RE: Request for Recommendations - XP Media Center vs Windows XP

From: Kevin (Kevin_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/09/05 

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:41:05 -0800

John, I would just use the XP pro ... if you don't want the added features of
MC. For editing software for DVDs , movies, music burning, etc. I use
intervideo WinDVD for televised football games (large files for burning ...
it supports double layer DVD formatted discs ) I use Pinnacle Studio 9 Plus
for my camcorder movies ( DVD burning) I use Roxio Media Creator 7 for
creating my movies with their storyboard. maybe this helps .maybe not .if u
need more info on these programs ( that's if you're not already using them )
just let me know.

"John Huheey" wrote:

> I am purchasing a new PC for my business, and will be using it primarily to
> generate work related materials, which include reports with enclosures that
> include spreadsheets, color digital photos, digital video clips, and digital
> audio files. I currently have an older PC that uses Win 2K, and find that
> the process of uploading (from camera or recorder), editing, copying, and
> storing the digital files is extremely time consuming. I thought that a new
> Dell Media Center PC w/an Intel 540 processor, 1 Meg of SDRAM, a Sound
> Blaster Audigy 2ZS Platinum Sound Card, and a 256 MB PCI Express ATI Radion
> x300SE video card would help matters. The PC comes with Windows Media Center
> 2005, which I am not familiar with. When I went to the Microsoft website for
> Media Center 2005 and tried the demo, the impression I got was that Windows
> Media Center 2005 is only good for running home videos, tv, downloading
> tunes, and playing games...which is not what I am looking for. There was no
> icon on the desktop for any MS Office Applications, no "My Documents" folder,
> etc. Given the type of work that I do, should I be using Windows XP
> Professional instead of Windows Media Center 2005??
>
> --
> John in Dayton, OH

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