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Posted by David Lowndes on January 5, 2007, 3:27 am
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>If I have Windows loaded and am using it for regular programs and the
>MCE blue console is not running, will the system still record shows, or
>does the Media Center program need to be running?
The MCE UI doesn't need to be running.
If your machine supports it, it should also startup and do any
scheduled recordings when the machine is in standby/hibernation.
>Also, coming from mythtv, one cool feature was the ability to view a
>webpage that let me view a program guide and schedule recordings. It
>additionally let me monitor disk space and do basic functions like
>delete shows. Does MCE have something like this?
I think it does - depending where you are in the world! In the UK I
don't believe there is such a facility - however you can use remote
desktop to connect to the PC and use the MCE UI to do those things.
>Finally, I'm going to run out of disk space before I get a chance to
>watch some of the shows I've recorded (other family members seem to be
>recording a plethora of programs as well). What would be nice is the
>ability to convert these to a format that is still high quality, but
>takes less space.
There are 3'rd party utilities to do that. I've not used any myself
though. Perhaps others have some suggestions.
Dave
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