I've been running Windows 7 with MC since it came out. I'd like to upgrade to Windows 10 and I know WM isn't included. I have a couple Media Center Extenders (Linksys DMA2100) that have been running well for years. I don't want to just trash that stuff. What I'd like to do is upgrade to Windows 10 and run Windows 7 MC inside a VM. Ideally I'd like to be able to watch live/recorded tv from the host machine. I have tried running 7MC inside VirtualBox and playing recorded tv, but the playback was too choppy to live with. I was going to try Hyper-V, but it doesn't seem to have audio.
Has anyone been able to find a VM that will allow smooth playback of recorded or live tv through MC? I have pretty solid specs on my machine: 8 Core 3.1GHz Xeon E5-2687W, 32GB Ram, nVidia Quadro 4000 Graphics. It should be more than enough power to handle it. I just can't find a VM that will give me smooth playback for tv. Any tips would be very helpful.
Thanks!
Media Center in a VM
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Crash2009
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This post might help get you started. 7 in a VM.
http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/vie ... 323#p88323
http://www.thegreenbutton.tv/forums/vie ... 323#p88323
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Not sure if this works (haven't tested it myself yet), but worth a shot: http://www.winbeta.org/news/install-win ... windows-10
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Crash2009
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The above link goes to an old version WMC_v2.1FiddenUK wrote:Not sure if this works (haven't tested it myself yet), but worth a shot: http://www.winbeta.org/news/install-win ... windows-10
Win10 with WMC_v11 works pretty good. Here is the link to the newest version. http://forums.mydigitallife.info/thread ... ternatives The OP wanted to save the extenders, which are not working 100% in WMC_v11.
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docmattman
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Yes, I was hoping to be able to continue using the extenders I have in the house. Ideally I'd like to watch live/recorded tv directly through the VM as well so that the host machine can still act as a tv when needed. When trying to play tv on the guest VM the video is choppy. Just need a VM that can perform well with HD video playback.
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I was hoping someone already solved this. Looks like it may not be an easy setup to accomplish.
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I was hoping someone already solved this. Looks like it may not be an easy setup to accomplish.
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Crash2009
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The guy in the link a couple posts up, figured he had it beat.....Then it blew up.docmattman wrote:Thanks for the suggestions so far. I was hoping someone already solved this. Looks like it may not be an easy setup to accomplish.