Media Centres
Been searching for info on media centre PCs and WinXP Media Centre.
I have been looking for something to replace my aging hi-fi system, VCR, cheap DVD player, etc and was wondering whether to buy a dedicated DVD/HDD recorder such as the Panasonic DMREX77 and a new DAB radio and CD player or go the whole hog and get a Media Centre PC with WinXP Media Centre.
A couple of visits to the major high street shops revealed a vast ignorance of Media Centres.
Any Prooners with one able to answer a few questions?
1. Can I record TV programs while listening to the radio or music files?
2. Is the OS easy to use?
3. Are the extenders as good as the Microsoft website suggests? ( I had a
play with the on line demo and it looks the mutts nuts! Is it?)
4. Most systems are loaded with VISTA. I have read and heard so much bad news about this, should I go for an older Media Centre that has XP as standard instead?
Thanks in advance.
T.