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This new thread is inspired by two that are fairly current:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2398341
And this limp, sparse thread I'd posted earlier:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2398282
I haven't experimented with possibilities I pose in these questions yet. Some other veterans may have more insight.
FIRST. There are several alternatives to Media Center. There are purchased softwares like BeyondTV and SageTV (although I'm not sure people are using these much anymore). Then there is XMBC and Plex.
Is it possible to have these programs installed concurrent to Media Center and to run them (a) as an option, without MC running or (b) running concurrently -- without fouling up an existing Media Center configuration that works reliably?
SECOND. I posted a link to a Media Center plug-in called "Audio Renderer Updater." The purpose of this program (apparently of French origin with an English version) is to allow switching between different sound cards or audio output systems.
So: Are there any solutions which allow assignment of DIFFERENT speaker systems to different concurrently-running software programs? For instance, assign all system sounds and/or game programs to the onboard motherboard audio, while assigning media center exclusively to an HDMI-to-AVR/HDTV hookup?
I've got other questions, but maybe this will snag some information from others or initiate a discussion on these issues. Windows never gave a viable option for making more than one audio output system operable at the same time.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2398341
And this limp, sparse thread I'd posted earlier:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2398282
I haven't experimented with possibilities I pose in these questions yet. Some other veterans may have more insight.
FIRST. There are several alternatives to Media Center. There are purchased softwares like BeyondTV and SageTV (although I'm not sure people are using these much anymore). Then there is XMBC and Plex.
Is it possible to have these programs installed concurrent to Media Center and to run them (a) as an option, without MC running or (b) running concurrently -- without fouling up an existing Media Center configuration that works reliably?
SECOND. I posted a link to a Media Center plug-in called "Audio Renderer Updater." The purpose of this program (apparently of French origin with an English version) is to allow switching between different sound cards or audio output systems.
So: Are there any solutions which allow assignment of DIFFERENT speaker systems to different concurrently-running software programs? For instance, assign all system sounds and/or game programs to the onboard motherboard audio, while assigning media center exclusively to an HDMI-to-AVR/HDTV hookup?
I've got other questions, but maybe this will snag some information from others or initiate a discussion on these issues. Windows never gave a viable option for making more than one audio output system operable at the same time.