Windows 7 Media Center review

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We've been waiting a long time for this and it's finally here, the latest version of Windows Media Center. Well, we really stopped waiting a few months ago when the release candidate hit, but waited on composing our thoughts until after we had a chance to play with the RTM copy. For the most part, as you'd expect the RTM build is identical to the RC, sans the bugs, but there are plenty of upgrades over Vista Media Center.

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My Computer My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Airbot 2.0
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU
Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard
Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory
12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac Geforce GTX 770
Sound Card
ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays
1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution
1920x1080@60hz
Hard Drives
1 Samsung 250GB 840 Evo SSD
1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)

Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
PSU
Corsair HX1000W
Case
Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling
Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse
Logitech Wireless MK700
Internet Speed
DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus
None
Browser
Firefox Nightly
Other Info
Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- LG Nexus 5
I am currently running WMC 5.1.2715.3011, which came installed with XP on my Dell. Will I need to reinstall this version when I install Win7RC, or does it come with a new version of WMC?

(Version of Win7RC is the one currently available for DL on the MS website.)

Thanks.
 

My Computer My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Dimension
OS
Windows 7 RC
Memory
1GB
Graphics Card(s)
GeForce 7300 LE
Media Center comes built into 7. WMC is MUCH improved, especially if you are coming from XP MCE!
 

My Computer My Computer

OS
Windows 7 RC
CPU
Q9550
Motherboard
GA-P35-DS3L
Memory
4GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
MSI 4870 1GB
PSU
500W StealthXStream
Case
Cooler Master CM-690
Cooling
Tuniq Tower 120 + Stock case cooling
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