topic Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre in PCs & Accessories

viao zone swap to windows media centre

RikLear — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 01:58:24 GMT

i have tried as much as i can with viao zone but its useless. just wondering if anyone has found this and decided to buy windows media centre to replace it? i was wondering how good windows media centre is and if it will allow the tv that came preinstalled with my V2S will work with media centre?

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

seb21__ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 08:00:24 GMT

My sister has a MediaCenter PC. It's a nice All in One wonder. But I have never used VAIO-Zone, that's why I can't compare it.

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

jammold — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:10:59 GMT

Media Centre is better, far better than VAIO Zone or VAIO Media.

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

kee-lo_ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:42:42 GMT

MCE needs specialist drivers though

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

seb21__ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:45:48 GMT

That's true. And if I'm think right, then the Sony Hardware doesn't support MCE.

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

kee-lo_ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:46:53 GMT

Specially the TV card

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

RikLear — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:10:37 GMT

so im stuck with software that effectively does nothing and i cant even buy a replacement software that does the job it is suppose to do?

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

kee-lo_ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:13:02 GMT

Yes in respects to the TV, for music and other media there are better packages around.

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

jammold — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:06:20 GMT

Windows Media Player 10, WInamp 5.8, SonicStage:smileydevil:

Lol Everyone loves SonicStage! It looses your database, full of DRM, impossible to live with. It really is "like no other":smileylaugh:

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

seb21__ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:10:15 GMT

It really is "like no other"

It would be interesting whether version 3.1 better. Because, saving the libery is useless if you lose all rights of DRM which you have bought.:smileysad:

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

jammold — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:15:16 GMT

Yeah its why I don't use it often, because of these library issues. I will have to stick with SS 2.1 for Network Walkman unless they put the support for Network Audio in version 3.1

One major feature that they could do to improve SonicStage would be to put the database on Drive D with the music, and not with the system partition on drive C. This would save the loss of a lot of music.

In addition it would be nice to make music backups over a network for those with WLAN or ethernet and a big hard disk, and fix all of the problems with Connect.

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

seb21__ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:19:04 GMT

In addition it would be nice to make music backups over a network for those with WLAN or ethernet and a big hard disk, and fix all of the problems with Connect.

Yeah, that would be a nice feature. I don't need it now, but maybe in the future. Or using SonicStage on your PC at home via remote with your laptop anywhere.

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

jammold — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:21:06 GMT

Kee-Lo would find that useful with his Maxtor One-Touch Hard Disk.

LOL I forgot - he hates SonicStage:smileylaugh:

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

seb21__ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:22:41 GMT

hehehe true. If I'm think right, then he can do this with iTunes. But I'm not sure.

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

jammold — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:27:15 GMT

He probably does do that with iTunes.

Lol his ears must be burning now!:smileylaugh:

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

seb21__ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:47:17 GMT

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

jammold — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:56:15 GMT

ROFL

See no evil
Hear no evil
Speak no evil

Well thats Sony's software out of the Windows(R) then...

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

seb21__ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:59:46 GMT

true:smileylaugh:

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

jammold — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:23:46 GMT

LMAO

Love the smilie!

Re: viao zone swap to windows media centre

kee-lo_ — Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:11:08 GMT

He can see you - yes you, Seb and James.....

Yeah hate SS, you all know this, and yes I do use the media sharing with iTunes, but now they have imposed a 5 play limit on bought music I just copy the shares onto both PCs and it's all good.