Microsoft Finally Seeking to Globalize HDTV in Media Center

re: Microsoft Finally Seeking to Globalize HDTV in Media Center

Mark Williamson — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:19:29 GMT

I think the worek is with Free Sat which launches later in the next 8 weeks in the U.K This is a collaboration between the BBC and ITV in the U.K and will break the strangle hold SKY have on HD in the U.K Already Blackgold have a combined DVB-S(2) and DVB-T combined card that nativly supports DVB-S The site says thay are working with MS. My prediction is Fiji will support H264 and also the ablility to combine two tuner types. This would enable this balckold card to get the SVBS2 HD and freeview

Links below

www.freesat.co.uk/home.php

shop.blackgold.tv/.../3540.html

Mark

re: Microsoft Finally Seeking to Globalize HDTV in Media Center

James Scandol — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 07:41:51 GMT

In Australia, you can get already get HD DVB-T signals with the current free to air networks with both XP and Vista Media Centre. The picture quality is suburb, but I don't tend to use it because my (quite high-end) video hardware struggles to keep up and the storage space for the dvr-ms files is very significant. Nice to know the rest of the world is catching up though? Maybe one day we'll get a free EPG, the Zune and the iPhone as well.

re: Microsoft Finally Seeking to Globalize HDTV in Media Center

Xander — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 05:39:16 GMT

Anything about DVB-C? That is what in my experience here in the Netherlands most MCE/VMC enthusiasts are waiting for. Channel support and HD support from cable suppliers is much better than the sole satellite provider here.

OK, there are also ways of getting DVB-C in Mediacenter, but official support of course would be MUCH better.

Microsoft Finally Seeking to Globalize HDTV in Media Center

The CareFree Windows Blog — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:14:13 GMT

Microsoft seems set to bring in HDTV into Media Center....however the timescales are so far off. So where

Sky in Media Center?

Ian Dixon's Blog — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:45:41 GMT

On the live chat we did last night there was a good discussion on whether we will see Sky support for

re: Microsoft Finally Seeking to Globalize HDTV in Media Center

Jack — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:19:42 GMT

Interesting news!

But if this doesn't come until Windows 7 then WMC might be doomed in Europe anyway. Too late, too late...