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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:03 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


anyone know of them?

MCE 2005 is becoming more and more of a headace for me, and i'm wondering if there are some alternatives that i could try.
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:06 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


care to explain "headace"?
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:06 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


A PVR from your local Cable company. I've been contemplating trashing the MCE 2005 box for a silent small PVR. The only problem is my wife loves the photo slideshow feature. She likes letting it go while listeneing to music...



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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:10 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Woah, check this shit out !

http://mediaportal.sourceforge.net/

hopefully it has support for the MCE remote :)
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:10 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I sold my media center pc, the tech just isn't there yet, almost there HD support still lacks on the PC. :( And not to mention they have HD DVR's now



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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:12 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
care to explain "headace"?


http://quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6760
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:12 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


That looks a lot like WMCE :paranoid:
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:14 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


I added a one more comment... http://quake3world.com/forum/viewtopic. ... 374#143374



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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:18 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


AmIdYfReAk wrote:
Woah, check this shit out !

http://mediaportal.sourceforge.net/

hopefully it has support for the MCE remote :)


OLDE!
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the whole point is for it to look/act like MCE.. i am going to format the HTPC tonight with standard XP, and Give'er.

Ohh, and btw, that proggy has full support for the MCE remote :) ( w00t w00t ) And DVS Cards ( w0000 w000 Free to air Satelight! )

edit: i will update my thaughts/impressions here as this progresses.
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 10:21 AM           Profile   Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Cool, I think I am going to try and restore one of my previous Images to see what happens



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I hear Mythtv is a good alternative for MCE.

http://www.mythtv.org/

And here's a nice semi-detailed video on how to set it up: http://www.systm.org/
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4g3nt_Smith wrote:
I hear Mythtv is a good alternative for MCE.

http://www.mythtv.org/

And here's a nice semi-detailed video on how to set it up: http://www.systm.org/


actually, that video is hardly for setting up the program, but more about building the box for it and what i can do.
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4g3nt_Smith wrote:
I hear Mythtv is a good alternative for MCE.

http://www.mythtv.org/

And here's a nice semi-detailed video on how to set it up: http://www.systm.org/


that was the two that i found, and i like the looks of the other one a little beter.. that is most Def a backup plan..

thanks though :)
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 04:59 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


mythtv is the god of all PVR programs.
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Dr_Watson wrote:
mythtv is the god of all PVR programs.


why so

*edit* in comparison to media portal
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 08:19 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Minimal setup:
Beyond TV/Beyond Media
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PostPosted: 06-29-2005 11:49 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


riddla wrote:
Mediaportal is 10x the headache.


sigh....

how so
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riddla wrote:
Its slow and locks up. alot. I'm running all approved equipment on Intel mobo/cpu and I'm also an IT Director by profession so its not due to being a n00b as Thoapboy would say ;)

*maybe* its better by now, but its an open-source project so it couldnt have improved all that much in the last few months since I poured alot of time into giving it a chance to work properly. (on 2 diff rigs)


thanks.
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PostPosted: 06-30-2005 01:20 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


gah, im not shelling out more money in this fucking thing.. Sorry, it might be allmighty.. but i aint paying.
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AmIdYfReAk wrote:
gah, im not shelling out more money in this fucking thing.. Sorry, it might be allmighty.. but i aint paying.


try myth out and get back to me. kthx.
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riddla wrote:
myth is still *nix, no?


he can handle it.
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PostPosted: 06-30-2005 10:28 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


gigapocket



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PostPosted: 06-30-2005 10:31 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


he asked for alternatives, not ripoffs.

$700+? give me a break.
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PostPosted: 06-30-2005 10:33 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


i guess youve used it alot.

700?



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plained wrote:
i guess youve used it alot.

700?


what does using have to do with "giga pocket" being a ripoff? nothing you can do for free with a second pc is worth $700'ish smackers. i froogled giga pocket and that's about avg.
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your ignorence is showing man

i can change channels right here on my lappy wirelessly and play and record as well

thats pretty neat i think



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plained wrote:
your ignorence is showing man

i can change channels right here on my lappy wirelessly and play and record as well

thats pretty neat i think


that's hardly ignorance. Amidy asked for alternatives to MCE. spending 700+ is probably not an option in his situation. you can do all of what you described with any of these programs that were suggested.
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if you can get the hardware and software for 700

get it man its worth it



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Plained, this project was to be built out of spare hardware, But i ended up buying new ram, hdd, videocard, Tv tuner, Etc etc..

so spending more money is OUT OF THE FUCKING QUESTION.. Especally $700..

if that was for someone Reading that hasent gotten into the HTPC scene yet, Sure i'll agree.. but i'm afraid Your ignorence is showing by recommending a Whole new pice of hardware/software for $700 when i simply want a Replacement For MCE 2005.
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i am going to give'er with Media portal ( i'm not expecting to much from what is said )

I'll post impressions and Etc here when i get her Running..

if that dosent work out ( not really expecting it to ) I'll hit up MythTV.
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hehe its not 700 man

but hey i only sayd one word and got jugg all frothy

thats worth a larf :dingdingding:



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PostPosted: 06-30-2005 10:53 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


heh :)
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PostPosted: 06-30-2005 11:38 PM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


allright, kind of an update..

Media Portal Crashed on me twice thus far.. and the Guide is a steeming pile of wank..

on the upside! its got motherfuckin tetris to use inbetween the crash's!

anyone got anything to help get the Guide working correctly?
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PostPosted: 07-01-2005 12:41 AM           Profile Send private message  E-mail  Edit post Reply with quote


Beyond TV looks a LITTLE more promising.. allthough the interface looks like a pice of fuck. ( litterly) but the guide is still not working! >:E
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