XP Home or XP Media Center Edition

[arctic388]

can someone tell me the difference ? everone has recommended the Home but all i see on the PC's in the stores is the Media ?
thanks

 

[Calibretto]

Media Center is awesome. If you have high speed internet, it's even better. You can watch live TV and record it. My aunt has it and it's pretty sweet. Way better than Home and it's worth the extra spending.

 

[Matt08642]

I don't know, I have XP media center and WMP doesn't work. Never did.

 

[arctic388]

i dont have access to high speed yet........ but it might be something to consider. is that the only diff ? if so i might just be ok with home for now. then when i do get the good connection upgrade then.

 

[infiltrator7]

don't you need a tv tuner to watch live tv though? not high speed internet?

 

[Calibretto]

don't you need a tv tuner to watch live tv though? not high speed internet?

Media Center comes with an external TV tuner and a remote so you can basically control your PC with the remote.

 

[fr34ky]

Yep have it on my 4800 X2 computer record lots of TV on my dual 500Gb HDD's

 

[NosBoost300]

Yep have it on my 4800 X2 computer record lots of TV on my dual 500Gb HDD's

wow.. you have 2 awesome rigs... you must have alot of money.. i envy you!

 

[m3incorp]

Media Center sells for about $30 more than XP. If you ever intend to add a TV tuner to record or watch TV then it is worth it to pay the the few dollars more. I record weekly TV shows so it had been a great asset to me.

 

[Nitestick]

personally i reccomend XP Pro over either of them