http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/27/1422729.aspxRicavision has single handedly made me lose the last bit of faith I had in SideShow. Last month I posted about their VAVE100 finally starting to take shape with pre-orders online for $274 ($24 off, regular price was $299). That isn&#39;t a bad price consideredenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/27/1422729.aspx#1425683Sat, 29 Dec 2007 16:39:13 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1425683Deutschsprachiger Microsoft Media Center BLOG<p>Als ich den Blogbeitrag von Chris Lanier [LINK] gelesen habe, konnte auch ich es nicht glauben. Ricavision h&#228;lt Media Center und SideShow Fans seit Monaten auf Trab mit seinen Ank&#252;ndigungen [LINK] zu Media Center SideShow Fernbedienungen, und hatte erst</p> <img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1425683" width="1" height="1">http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/12/27/1422729.aspx#1423588Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:09:20 GMTd67277c4-116b-43f1-b688-e9ef184ea916:1423588Brian Binnerup<p>Is it just me, or is everything around Media Center failing these times?</p> <p>- Planned Media Center update for Vista that never got into beta in April-May although invited for.</p> <p>- Set-top Media Center extenders (prior versions) being deprecated for Vista, leaving a VERY noisy Xbox 360 the only extender for more than a year for Vista.</p> <p>- Media Center extenders that despite it being the most requested feature for years again with a release of the new extenders still does not play VIDEO_TS folders.</p> <p>- DivX/Xvid being supported on Xbox 360, but not being supported on the extender part, although new extenders proves possible.</p> <p>- Media Center extenders with a price range that is quite high compared to the Xbox 360.</p> <p>- SideShow devices that just never seems to be released, and for the few that are released, the Media Center gadget is not available.</p> <p>- ShowShow prices being very high.</p> <p>- Media Center still not officially supporting DVB-S, DVB-S2 and DVB-C in Europe, forcing users to go analog for their high-tech system, when a very high percentage (and the one MCE aims at) is already using digital.</p> <p>- Only Sony and Niveus ever released DVD changers for a DVD library that properly took a long time. Now Sony deprecated these, leaving only a WAY over-priced Niveus as option.</p> <p>I would make a positive list, but I am just not sure what to add to it.</p> <p>A while ago, I had faith in Microsoft getting all of this working correctly, but from where I sit, it looks as though everything the eHome team is getting their hands on fails.</p> <p>I am starting to believe that Microsoft themselves does not have plans for Media Center, or does not themselves believe in it.</p> <p>If that is the case, why should all of us believe in it?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://msmvps.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1423588" width="1" height="1">