

New Review Compares MythTV to Vista MCE 234
Parkus writes "There's a nice review on AVS forum of MythTV (Ubuntu) and Windows Vista MCE. The author tried both back to back and explains the pluses and minuses of each system after using them for a month. Helpful if you're thinking about setting up your own home theater rig."
Puts on his flame retardant suit (Score:5, Informative)
That being said, if I were building a quiet entertainment center PC, I'd go with a Myth box and customize it to my liking. I can do that because I know how. Most consumers do not.
Re:dumbest review ever (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Digital HDTV (Score:5, Informative)
You can't buy a cablecard tuner for a PC - Vista or otherwise. The only PC-based option is to buy a PC that the manufacturer had certified as a complete system (software, hardware, monitor, etc).
The fallback option is to use an analog capture card and to prioritize the digital tuners over the analog capture so you get high-def whenever possible.
Nick
Re:Driver problems in Vista, but not Linux? (Score:3, Informative)
Of course, the major problem introduced by Vista compared to XP MCE for me is that, upon detecting that I'm using component video, Vista assumes I'm using an HDTV and "fixes" the resolution for me during the installation process, making it virtually impossible to complete until I crawl around behind my rig and connect my computer to my television with s-video instead.
Re:Digital HDTV (Score:3, Informative)
Vista Media Center Horizontal Menus (Score:2, Informative)
MCE is probably the best product microsoft has written. It has a pretty interface reminiscent of something apple would design and it suprisingle stable. It does it it's designed for and it does it well.
Parent is incorrect. (Score:2, Informative)
Mods really need to RTFA before they start modding people "informative".
my mythtv experience (Score:5, Informative)
Comment removed (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Driver problems in Vista, but not Linux? (Score:3, Informative)
When I installed Windows (before switching to Ubuntu) I had to use a CD to install drivers just to connect to the internet, and then I had to use Windows Update again and again (rebooting between each one) to get all the other drivers.
There's lots of support for Windows, but Windows itself actually supports very little.
Problems with latest nVidia drivers (Score:5, Informative)
BTW, the reviewer mentioned that he had to roll back to an early-version nVidia driver because he got stuttering video with the newest drivers. I had this problem, too. What happened is that nVidia shipped the earlier versions of its drivers with the Inverse Telecine option turned off. In the new drivers, it defaults to on -- and that's what causes the stuttering video in MCE. Pull up the nVidia Control Panel, go to the "Video & Television" options, select the "Enhancements" panel, and uncheck the box that says "Use Inverse Telecine." Video will play smoothly again.
Re:bttv: tuner=-1 (Score:1, Informative)
List of cards here:
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tuners here:
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