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StrangeOne

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« on: December 08, 2005, 05:38:00 PM »
last I checked you cannot buy a copy of XP MCE,
only comes preloaded on machines.
And as of right now MCE is the only way to stream video.
Also the only way (as of now) to put videos on the xbox 360 is via
xbox live market place, sadly that only gives you trailers...
MCE is just Windows XP with the media center application more or less,
so don't worry about your pc being compatable.

as for compatable video/audio:

Video formats

    * MPEG-1 with MPEG audio
    * MPEG-2 with MPEG audio or AC-3 audio
    * WMV 7, 8, & 9 with WMA Standard or WMA Pro audio
    * WMV Image 1 & 2 (Photo Story 1, 2, & 3)

Audio formats

    * Windows Media Audio (WMA) Standard
    * WMA Pro
    * WMA Lossless
    * MP3
    * Other formats for which a DirectShow decoder is installed and registered on the PC

source for that info is here
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sp3cialk

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« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2005, 03:12:00 PM »
QUOTE(CheeseMan316 @ Dec 9 2005, 12:13 PM) View Post

Actually you would be incorrect.  It is available as an OEM purchase from several online places including http://www.newegg.co...N82E16832102311


Yep... and alot of times you can get it with certain TV tuner cards... I actually found a bundle with the card I want for my MCE box ... but I have MCE don't need that... damn bundles... damn them to hell  muhaha.gif
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loserkid182

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« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2005, 03:38:00 AM »
QUOTE(StrangeOne @ Dec 9 2005, 02:45 AM) View Post

last I checked you cannot buy a copy of XP MCE,
only comes preloaded on machines.


in the UK (and US I think from AZ) you can buy MCE OEM as long as you buy a piece of hardware (e.g cheapest mouse, a fan, a single cd)

http://www.ebuyer.co...oduct_uid=74686

I got mine through the MS Action Pack Subscription, we weren't going to use it at work

Can't find it on the US side

very nice though, streams music ok, pics come down quite quick (although sometimes you get a loading bar at top left) MCE extender was laggy, but i am using 802.11b at the mo, and I also couldn't try video because of the 802.11b

ebay will have good deals.

but can you sign up 2 MCE pc's? as if i disconnected mine, i had to reregister it with the box

BTW my box is dead sad.gif 3rl

toypaj


EDIT: they have a Win a 360 comp on ebuyer US: Win an XBOX 360
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RMF

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« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2005, 03:47:00 AM »
QUOTE(Tameanaka @ Dec 10 2005, 04:22 AM) View Post

So most likely I could install WMC on my computer without any issues.  So I wouldn't necessarily need a remote or any of that business in order for it to work correctly?  thanks for all the info guys


Thats correct. Thats exactly what I did and it works fine. I DO have a tuner card, but it's not actually in my pc at the moment which WMC didn't seem to care about and I also don't have the remotes and whatnot but media center runs perfectly well and streams video to the xbox without a hitch.
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