Microsoft XP Media center edition

leics_poshie

Just recieved this with my new machine but don't really know what to do with it, has anyone got any tips and tricks about using this package

fgaughan

leics_poshie wrote:

Just recieved this with my new machine but don't really know what to do with it, has anyone got any tips and tricks about using this package

Its designed to go with your tv
Watch telly with it record your favourite programs onto hard drive or DVD
Watch a dvd

I am puzzeled to why you got it if you dont know what a media pc is

slobbery

My Media pc is upstairs and I use it to record programmes onto the hard drive from Freeview (don't have a hard drive recorder or sky+) and then stream it wirelessly to the downstairs tv using my xbox 360 as a media extender. Works very well and saves me sitting on the bed in a cold room to watch something I've recorded.
It is also great for storing all your albums and pictures on and makes finding them all really easy (can also do this from downstairs).

Mine has digital tv card in it which I've plugged into main aerial and so can watch freeview on it.