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Music

In the Music section there is a paragraph which says: "Connectivity features of Media Center include various inputs and outputs, for example for RCA type cables (e.g., from cassette players or analog videocassette recorders), microphones, digital video signals and other inputs. Analog to digital conversion within the tuner card enables users to convert older type media to digital media." This is to do with the hardware in the computer and media center alone does not provide this functionality. Should this be removed? (Antriver 14:42, 13 January 2007 (UTC))[reply]

Okay, but...

How about links to some devices I can purchase that run Windows Media Center? I don't even know where to start. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.209.66.31 (talk) 00:32, 20 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

I bought it through Dell when I got my new computer, but it doesn't come with all the necessary cables, nor do they tell you that ahead of time. So there are three cheap little cables I have to seek out and purchase. Its listed On the invoice as COMBO TV TUNER W/rmt,TVT7,HH,DIM. I suppose a list of all places to find it, and which ones include what, would be useful for those who haven't made a purchase yet. Dream Focus 03:45, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

how about some criticisms?

Like how MCE how hard/impossible it is to delete or remove media center, how it will not work without win media player installed, how this program is mostly "pretty pictures" with little meat, how MCE is claimed to be the same as win xp pro, but it isnt. This software is plagued with annoyances and headaches, perhaps this can be provided in the article.

Your first two assertions are information, and to some people may be taken as criticisms, so I really don't know how they should be labeled. Saying that the program is "mostly 'pretty pictures'" is your opinion, as it quite difficult to determine how much "meat" really is in a program. Your comparison of MCE to XP Pro would be better suited to the Windows Media Center Edition article. Dr G 06:21, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

i see part of the reason this article is nothing but postive information about a very invasive program. we have a user who is a member of the "wikipedians who use windows media center" or some such nonsense watching over the article. frickin christ, this is an information site people! what does it take to keep your little social groups out of here? we need objectivity and information at this site, not fricken social gatherings and protective editing over articles individuals have too much emotional attachment to. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.43.215.81 (talk) 06:34, 3 March 2007 (UTC).[reply]
It really is a major pain to delete, but as was said, there is a certain standard to be kept here, so it'll have to be carefully worded, and there has to be a certain amount of people expressing concerns of this and other problems for them to meet notability standards. In the case of deletion problems, one will have to find, for instance, reviews or articles describing this problem. Statements in Wiki articles need citations. --Safe-Keeper 21:29, 9 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The previous assertion that it is "mostly pretty pictures" is dead-on. Plus, this is the most non-user-friendly software I have EVER used. I do software development; I understand computer languages and even wiki markup/formatting... I can't figure out how to play a damn CD in Windows Media Center. Frankly, I have turned it off and I use VLC player as my default now. The only reason I'm writing this here instead of elsewhere is that I CANNOT FIND ANY SUPPORT FORUMS FOR THIS APPLICATION. I'm hoping someone can help when they read this. But I really agree that there should be a criticisms section — lack of support should be one of those criticisms. Man this app sucks. Timneu22 00:20, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The bottom-line here is that criticisms aren't necessarily needed in an article unless it is something that is a notable criticism from a large portion of people or from someone important. An example would be if Bill Gates or maybe the WMC program manager criticized it publicly. Individual preferences and concerns, if listed, constitute as original research, which is not allowed on Wikipedia. So the only way to put up a criticism section would be to have plenty of sources because, again, the case for POV and original research can be made very easily. Remember, this is the chief concern of wikipedia. Brianreading 01:22, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

question

does anyone know where WMC takes information about the rating of each movie? I found the WMC to be pretty accurate.. so I wondered if there is anyway to accssess the same database from which the movies ratings on WMC is taken, and see for myself what are top rated movies of each year. is that even possible? --Acidburn24m 20:52, 25 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, but your question is actually against Wikipedia's policies because it is effectively a general discussion question, not about the article itself. See What Wikipedia is not. Brianreading 00:22, 26 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Media center.JPG

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:04, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Support for up to four TV tuners?, NOT

I have Windows Vista Ultimate and use the MC to watch TV. I read here that MC supports four tuners because I live in the USA. So I bought a second PCI card so I can have four tuners, but my MC does not let me have more than two tuners. So ether change the information or show the source of this, or any hack that is required to have four tuners. 98.195.185.125 (talk) 03:57, 14 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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