Software Review: Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition!

**squigglyrulez** · 10-30-2004, 06:09 PM

Originally Posted by tejesh83

Is it touchscreen friendly? I wasn't too impressed with the last MCE in that respect.

Can you post a few screenshots of the music interface.

Thanks.

I'm using a Xenarc VGA with touch and it works GREAT!!

**nFiniteTuning** · 10-31-2004, 01:49 AM

I tried it on like a 10-12" touchscreen, I didn't know what kind, it was in my friends lexus, and it worked great.

**PaCMaYNE** · 10-31-2004, 02:18 AM

im contemplating whether or not to get this and quit using Frodo 8-)

**PaCMaYNE** · 10-31-2004, 07:09 AM

so those who have used an app such as media engine ect then used this,, whats the verdict,,, im assuming windows xp drivers work for this OS though i havent done much research yet

**strohj** · 10-31-2004, 07:40 AM

if there was some cool way in which you could use Hybrid's XM-Direct adapter and MCE 2005 it would be awesome...

**Arathranar** · 10-31-2004, 01:25 PM

So how do you reach the Play DVD option on the main menu? Is that visible if you haven't enabled TV input. The TV guide & inability to directly click the Play DVD button on the main menu are the two worst touchscreen bugs introduced by MCE 2005. So if you don't watch TV, maybe you won't see the new bugs.

**kickercivic1** · 10-31-2004, 03:44 PM

Wow media center on all 6 of my pcs works like a charm. And about the touch i dont know why you have a problem but in my lilliput it working great. Oh ya by the way, i am using the party mode this weeken at my brothers party.lol

**xBrady** · 10-31-2004, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Arathranar

What video card and driver are you using with MCE 2005 on an EPIA board? I can't my setup to play video even though everything else needed to play video is installed and working.

You have to download special drivers for MCE 2005. NVidia and ATI have drivers for it but I don't know what EPIA uses.
It is very touchscreen friendly. The only issue I can see so far with it is I have a ton of songs so it takes about 20 seconds or so to open up the music section if I come from a differant section. That, and if you want to do a search you have to have a keyboard or remote because there is no OSK.

**xBrady** · 10-31-2004, 03:52 PM

Originally Posted by Arathranar

So how do you reach the Play DVD option on the main menu? Is that visible if you haven't enabled TV input. The TV guide & inability to directly click the Play DVD button on the main menu are the two worst touchscreen bugs introduced by MCE 2005. So if you don't watch TV, maybe you won't see the new bugs.

you have to put your cursor at the top/bottom of the list and it will automatically scroll down to the other options.

**Arathranar** · 10-31-2004, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by kickercivic1

Wow media center on all 6 of my pcs works like a charm. And about the touch i dont know why you have a problem but in my lilliput it working great. Oh ya by the way, i am using the party mode this weeken at my brothers party.lol

So do you run it at 1024x768 and have the lilliput downscale?