First you need a Vista compatible video capture card. A lot of even the good older ones don't have drivers yet. The run setup from Windows Media Center. Or, if your lucky, WMC will recognize the new turned card and ask if you want to run the setup wizard.. Just screw in the COAX cable as you would to a TV set. You should realize that cable is still considered analog.
Windows media center is available with Windows Operating systems - Vista, Windows XP Media Center Edition, and all editions of Windows 7 except for Home and Starter. If its a Vista OS may be you can call it a vista media center, so you need your computer to have Windows Vista OS.
"Some features of the Vista media Center include, viewing and flipping pictures, listening and storing music, recording sounds or music and you can also watch videos through the vista media center."
Vista home premium and VIsta ultimate. -Back to Certification test
If one is looking to set up a media center in Vista the best place to go is the popular website Youtube. There are hundreds of free tutorial videos to watch.
Home premium and Ultimate.
If one wishes to install Windows Vista Media Center one can find the download on the Microsoft Website. Installation is quite simple and upon clicking on download, one would just follow the prompts.
Vista Media Center supports Windows Media files which are .wm, .asf. Also supports Windows Media Video files such as .wmv. Windows video files in .avi format are also supported. The .mpeg, .mpg, .mpe, .m1v, .mp2, and .mpv2 movie files are all supported.
I believe the new thing is Vista Media Center with Sp3 (since you asked about an OS)
Media Center Extenders are part of the Windows operating system. The devices allow for connectivity over a network to another computer running other MS systems such as Windows 7 or Vista and stream the media onto the extender devices.
if you have Vista premium or greater, it would be Media Center which is already included, hands down. my pvr device doesnt support media center... it supports cyberlink powercinema player... but its askin for key generator... many people facing the same prob.. and its of 115 dollars... and pvr device of vista less then of 115 dollars... wats the use of buyin the software... that's why m searching for the free pvr software which supports vista...
first to make sure your talking about media center on windows vista not windows media player. the eisiest way to do it is to download your videos onto the videos file in your user folder and open media center go through the options and find the area to use the videos in the video folder
windows sync center or windows media player