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More experiences upgrading my Media Center to receive Freeview HD
Sat, Nov 19 2011 5:47

In my post experiences upgrading my Media Center to receive Freeview HD I said I thought the reason my Windows 7 Media Center was hanging at the "TV signal configuration” step was down to using mixed tuner cards. Well my second PCTV nanoStick T2 .arrived yesterday so I was able to try the same process with a pair of identical USB T2 tuners. Guess what? I... Read More...

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Filed under: Technical Tips, Windows 7, MCE

Experiences upgrading my Media Center to receive Freeview HD
Mon, Nov 14 2011 10:23

I have used a Windows Media Center as my only means to watch TV for about 5 years; upgrading over the years from XP to Vista and onto Windows 7. I am a completely hooked on the ease of use, especially if you just want a means to watch and record Freeview (the UK free to air terrestrial service). Far easier UI than any Freeview PVR I have seen, and I personally... Read More...

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Filed under: Technical Tips, Windows 7, MCE

Upgrading my Media Center to Windows 7
Fri, Aug 14 2009 17:29

Over the past couple of days I have upgraded my Vista based Media Center to Windows 7. After my previous experiences upgrading from XP here ,  here   and here I decided to do a new install onto a new 1Tb disk as opposed to an in place upgrade. This all went OK, there was nothing major to note, Windows 7 shipped with a driver for everything in my 3 year... Read More...

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Filed under: Technical Tips, MCE