Speculation: ‘Fiji’ on track to debut before Windows 7

[Awesome_Aleks]

New pictures and details of Fiji have been leaked onto Engagdget HD

Native h.264 support and some DirectTV HD tuner support is not included

They have changed the file format for recorded TV from DVR-MS to WTV (whatver that is)

It's expected in October according to the article and there is a good chance it will be OEM only (but chances are online retailers will have a copy of it anyway)

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/05...er-until-2010/

[dgaust]

I'd be very surprised if it went back to an OEM product (also extremely annoyed)..... makes no sense for them to limit the release when they integrated the whole product into their OS.

[pantonious]

Originally Posted by Awesome_Aleks

New pictures and details of Fiji have been leaked onto Engagdget HD

Native h.264 support and some DirectTV HD tuner support is not included

They have changed the file format for recorded TV from DVR-MS to QTV (whatver that is)

It's expected in October according to the article and there is a good chance it will be OEM only (but chances are online retailers will have a copy of it anyway)

http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/07/05...er-until-2010/

Thx for the link...but its

Another thing we're not sure if it's good or bad is DVR-MS is gone and is replaced with WTV

[Awesome_Aleks]

Originally Posted by pantonious

Thx for the link...but its

Thanks, I fixed it

Have you heard of that file format though?

Originally Posted by dgaust

I'd be very surprised if it went back to an OEM product (also extremely annoyed)..... makes no sense for them to limit the release when they integrated the whole product into their OS.

Yes, it's very annoying

Especially for those of you who already have Vista and will have to buy another copy

[arkay]

Originally Posted by Awesome_Aleks

Especially for those of you who already have Vista and will have to buy another copy

Ha... that'll never happen. Be buggered if I'm paying for another copy just for an MCE upgrade...

They can't be serious. Are they trying to go out of their way to annoy every one of their users?

Cheers,

Arkay.

[dgaust]

It's only a rumour.... and there have been many in relation to Fiji.

like I said earlier, I would find it a very strange decision. I mean they seem to be in the process of making the Media Centre software more important to them.

They've just purchased thegreenbutton, I wouldn't think they'd do that and then destroy their userbase by making the Media Centre component OEM.

If it was just a DirectTV compatibility it would be sort of understandable, but with the changes for international users it would be fatal.

[Wraak]

They've just purchased thegreenbutton

A bit off topic but buying the # 2 forum in the world? Why do they not support this forum instead.

Paying for Fiji?

Do not think so. Unless they make it a completely new OS like MCE XP. Maybe would buy it.

Just had a look at the screen pics. Worried by ¨Rechtliche Hinweisen fur Tv-Program¨

[scotto74]

Originally Posted by Wraak

A bit off the issue but buying a dead forum? Why do they not support this forum instead.

What makes you say it's dead? TGB is very much alive and as popular as ever, at least when I last looked.

Agree it would be nice to be some form of MS participation in this community, though.

[scotto74]

Just on the OEM only rumour....

I could be wrong, but I recall Ian Dixon mentioning on his Media Centre Show podcast recently that an upcoming "Media Centre TV Pack" was an update to add Japanese ISDB-T support to Media Centre.
It is feasible that such an update could be OEM only (I don't know what that Japanese market for Media Centre is like....perhaps nobody up there builds their own machine, and everyone purchases pre-built OEM Media Centres?)

It's possible that Ben @ Engadget is confusing this "TV pack" (ISDB-T support) with the broader Fiji update, and assuming they're one and the same?

Again, I don't know for sure....maybe the are the same thing. I suppose I could see how the Direct TV functionality might be OEM only, like CableCard is (but then again that's only because of the CableLabs certification process....not sure there is an equivalent certification for Direct TV).

Anyway, like dgaust I too would be very surprised to see a general update for Media Centre going back to OEM only.

Love to find out more about that .wtv format though...what's different, how is it better than DVR-MS etc..

[imelda]

WTV = What The Vuck

i.