Obsessed with WinXP MCE 2005

11-22-2004 Obsessed with WinXP MCE 2005

After an associate informed me the latest version of Windows XP Media Center Edition had recently been released for purchase, and my subsequent upgrade of my media machine to MCE, myself and everyone I work with is going crazy over this new operating system. It truly does change the way you watch television and manage media. Anybody who hears about it wants one, and if you build it yourself it's not prohibitively expensive to get one up and running. I've updated my photo gallery with more screenshots to share when I preach to the next unsuspecting victim. Here are some useful links I've found during my obsession:

User Comments for 11-22-2004:

Add me to the list, i'm building a brand new system from the ground up for abour $600.00 it might be overkill but I don't want any skips. here's my specs: 2400XP AMD chip, 512mb memory, 120 GB hdd, 5200FX Geforce video card, 11mbs wireless network card, mid tower case.
Stavos

I watched a demo of MCE at the mall the other day. They actually had a home theater setup in the middle of Twelve Oaks mall. It looked pretty cool, but I think thiis concept is still far beyond everyone but the most hardcore computer nerds. How can you expect your parents to run Windows on their TV when they get frustrated by just having it on a PC? I'm also a little leary of the possiblity of viruses on my TV. Sometimes it's good to keep Windows contained to small box. :)
bdowney

You need these: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/desktop/dancers.mspx Why, oh why does MS try to do things that are "cool" but always fail miserably?
bdowney

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