New Guide Features in Windows 7 Media Center

Microsoft's Ben Reed walks you through some of the new features that exist in the Windows 7 version of Media Center. New tweaks make it easier than ever to show analog and digital TV stations, see types of show by color coding, creating customized guide lists and more.

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Science & Technology

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• windows 7
• dell
• microsoft
• MCE
• guide
• HDTV
• HDTV tuner
• Turbo Scroll

[curti316]

I just bought a laptop with windows 7. On the media center and it's television feature, does it have common channels (such as FX, Nickoloden, TBS, etc) or do you have to buy a tuner for it?

[DellVlog]

@curti316 You would need to configure it with a tuner. Also, those are cable TV channels, so you would also need a cable TV provider.

[ramonettebaldo]

I am using the feature but some of the channels are not working it is giving me unsupported country or region. Is there anything I can do in my computer to let me watch the tv series I want?

[elusivEuphoria]

@travelplus1 Say what you want about microsoft, but they didn't GIVE you anything. However you got Vista, that was your choice. Vista's biggest problems were it's vulnerabilities at launch and permission issues. For the most part, those issues were resolved about 6 months after launch, if you still didn't like Vista at that point, you just didn't like Vista. Tough. Personally, I feel the latest versions of Vista are just as stable and usable as XP or any other OS. gj annoucing you stole win7 btw

[travelplus1]

I think Microsoft should have given Windows vista users a free upgrade to Windows 7. This is the sole reason I am usiing a Torrent to get a free copy. I don't feel guilty about it since you gave me a bad OS

[bonnhew]

sony

[hamps19]

What tv tuner card are you using for this demonstration? Or one that you recommend that works with Windows 7?

[dfr343]

Are updates to this software free for Vista?