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Media
Center PC - (Windows Media Center, Windows XP PC,
Windows
Media Edition, WMC, WME, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows
Media Center Edition, Media Center PC, MCE PCs, Living Room PC, MCPC, HP MCPC. Associated with Windows XP Media Center based-PC, TV-centric PCs.) - The
Microsoft® Windows XP Media Center Edition, and many versions of its upgrades have
software that's used
to turn a PC into a media center.
Windows Media Center is included in Windows 7 Home Premium, Ultimate,
Professional, and Enterprise; and in Windows Vista Home Premium and
Ultimate.
This media center can integrate digital entertainment experiences — including live television, DVR, digital music, digital video, DVDs and photos. This can be done with the use of a remote control device. The Media Center PC is a PC that's designed to be viewed from across the room, like your TV is. Note Microsoft does not manufacture Media Center PCs, they only provide the software for it. To utilize the media center PC, one can use a desktop computer or a PC that's especially built to be viewed from across the room like a TV. It's been said that Viiv is an upgraded Windows Media Center computer and easier to use. One of the features touted for Vista was its media center abilities for connecting to TVs and allowing users to better manage video, photo, and music files. A Media Center PC is not the same as a Home Server (Home Media Server) but might have many of the same functions. As of this writing you're not charged a monthly fee for the Media Center TV guide service. www.winsupersite.com/reviews/windowsxp_mce2004.asp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP_Media_Center_Edition http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms816327.aspx www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/evaluation www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/default.mspx microsoft.com/presspass/press/2002/Jul02/07-16 www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleId=190301193 www.pvrwire.com/2006/10/21/mce-plugin-spotlight-mce-tunes www.popularmechanics.com/technology/upgrade/4201108.html The Green Button - "The official community based portal to blogs, articles, and forums about Microsoft media based software." HP Windows Media Center PC Vista Windows Media Center "There
are already
more than 10 million Media Center PCs in homes today, and the number is
expected to grow tremendously as the release of Windows Vista brings
new ways for consumers to enjoy their digital entertainment," said Joe
Belfiore, corporate vice president of the Entertainment and Devices
eHome Division at Microsoft Corp. (April, 2006).
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Windows XP Media Center Edition Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium Metafile - A generic
term for a file format that can store multiple types of data. This
commonly includes graphics file
formats. These graphics files can contain raster, vector, and
type data.
In a Windows Media Technologies system, it's a text file that contains
information for media content. Windows Media Services use three kinds
of metafiles: .asd file metafiles, .asx file metafiles, and .nsc file
metafiles.
Microsoft Media Server Protocol
(MMS Protocol) - A protocol used to reference and stream
.asf files from a Windows Media server. www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia
Multiple Bit Rate Video - For live broadcast or on-demand distribution. NetShow - Early form of Microsoft's Media Player. Online
Spotlight - Microsoft
provides this rich platform that allows third-party media and software
companies to deliver on-demand video and audio content to the
“digital
home.” Many media partners around the world
offer such
services through the Windows Media Center Online Spotlight portal.
Portable Media Center Windows
Media Player - Delivers the most
popular streaming and local audio and video formats, including ASF,
WAV, AVI, MPEG, Quick-Time, and more. Windows Media Player can play
anything from low-bandwidth audio to full-screen video.
Windows
Mobile-based Portable
Media Centers -
Xbox™ Media Center Media Center in Windows Vista XPN - Windows without Media Player. |
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