It’s also the only platform that will support anyone in search of CableCARDs, though that’s not a driving factor for me.
Vista is currently the easy and economical answer for most folks on modern hardware – media center functionality is included for free and is very usable. Also dabbled with the same items using IE in kiosk mode. (Plus some Xbox or Dreamcast.) If anyone remembers Active Desktop, I built my own Flash-widget interface to run within/on the desktop (calling various playlists or programs like Dscaler, WinDVD, WMP, etc). Since it was on the big screen (10′ wide), the gear was mainly only for watching sports and DVDs. Back in my projector days, before setting up a dedicated HD tuner and upscaling DVD player LG STB, I used plain vanilla XP installs with Dscaler – no DVR capabilities. Over the years I’ve used quite a few of them, including BeyondTV and Vista Media Center (both currently installed) plus Sage, Myth, and Meedio.
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