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<blockquote data-quote="infinite.loop" data-source="post: 604698" data-attributes="member: 10723">There is not &quot;one killer feature&quot;, and it is nonesense to lookout only for such when searching for a new software.Its always the package that counts - not one feature.Let me give you a short list:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">WinXp wont reveive any mediaplayback related updates anymore (and no other updates in the near future)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">WinXp SP3 wont even work correctly with dvb cards without our &quot;dvb-fix&quot; - and there wont be any more fixes from M$ for issues which are still present with the dvb-fix</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">WinXp is not able to do 100% smooth playback of videofiles (EVR only working in sw-mode - i call that hack)</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">WinXp does not support SMB2</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">WinXp is in general more and more ignored by software and hardware companies</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">S3/S4 is a lot better working under W7</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">for many gfx-cards, development of WinXP drivers has been _stopped_ - so nomore bugfixes and updates</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">W7 includes codecs which get h.264, mpeg2 and DVD playback (navigator filter) working right out of the box</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">MP2 will require W7</li>
</ul>The list can be made 3 times as long without any efforts. But from that short list, its quite obvious why WinXp is definitly nolonger the first choise for PC's in general (and especially not for HTPC's).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="infinite.loop, post: 604698, member: 10723"] There is not [I]"one killer feature[/I]", and it is nonesense to lookout only for such when searching for a new software. Its always the package that counts - not one feature. Let me give you a short list: [LIST] [*]WinXp wont reveive any mediaplayback related updates anymore [I](and no other updates in the near future)[/I] [*]WinXp SP3 wont even work correctly with dvb cards without our "dvb-fix" - and there wont be any more fixes from M$ for issues which are [U]still present[/U] with the dvb-fix [*]WinXp is not able to do 100% smooth playback of videofiles [I](EVR only working in sw-mode - i call that hack)[/I] [*]WinXp does not support SMB2 [*]WinXp is in general more and more ignored by software and hardware companies [*]S3/S4 is a lot better working under W7 [*]for many gfx-cards, development of WinXP drivers has been [B]_stopped_[/B] - so nomore bugfixes and updates [*]W7 includes codecs which get h.264, mpeg2 and DVD playback (navigator filter) working right out of the box [*]MP2 will require W7 [/LIST] The list can be made 3 times as long without any efforts. But from that short list, its quite obvious why WinXp is definitly nolonger the first choise for PC's in general [I](and especially not for HTPC's)[/I]. [/QUOTE]

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