Vista - do I "need" media center?

hello,

I have vista home premium 64 with media center. don't have any desire to hook up the computer to a tV or surround sound system, so is there really any reason to open up and install media center service?

I burn cds, do some computer studio recording, sometimes plug a phonograph (remember those?) or a cassette into the computer to record.

is there anything in media center that makes those experiences better?

when i record off of vinyl i have to set the recording level down to practically zero to record or otherwise the signal is too hot using my usb turntable. it's really almost zero plus a tick or nothing at all. will media center do anything for this?

thanks,

Msongs

Considering all the questions you have, my best advice is to open the program and play with it yourself. Sorry if this isn't what you were looking for but its the best answer I can give.

Good luck

As far as I know, media center is already just 'there'.

And no, I don't think media center will help you with what you want to do.

No offense, but I don't "need" Windows Player either. I would rather use Real Player and be able to search for new media files and remove deleted files rather than let WMP crawl, searching for new files only when I have the player open. At least Real Player is fast about it.

Ya well, just because something is there it doesn't mean you have to use it. I think those programs are just for poeple like me that don't want to keep trying different things that don't work right for me so I use it because I've learned to get by with it and my life (or living) doesn't depend on it. I did however get sick of IE and now we use Firefox on all our riggs. Use what works, use what you need, forget the rest. Live on!