Hi.

I am thinking about building a MCE Computer since the XBOX 360 with serve as
a front end.

However I have some questions.

Will content is recorded on the backend (MCE Computer) in HD play in HD off
the Xbox?
If something has the broadcast flag enabled is recorded on the backend, will
it display on the XBox?
Do programs stream to the Xbox when you watch them, or do you have to wait
for it to copy over the network.
I currently use MythTV, is there anyway to 'sychronize' recordings from myth
and MCE?
If I record a program in HD and want to watch it on a Non HDTV via the
Linksys Media Extender. Does that work? Or do you 'have' to watch it on a
HDTV?
Will the XBox 360 work with "Play for Sure" music from a Yahoo Unlimited
music service?

Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions.
Vince

Answered below

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"Vince" <Vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:27662273-07BA-453C-8D4F-6913F2C95DAE@microsoft.com...
> Hi.
>
> I am thinking about building a MCE Computer since the XBOX 360 with serve
> as
> a front end.
>
> However I have some questions.
>
> Will content is recorded on the backend (MCE Computer) in HD play in HD
> off
> the Xbox?

Yes.

> If something has the broadcast flag enabled is recorded on the backend,
> will
> it display on the XBox?

Yes

> Do programs stream to the Xbox when you watch them, or do you have to wait
> for it to copy over the network.

They stream.

> I currently use MythTV, is there anyway to 'sychronize' recordings from
> myth
> and MCE?

Not unless someone has written a tool to do it.

> If I record a program in HD and want to watch it on a Non HDTV via the
> Linksys Media Extender. Does that work? Or do you 'have' to watch it on
> a
> HDTV?

You should assume that won't work, but I'm not 100% sure.

> Will the XBox 360 work with "Play for Sure" music from a Yahoo Unlimited
> music service?

MSN Music works fine so Yahoo should work as well.

> Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions.
> Vince

> Will content is recorded on the backend (MCE Computer) in HD play in HD
> off
> the Xbox?

Yes

> Do programs stream to the Xbox when you watch them, or do you have to wait
> for it to copy over the network.

They stream.

> I currently use MythTV, is there anyway to 'sychronize' recordings from
> myth
> and MCE?

Don't think so, but I don't know for sure. I'll need to take a look at Myth
TV.

> If I record a program in HD and want to watch it on a Non HDTV via the
> Linksys Media Extender. Does that work? Or do you 'have' to watch it on
> a
> HDTV?

Linksys Media Center Extenders will not play back HDTV content. You will
get a message saying that the video can't be played.

> Will the XBox 360 work with "Play for Sure" music from a Yahoo Unlimited
> music service?

Yes

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Tony Godfrey
Test Manager, Microsoft
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Vince" <Vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:27662273-07BA-453C-8D4F-6913F2C95DAE@microsoft.com...
> Hi.
>
> I am thinking about building a MCE Computer since the XBOX 360 with serve
> as
> a front end.
>
> However I have some questions.
>
> Will content is recorded on the backend (MCE Computer) in HD play in HD
> off
> the Xbox?
> If something has the broadcast flag enabled is recorded on the backend,
> will
> it display on the XBox?
> Do programs stream to the Xbox when you watch them, or do you have to wait
> for it to copy over the network.
> I currently use MythTV, is there anyway to 'sychronize' recordings from
> myth
> and MCE?
> If I record a program in HD and want to watch it on a Non HDTV via the
> Linksys Media Extender. Does that work? Or do you 'have' to watch it on
> a
> HDTV?
> Will the XBox 360 work with "Play for Sure" music from a Yahoo Unlimited
> music service?
>
> Thanks for taking the time to answer these questions.
> Vince

Thank you BOTH for answering my questions:

You answered the question:
>
> > If I record a program in HD and want to watch it on a Non HDTV via the
> > Linksys Media Extender. Does that work? Or do you 'have' to watch it on
> > a
> > HDTV?
>
> Linksys Media Center Extenders will not play back HDTV content. You will
> get a message saying that the video can't be played.
>

I know the Linksys media center enxteder doesn't paly back HDTV Content.
What I was woneder is if MCE would "transcode" (MythTV phrase) it to Standard
Definition. IOW if I try to watch HD content on a SD television. Will MCE
automaticlly convert (downscale) the recording to something that this TV can
handle?

Also with a media extender for my old xbox work with this (I know it won't
do HDTV I mean for standard definition)

What is the file extension of HD recorded tv. I ask because I wonder
why an app would not stream it like any other. Or is it encoded
differently and the codecs that are on Linksys extender are not able to
decoded it. I am not sure I have the codec processes down.

No, it does not transcode HD content.

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Tony Godfrey
Test Manager, Microsoft
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"vince" <vince@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D992590-6D28-40B4-9BFF-779D90D74B73@microsoft.com...
> Thank you BOTH for answering my questions:
>
> You answered the question:
>>
>> > If I record a program in HD and want to watch it on a Non HDTV via the
>> > Linksys Media Extender. Does that work? Or do you 'have' to watch it
>> > on
>> > a
>> > HDTV?
>>
>> Linksys Media Center Extenders will not play back HDTV content. You will
>> get a message saying that the video can't be played.
>>
>
> I know the Linksys media center enxteder doesn't paly back HDTV Content.
> What I was woneder is if MCE would "transcode" (MythTV phrase) it to
> Standard
> Definition. IOW if I try to watch HD content on a SD television. Will
> MCE
> automaticlly convert (downscale) the recording to something that this TV
> can
> handle?
>
> Also with a media extender for my old xbox work with this (I know it won't
> do HDTV I mean for standard definition)