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February 9, 2012 at 9:28 pm #6847
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    [quote=Chroner]if i do not go with a cablecard tuner, are IR blasters the only option for controlling an external STB with WMC or is there a firewire type solution similar to what I have working in SageTV?[/quote]

    There hasn’t been Firewire support for Media Center since version MCE 2005 http://home.comcast.net/~timmmoore/firewire/readme.htm

    So essentially with 7MC the answer is no.

     

    [quote]Does WMC allow other PC’s to act as extenders?[/quote]

    Again No. This has been one of the reasons many went to SageTV and elsewhere, but extenders are honestly just as good.

     

    [quote]If I want to access media files on the recording PC from another PC on my network does WMC act as the GUI or do I have to use a typical file manager (like windows explorer) to access the content?[/quote]

    You can share your recorded tv folder and load it up on another PC, using the Media Center UI, you just can’t share tuners, and the guide data from the “main” Media Center PC. There are apps out there that will share your guide data but they still will not share your tuners.

     

    [quote]Does WMC allow for integration with streamed content, like netflix?[/quote]

    Media Center has a built in Netflix app, but that’s it. Everything else is separate IE outseid of Media Center UI. 

    [quote]Is there a way that I can check if my recordings would be flagged copy-once without actually getting everything up and running?  Would there be evidence of that flag in the STB diagnostics menus[/quote]

    Only way to know is after it has been recorded. 

    We have started a Master List showing Providers, locations, and copy protection, but it is still pretty small but might help you if you can find your area and provider. 

    -Josh