Blue Cat
April 18th, 2006, 05:17 PM
Can anyone brieflly explain the differences in windows xp pro and windows media 2005? Your help is much appreciated!:confused:
Chuck
April 18th, 2006, 10:14 PM
Windows Media Center is an add on to XP Pro. It is built on the XP pro platform. The jury is still out as it seems to lack a few features for security that are in XP Pro from what I understand.
Windows Media Player OR as I like to call it,,, Winders TV is an Operating System that is more focus to providing enhanced video and audio capabilities. I have had a few issues with it in an office environment but find it really nice for a Home Entertainment System.
If you are NOT wanting WMC for a home entertainment center and are wanting a more affordable copy of XP Pro for home use I would recommend it. But remember it's primary focus is enhanced media delivery.
I will commit and say that I see no difference in Multimedia Playback between XP Home, Pro or Media Center. I also find that Media Center like a bigger CPU and more memory.
Not to brief but should help.
Blue Cat
April 19th, 2006, 02:31 PM
thanks for the info chuck