When Microsoft dissolved the eHome team that developed Media Center and renamed the MVP program to Windows Entertainment and Connected Home, there was some serious questions about the future of the product. While that question won't really be answered until September, when Microsoft is expected to reveal the feature complete beta at the company's Build Conference, a few leaked screen shots at TheGreenButton.tv show the same old Windows 7 Media Center running on Windows 8.
In terms of compatibility with Vista and 7, so there's really no reason for Microsoft to pull it. We're not the only one who'd be surprised to see new features though, as everyone we know seems to agree it would be silly to think otherwise.
It's alright if you plan on linking your PC and TV together to watch digital movies or whatever, and it's kinda cool if you wanna link your computer to speakers around your house and control them remotely, but for most people it is pretty useless. Media Player fulfils most of the same tasks.
"Especially now that most PCs had built-in out HDMI ports."
Shouldn't it be even more important if you have HDMI out? I have a PC connected to a monitor and HDTV at once, and I play movies on the tv using WMC. Works well.
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I've been meaning to make use of Windows Media Centre, but just never got around to using it, I might have to look into it again
Interesting, I love your blog!
Keep up the good work!
i've never used it, but i thought it was dead!
It's alright if you plan on linking your PC and TV together to watch digital movies or whatever, and it's kinda cool if you wanna link your computer to speakers around your house and control them remotely, but for most people it is pretty useless. Media Player fulfils most of the same tasks.
i didnt think it was DEAD. just irrelevant
I've never used WMC, didn't really need it (don't know if it even has any interesting feature that my other software does
I always though WMC was a throw-away feature. Especially now that most PCs had built-in out HDMI ports.
Nice for people who use it.
Never used it. Plenty of programs that do it better.
yeah,i dunno. its great if you dont know any better
It hasn't died. Though... I usually use Pandora :P
"Especially now that most PCs had built-in out HDMI ports."
Shouldn't it be even more important if you have HDMI out? I have a PC connected to a monitor and HDTV at once, and I play movies on the tv using WMC. Works well.
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