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<blockquote data-quote="infinite.loop" data-source="post: 867048" data-attributes="member: 10723"><p>That is a quite bold statement. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p>Yes, XBMC has a good out of the box experience <em>(if you buy a preconfigured box)</em>. But after you got started with it and want to do "more" you will hit a few walls.</p><p> </p><p>Also when you look at the PC version of XBMC, then you will see that it has quite a lot of issues. Support of remotes is quite horrible <em>(not even the MS remotes are working - the hacks to get them working are... rather nasty)</em>.</p><p>Stability is also quite a problem of the PC version - especially if you want to take use of the FramerateChanger.</p><p>And not to forget TV Support <em>(which the XBMC Devs seem still to ignore - maybe not importand in the US?)</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>So imo, if someone should choose XBMC/Boxee, MS-MC or MediaPortal totally depends on the needs of the user.</strong> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Right now we are not 100% sure what this will mean for us. We will know for sure when the RC is rolled out by MS.</p><p> </p><p><strong>DVD Playback</strong></p><p>What we do know is that you will not be able to play a DVD on the "normal" W8, because it will be missing the DVD Navigator. And there are no (stable) OpenSource DVD navigators out there.</p><p>So it might come down to add a check into MP 1.3.0 to detect if a DVD Navigator is available, and if not, disable the DVD playback entirely.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Windows DTV Codecs</strong></p><p>MS also said something about their Windows DTV Video and Audio Filters. They they would not be able to play content from a DVD/blueray, but only a local file in the normal version. DolbyDigital might not be supported either, or at least not all versions of it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p>How this all is supposed to work? We have no clue. We will see in the Windows 8 RC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>TV-Server</strong></p><p>Then there is our TV-Server. Again we don't really have an idea if we will be missing critical dll's in the normal Version of W8, like this is the case for Windows Server OS'es.</p><p>Again we will see in the W8 RC.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Upgrade?</strong></p><p>Right now my personal opinion is that if you run your HTPC with W7, then there is absolutely no need to "update" to W8. If you are on WinXp, then I'd rater upgrade to W7 which should become cheaper once W8 is out.</p><p> </p><p>If MS does not get back to reality and makes the normal start menu + disabling the (touch sreen) metro UI a config option, then I won't even consider upgrading to W8 on my workstations or in the office.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="infinite.loop, post: 867048, member: 10723"] That is a quite bold statement. :D Yes, XBMC has a good out of the box experience [I](if you buy a preconfigured box)[/I]. But after you got started with it and want to do "more" you will hit a few walls. Also when you look at the PC version of XBMC, then you will see that it has quite a lot of issues. Support of remotes is quite horrible [I](not even the MS remotes are working - the hacks to get them working are... rather nasty)[/I]. Stability is also quite a problem of the PC version - especially if you want to take use of the FramerateChanger. And not to forget TV Support [I](which the XBMC Devs seem still to ignore - maybe not importand in the US?)[/I] [B]So imo, if someone should choose XBMC/Boxee, MS-MC or MediaPortal totally depends on the needs of the user.[/B] :) Right now we are not 100% sure what this will mean for us. We will know for sure when the RC is rolled out by MS. [B]DVD Playback[/B] What we do know is that you will not be able to play a DVD on the "normal" W8, because it will be missing the DVD Navigator. And there are no (stable) OpenSource DVD navigators out there. So it might come down to add a check into MP 1.3.0 to detect if a DVD Navigator is available, and if not, disable the DVD playback entirely. [B]Windows DTV Codecs[/B] MS also said something about their Windows DTV Video and Audio Filters. They they would not be able to play content from a DVD/blueray, but only a local file in the normal version. DolbyDigital might not be supported either, or at least not all versions of it. :confused: How this all is supposed to work? We have no clue. We will see in the Windows 8 RC. [B]TV-Server[/B] Then there is our TV-Server. Again we don't really have an idea if we will be missing critical dll's in the normal Version of W8, like this is the case for Windows Server OS'es. Again we will see in the W8 RC. [B]Upgrade?[/B] Right now my personal opinion is that if you run your HTPC with W7, then there is absolutely no need to "update" to W8. If you are on WinXp, then I'd rater upgrade to W7 which should become cheaper once W8 is out. If MS does not get back to reality and makes the normal start menu + disabling the (touch sreen) metro UI a config option, then I won't even consider upgrading to W8 on my workstations or in the office. [/QUOTE]
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