vista is it worth it?

psalliss · 13 May 2007 at 22:45

as above have got a laptop with xp media on it and a pc with xp pro thats going to be used as a media player in my bedroom. and am debating updating them to vista.

is it worth it?

Kezmo · 13 May 2007 at 22:47

gareth170 · 13 May 2007 at 22:51

it depends on your hardware...

personly vista is worth it, its really good.. some people will say its good (like me) and some people will say it's crap.....

but its up to u really...

marc2003 · 13 May 2007 at 22:52

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brendy · 13 May 2007 at 22:52

Vista is spot on as long as your hardware is up to it.

psalliss · 13 May 2007 at 22:54

which is better for a media pc. vista ultimate or xp pro as thats what its main use will be.

gareth170 · 13 May 2007 at 22:55

psalliss said:
which is better for a media pc. vista ultimate or xp pro as thats what its main use will be.

whats your system specs?

marc2003 · 13 May 2007 at 22:56

psalliss said:
which is better for a media pc. vista ultimate or xp pro as thats what its main use will be.

you don't need ultimate for a media pc. xp pro is no good for a media pc unless you use 3rd party software. vista home premium would be your best bet.

daven1986 · 13 May 2007 at 22:57

if your lappy can run it then YES. i just put it on my desktop and it completely walks all over XP and linux.

very nice OS.

psalliss · 13 May 2007 at 22:59

now your asking.

its an

abit ic7 max3 board
intel 2.6 ghz chip i think
1gig kingston memory
radeon 9800
creative live 2 card
160 gig hard drive
lite on cd writer dvd rom

think thats it

psalliss · 13 May 2007 at 23:05

cheers marc home pro is the choice then if i decided to go for it.

can you get a media remote to work with vista home does anyone know?

also can i sell my copy of xp pro that ive got now.

Digital Punk · 13 May 2007 at 23:07

psalliss said:
now your asking.

its an

abit ic7 max3 board
intel 2.6 ghz chip i think
1gig kingston memory
radeon 9800
creative live 2 card
160 gig hard drive
lite on cd writer dvd rom

think thats it

Wouldn't bother with those specs.
Stick with XP

psalliss · 13 May 2007 at 23:09

punk - vista would run on that as a media pc wouldnt it? only going to be used as a music player and a dvd player , and some web browsing for my bedroom. not going to be used for games as i use my xbox 360 for that

marc2003 · 13 May 2007 at 23:10

Digital Punk said:
Wouldn't bother with those specs.
Stick with XP

don't be daft. admittedly 2gb of ram would help but that's still more than powerful enough for a vista media pc.

gareth170 · 13 May 2007 at 23:13

psalliss said:
punk - vista would run on that as a media pc wouldnt it? only going to be used as a music player and a dvd player , and some web browsing for my bedroom. not going to be used for games as i use my xbox 360 for that

it would run fine

Digital Punk · 14 May 2007 at 00:23

Its your choice but it seems like a waste of money to me.

psalliss · 14 May 2007 at 12:07

ok thanks guys appreciate the input. just two more questions

can you get a media remote to work with vista home does anyone know?

also can i sell my copy of xp pro that ive got now? what are the legalities

gareth170 · 14 May 2007 at 12:12

psalliss said:
ok thanks guys appreciate the input. just two more questions

can you get a media remote to work with vista home does anyone know?

also can i sell my copy of xp pro that ive got now? what are the legalities

yes a microsoft media remote will work with vista...

is your xp pro retail or oem? if its oem then no.... if its retail then yes

psalliss · 14 May 2007 at 12:20

cheers

its an oem version

so my media remote ive already got with my laptop that i dont use can be utilised for my media pc, thats good news. i take it all just plug the infra red adapter that came with the laptop into my desktop and i should be away.

gareth170 · 14 May 2007 at 12:30

psalliss said:
cheers

its an oem version

so my media remote ive already got with my laptop that i dont use can be utilised for my media pc, thats good news. i take it all just plug the infra red adapter that came with the laptop into my desktop and i should be away.

yes just plug it in then it should just work...