WHS Update Includes New Media Center Features

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Microsoft recently announced their Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta, which includes better Windows 7 support, improved netbook support and some nice new features for Microsoft Media Center users. While it still doesn’t allow you to use WHS as your one, MediaCenter “server” it’s a step in the right direction. Microsoft needs to enable WHS to be the HTPC server for the home.  Meaning, allow tuners to be installed on the WHS computer and not require another computer to do the Media Center work. Then you could add on one or more extenders to the setup without needing additional PCs. And if Microsoft implemented softsled (using a PC as an extender) it would be that much better.

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