Re: MCE 2005 - a P.O.S.??
From: EZRyder (EZRyder_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/15/05
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Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 12:01:06 -0800
Thank you, Todd, for your response. I figured you guys were volunteer, but
wasn't sure. I appreciate all of your input here. As I'm sure others do. I
didn't mean to be pissy about it, but I'm at a crossroads I didn't expect or
want to be at. I really don't want to scrap all my efforts here because my
wife hates the rewind limitation. All else I can get over, but this one is
something she's drawing a line in the sand over, so I hope it gets fixed
soon. (well, the busy network thing might be a problem, too, but it's random
- I think it's due to MS Auto-Updates or Outlook - both of which I've just
shut off, for now)
As for my driver... I'm pretty sure I have the latest version, and updated
very recently, but I'll double check when I get home in a few days.
"Todd Bowra [MSFT]" wrote:
> Item 2 is among the top customer requests for Media Center, and 3 and 4 also
> make a showing on the list. Microsoft is definitely aware of these requests
> and takes them into consideration when making product decisions. If you'd
> like to add your voice, feel free to submit your requests to mswish (more
> info at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=114491)
>
> Regarding issue 1 - this behavior is indicative of an out of date Ethernet
> NIC driver on your PC. We've found that some NICs are not able to reliably
> source higher bandwidth video due to driver bugs. What NIC do you have in
> your PC? Also, have you updated the driver to the latest available version?
>
> --
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
>
>
> "EZRyder" <EZRyder@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C770423C-40A2-4D1A-8E1E-0DA5BA451F59@microsoft.com...
> > Having gone to great expense and hassle, I'm beginning to think I made a
> big
> > mistake switching from RePlay (and TiVo) to MCE 2005. Why? Here's a few
> > reasons:
> >
> > 1) I have nothing running on my MCE 2005 box except MCE, yet my MCX will
> > sometimes report that the network is too busy for a fulfilling TV
> experience
> > and locks up. I then have to reboot the MCX and all is fine. This is
> > usually when switching from recorded to Live TV. There are no other
> > computers on the network at all, as both others are notebooks, and both
> were
> > offline. Note that I am also using a WIRED network. Not wireless. One
> TV;
> > one MCE; one MCX. The
> > TV is hooked to the MCX and not the MCE.
> >
> > 2) When watching a program, I decide to hit the record button. Other
> > services will offer the option of taping from the beginning of that
> program,
> > assuming you've been on the same channel FROM the beginning. MCE offers
> you
> > one or two minutes of pre-Record button pushing - why not at least up to
> the
> > (lame) 30 minute buffer??!! Others off this, and obviously there are
> hooks
> > in to do it, so why not offer it? It's sitting in the buffer anyway...
> >
> > 3) Rewind time is LAME, LAME, LAME!!! 30 minutes SUCKS. TiVo sucks
> > because of it, and I was hoping for better from MCE. RePlay offers you as
> > long as you've got hard disk space or as long as the RePlay unit has been
> on,
> > whichever comes first. If you're reading this, MS, PLEASE make this
> happen!
> > I have a wife who's ready to chuck the whole thing out the window and go
> back
> > to RePlay, (which we still have - I've been doing a Proof Of Concept, and
> it
> > aint going overly well). Consider the USAGE case here. She, probably
> like
> > lots of other women, has the TV on in the background all day; she at some
> > point tunes into what's on and decides she wants to watch it from the
> > beginning, or even go back an hour or more to the previous program and
> then
> > playback, skipping commercials. She DOES NOT want to have plan her
> > TV-watching day to record every program she wants to watch! She's a
> WOMAN.
> > Women don't PLAN very well, typically. Neither do I, in fact. I don;t
> want
> > to have to figure out ahead of time what I feel like watching, when I
> don't
> > even know if I will be watching TV or what I'll feel like watching when I
> do.
> > This is "real world".
> >
> > 4) When switching from a rewound program - not recorded program, just
> > rewound - to a different channel, MCE should WARN you that you are NOT
> LIVE
> > and offer you the option of staying where you are or changing the channel.
> > The wife has a snit about this, as well. RePlay and TiVo do this.
> >
> > MS: I'm sure you guys must realize that in order to propogate this
> > technology to the masses, the GUYS have to convince the GIRLS - who use
> this
> > MUCH more than we do, (at least in my case) - that the functionality is
> > worthy of the cost. This means they can't lose ANY features over RePlay
> or
> > TiVo, and that includes not crashing and not having network performance
> > issues that shouldn't exist in the first place.
> >
> > I think this is a fabulous product, and I'M willing to live with the
> issues
> > until the bugs are worked out, and WHILE the bugs are being worked out,
> but
> > my WIFE - and a lot of wives out there - are NOT. I don't want to lose
> this.
> > I just want it to work for my wife. (who, by the way, is not an idiot -
> > highly intelligent).
> >
> > Thanks. And please, anyone, if you know of a way to address these in
> hacks,
> > please let me know. Otherwise, what do I have to do to get MS to work on
> > these issues, and how long can we expect it to be before we can get some
> > fixes? I'm running out of time.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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