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The Media Center Show #28 - Matt Goyer on Roll Up 2

The Media Center Show #28 (MP3 - 24.3MB - 53mins 42secs)
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This weeks show Matt Goyer from the eHome team at Microsoft gives us the low down of Roll Up 2 (formally known as Emerald)

Some usefull Roll Up 2 links:
Windows XP Media Center Diagnostics Kit v3.0

Updated: Matt DVD hack

New Online Spotlight Partners

So find out all the new features direct from Microsoft.
I have part two of Garry Whittaker’s report from Smart home zones at the London Home building and renovating show.

Orb Networks
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I am really excited to welcome Orb Networks to the show, Orb are not just advertising on the show, we are going to be working together to make the show better, more on that in the next few weeks. If you don’t have Orb you can download it from here and if you don’t know what Orb does, have a listen to Show 25 with Ian McCarthy from Orb

I also read out some email and look at some the news items

Send your questions and feedback to isdixon@gmail.com (feel free to send your questions in mp3)
or you can send your questions and comments in to the show Skype Line “MediaCenterShow

The forums are at Iandixon.co.uk/forums

Show Times:
00:00 Show Ident
00:10 Intro
00:39 Coming up with week
01:18 Email from Graeme
02:58 Email from Brian (www.mymovies.name)
03:50 The Windows Media Center Show news with Orb Networks
04:00 The show has a new partner!
05:20 What is your favourite Plug in
05:49 The Media Center Awards
06:31 Apple Frontrow
07:40 Emerald / Roll up 2 released
08:22 A message from the Grand Prix Show
08:47 Welcome back to Matt Goyer
09:19 Roll Up 2 details from Matt
10:18 XBOX 360 extender support
13:41 Bandwidth requirements for XBOX 360 extender
15:25 Away Mode details
18:44 DVD Changer details
21:20 Enabling Media Center to play ripped DVD’s
23:08 Burn HDTV to a standard DVD
24:30 Burn from Network shares
24:29 Recording to a network share
26:00 You still need Sonic encoders
27:00 4 TV tuner support
28:36 Optimisation
30:11 DVB-T Radio
31:26 Available on Windows Update
32:30 Changes to the content Protection? No
33:29 Vista Media Center on the PDC build
37:40 Thanks to Matt
38:14 Part 2 of Garry Whittaker’s report
38:10 SimplySonos - Sonos System - Interview with Simon Lever.
41:56 Temasi - Smartcube
44:07 Trifusion - Finger Lock
46:55 Smart Life International - Magazine
48:51 Coming up next week
49:06 RSS feed for my music
49:23 “Water Fall” by Ian Dixon

3 Responses to “The Media Center Show #28 - Matt Goyer on Roll Up 2”

  1. Moe Sizlack Says:

    Any one know the reg tweak Matt mentioned for ripped dvd support?

  2. Garry Whittaker Says:

    Matt has posted details of the tweak on his blog (follow the Matt Goyer link in the show notes)

  3. HTPC rant » 2partsfusion speaks! and more Media Center Show Says:

    [...] More recently Matt Goyer from the eHome team (one of the groups responsible for MCE) He talks about lots of interesting tidbits on the just released Update Rollup 2 for MCE 2005. Click the link for more: The Media Center Show #28 [...]

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