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    same thing?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by faceman, Aug 28, 2007.

  1. faceman

    faceman Notebook Consultant

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    Is windows media center and dell media direct basically the same thing?
     
    faceman, Aug 28, 2007
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    alan003 Notebook Enthusiast

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    windows media center is a operating system i believe
     
    alan003, Aug 28, 2007
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Yeah Windows Media Center is a variant of XP that's aimed towards people building computers for use as home entertainment systems.
     
    Commander Wolf, Aug 28, 2007
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    No they are not, but both of them are full screen media applications with similar features and GUI (Windows Media Center looking little bit better and having more features like TV tuner support, XBOX connectivity, etc.). On the other hand MediaDirect has two modes, the Windows application (run on top of the host OS like media center) and a special mode booted by the dedicated MD button.

    There was a special XP OS called Windows XP Media Center edition, however Vista home premium and Ultimate also have Media Center application bundled.
     
    PhoenixFx, Aug 28, 2007
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