i have dual TV tuner cards and an FM radio tuner card in most all my computers to "DVR pre-selected/scheduled TV shows I record (Like a VCR used to be used)bigity wrote:Or just upgrade to 10, which is really far superior - granted, there are a few things you may want to disable.
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Windows 8 had to be upgraded at additional cost to the "Professional Windows 8, then at another additional cost, to add back in Windows Media Center.
Windows 10 did not include Windows Media Center so all my computers became useless paperweights, so I reverted them within the 30 days to a version of Windows which let me use the computers again for their intended purpose.
Windows 10 will let you add a program to play DVDs or CDs or something as a consolation prize to making the computers useless to record Satellite/Cable/Over the air TV programs and use the FM radio tuner.... whoopee
yeah, there's other aftermarket add-on programs that are not quite as good as Windows Media Center, and the associate Program Guide Info a person can pay money for to get substandard results ...
Microsoft wanted me to go out and buy an Xbox to use the Windows Media Center and associated Program Guide they removed from Windows 10 ... See how that works? Xbox now has the Media Center and buying it gets the functionality I enjoyed in XP/7/8 media center
When the time comes and I absolutely must switch to something else, I already have Linux Distros ;)