Q: what will it cost oem system builders for this?
A: refer to oem.microsoft.com/MCEReady
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Q: When will the Xbox extender be available? price?
A: Soon, pricing will be announced
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Q: is the remote bluetooth capable
A: No
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Q: What exactly is included in the action pack?
A: Microsoft software such as Windows, Office, Server products and partner marketing guides. More information on:
http://members.microsoft.com/partner/sales...ck/default.aspx
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Q: Does MCE2005 support satellite?
A: yes.
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Q: Will mce support ripping DVD's so recordings on the hard drive can be stored?
A: No
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Q: Will Smart-Home or Intellgent-Home features be Integratible & Available with Digital Entertainment Anywhere RELEASE! ???
A: Yes. There are partners that have created MCE ten foot UI applications for smart homes.
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Q: is the software closer to Windows XP home or pro?
A: It is based on Windows XP Pro SP2
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Q: Is DVB supported straight 'out of the box' for UK MCE customers?
A: Yes, we suport DVB-T outof the box if a valid card and driver are installed. For a complete list of supported hardware please see
http://oem.microsoft.com/MCEReady
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Q: regarding the evaluation version that will be available in coming months, how would we go about getting it?
A: Please visit
www.microsoft.com/oem for an upcoming announcement
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Q: When will the extender devices be released in europe ?
A: soon.
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Q: Will MCE2005 support HDTV via standard firewire connections?
A: MCE2005 will support OTA Over the air HDTV only
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Q: does mce 2005 support DVB-S cards?
A: No
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Q: Please clarify: will MCE be available through the Action Pack? I detect conflicting responses
A: Yes, in the 13 countries where it is available (except Japan).
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Q: Does the media center extenders which are to be released today included the Xbox extender?
A: yes that is correct.
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Q: when will media center extenders be released in the United Kingdom?
A: Soon
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Q: when will media center extenders be released in the uk?
A: We cannot discuss future product plans at this time.
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Q: What about the xbox extender, when will that be available?
A: Xbox extender should be available by the holidays 2004.
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Q: when will mce be released for the action pack
A: No
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Q: Where can I get licensing information for MCE?
A: Please see
www.microsoft.com/oem - "licensing and anti-piracy" flyout.
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Q: Will the hapuage pvr-500 be supported
A: Yes it will be.
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Q: I noticed a animated sky visualization in Windows Media Player 10 - Is it currently available in the released version for Windows XP Profesional?
A: it was part of our presentation.
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Q: What are Media Center extenders?
A: For information on Media Center Extenders please visit
http://oem.microsoft.com/mceready and read the Media Center Extender Resource Kit document.
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Q: J from Bath, UK. Is the hardware of previous version still compatible without new drivers?
A: Yes but without new drivers you will see no increase in quality.
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Q: Will the 2005 upgrade be available on the MSDN site. If yes, when?
A: Not at this time.
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Q: US customers can rent movies on MCE, is there support for UK users pre-programmed?
A: That is up to our 3rd part partners. Please visit online spotlight
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Q: will songs ever become better than the sub-standard 128k?
A: yes CDs are up to 320
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Q: I used to have MCE 2004 on my PC working ok with an ATI Radeon 9200 SE and WinDVD 6 platinum. Since I installed the MCE 2005 I get an error saying "The video decoder has either malfunctioned or is not installed. Please restart Media Center and/or the computer." Have you got any clues why?
A: Sorry for support please visit
www.microsoft.com/oem and visit the newsgroups
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Q: How does MCE handles Satellite-television? How does Windows handle the decoding?
A: through the satelite STB.
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Q: i have printing industry clients interested in MCE but want to know it better so I trust you will include it in the action packs very soon?
A: Yes, MCE will be in the Action Pack in the countries where MCE is shipping (except Japan). Thanks.
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Q: When will the development SDK be available for XP MCE 2005
A: Yes it should be avaialble now at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default....reditionsdk.asp
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Q: You said MCE is built on Windows XP -- However, the oem.microsoft.com/MCEReady site says MCE 2005 is built on Windows XP* and does not have the ability to login to a domain like Windows XP -- What gives? (who is right)!?
A: that is right you cannot connect to a domain.
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Q: Is a TV tuner card required for running media center 2005?
A: Yes!
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Q: How is possible upgrade 2204 mce to 2005 mce?
A: Yes. MCE 2004 to MCE 2005 is a supported upgrade path.
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Q: what new functionalities will MCE2005 have ?
A: This is being discussed in the presentation. Watch the show!
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Q: Will there be any instant-on capabilities for CE functions? (similar to Intervideo, I think it is?) thanks
A: Media Center Extenders are CE based and support instant on
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Q: Will MCE be available in other languages, or only in English?
A: It is available in a number of different languages. For a full list of supported languages please visit
http://oem.microsoft.com/mceready.
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Q: Will the latest MCE OS be available without OEM Bundle? I'm in India, and i suppose thats the only way I can have this!
A: Via OEM only. Or become a system builder
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Q: Is Media Center 2005 compatible with the Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250?
A: Yes it is.
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Q: Does MS plan on supporting terrestrial HDTV in the future?
A: yes
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Q: how about a version for windows98 alot of people use this software still. because they are use to using it.
A: We do not have any plans for releaseing a version based upon Windows 98.
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Q: When and where will the upgrades be available?
A: via oem's only
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Q: Is it possible to buy one of those nice plasma screens behind Bill for my PC?
A: Contact HP on the availability of the plasma screen.
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Q: Has the webcast started yet? im still getting a black screen..
A: the presentation has started - please try to reload the presentation
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Q: Will the next update to the Action pack include MCE 05?
A: No