i use my pc for games, listening to music, watching films, & the internet. i have windows xp home edition with service pack 2, 2002 edition. i was thinking of getting xp pro or xp media centre. would this be a wise decision? what xp is the best for gaming? any help, advice or suggestions are welcome & appreciated.. thanks
Pesonally, I like MCE. The Media Center is good for easy video and photo viewing, but I never use it. Stand alone players and viewers work better for me. They all three the same for gaming, never had trouble with either of 'em.
Plus, MCE comes with a few extras like: extra sounds, backgrounds, screensavers, a few extra editing programs, ect. Nothing too exciting. Which Windows isn't exciting anyway. :)
XP Pro for me. I've found it to be more stable. Plus, if you'll be using third-party products (and you should, if only for security reasons, let alone functionality) then that would eliminate almost all of the advantages of MCE. You can do everything in Pro (or Home) that you can do in MCE, maybe more.
-Do you believe you own your computer and shouldn't be told what you can run and do? Then say *NO* to Microsoft Vista!
-Since half the questions here involve media problems, here ya go: Only use Verbatim or Taiyo-Yuden discs (get your TYs from Rima.com, not Supermediastore or meritline). Forget the rest, no matter what "brand" they sell under. Always burn at 4x speed regardless of the speed rating of this discs or your drive. If you have burn problems with these then you have to update your drive's firmware. For double-layer discs, only use Verbatim DVD+R DL and burn them at 2.4x speed.
Quote:Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 is only available pre-installed on computers sold by PC manufacturers
thats a quote directly from microsofts homepage, you want MCE, your gonna have to buy the hardware first.
personally i run xp pro, but if i hade xp home, i wouldnt be inclinded to update to pro, because i dont think there are any benefits to gain, especially if your only using the computer for general purposes.
