Comments on: WHS Vail to include Windows Media Center Integration

By: Windows Home Server Code Name “Vail” - nowy WHS na horyzoncie! « Windows “Foks” Blog

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:01:09 +0000

[...] Co z tego wynika? W nowej wersji planowana jest integracja z Windows Media Center oraz Live Mesh. Obecnie brzmienie oferty na stanowisko Proram Manager zostało zmienione, w wersji pierwszej informowano o nazwie kodowej nowego systemu – “Vail”. Zrzut ekranu pierwszej wersji jest dostępny na blogu MSWHS.com [...]

By: James

James — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:42:00 +0000

Hi guys,

Just beginning to look down the WHS route, building my own using hand me downs.

I currently use a living room PC as a digital PVR, with the MC integration on Vista ultimate. I was looking at the WHS to stream recorded material to the living room and any other room, and the WHS add-on I’ve seen so far is SageTV.

Are we drawing the conclusion that the next version of WHS will compete directly with SageTV, so that I can record material with a tuner card in the WHS box and stream this to MVPclients around the house?

Thanks

By: Jon’s Geek Stuff … & Stuff - studerje » WHS Vail to include Windows Media Center Integration

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:52:57 +0000

[...] WHS Vail to include Windows Media Center Integration [...]

By: mr-data

mr-data — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:47:45 +0000

This looks like the next version of WHS is gonna be exactly what a lot of enthusiasts has been asking for in a long time.

I am only a little confused on one point: Will MCE get fully integrated into WHS, or just a UI to control it on another comp? Personally (as I have earlier stated), I would prefer that we could put the MCE hardware in a WHS-box, and have MCE on Vista/7 working like a “software remotecontrol”.

But let us wait and see what happens.

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:52:58 +0000

Hi,

What does “Windows Media Center integration UI” means?
That WHS will work in sync with MCE or that WHS will have a MC UI which will enable the MCE features on the WHS?

By: hoberion

hoberion — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:26:01 +0000

wow, just wow… that just made my day, if I can add my tuners to whs.. oh wait..

“is that those that also own a Windows Media Center will have Media Center integration with Windows Home Server. ”

what?

eh, like the prism from webguide intergration?

By: Philip Churchill

Philip Churchill — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:37:53 +0000

Hi Dan and WHS Fan,
Thanks for spotting my mistake – Another slip on the keyboard!

By: WHS Fan

WHS Fan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:40:55 +0000

According to the dictionary:
veil = “A piece of light fabric hung to separate or conceal what is behind it; a curtain.”
Vail = “A river in Colorado”

The second codename is correct (as noted in the article and in other comments). Microsoft likes geographic code names, especially ones that are rivers.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:31:27 +0000

Philip – Vail in the title, not “Veil”.

Originally mentioned by MJF – as referred to by you:

http://mswhs.com/2008/02/26/next-major-version-of-whs-is-codenamed-vail/