Is Windows XP Media Center a good idea for production studio premium?

	Is Windows XP Media Center a good idea for production studio premium? by Derrick van Niekerk on Apr 25, 2007 at 5:20:42 pm Hi there, I bought me a new Toshiba 17" laptop today, nice, hie hie. My question is this, it came with Windows XP Media Center, I bought XP Pro for incase, should I rather install XP Pro, or give media center a chance? In other words, is XP Media Center just as good and compatible as XP Pro ? Thanks for everyone's time, Derrick Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: Is Windows XP Media Center a good idea for production studio premium? by Bob Bonniol on Apr 25, 2007 at 7:13:25 pm Install XP Pro. The media center edition of XP is not appropriate for running professional media manipulation software. Many of the system controls and preference settings, things you will want to get at, are safely 'locked away' from view. A result of 'dumbing down' the system experience. While these attributes and controls can be revealed, the extra structure within the Media Center Edition is optimized for playback of compressed, copy protected, downloadable media. Media Center Edition is a lowest common denominator version meant for the trouble free living room, not the technically challenging edit suite... You may be able to limp along with Media Edition, but if you have system related problems, it's going to be hard getting help. Most users of media editing and compositing software just go with Pro system saftware by default. It's a 'known' factor. Why re-invent the wheel ? Bob MODE Studios www.modestudios.com Contributing Editor, Entertainment Design Magazine Art of the Edit Forum Leader Live & Stage Event Forum Leader HD Forum Leader Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index