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12-18-2005, 12:19 PM
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Big Fishy
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OT: Windows Media Center PC or Windows XP 64bit?
Which one would you choose, if you had a 64bit processor?
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Last edited by ksarauer; 12-18-2005 at 01:16 PM.
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12-18-2005, 12:23 PM
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Big Fishy
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How do you delete a thread?
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12-18-2005, 01:02 PM
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You must be endowed with SUPER POWERS!
You could just totaly change the text on your last two posts to something interesting OT.
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12-18-2005, 02:10 PM
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12-18-2005, 02:37 PM
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Big Fishy
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Originally Posted by HFG
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Is the 64 bit OS out? |
Yes, it is...
However, there has been some driver issues, and I'm not sure if it has been proven to be faster being most applications are 32bit applications.
I also like some of the features of the MC, like ripping all the kids DVD's to disk, and let them watch them from the computer but on the TV...
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12-18-2005, 03:24 PM
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Big Fishy
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^^ that is true, but i think once the kinks in XP64 are worked out and more programs migrate to run in 64 bit that buying XP64 now would not be a waste of money
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12-18-2005, 04:17 PM
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From what my roomate told me the new windows won't be able to run except on a 64bit system. Like an Athlon 64 processor. I have a media center PC and it is nice, but you can also buy the software seperately for a different computer.
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12-18-2005, 04:47 PM
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Big Fishy
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He is probably talking about Longhorn. Longhorn is the codename for the new OS from Microsoft that is supposed to have the client version released sometime in 2006. There is a beta version currently out, but the problem with it now is that many drivers have not yet been written in 64 bit. Which is also a problem for XP-64.
I'm interested in trying it out, but as soon as all of my games are supported to run in 64-bit, i'm finally going to fully move over to Linux.
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12-18-2005, 05:59 PM
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Big Fishy
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Originally Posted by FastFish720
From what my roomate told me the new windows won't be able to run except on a 64bit system. Like an Athlon 64 processor. I have a media center PC and it is nice, but you can also buy the software seperately for a different computer.
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So there is software I can buy for Win XP to make it function like a Media Center PC?
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12-18-2005, 06:16 PM
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Yes, Basically my HP Media Center has hardware installed in the back that allows it to connect with tv with s-video cords. It also does tv recording etc and I'm sure that is a software program of some sort.
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12-18-2005, 06:22 PM
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Big Fishy
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I'll have to look into that....
Thanks Jake!
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12-19-2005, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ksarauer
I also like some of the features of the MC, like ripping all the kids DVD's to disk, and let them watch them from the computer but on the TV...
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What does MC stand for?
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12-19-2005, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by deathmatch782
He is probably talking about Longhorn. Longhorn is the codename for the new OS from Microsoft that is supposed to have the client version released sometime in 2006. There is a beta version currently out, but the problem with it now is that many drivers have not yet been written in 64 bit. Which is also a problem for XP-64.
I'm interested in trying it out, but as soon as all of my games are supported to run in 64-bit, i'm finally going to fully move over to Linux.
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I know they changed the name... but I forgot what it will be now. Some how I have been religated to the kitchen over the years and the wife has taken over being "up" on the computer stuff... 
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12-19-2005, 10:38 AM
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Big Fishy
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MC = Media Center it comes with more media programs, ie: burning, video and photo editing ect...
And I havnt heard what they were chaning the name of Longhorn to. Might have been changed, but i really dont care as i despise Microsoft.
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12-19-2005, 10:51 AM
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Big Fishy
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Originally Posted by HFG
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The Longhorn OS codename has been changed to Windows Vista
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