Well, I took the plunge, at least for the laptop. I'm running a Macbook Pro.
Despite the Steve distortion field, there are things a Mac just doesn't do. (My desktops are still Windows and Linux thank you.) One of these things is playing WMA content.
Oh yes, you can use Flip4Mac and Quicktime will play it, VLC can play it, but none works with any grace. I still misssed MC.
1. Get the latest beta of Parallels. I haven't tried the latest version from VMWare -- I'll let people know.
2. Load your old copy of 2K or XP.
3. Load your version of MC.
4. Either expose your music from your Mac via Parallels or turn on Windows file sharing on the Mac side to do it.
IT WORKS.
Granted, this is a 2GB/2.13GHz dual core Macbook Pro. XP has been given 1GB of RAM under Parallels so XP runs quite happily. But things that are supposed to work do -- files plays, the library client works Video has its limits due to the lack of a real video card.
While I fully understand JRiver's response to Mac and Linux, given their smaller market share, it's a crying shame the ONLY player on the Mac is iTunes. The closed-in model is what caused me to find MC in the first place. If JRiver can not justify a new port, would JRiver consider helping the CrossOver folks? Via CrossOver, you could get Mac and Linux support.
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Topic: Media Center 11 on OSX under Parallels (Works) (Read 1883 times)