Comments on: NRK makes one of the world’s largest Media Center services http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/ The personal web site of Eirik Solheim Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: eirikso http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-4295 eirikso Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:12:05 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-4295 I don't think the OBOS-article is online. My main solution is well ventilated cabinets in the living room (we don't have space for a server room). My audio solution is an amplifier from Pioneer, digtal audio out of my Mac and a set of speakers from Anthony Gallo. The Gallos are a perfect combination of quality and design. I don’t think the OBOS-article is online. My main solution is well ventilated cabinets in the living room (we don’t have space for a server room).

My audio solution is an amplifier from Pioneer, digtal audio out of my Mac and a set of speakers from Anthony Gallo. The Gallos are a perfect combination of quality and design.

]]> By: Andreas http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-4294 Andreas Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:59:14 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-4294 Thanks for your reply Erik, it helped me realize that there was something wrong with my setup. Some Googling resolved the issue. The final clue was on http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/3/299351/ShowThread.aspx Removed the file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\mediacenterdatastore.db, restarted MCE and after a while things started working. Right now I am watching Søndagsrevyen :-) Some issues in the layout of the pages in MCE but other than that things are fine! Keep up the good work here and at nrkbeta! BTW, I saw an article in the OBOS magazine a while back about hiding away all electronic components. Is that online anywhere? Have now just refurbished my appartment. Placed the PC, the Canal Digital decoder, PS3 etc. in the server room with the TV in the living room. Have a Logitech Harmony 895 with RF extender to control the TV and decoder. Works just fine. The next thing is to find a good way to control the MCE wirelessly. Also looking for a TV mount that has full motion and can carry my 46" Sharp. Have a B-Tech 8412 but it is too big and places my TV more than 15cm from the wall when folded flat. Looked at the Sanus VMAA26 but the Norwegian reseller does not take this model to Norway. Considering Vogel's. The 6455 RC has a motor and looks cool but can only angle 45 degrees on the wall. Seems the EFW 6455 may be an option. The next thing to solve is how to handle audio/surround. Considering BOSE V30 and connecting the PC, decoder etc to that. Maybe this would be overkill. Are there viable options using the PC to drive the audio experience? Andreas Thanks for your reply Erik, it helped me realize that there was something wrong with my setup.

Some Googling resolved the issue. The final clue was on
http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/3/299351/ShowThread.aspx

Removed the file C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\eHome\mediacenterdatastore.db, restarted MCE and after a while things started working.

Right now I am watching Søndagsrevyen :-) Some issues in the layout of the pages in MCE but other than that things are fine! Keep up the good work here and at nrkbeta!

BTW, I saw an article in the OBOS magazine a while back about hiding away all electronic components. Is that online anywhere?

Have now just refurbished my appartment. Placed the PC, the Canal Digital decoder, PS3 etc. in the server room with the TV in the living room.

Have a Logitech Harmony 895 with RF extender to control the TV and decoder. Works just fine. The next thing is to find a good way to control the MCE wirelessly.

Also looking for a TV mount that has full motion and can carry my 46″ Sharp. Have a B-Tech 8412 but it is too big and places my TV more than 15cm from the wall when folded flat. Looked at the Sanus VMAA26 but the Norwegian reseller does not take this model to Norway. Considering Vogel’s. The 6455 RC has a motor and looks cool but can only angle 45 degrees on the wall. Seems the EFW 6455 may be an option.

The next thing to solve is how to handle audio/surround. Considering BOSE V30 and connecting the PC, decoder etc to that. Maybe this would be overkill. Are there viable options using the PC to drive the audio experience?

Andreas

]]> By: eirikso http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-4292 eirikso Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:28:12 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-4292 I'm currently not running Windows Media Center edition on any of my boxes. I switched to Mac and EyeTV a while ago. So I'm afraid I can't be of much help at this point. I’m currently not running Windows Media Center edition on any of my boxes. I switched to Mac and EyeTV a while ago. So I’m afraid I can’t be of much help at this point.

