getting media center in xp

Clarifications

So your first task is to identify WHICH tuner card you will be fitting to your PC.

You can then examine the free media software packages for compatibility with the tuner card you have fitted.

You will HAVE to fit the tuner card before the media software can be installed, because the media software has to detect the installed tuner card in order to interface with it and perform accordingly.

There are many Free Media packages available, as can be seen when you search for them on Google:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&q=free+tv+tuner+software&btnG=Search&meta=

Some of them will NOT be compatible with whichever tuner card you eventually install, but only you can determine which ones will work. Some of them may not appeal to you due to their graphical design.

The choice will ultimately be yours.

*Most tuner cards come with a Media software package included inside the box. That would be the best one to start with.

If you do not already have them you can download them from here

http://www.hauppauge.com/site/support/support_mce.html

As to which ones are best this all depends on what it is you want to do and which ones look better for you or you are more comfortable with. But overall these packages are much of a muchness and the only thing to deferent ate them from each other is personal preference.

Col