Release date of July 29 announced. Free to upgrade. But delay too long and you'll have to pay. Will you get it?
POLL: Windows 10 - Are You In?
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I probably will upgrade when it comes out. I don't use my Windows laptop much, but I have a Lenovo Yoga 2 and I do like it for those few things I need a PC for. I had gone basically full iPhone/iPad, but I've picked up some spreadsheet work I have to do through a volunteer activity and that's just easier to do on the laptop.
I was expecting to see more answers from people who have stopped using PCs (or never started) and a few from Mac or Linux folks. Early voting yet.
I am just kind of waiting for an email from Microsoft offering me Windows 10. I have been using 8.1 and it seems quite good. However, I have the feeling that it is a "failed product" in the marketplace and as soon as I can move on, I will.
I really liked the early builds. Had serious problems when I hit build 10074 (the current build on the slow channel). Went through a nightmarish PC Refresh, which didn't correct the problems, and then a full clean install, which did correct the problems. So I'm a happy camper at the moment. But less enthusiastic than previously.
Some things (like Cortana - Microsoft's Siri) still don't work or suck. But most things I actually use (the things I used under Windows 7) work quite nicely.
I'm already committed to it. And I expect to be pleased with the final product. But I swear if MS effs this up, I'm going to give Linux a serious try.
Some things (like Cortana - Microsoft's Siri) still don't work or suck. But most things I actually use (the things I used under Windows 7) work quite nicely.
I'm already committed to it. And I expect to be pleased with the final product. But I swear if MS effs this up, I'm going to give Linux a serious try.
Anybody know if it'll remove Windows Media Center, or no longer play wtv and dvr-ms video files (their own versions of mpg2 video) like Windows 8 did?
If it removes WMC, I'm not switching from W7. My OTA DVR, I use WMC.
Edited - no, WMC goes away.
I'll update my W8 machines, but not my W7 machines.
If it removes WMC, I'm not switching from W7. My OTA DVR, I use WMC.
Edited - no, WMC goes away.
I'll update my W8 machines, but not my W7 machines.
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I didn't know that. I tried using WMC (under W7) and liked it, but my computer struggled. I have a more powerful computer now but haven't tried that experiment yet. I guess I can't.
I've really never had an issue with WMC that I couldn't solve easily. It records as a DVR perfectly fine, and the guide that comes with it is pretty sweet.
Like all Windows players, it's all in the file types as to whether it works well or not. But you do need (I believe anyway) at least 3 gigs of RAM and a good video card or the machine overall will struggle. My main machine for recording and (mainly) video editing is quad core Intel with 8 gigs of RAM and an average HDMI video card. Plenty of processing power. But my living room rig has only 3 gigs RAM (32 bit) and effectively the same video card and plays/records perfectly fine.
I'm probably the 1 in a million who used WMC to it's full capabilities...which numbers-wise is probably why they abandoned it. I noticed the Windows website...it states "we know some people still use it for playing DVD's"...which cracked me up. I've never once used it for that - I was ripping DVD's into mpg2 files on my hard drive and using WMC to play them by 2005 when XP Media Center came out.
I hayed when BD came out cause it meant yet another format change...and I said enough. Been a media center PC guy ever since. I buy 1-2 DVD's a year, record in HD off DirecTV...maybe 2-5 CD's a year. Yet I add 250 hours of recordings a year to my hard drives...if not more than that.
My stereo rig is a stereo amp, 2 speakers and a sub, my DTV receiver, and my HTPC. That's it. Never owned a BD player, never will.
I own a turntable, a cassette player, an S-VCR, and a DVD player...all in my office room effectively collecting dust. I try to use them all once a month (turntable gets more use...stuff I can't get in CD etc any more) just to make sure they continue to work.
Like all Windows players, it's all in the file types as to whether it works well or not. But you do need (I believe anyway) at least 3 gigs of RAM and a good video card or the machine overall will struggle. My main machine for recording and (mainly) video editing is quad core Intel with 8 gigs of RAM and an average HDMI video card. Plenty of processing power. But my living room rig has only 3 gigs RAM (32 bit) and effectively the same video card and plays/records perfectly fine.
I'm probably the 1 in a million who used WMC to it's full capabilities...which numbers-wise is probably why they abandoned it. I noticed the Windows website...it states "we know some people still use it for playing DVD's"...which cracked me up. I've never once used it for that - I was ripping DVD's into mpg2 files on my hard drive and using WMC to play them by 2005 when XP Media Center came out.
I hayed when BD came out cause it meant yet another format change...and I said enough. Been a media center PC guy ever since. I buy 1-2 DVD's a year, record in HD off DirecTV...maybe 2-5 CD's a year. Yet I add 250 hours of recordings a year to my hard drives...if not more than that.
My stereo rig is a stereo amp, 2 speakers and a sub, my DTV receiver, and my HTPC. That's it. Never owned a BD player, never will.
I own a turntable, a cassette player, an S-VCR, and a DVD player...all in my office room effectively collecting dust. I try to use them all once a month (turntable gets more use...stuff I can't get in CD etc any more) just to make sure they continue to work.
My problem was a low-power CPU, plus using the built-in graphics. Plenty of RAM, but when using WMC the CPU was always running 80% or higher and the video playback could stutter.
