Don’t like codec packs? Try this: MKVs for Minimalists on Windows 7 The first step to playing MKV (Matroska) video files in your Media Center is to make sure your system is capable of playing MKV files in the first place. There seem to be innumerable ways to accomplish this and everyone has their own preference. For the sake of [...]
Adding ClearQAM channels to your Windows7 Media Center can be quite a daunting process. With regard to previous version of Media Center though it’s still quite an improvement as before there was no native support for ClearQAM whatsoever. ClearQAM is generally broadcast in the United States through your cable provider and typically only consists of the basic broadcast channels you [...]
Yesterday I posted about a simple yet effective way to edit the programs in your extras library. Today I’m going to lead you to a pair of programs that make it simple to add, edit and remove new listings from your program library. The first is Media Center Launcher, which can be found for download from Mikinhosoft in both x86 [...]
Adding applications or games to the Extras Library is probably one of the most desirable features of serious media center users. Despite this Microsoft has neglected to add a simple and user friendly way to accomplish the task. It should be a simple task, go through a gui wizard, choose your desired app, and hit finish. Maybe in the future [...]
