Q: Can you get one of the MCE laptops to run as an extender?
A: No.
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Q: I know you have been asked before, but where can I find the list of approved 2 tuner video cards?
A: oem.microsoft.com/mceready/
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Q: When will MCE become available in Denmark?
A: Denmark is not one of the available countries at this time. We do not have the plans for future country availability
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Q: Do I understand that media center doesn't play dvd's. That is what I understand from the questopns and answer session.
A: The DVD can be played from the Media Center PC but not from the Media Center Extender
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Q: If I have a high-end PCX with TV Tuner now, can I install/upgrade to MCE ?
A: No - the only upgrade path to MCE 2005 is from MCE 2002 or 2004.
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Q: how much more storage do you need to record in HDTV quality?
A: You can find more information on HD requirements for HDTV recording at
https://oem.microsoft.com/mceready.
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Q: Will XP MCE 2005 support dual display monitors
A: MCE 2005 does support dual displays
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Q: Can you attach windows mediacenter to windows xp pro workgroup?
A: Yes
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Q: is bill gates keynote going to rebroadcasted?
A: Yes - it will be posted for download on the Microsoft OEM System Builder website in a couple days.
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Q: Will there be a PC based network client for MCE, without the need for a seperate extender?
A: Not at this time.
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Q: Will networked PC's be able to access live/recorded streaming content on the MC 2005 box?
A: Networked PCs will not be able to access live streaming content. They will be able to play non-copy protected recorded TV that has been shared on the Media Center PC as long as they have a version of WMP that supports playing dvr-ms files.
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Q: what video formats are supported in WMP10 for Pocket PC
A: not in the scope of this Q & A
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Q: Please consider having 5this on MSDN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. We pay big bucks for access and now my entire company can't start developing on it. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS A HIGH PRIORITY
A: Thanks for your feedback. We are checking with the MSDN team about this now and will post the availability information when this web cast is posted tomorrow in the Q&A section. Thanks.
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Q: Can we have an estimate on MSDN availability please?
A: it will be posted at a later time
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Q: If MCE is useless without a remote control, then why does it not come with it included?
A: The Remote would come with the video hardware.
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Q: Will MCE2005 allow recording of FM radio ?
A: Radio can not be recorded at this time.