Media Center Vs. Everybody Else
Ed Bott has done a great chart and review comparing Windows Media Center (Vista and XP seperately) against all the other server-to-TV media solutions, including cable company-supplied DVRs, multiple DirecTV DVRs, Myth TV, TiVo Series 2 and 3, Beyond TV, Sage TV, and Apple’s iTV. The categories are big ones, including types of TV broadcasts that can be streamed, support for multiple tuners, music playback, photo viewing and expandable storage.
Media Center gets check marks across the chart, but that isn’t the end of the story. You’ll have to read parts 2 & 3 to find out why.
