv tuner with Media Center? If so, which one? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 11:56 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RE: media center question Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I would like to no what tv tuner card works well with window-eyes. Wesley - Original Message - From: Amanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: PC audio discussion list. pc-audio@pc-audio.org Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:57 AM Subject: RE: media center question Are you using a tv tuner with Media Center? If so, which one? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 11:56 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RE: media center question Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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OK, thanks for that. I'm on the hunt for a tv tuner that I can use with Jaws and WMC. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Tuesday, 13 February 2007 12:59 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RE: media center question The tuner came with this Sony Vaio system and I haven't really checked device manager to see what it is. The system came wit the tuner, remote, and IR receiver with IR blasters. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Amanda Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 1:57 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: RE: media center question Are you using a tv tuner with Media Center? If so, which one? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 11:56 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RE: media center question Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Are you using a tv tuner with Media Center? If so, which one? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 11:56 AM To: 'PC audio discussion list. ' Subject: RE: media center question Hi. I don't recall all of the shortcuts but here is a list of what I know. If you do a Google search for media center keyboard shortcuts, you will find a list on the MicroSoft site somewhere. Alt windows key enter: Open media center from anywhere in Windows. From within the Media Center application... Control g: go to Guide Control t: Go to Live TV. Control r: Start recording: Control p: Pause TV Control f: Skip forward Control b: Skip backward Number keys change channels Volume 70: F10 Volume down: F9 There are moor of them, but I use the remote most of the time. I don't know if your remote is the same as mine however. On mine, there are 4 buttons located just above the number pad that will take you directly to recorded material, program guide, live TV, etc. The program guide is fairly accessible in that you can move around within it and see what is on, and if you want, choose to record something. Hope this helps somewhat. --Warmest regards, --Rick Alfaro [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arnaud Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 3:36 PM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: media center question Hello, I am the proud owner of a Toshiba Qosmio laptop this comes pre installed with windows media center edition. I'd like to know if there are keyboard shortcuts for the media center application itself, also, I'd like to know how to use the media center specific remote if you are aware of some text that describe the buttons of the remote, or how to use it to watch DVD, listen to music, watch TV (Yes, I have an intagrated TV tuner inside) etc. please let me know. This media center app seems powerful especially with the remote. I hope it's usable by blind people in some way because it looks quite cool. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Listen to the demos at: http://www.vibug.org/audio.html And at Blind Cool Tech to get a better idea of the abilities and drawbacks. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Naessens Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2006 11:09 AM To: PC audio discussion list. Subject: Media Center Question We now have the XP Media Center operating system on one or our computers, and I'm wondering what I can do with it. Thus far, the only real advantage I can see is that I got it on sale and therefore paid nothing extra to choose it over XP professional. When trying to configure it, I found that it could not orient itself to our sattlelite system, which is okay, as I'm using the ATI TV card as a work around. Still, I wonder why Media Center doesn't seem up to the challenge. Beyond that I'n wondering what it can do for me that more traditional operating systems cannot accomplish. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. Larry ___ 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: media center computers
For media computers, why not get a custom built one? Rod MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IM: Roddy12RA === For it is a very remarkable thing that there are no men, not even the insane, so dull and stupid that they cannot put words together in a manner to convey their thoughts. (Philosopher Descartes). No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come. Victor Hugo. - Original Message - From: Clifford Blackwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pc-audio@pc-audio.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:03 AM Subject: media center computers How accessible are the systems described in the article below? I can see lots of benefits, but have doubts about accessibility. With a PC's Power, That's Entertainment By TIM GNATEK ersonal computers increasingly fill home entertainment needs. And why not? They are already the repositories for digital photos, music and video collections. With an attached TV or radio tuner and digital video recorder and encoder, they can replace nearly every entertainment device in the house. But the demands placed on machines to store large video files and process them quickly can be too much for standard home computers. To fill the need, a new breed of multimedia systems is entering the market. Not only can they record, store and manage music, movies and television shows, but they can also showcase them on high-definition screens and in surround-sound audio, all with a click of the remote. Most multimedia machines come with powerful Pentium or Athlon processors, the latest graphics cards, FM radio and television tuners (sometimes more than one, so users can watch one channel while recording another), DVD recorders and enough memory and hard-drive space to store and play back hours of high-quality programming. Many also incorporate the Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition operating system, which adds specialized multimedia features to Windows XP. Because the entertainment PC's are designed for living rooms, they come with wireless keyboards, mice and hand-held remotes for controlling functions far from the computer. Nearly every major computer maker is now producing entertainment PC's as laptops and desktops, and even as horizontally designed machines that resemble stereo components. For the Desktop One line of desktops, the Vaio RA series of digital studio PC's from Sony (starting at $1,799), presents bulked-up computers in tall, black cases that enclose Intel Pentium 4 processors, one gigabyte of random-access memory, and at least 320 gigabytes of storage. A 5.1 surround-sound speaker system comes with the packages, providing cinematic audio entertainment. To keep unwanted noise to a minimum, the computers use a liquid cooling system, rather than a standard fan, to carry heat away from the processors. Though the media computers can be priced higher than average machines, shoppers do not have to wait for less expensive models to come to market. This month, Gateway began selling a $1,000 media computer, the 832GM Media Center PC, which includes a Pentium 4 processor, a gigabyte of memory, a 250-gigabyte hard drive, TV and FM tuners, a DVD+/- RW drive, a speaker package, a wireless keyboard, two-button mouse and remote. Laptops Multimedia machines also come as laptops, and their thin profile may be preferable in small apartments or dorm rooms, or for users who prefer the small footprint of a portable device. One such computer, the Toshiba Qosmio, balances the portability of a laptop with the features one might expect from its larger cousins. Its premier model, the G15 ($2,599), has a 17-inch TruBrite liquid-crystal display, which offers a clear picture from peripheral angles as well as head-on. Built-in Harmon Kardon speakers mimic surround sound to lend a richer tone than is usually found in laptops. To get to the entertainment faster, CD's, DVD's and television programming can start in a powered-down mode without booting the whole operating system. From Dell, the Inspiron XPS Gen 2 ($2,349 with promotional discount), intended more as a portable gaming station, has a similar 17-inch display and, like the Qosmio, provides quick access to media content when the computer is shut down. It is also the first laptop to come with the new, powerful NVIDIA 256MB GeForce Go 6800 Ultra graphics card, capable of processing feats like playing one high-definition program on the laptop screen while simultaneously showing another on an external monitor. For the Living Room Hewlett-Packard was an early purveyor of computers running Windows Media Center when it was released in 2002. Today, in addition to desktop and laptop models, it markets a system designed for the living room. The HP z545 digital entertainment center ($1,799 with rebate at hpshopping.com) features a horizontal brushed-black aluminum case that more resembles a stereo component than a PC. The system comes with a
