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Media Center fans maybe interested to know that Joe Belfiore (VP of the eHome division at Microsoft) is the guest on this weeks Media Center Show (I did the interview at CES after Joe had been on the keynote with Bill Gates)

If you want to take a listen its at
http://mediacenter.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/01/26/the-media-center-42-joe-belfiore-microsoft/

blowdart wrote:

IanD wrote: I was thinking of doing a live show soon and using WME and publishing the port on my router.

I think there's a 10 connection limit on WME though.

Hmm, even my with my limited audience I may get over 10!

W3bbo wrote:

Shmuelpro wrote: You should try Windows Media Encoder 9. I saw a demo of it a few years ago its pretty good.

If you want an Internet radio station, you need Windows Media Services 9 as well.

WMS only comes with Windows Server 2003 Standard (or Above), so no chance of running it on a Linux or desktop NT box.

I think you could just use WME9 without WMS
You would use WME and stream your internal sound cards source.

I was thinking of doing a live show soon and using WME and publishing the port on my router.

Ok, I will bite and plug my own show.

The Media Center Show is aimed at digtial media enthusiats and focuses on Windows Media Center. It's a weekly show and I have a range of guest from the developers at Microsoft to OEM's, 3rd party developers and bloggers.

This week Joe Belfiore, VP of the eHome division at Microsoft is on the show (I interviewd him at CES)

If your into the concept of the digtial home, then the show is worth listening too

http://mediacenter.thepodcastnetwork.com/

Is anybody going to CES in January?
If so I am planning a geek meet up (Media Center Show Party!)

So if you want to come over on Jan 6th 5pm let me know and I will send the details over

More info on my blog
http://spaces.msn.com/members/iandixon/Blog/cns!1pG33U4bh6jzLG6yE4ZZG2Bg!1088.entry

Cheers Zeo
Next weeks show is for Media Center developers

Love it or hate it, (most hate it  ) DRM is here and this week on the Media Center Show I have Bob Weber (Rights Managment guy) and Marcus Matthias from Microsoft talking about DRM and what is coming in Vista for DRM
Have a listen at HERE

Why not have the PC with a TV card in the first building then move the recorded TV over the network?

Microsoft CRM is built on .net , i think that's one of Microsoft's biggest .net apps

Also Media Center was once of the first parts of the windows os written in .net

I use the "cheap" onboard realtek sound card in my Media Center PC and have no issues with audio sync.

Microsoft don't really want you building your own Media Center PC (but most enthusiasts do) they want OEM's to build and test it, so the out of the box experience is a good one.

I have had no major issues with my self build box like the "reviewer" did.

Then again I would say that, i just got a MVP in Media Center