Windows Media Center to be sold separately for Windows 8

**Seán** · 05-05-2012

Windows Media Center to be sold separately for Windows 8.

This pack will be available to Windows 8 Pro customers, priced at what Microsoft claims will be in-line with marginal costs. Windows 8 (home version) customers will need to purchase the Windows 8 Pro pack, which comes bundled with Media Center.

Read the full article here: http://www.myce.com/news/windows-med...ndows-8-61460/

Please note that the reactions from the complete site will be synched below.

*Zod* · 05-05-2012

Meh...

I use media player classic. Windows Media Player is too bloated. You can use VLC media player too. It works pretty good as well.

darkalien74 · 05-05-2012

Windows media center sucks anyway, I use the live version of XBMC, it's free, linux based, (although there is a version for windows) and plays everything I put on it, unlike windows media center.

CharmedonWB · 05-05-2012

I don't use Windows Media Center...XBMC is better and largely supported.

*debro* · 05-05-2012

Lol@above ... the masses have spoken ...

The only reason that Windows is needed is to run AnyDVDHD .... so i can use it to play blurays with XBMC ... otherwise XBMClive all the way .. for HTPC's.

Agreed with above ... Windows Medi player is ... annyoing.
Windows media player classic with a freely downloadable media pack, or Video Lan Client will play everything .... or you can also just launch XBMC.

Windows Media Centre edition is practically dead ..

MJPollard · 05-05-2012

The only people who will really care about the exclusion of Windows Media Center are the people who "just use Windows" and don't know (or care) about alternatives. The rest of us will use other software to play videos and DVDs, like Media Player Classic Home Cinema or VLC in conjunction with ffdshow. Hell, the only time I even use Windows Media Player itself is when viewing videos I've downloaded from Amazon Unbox (which is very rare); otherwise, it's MPCHC all the way for me. If/when I ever do decide to create a media center out of my old PC, however, I'll definitely look into XBMC.

MJPollard · 05-05-2012

Besides, the exclusion of WMC is not the only reason to steer clear of Windows 8 like the steaming pile of bubonic plague that it is. :-)

*cholla* · 05-05-2012

I still have Vista & I completely disabled WMC a long time ago . If MS had left WMC out I would have preferred that.
I just don't like MS doing this because they are being cheap.

*ivid* · 05-05-2012

Screw MS and their nickel & diming ! Yesterday I read that users will have to pay extra for DVD playback in WMP, not exactly what this article is saying.

But regardless, seriously, having all these editions of windows is BS nickel and diming. Pro, home, home premium, ultimate etc....its ridiculous. When you buy Mac OSX there is only one version and it costs $29. $29!!! And it's superior O/S technology compared to windows bloatware. I believe this even more after all the negative stuff I've heard about Win 8 and the tile interface that just doesn't fit in with the rest of the O/S. I know apple are in it for the hardware more than software but still... $29 and fully featured. At that price who cares if it couldnt play DVD (no idea if it does)
BTW, just to be clear. I don't like Mac OSX or use it, I just know its a more secure and not the bloatware that is Windows.

Windows MP is crap. I couldn't believe how ridiculous it was to get setup to stream videos from my PC to my XBOX. For no valid reason it requires all kinds of BS configuration with WMP media sharing etc.. Seriously, why not just support SMB shares and be done with it? I know I'm harping on a Xbox issues but it's still MS! Thankfully Xbox pays off DLNA and my router turns into one by plugging in a USB drive. No need for that WM crap anymore.

**olyteddy** · 05-05-2012

Now if we could just get them to charge extra for Internet Explorer instead of including it and making it the default...

*DukeNukem* · 07-05-2012

Media Player Classic Home Cinema for my PC and XBMC for my HTPC.
Screw you, Micro$oft.

05-05-2012	#1
Seán Senior Administrator & Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Republic of Ireland (North West) Posts: 9,697	Windows Media Center to be sold separately for Windows 8 Windows Media Center to be sold separately for Windows 8. This pack will be available to Windows 8 Pro customers, priced at what Microsoft claims will be in-line with marginal costs. Windows 8 (home version) customers will need to purchase the Windows 8 Pro pack, which comes bundled with Media Center. Read the full article here: http://www.myce.com/news/windows-med...ndows-8-61460/ Please note that the reactions from the complete site will be synched below.

05-05-2012	#8
cholla MyCE Resident Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Amarillo ,Texas Posts: 5,393	Re: Windows Media Center to be sold separately for Windows 8 I still have Vista & I completely disabled WMC a long time ago . If MS had left WMC out I would have preferred that. I just don't like MS doing this because they are being cheap. __________________ cholla pronounced ˈchȯi-yə click on cholla to hear

05-05-2012	#10
olyteddy Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the present, the past was so long ago... Posts: 6,596	Re: Windows Media Center to be sold separately for Windows 8 Now if we could just get them to charge extra for Internet Explorer instead of including it and making it the default... __________________ It's been at least 20 weeks since I had a sig...

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05-05-2012	#4
CharmedonWB MyCE Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 111	I don't use Windows Media Center...XBMC is better and largely supported.

05-05-2012	#5
debro Blown to smitherines Join Date: Jul 1999 Location: Between the CDFreaks Orange and Blue Portals Posts: 13,373	Lol@above ... the masses have spoken ... The only reason that Windows is needed is to run AnyDVDHD .... so i can use it to play blurays with XBMC ... otherwise XBMClive all the way .. for HTPC's. Agreed with above ... Windows Medi player is ... annyoing. Windows media player classic with a freely downloadable media pack, or Video Lan Client will play everything .... or you can also just launch XBMC. Windows Media Centre edition is practically dead ..

05-05-2012	#6
MJPollard MyCE Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 52	The only people who will really care about the exclusion of Windows Media Center are the people who "just use Windows" and don't know (or care) about alternatives. The rest of us will use other software to play videos and DVDs, like Media Player Classic Home Cinema or VLC in conjunction with ffdshow. Hell, the only time I even use Windows Media Player itself is when viewing videos I've downloaded from Amazon Unbox (which is very rare); otherwise, it's MPCHC all the way for me. If/when I ever do decide to create a media center out of my old PC, however, I'll definitely look into XBMC.

05-05-2012	#9
ivid MyCE Resident Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 732	Screw MS and their nickel & diming ! Yesterday I read that users will have to pay extra for DVD playback in WMP, not exactly what this article is saying. But regardless, seriously, having all these editions of windows is BS nickel and diming. Pro, home, home premium, ultimate etc....its ridiculous. When you buy Mac OSX there is only one version and it costs $29. $29!!! And it's superior O/S technology compared to windows bloatware. I believe this even more after all the negative stuff I've heard about Win 8 and the tile interface that just doesn't fit in with the rest of the O/S. I know apple are in it for the hardware more than software but still... $29 and fully featured. At that price who cares if it couldnt play DVD (no idea if it does) BTW, just to be clear. I don't like Mac OSX or use it, I just know its a more secure and not the bloatware that is Windows. Windows MP is crap. I couldn't believe how ridiculous it was to get setup to stream videos from my PC to my XBOX. For no valid reason it requires all kinds of BS configuration with WMP media sharing etc.. Seriously, why not just support SMB shares and be done with it? I know I'm harping on a Xbox issues but it's still MS! Thankfully Xbox pays off DLNA and my router turns into one by plugging in a USB drive. No need for that WM crap anymore.

07-05-2012	#11
DukeNukem MyCE Resident Commenter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ajax, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,606	Media Player Classic Home Cinema for my PC and XBMC for my HTPC. Screw you, Micro$oft.