Reycom Windows Media Center coming for $499

We love us some Windows 7 Media Center , but we recognize that using a HTPC for a DVR isn’t for everyone. For some there is no replacement for a dedicated set-top box, which is why we were so excited to hear that Windows Media Center was coming to embedded devices . The problem of course is that is-coming and is-here, are completely different. A little known European company (state side anyways) hopes to change that by brining one to the US in the first quarter of this year for about $499. The bad news is that there’s no CableCARD support like the Gateway one we saw earlier . There are plans to follow it up with dedicated versions for cable and telecom operators later this year, but for some reason we don’t feel like they’ll be too interested in it. Continue reading Reycom Windows Media Center coming for $499 Reycom Windows Media Center coming for $499 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Jan 2011 23:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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