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[quote=preed4962]

Been almost another week.  Any news?  Hope you are feeling better.

 

Thanks.

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Indeed. How are you feeling?

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[quote=volfan6415]

It looks like several users are reporting this problem.

http://experts.windows.com/frms/windows_entertainment_and_connected_home/f/114/t/102560.aspx

http://experts.windows.com/frms/windows_entertainment_and_connected_home/f/114/t/102357.aspx

http://thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1108

Mine also stops on 12/26 at 10 am. Not sure if the issue has been resolved yet.

 

 

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Mine stops at 7PM EST on the 26th.

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[quote=phoneguyinpgh]

I second Media Center Master for Meta data.  I have been using Media browser for browsing my media.  Good graphics, some free addons and hasn’t given my any issues.

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This is my duo of choice.

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I hadn’t seen a fresh Windows 7 install for a while until recently, and when I launched Media Center on it, I too was surprised not to see them………then I remembered, they aren’t there at first, they automatically show up later. At least, the placeholder installers do.

But, hearing how you’ve forced updates and all that and it still doesn’t work……very odd indeed. Open DNS shouldn’t have been an issue even if you used it. I’ve had it set I my router, AND in my IP settings (for the rare instances I took my HTPC elsewhere) long before Windows 7 was even beta, and it wasn’t an issue. Its very odd that they didn’t show up.

Does anyone have the standalone installers? I had one for the Vista version of Netflix.

PS: Dump AVG, just use Microsoft Security Essentials.

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I only know of the program and what its able to do. I gave it the co-sign of approval because people I trust trust it.

A simple Google search brought up this: 

http://www.mediasmartserver.net/wiki/index.php/Clown_BD

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I totally agree with Gunserotti. BDMV folders are the best option on any device/HTPC app, if you want the extras or not. Same for DVDs. Having it in the folder format removes one more unneeded step from the playback equation. I was going to suggest DVDFab HD for removing the fluff you don’t need, but I’d forgotten about ClownBD, it’ll do the same thing.

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I just cancelled my HD HomeRun Prime preorder on Newegg for the Buy.com deal. I can use that extra tuner for my laptop, and watch outside.

 

This is an excellent deal. Jump on it if you can.

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It’s a good thing I say ‘think’ when I’m not sure.

Thanks for clarifying.

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It’s a good thing I say ‘think’ when I’m not sure.

Thanks for clarifying.

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[quote=”Mikinho”]
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Thanks for posting this guide. News of this new feature is what made me finally decide to buy a Ceton, and not wait on the 3 tuner SiliconDust device. I’ve decided to buy a BD-enabled Atom/Ion or a Core i3 PC in the Spring for the bedroom. I’ll share one of the 4 tuners on that. The ZOTAC ZBOXHD-ID34BR is a front runner.

Extenders never did everything I wanted of it, and now, I won’t have to compromise.
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I actually tested the Tuner Sharing on a ZOTAC AtomIon2.  Worked out great.

The only downside is anything not marked Copy-Freely will need to be recorded on each HTPC if you want it viewable from anywhere.  This is honestly not a concern for me since only premium content is marked by Comcast as Copy-Once.  I also don’t archive Recorded TV.

I’ll hopefully have my shared guide implementation released before the beta firmware goes public.
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HAHA, didn’t even notice the article right below. I’m well aware of the limitations of Copy Once and all that, but I figure that it increases the WAF when she can record watch her own shows on her own HTPC and has access to everything the one in the living room does.

As for sharing within Home Group, I think Ben Draw from EHD had said the DRM doesn’t have support for domains, and that’s why this doesn’t work.

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[quote=”Mikinho”]
[quote=”SikSlayer”]
Thanks for posting this guide. News of this new feature is what made me finally decide to buy a Ceton, and not wait on the 3 tuner SiliconDust device. I’ve decided to buy a BD-enabled Atom/Ion or a Core i3 PC in the Spring for the bedroom. I’ll share one of the 4 tuners on that. The ZOTAC ZBOXHD-ID34BR is a front runner.

Extenders never did everything I wanted of it, and now, I won’t have to compromise.
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I actually tested the Tuner Sharing on a ZOTAC AtomIon2.  Worked out great.

The only downside is anything not marked Copy-Freely will need to be recorded on each HTPC if you want it viewable from anywhere.  This is honestly not a concern for me since only premium content is marked by Comcast as Copy-Once.  I also don’t archive Recorded TV.

I’ll hopefully have my shared guide implementation released before the beta firmware goes public.
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HAHA, didn’t even notice the article right below. I’m well aware of the limitations of Copy Once and all that, but I figure that it increases the WAF when she can record watch her own shows on her own HTPC and has access to everything the one in the living room does.

