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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 powers the all-in-one PC and entertainment center for
your entire home. Get all the advanced computing power of Windows XP and enjoy your favorite entertainment
on your PC. watch DVDs, record TV, listen to music, share your digital photos, and more.
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 lets you do everything other Windows XP PCs do, and a whole
lot more. Browse the Web, play your favorite PC games, e-mail and instant message your friends, and install
and use programs designed for Windows XP. Media Center also delivers a powerful yet familiar way to enjoy all
of your digital entertainment, like photos, music, TV, movies, home videos, radio, and a world of applications and
services whether you're sitting in front of your Windows desktop or across the room with a remote control.
Media Center is your all-in-one PC and home entertainment center.
Watch DVD Movies From Your PC
Enjoy DVD movies on your Media Center PC. You'll get full progressive-scan DVD playback with online chapter
lookup on Media Center PCs equipped with DVD decoders manufactured by Media Center partners (standard hardware
on new PC configurations).
Watch TV From Your PC
My TV offers a simple way to browse, watch, and record TV, even on multiple channels at the same time
(both analog and over-the-air digital). TV features work with an antenna, cable, or satellite TV signal and
have a fast and easy setup. My TV includes Live TV, Recorded TV, the Program Guide, Guide Search, and the
new Movie Finder2 service-all without a monthly service fee.
My Music
My Music offers access to your personal and online music collection. Now it's easier than ever to play a music
CD, copy it into your library, burn a CD, create a playlist, and edit album details.
My Video
My Videos offers an alternate view of your My Videos folder in Windows XP, organizing files and folders by
date or by name and displaying a thumbnail image for each clip. My Videos supports common video types
including standard avi, .mpg, and .wmv files.
My Pictures
My Pictures provides a fun new way to instantly enjoy and share your digital photos. Download pictures from
your digital camera, view your pictures and graphics, create a near-instant slide show, touch up, print, and
burn photos to CD-all with your remote control.
Copy to CD/DVD
Burn recorded TV to CDs and DVDs with built-in CD/DVD burning, easily share pictures and home movies, and burn
CD mixes.
Online Spotlight
Online Spotlight is your portal into a wide and growing range of on-demand entertainment. Online Spotlight
is an online guide that offers quick and easy access to a wide range of music and radio services, movie
download and on-demand services, as well as information services which give you instant access to customized
sports, news, and entertainment programming online.
Sync to Device
Enjoy hours of TV, music, video, and digital photos on the go by transferring your favorite media to a
Portable Media Center, Smartphone, Pocket PC, music player, or other storage devices, such as external hard
disk drives.
Remote Control
The Media Center remote control keeps all of the entertainment on your computer within easy reach,
complementing the keyboard and mouse.
Movie Finder Service
The new Movie Finder2 makes it easy to find movies you love. Get the most value out of your cable or satellite
TV package by easily discovering and recording movies already available on your lineup, or learn how to rent
new movies or old favorites with online movie services.
Over-the-Air Digital TV/HDTV Local Recording (US only)
Enjoy true digital and high-definition local TV programming and personal video recording. Windows XP Media
Center Edition 2005 now supports full live TV and personal video recording support for ATSC Digital TV (480p)
and High Definition TV (720p/1080i) local network TV programming delivered via UHF antenna.
My Radio
My Radio offers instant access to your Internet or FM radio services and keeps them all in one easy-to-find
place. FM radio listeners have simple access to radio presets just like a car stereo and can even pause and
rewind up to 30 minutes of live radio.
More Programs
More Programs offers simple organization and access to applications and services designed for Media Center
that are installed and available on your Media Center PC. The More Programs menu option organizes all of your
installed applications and services designed for Media Center in one place.
New to Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Windows Media Center Extender technology built into every Xbox 360 lets you access entertainment from your
Media Center PC-live and recorded TV and movies, music, photos and Online Spotlight-on any TV in the house.
Clicking the links below will open a new page at Microsoft.com
What is a Media Center PC?
See for yourself how Media Center will change the way you view pictures, watch TV, listen to music or watch
your favorite DVD in an overview video. And you can experience Media Center first-hand in an interactive demo.
Media Center FAQ
Learn more about Media Center with these answers to frequently asked questions.
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