There were a couple links to the Media Center TV Pack Unofficial Download on Engadget's site here.
The main problem was that when I viewed live HDTV channels, I would get drop outs and compression artifacts.Īs you know, I had already completed the base Vista install, installed a Vista View Saber DA-1N1-I tuner card and layered the latest and greatest Media Center with TVPack update on top of it. 128MB ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 Pro AGP 4x card.The interesting thing is the base system I started with ("started with".yuk, yuk) was no slouch: In practice, however, getting Media Center to work on older equipment is challenging and frustrating for the newcomer. You can even download an SDK for it, which is cool. It has taken a number of years, but the Media Center interface is really slick and easy to use, the content and functionality deep and the possibilities pretty open, given the way they've designed it. First, I have to say that Microsoft has done a kick ass job with Media Center. The goal was to get a working Vista Media Center that did not choke while displaying live, HDTV content. I had quite a battle over the past couple of days. Vista View Saber DA-1N1-I tuner and Media Center This is a follow up to my first three posts: