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Who Needs Windows MCE 2004?
HTPCnews.com have a very indepth review & article on <b>myHTPC</b>, a very powerful alternative to Microsoft Media Center Edition...
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[blockquote]With the release of Windows Media Center occurring this week we decided to take a look one last time at myHTPC rc24. myHTPC sets the stage for a large number of Home Theater PC users' entire front end that they use daily. We have taken an in-depth look at Windows MCE 2004 and haven't seen much that impresses us more than this original edition of myHTPC. Probably one of the most impressive portions of myHTPC is the community that supports it through plugin development and general technical support via the myHTPC forums. This review is an attempt to show you the consumers that there is no real need to spend close to a $1000 on a prebuilt "Media Center" and instead can easily build a HTPC from scratch that will do everything the "Media Center" plus more...[/blockquote]
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<a href="http://www.htpcnews.com/main.php?id=myhtpc1" target="_new">Who Needs Windows MCE 2004? @ htpcnews.com</a>
<i>Well worth a read for those interested in using their existing favorite players within a HTPC/HEPC environment. Just the kind of frontend software needed once you have followed <b>MediaMan's </b><a href="http://www.short-media.com/article.php?84.0" target="_new">Home Entertainment PC guide</a></i>
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[blockquote]With the release of Windows Media Center occurring this week we decided to take a look one last time at myHTPC rc24. myHTPC sets the stage for a large number of Home Theater PC users' entire front end that they use daily. We have taken an in-depth look at Windows MCE 2004 and haven't seen much that impresses us more than this original edition of myHTPC. Probably one of the most impressive portions of myHTPC is the community that supports it through plugin development and general technical support via the myHTPC forums. This review is an attempt to show you the consumers that there is no real need to spend close to a $1000 on a prebuilt "Media Center" and instead can easily build a HTPC from scratch that will do everything the "Media Center" plus more...[/blockquote]
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<a href="http://www.htpcnews.com/main.php?id=myhtpc1" target="_new">Who Needs Windows MCE 2004? @ htpcnews.com</a>
<i>Well worth a read for those interested in using their existing favorite players within a HTPC/HEPC environment. Just the kind of frontend software needed once you have followed <b>MediaMan's </b><a href="http://www.short-media.com/article.php?84.0" target="_new">Home Entertainment PC guide</a></i>
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