]]> By: Andreas http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-4291 Andreas Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:13:55 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-4291 Thanks, that got me a bit further. I get 'No Services Found' under online media. After Googling this issue it seems there is something wrong with the installation. There is supposed to be some files under \programdata\Microsoft\eHome\Packages. My folder is empty. So now I am trying to figure out how to get hold of these files without going through a complete reinstall. Suggestions? Thanks, that got me a bit further. I get ‘No Services Found’ under online media.

After Googling this issue it seems there is something wrong with the installation. There is supposed to be some files under \programdata\Microsoft\eHome\Packages. My folder is empty.

So now I am trying to figure out how to get hold of these files without going through a complete reinstall.

Suggestions?

]]> By: eirikso http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-4288 eirikso Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:54:25 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-4288 Yes, it should be available. Through the main menu in "online media". Yes, it should be available. Through the main menu in “online media”.

]]> By: Andreas http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-4287 Andreas Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:10:35 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-4287 Just installed Vista with Media Center. Is NRK still available in Media Center? How do I go about getting it connected? Just installed Vista with Media Center. Is NRK still available in Media Center? How do I go about getting it connected?

]]> By: stiant.net » HTPC is up and running http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-858 stiant.net » HTPC is up and running Wed, 24 May 2006 08:00:03 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-858 [...] I installed the HTPC over the weekend. Windows Media Center looks like could be a lot of fun, and how awesome isn’t NRK Online Spotlight? [...] [...] I installed the HTPC over the weekend. Windows Media Center looks like could be a lot of fun, and how awesome isn’t NRK Online Spotlight? [...]

]]> By: www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » Presentation for The Norwegian Computer Society http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-857 www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » Presentation for The Norwegian Computer Society Thu, 19 Jan 2006 22:43:42 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-857 [...] I post an article on NRK’s new Online Spotlight service. Cory Doctorow picks this up and questions NRK’s use of Windows Media as a format. This starts a huge discussion that is carried out in the comments on the original post and on several blogs and web sites. [...] [...] I post an article on NRK’s new Online Spotlight service. Cory Doctorow picks this up and questions NRK’s use of Windows Media as a format. This starts a huge discussion that is carried out in the comments on the original post and on several blogs and web sites. [...]

]]> By: www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » So what’s all this API stuff anyway? http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-856 www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » So what’s all this API stuff anyway? Sat, 26 Nov 2005 23:36:07 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-856 [...] So what’s all this API stuff anyway? So what’s these two pictures? The one to the left is NRK’s official service for Windows Media Center Online Spotlight. The one to the right is a very unofficial NRK media center plugin for Meedio. As mentioned in my post about Webshots and Flickr, one of the reasons why Flickr succeed is because they have a powerful open API. I have linked the acronym API to Wikipedia for the people that want to know more. The quick version: API is short for Application Programming Interface. It gives programmers a possibility to build new services on top of the service that provides an API. Google provides an API. In other words: people can build new services on top of Google. An example is the classic google fight. [...] [...] So what’s all this API stuff anyway? So what’s these two pictures? The one to the left is NRK’s official service for Windows Media Center Online Spotlight. The one to the right is a very unofficial NRK media center plugin for Meedio. As mentioned in my post about Webshots and Flickr, one of the reasons why Flickr succeed is because they have a powerful open API. I have linked the acronym API to Wikipedia for the people that want to know more. The quick version: API is short for Application Programming Interface. It gives programmers a possibility to build new services on top of the service that provides an API. Google provides an API. In other words: people can build new services on top of Google. An example is the classic google fight. [...]

]]> By: www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » Presenting at TiDE - Television in a Digital Environment http://eirikso.com/2005/10/14/nrk-makes-one-of-the-worlds-largest-media-center-services/comment-page-1/#comment-855 www.eirikso.com » Blog Archive » Presenting at TiDE - Television in a Digital Environment Fri, 18 Nov 2005 11:16:41 +0000 http://www.eirikso.com/?p=206#comment-855 [...] Media centers: The Media Center Software List NRK makes one of the world’s largest Media Center services Apple Media Center - At last! Google Video and Media Center Edition The Media Center Blogs [...] [...] Media centers: The Media Center Software List NRK makes one of the world’s largest Media Center services Apple Media Center – At last! Google Video and Media Center Edition The Media Center Blogs [...]

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