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2010-01-09 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
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

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2010-01-09 Thread Ford Blackwell
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Victoria Vaughan
- 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

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2010-01-08 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
: 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

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2010-01-08 Thread joanne
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Brett Boyer
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Ford Blackwell
-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

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2010-01-08 Thread Cornell Ligon
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Ford Blackwell
: 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

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2010-01-08 Thread Ford Blackwell
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

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2010-01-08 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Brett Boyer
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Blackwell, Clifford
...@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

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2010-01-08 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Brett Boyer
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Ford Blackwell
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

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2010-01-08 Thread Brett Boyer
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

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2010-01-07 Thread Brett Boyer
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

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2010-01-07 Thread Blackwell, Clifford
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

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2010-01-07 Thread Brett Boyer
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

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2010-01-07 Thread Ford Blackwell
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

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2010-01-07 Thread Ford Blackwell
...@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

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2010-01-07 Thread Brett Boyer
- 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

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2010-01-07 Thread DJ DOCTOR P
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

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2010-01-07 Thread Brett Boyer
-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