Alternatives to Windows Media Center

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09.26.2011 5:40am

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Som
Genitals are Funny

I have a HTPC with windows media center on it. Used it for a long time but i have read a few things that say media center is actually horrible and there are better alternatives. My question is, what are some of these good alternatives?

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09.26.2011 1:26pm

TheheirofGondor
Registered Member

The two most popular are VLC (https://www.videolan.org/vlc/) and Media Player Classic (https://www.cccp-project.net/). I prefer Media Player Classic as a standalone but they are both good. I also use Winamp (https://www.winamp.com/) for music and like it a lot.

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09.26.2011 4:35pm

LB
Necromancer of Winning

Depends, what are you using media center for, primarily? Do you have Windows XP media center edition?

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09.26.2011 11:18pm

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Som
Genitals are Funny

sorry i guess i needed to put in more info. Mainly using it for TV and recording TV Also it's win7 media center

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09.27.2011 12:48am

LB
Necromancer of Winning

If it works well for you, I say don't fix it. There might be a program out there with a few features that are nifty, but unless you are looking for a specific function, I'd stick with what works.

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09.27.2011 1:53am

amaron
No answer, must be that deaf bitch.

XBMC (Xbox Media Center originally)

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09.30.2011 3:13pm

grey_haven
Formerly known as 'Trekster'

VLC is what I use exclusively.

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10.02.2011 11:08am

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Som
Genitals are Funny

thanks for the recommendations but none of them have TV tuner support. I did get XBMC and for everything that isn't TV it's amazing so thank you for that. For TV though decided to stick with WMC. Like LB said if it ain't broke don't fix it.

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10.02.2011 2:11pm

amaron
No answer, must be that deaf bitch.

Som said:

thanks for the recommendations but none of them have TV tuner support. I did get XBMC and for everything that isn't TV it's amazing so thank you for that. For TV though decided to stick with WMC. Like LB said if it ain't broke don't fix it.

You could try this: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=MythTV

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