As for sharing within Home Group, I think Ben Draw from EHD had said the DRM doesn’t have support for domains, and that’s why this doesn’t work.

[SikSlayer]

Thanks for posting this guide. News of this new feature is what made me finally decide to buy a Ceton, and not wait on the 3 tuner SiliconDust device. I’ve decided to buy a BD-enabled Atom/Ion or a Core i3 PC in the Spring for the bedroom. I’ll share one of the 4 tuners on that. The ZOTAC ZBOXHD-ID34BR is a front runner.

Extenders never did everything I wanted of it, and now, I won’t have to compromise.

[SikSlayer]

Thanks for posting this guide. News of this new feature is what made me finally decide to buy a Ceton, and not wait on the 3 tuner SiliconDust device. I’ve decided to buy a BD-enabled Atom/Ion or a Core i3 PC in the Spring for the bedroom. I’ll share one of the 4 tuners on that. The ZOTAC ZBOXHD-ID34BR is a front runner.

Extenders never did everything I wanted of it, and now, I won’t have to compromise.

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[quote=”shadymg”]
ditto on the ridiculousness here…yet another example of Microsoft committing to something and then doing it half ass. Raise your hand if you remember MCX Extenders??? How about Sideshow devices???

Hopefully they can figure this out soon…but Dan…quit putting ideas in Mikinho’s head!!! 😛
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The extender talk needs to end, most of them sucked (and thus, didn’t sell well) in comparison to the one that was most popular by default…the Xbox 360. Now, most people don’t want to buy ‘a console’ as an extender, but think of it this way: what’s it matter what it’s main purpose is if you don’t use it that way? Even today, the PS3 is a better Blu-Ray/DVD/CD/MP3/Netflix/YouTube/* box than it is a games system. On the sneak, its one of the two best all-in-one super media boxes out there (lack of MKV support notwithstanding_. Take it form me, as an avid gamer, who bought the thing not too long after launch.

And I can’t even name a sideshow device that ever even came out.

The thing about MS is every department is self-contained. They never work together, in fact its more that they’re actually competing with each other. One department wouldn’t want anothers’ code ‘contaminating’ their stuff. I’d started realizing this on my own, and it was pretty much confirmed a while back on the Windows Weekly podcast. Ed Bott, and Mary Jo Foley (two tech journalists who focus pretty much on Microsoft) joined Paul for an episode, and pretty much said this is whats been going on at MS since the beginning.

What’s truly bizarre is that this doesn’t explain a damned thing in this case. The chat pad wasn’t the last 360 accessory to be released, so MS didn’t ‘drop’ support or anything, they must have just never seen the use for drivers. Once it was out the door, unless it had major issues, like the wireless headset once did, they didn’t do anything else to it, and so it was ‘case closed’ as far as they were concerned.

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[quote=”shadymg”]
ditto on the ridiculousness here…yet another example of Microsoft committing to something and then doing it half ass. Raise your hand if you remember MCX Extenders??? How about Sideshow devices???

Hopefully they can figure this out soon…but Dan…quit putting ideas in Mikinho’s head!!! 😛
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The extender talk needs to end, most of them sucked (and thus, didn’t sell well) in comparison to the one that was most popular by default…the Xbox 360. Now, most people don’t want to buy ‘a console’ as an extender, but think of it this way: what’s it matter what it’s main purpose is if you don’t use it that way? Even today, the PS3 is a better Blu-Ray/DVD/CD/MP3/Netflix/YouTube/* box than it is a games system. On the sneak, its one of the two best all-in-one super media boxes out there (lack of MKV support notwithstanding_. Take it form me, as an avid gamer, who bought the thing not too long after launch.

And I can’t even name a sideshow device that ever even came out.

The thing about MS is every department is self-contained. They never work together, in fact its more that they’re actually competing with each other. One department wouldn’t want anothers’ code ‘contaminating’ their stuff. I’d started realizing this on my own, and it was pretty much confirmed a while back on the Windows Weekly podcast. Ed Bott, and Mary Jo Foley (two tech journalists who focus pretty much on Microsoft) joined Paul for an episode, and pretty much said this is whats been going on at MS since the beginning.

What’s truly bizarre is that this doesn’t explain a damned thing in this case. The chat pad wasn’t the last 360 accessory to be released, so MS didn’t ‘drop’ support or anything, they must have just never seen the use for drivers. Once it was out the door, unless it had major issues, like the wireless headset once did, they didn’t do anything else to it, and so it was ‘case closed’ as far as they were concerned.

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