Media Center Edition vx Professional edition?

[Guest]

I'm looking to upgrade my very old personal computer and I'm trying to decide
between the Media Center Edition and the Professional edition operating
systems. Professionally, I do front-end web design/structure/content work
(using software like Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, etc.) and want to do so on
my personal computer. Any suggestions on which operating system I should go
with?
Thanks.

 

[Mike Williams]

I'm looking to upgrade my very old personal computer and I'm trying to decide
between the Media Center Edition and the Professional edition operating
systems. Professionally, I do front-end web design/structure/content work
(using software like Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, etc.) and want to do so on
my personal computer. Any suggestions on which operating system I should go
with?
Thanks.

Media Center Edition is Windows XP Pro PLUS all the bells & whistles
needed to run modern media hardware (which presumably your old computer
doesn't have) MINUS the ability join a domain except at install time.

 

[Yves Leclerc]

Media Center Edition is Windows XP Pro PLUS all the bells & whistles
needed to run modern media hardware (which presumably your old computer
doesn't have) MINUS the ability join a domain except at install time.

If you are not going to use your pc as a stereo/tv/pvr recorder replacement,
you are better off with Professional, since the hardware requirements for MCE
is very strict and limited.

 

[TK]

If you are not going to use your pc as a stereo/tv/pvr recorder
replacement,
you are better off with Professional, since the hardware requirements for
MCE
is very strict and limited.

In what way are hardware restrictions involved.
What I cannot understand is why anyone buys XP PRO (apart from the Domain
qualification) when it seems MCE does the same job and costs significantly
less.
I have a full MCE with 32" LCD TV and I haven't noticed any restrictions
when I use it as a computer in normal way.