There is a new book out on Media Center soon from Babani. See the blurb on the In Preparation page on the web site: http://www.babanibooks.com/bb3iprep.htm It's available on...

Thanks Craig! I upgraded my MCE set-up last week and encountered this problem. I followed your advice, and all is now working correctly. BTW, I picked the "Component YPbPr" option instead of...

Carbunkles, receded the concession, foreskin. Toss the kayber winkle, we recind the option.

I was very tempted by the HP7270 tonight, I do not think it comes with the personal media drive though, can anyone confirm it has dvi out ? is it worth the money ? £830..... it is dual core...

Hi everyone, There is a nice article about using a Pocket PC to remote control Media Center PC: http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=386243 The same program can also...

Hi, I am having problems presumably caused by the EPG data. I have set a Series recording for several UK shows, mostly on BBC1 (channel 101 on Telewest Digi London). E.g.: National Lottery Midweek...

Hello, I'm using an Elonex Artisan with MCE 2005 and I'm having the following problem: If I rewind live TV and then play, the sound is either lost completely or out of sync with the picture (this...

Hi peeps I've run the scanner and setup the channels and the guide. when I try and select 'Edit Channels', my MCE stops dead with an "EHSHELL.EXE exception error". Any ideas?

I have just purchased a Philips MT2400 which includes a Hauppauge Hybrid DVB-T / Analogue tuner. The analogue is fine. Whe setting up the digtal tuner I get 65 channels. However, each one, although...

Hi, I'm possibly going to be living in a hotel for a while, and am looking for a DVB-T capable Media Center Edition laptop, preferably with Dual Tuner support. My hope is to record my own shows...

Hi peeps I'm trying to update my MCE with update rollup 2 (KB900325). The download is fine but the installation stops (after several minutes) with an error code 0x643. Having followed Microsoft's...

Hi peeps I'm located between two transmitters and can pickup equally strong signals from either. When I scan for channels using 'Setup the Guide', the listings never attach themselves to the...

I've had this bug ever since Rollup 2, but have only just found the cause of the problem, and also the solution. Problem: Media Center Rollup 2 does not handle DVD chapters correctly on some...

Does anyone have any experience running a US extender (linksys) in the UK? I understand the NTSC signal can be converted by some TVs and you can get 110v converters - but would there be any other...

*** If you want a quick read, drop down to the next lot of asterisks *** After a good 6-8 months of uninterupted happy ussage of MCE, the WAF (wife acceptance factor) decided that two tuner cards...

First up, where has the Microsoft Wish submission web page gone? The old link brings up a dead page. How about in the Scheduled list, as well as the button on the left for 'Do Not Record' for a...

Hi, Does anyone have a recommendation for a good notebook media center, I want a portable TV and this seem like the ideal item I was looking at the Toshiba Qosmio G20 but I've been told they are...

Hi, I've had a good look through this and every other forum I can find and nobody seems to have this problem. When I try to create a dvd of a recorded program it comes up with create data DVD but...

I have a Fujistu Scaleo P with MC 2005. My PC seems determined to tune to the digital signal coming from my aerial, without giving me the option to tune to the analogue signal. Unfortunately, the...

As some of you may know, one of the MuXs has recently been updated and you'll notice that CITV and SETANTA sports is now available. If like me you have recently done a channel re-scan and lost ITV1,...