[SurroundSound] Re: Windows 7 HTPC -- The End of an Era?

I think it is utter nonsense to consider the HTPC dead because of M$
changes to Media Center. I would never build an HTPC arounf M$ Media
Centr=er it id far too limited in what it will play: no SACD no DVD-A!
I use Foobar and Cyberlink and can play anything from Blu ray movies
thru SACD to DVD-A, all in surround via a Xonar DS2 sound card and a
Denon AVR.
What is complicated about that, once one gets the drivers installed?

On Jun 20, 9:37 pm, Tab Cursor <tabcur...@gmail.com> wrote:
> A Windows Home Theater PC has played a major role in my home theater now
> for years. Starting with Windows XP Media Center, followed by Windows
> Vista, and now Windows 7, I've found the experience both frustrating and
> satisfying. Satisfying when I found the right combination of software and
> hardware to play my entire collection; frustrating when an errant update
> forced me to start again and the regular house-keeping and maintenance
> involved. Owning a Windows HTPC has never been an easy pain-free
> experience. It requires a specialized "geek" skill set whose details have
> changed over the years but the fundamental "DRM hurdle" persists. Simply
> put, we HTPC owners have had complete freedom over our media -- the rules
> don't apply -- but was it worth the learning curve?
>
> Has the HTPC died?
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/14/the-home-theater-pc-is-dead-long-l...http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/viewtopic.php?f=49&p=19430http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20005643-1.html
>
> Will we look back at our HTPC era as time well spent or wasted years?

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