Quote: Originally Posted by drib
I am using MCE since MCE2002, and I like it more than any other 3rd party. But it is not usefull at all in a car!
And XP SP2 is really fast, my Epia M1000 with SP2 boots in 30seconds. Same with MCE2005.
And MCE is exactly the same as Windows XP edition, with an extra layer on top. The first CD is EXACTLY the same except it tells you to use the second CD. If you install MCE 2005 with the first CD only, you will have a full working Windows XP SP2. The second CD has the programs for MCE and Tablet PC on it.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong, and uhm..Wrong! 1st..You cannot use the MCE2005 single cd to install regular windows XP...it wont happen. IT requires disc 2 because its a new operating system. IT does NOT run the same as regular XP with SP2...in fact it runs a crap load better. read this entire forum, and there is alot of people saying its well worth it.
And for the car, It is probably best for car use. Drib doesn't know what he's talking about, no offence. 6 hours after I installed MCE2005 onto my Shuttle XPC, I hooked it up to my friends lexus's drop down 10" touchscreen...And it worked like a charm, everyone else who actualy used it in a car says the same thing. For TV or HDTV use, its perfect for car use also, cause it doesn't support cable HDTV, it supports Over The Air (OTA) HDTV...meaning you can hook up a regular antena onto it. IF you have touch screen, great! Thats good...it will work like a charm, trust me! As long as your touch screen is installed properly. IF you aren't a cheap tight *** and you pay 33 bucks plus shipping for the MCE2005 Remote from NewEgg.com...your gonna absolutely flip out on how kick *** this system is for car use.
I will guarentee my findings and sayings! IF you dont want to pay for it, I'll make you a copy just to try it out for 30 days and let you decide! If you do it right, install the operating system which is a suped up version of Windows XP Professional (runs a crap load better then regular XP with SP2), Get the single update they have...install a good DVD Decoder like the Nvidia DVD Decoder or hell, even PowerDVD works as a great decoder. Use the right TVTuner which from what I See, everyone who allready has TV in thier car, is usin the right tuners...same with the radio tuners...you'll have it made. and you CAN skin it, and you CAN add external apps. Microsoft didn't finish the operating system so right now you can't add the external apps without editing the ehres.dll....but its possible.
Just take my word for it, buy the remote, even if you have touch screen or not. You want more convincing? Read this ENTIRE review located here
http://www.htpcnews.com/main.php?id=mce2k5_1 and I trust you will decide to use it. My friend dislikes MCE2005....only because he hasn't used it....he's just using the operating system portion of it cause it runs better then regular XP.
Read the other posts on this tread from people who are using it right now...there are alot of people falling in love with it like I have...
And I mean hell, how on earth can you say MCE2005 is not good for car use, when Mercedes, Cadilac..and I think even BMW are starting to install MCE2005 on thier cars? I think I'll trust that since it runs flawlessly with me..I'm even rigging it up up and down testing diff decoders and stuff like that with it.
So instead of listning to these people who dont know what they are talking about because they aren't computer friendly people, and just test it out for yourself, Grab a spare hard drive, something tiny and just install it, install a good DVD Decoder, and all your XP drivers for things like sound card and stuff like that....and try it out, you wont regret it, especialy if you own the remote. Its only 33 bucks.