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Increased Flexibility in Windows 7 Media Center CEDIA Expo 2009 News Whole Home/Custom Install News September 11, 2009 By Dennis Burger Email this page Click here to comment Unsurprisingly, the biggest draw at Microsoft's booth at CEDIA this year is Windows 7. Surprisingly, at least for me, the enhancements to the Windows 7 Media Center experience aren't all in the interface. Microsoft reps Ben Reed and Kevin Collins gave me a rundown of new features this afternoon, and I'll be honest: there was so much I've already forgotten most of it. But a few details stuck in this old noodle. First, Windows Media Center now supports Switched Digital Video (SDV) tuning via CableCARD, opening up Media Center users to a vast number of digital cable channels they couldn't access before. What's more, end users can now add CableCARD tuners to their own PCs, instead of being forced to purchase a PC already so equipped. Windows 7 users also have more freedom to view digital cable recordings in more places. So-called "Copy Freely" content can now be moved between PCs, and even copied to portable video devices, whereas a Media Center Extender was previously the only way to move digital cable recordings from place to place. Needless to say, these are very welcome changes for digital rights advocates. read more

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September 11, 2009 By Dennis Burger Click here to comment

Unsurprisingly, the biggest draw at Microsoft's booth at CEDIA this year is Windows 7. Surprisingly, at least for me, the enhancements to the Windows 7 Media Center experience aren't all in the interface. Microsoft reps Ben Reed and Kevin Collins gave me a rundown of new features this afternoon, and I'll be honest: there was so much I've already forgotten most of it. But a few details stuck in this old noodle.

First, Windows Media Center now supports Switched Digital Video (SDV) tuning via CableCARD, opening up Media Center users to a vast number of digital cable channels they couldn't access before. What's more, end users can now add CableCARD tuners to their own PCs, instead of being forced to purchase a PC already so equipped.

Windows 7 users also have more freedom to view digital cable recordings in more places. So-called "Copy Freely" content can now be moved between PCs, and even copied to portable video devices, whereas a Media Center Extender was previously the only way to move digital cable recordings from place to place. Needless to say, these are very welcome changes for digital rights advocates.