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    Best music integration for 7MC

    I'll take that one, just to vent somewhere on the net: I was a long time Meedio user until Yahoo torpedoed that ship, and I got tired of waiting for MeediOS. I have always been fanatical about keeping tags organized and up to date - because I used a few tagging tricks for Meedio, it was a...
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    Large Movie Collectors...

    That's nice and it looks quick and easy, but what if you want to search by studio, actor, director, or year? That's why I prefer the XML-based approach that most frontends use, because I can search or sort based on any criteria. I would think that the larger the collection gets, the more...
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    Google: Windows is torturing users

    Agreed. They still haven't addressed the main reason that thin client stuff fails: There's no real cost savings that make up for the tradeoffs. In some cases, it could be argued that thin client setups could be a lot more costly. $350-$500 notebooks aren't going to cut it when I can buy...
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    HTPC Build / Audio Questions

    Looks like you found the answer yourself, but yes, that Realtek chipset will do what you need - optical out from the board to the receiver and you're set. I've noticed that I specifically have to select it as the audio output device in some programs (like TMT 5), just going with "default" sound...
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    Please help me chose a bluray player (internal)

    Yes and No. WMC can be trained to use MPC, though it can run into some headaches depending on the OS (32 v 64 bit) and what codecs you have, and what files you have. I'm sure most of the issues encountered could eventually be solved, if you feel like spending a lot of time messing with it...
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    32-bit v. 64-bit for a Media PC

    I run 64-bit, WMC only, and have had various playback problems from time to time. I made peace with it and have no plans to change my setup, but if I had to do it all over again I probably would opt for 32 bit.
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    2011 - Best HTPC Software for WMC/MCE

    If there's something out there, I haven't seen it. WMC's native module is stupid, and all the alternatives I have seen are just folder browsers. Powerful music sorting is definitely something that got left behind in today's frontends.
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    2011 - Best HTPC Software for WMC/MCE

    PlayOn (with the Playon Media Server installed) or SecondrunTV to aggregate stream sources in WMC - I haven't decided which one I like better yet. Arcsoft's Total Media Theatre is a great solution for Blu-Ray, especially since it integrates well into WMC. Version 5 added better integration...
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    H.P. USB TV Tuner Sale - $49.99 shipped (record TV shows onto hard drive free!!!)

    .....before we get too far along on the HP joyride, they're rebadged Hauppauge HVR-950q's - HP probably doesn't know or care what it is. It's a pretty good price for it though. It doesn't have a hardware encoder and some people seem to have trouble with getting it to work in WMC, but if you...
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    Is this what to expect from LCD?

    I have that LG set. It isn't bad, but it does need a lot of tweaking out of the box. AVSForum and CNet both had calibration guides for the xxLH40 sets, I played around with a few of the ones people have posted and reached some middle ground. 1. 1080i and 720p both look great once the...
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    Company Stubburn on Upgrading

    Exactly - doing a job half right isn't worth the fallout when and if it doesn't work, especially when you know it won't work before you start. Fire the client. It's a hard choice to make, especially in these times, but taking a little money now and having a reputation get smeared (despite your...
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    Win7 64Bit Media Center and MKV support

    Same with me - I forgot to mention that I didn't use FFDShow either since I have TMT3 handle any upscaling and processing. I'll probably end up putting it on there if I ever get around to making subtitles work.
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    Win7 64Bit Media Center and MKV support

    You have to make a slight registry change for WMC to recognize .mkv: http://www.hack7mc.com/2009/02/mkvs-for-minimalists-on-windows-7.html
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    Network pritner/scanner?

    In my experience, the HP units are easier/cheaper to repair if and when they break. All of the Brother units I have supported worked as advertised, and they certainly were cheaper, but when something went wrong with them, it was something that couldn't be replaced short of getting an entire new...
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    easiest way to enjoy bluray on htpc..

    That doesn't sound right - I haven't had that happen on any WMC/TMT setups I have done, though I'm not sure how you would fix that. If you're using Mediabrowser to launch TMT, there are different .exe's to choose from in the install folder, and one that is made for wmc. I couldn't tell you off...
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