Software Review: Windows XP Media Center 2005 Edition! - Page 3

xBrady · 10-31-2004, 09:06 PM

For any devs who want to add onto MCE 2005: http://blogs.msdn.com/mcreasy/archiv...12/241449.aspx
I can't figure out how to add programs to the programs list. Anyone?

modUlarBeing · 10-31-2004, 09:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by brady

For any devs who want to add onto MCE 2005: http://blogs.msdn.com/mcreasy/archiv...12/241449.aspx
I can't figure out how to add programs to the programs list. Anyone?

nice find! I was working on my own but i love the MCE 2k5 interface. I think I may work on this and see what comes out of it. I just got mce installed in my MII 12000 and it works fine. although when adding songs(983) for the first time everything seems sluggish but I think its because its trying to ortganise them and get info from the net. I certainly hope its not the 1.2ghz via cpu.

xBrady · 10-31-2004, 09:22 PM

Been doing some reading and it looks like you have to do some programming to be able to integrate your own programs in the "more programs" section of MCE. Kind of sucks. Who wants to be the one to integrate D3?

xBrady · 10-31-2004, 09:24 PM

This site offers an AWESOME review of MCE 2005! http://www.winsupersite.com/reviews/...xp_mce2005.asp

frodobaggins · 10-31-2004, 09:34 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by brady

Been doing some reading and it looks like you have to do some programming to be able to integrate your own programs in the "more programs" section of MCE. Kind of sucks. Who wants to be the one to integrate D3?

Buy it for me. I'll bite

xBrady · 10-31-2004, 10:17 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

Buy it for me. I'll bite

I wish I had the money to or else I would (I to am a poor college student). I can get you a copy if you want, a differant way....

Dark_Knight · 10-31-2004, 11:26 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

Buy it for me. I'll bite

great idea lets do a paypal donation.....

frodobaggins · 10-31-2004, 11:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Dark_Knight

great idea lets do a paypal donation.....

I'd wait on that, I just read some on the sdk. All the interface must be done
in html.

xBrady · 10-31-2004, 11:38 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by frodobaggins

I'd wait on that, I just read some on the sdk. All the interface must be done
in html.

Really? Yuck, wonder why they did it that way.

nFiniteTuning · 11-02-2004, 12:47 AM

for the first time of intergrating all my movies and mp3's, it was slugish too...but I have the DVD function, everything runs like a charm, even touch screen. You could also invest 33 bucks and buy the remote...which I'm doing.

kandyman676 · 11-02-2004, 06:37 AM

I just got my OEM CDs in the mail today for a bunch of stuff, including Media Center 2005. surprisingly, its on TWO CDs...Ill have to dig up some hardware to install it on to give it a whirl.

modUlarBeing · 11-02-2004, 07:38 AM

I dumped about 1000 songs into media center the other day and the thing runs like a dog!

Anyone else have this problem?

xBrady · 11-02-2004, 07:46 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by modUlarBeing

I dumped about 1000 songs into media center the other day and the thing runs like a dog!

Anyone else have this problem?

I dumped 11,000 songs into it and it runs rather slow when bringing up the music. The rest runs fine and once it is loaded up it runs fine. My system specs aren't too bad for a carputer though.

modUlarBeing · 11-02-2004, 03:39 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by brady

I dumped 11,000 songs into it and it runs rather slow when bringing up the music. The rest runs fine and once it is loaded up it runs fine. My system specs aren't too bad for a carputer though.

I have a via MII 12000 1.2ghz....

nFiniteTuning · 11-02-2004, 07:28 PM

I have a 1.56ghz cpu and 512mb of memory, and it took like 30 minuts to add all 2500 mp3's.

I was just talking to shuttle about my XPC cause I'm having trouble with gettin suround sound to work. And once I said MCE2005, they stoped helping me, They asked where I got it and I told them Newegg. And they pretty much stoped helping me from there.

Anyone with TV Tuner and FM Tuner's with MCE2005? I need to know what TV Tuners and Radio Tuners work with it.