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PC Magazine Guide to Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Learn to use your power well
As much as this book is about how to buy and use a Media Center PC, down deep it is...about how owning one changes the way you watch TV and manage your entertain-ment content. Like all good revolutions, this one empowers you.
The revolution has begun - in your living
room!
Now PC Magazine gives you control of this new era in entertainment
One device. One remote. If that isn't a revolutionary approach to entertainment, what is? Now a former PC Magazine contributing editor and digital lifestyle pioneer shows you how to activate all your MCE's power. You'll never again worry about missing the end of a TV show, finding that special photo, or having the perfect soundtrack ready to go. You can even say good-bye to your stereo, DVD player, and TiVo - your MCE PC replaces them all!
You'll be empowered to
* Select and set up a Media Center Edition PC
* Decide whether to use it for general computing
* Record and pause live TV
* Edit, store, and share digital photos and videos
* Control all your media with one remote
* Connect and use both a TV and standard monitor - at once
* Build your home network around your MCE
* Transfer content to DVD
* Put Media Center on any TV in your home with a Media Center Extender
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Part I: Introduction and Setup.
Chapter 1: Planning to Use a Windows XP Media Center Edition PC.
Chapter 2: Setting Up Your Media Center PC.
Chapter 3: The Windows XP Media Center Edition Operating System.
Chapter 4: Media Center Experiences.
Part II: Media Center Edition PCs and Devices.
Chapter 5: Choosing the Right Media Center PC.
Chapter 6: Getting Audio and Video In and Out of Your MCE PC.
Chapter 7: Media Storage: Adding and Replacing Drives.
Chapter 8: Home Networks and Media Center Extenders.
Part III: Watching and Recording TV: Playing and Burning DVDs.
Chapter 9: My TV and the Program Guide.
Chapter 10: Recording and Playback of TV Programs.
Chapter 11: Playing and Burning DVDs.
Part IV: Music and Radio.
Chapter 12: Playing Audio Files and CDs with My Music.
Chapter 13: Managing Playlists and Music Libraries.
Chapter 14: Listening to Broadcast and Internet Radio.
Part V: Viewing Photos and Home Videos.
Chapter 15: Viewing and Managing Digital Picture Libraries.
Chapter 16: Creating Slideshows Using My Pictures.
Chapter 17: Playing Home Movies with My Video.
Part VI: Expanding Media Center.
Chapter 18: Adding More Programs to Media Center.
Chapter 19: Accessing Internet Content from Online Spotlight.
Chapter 20: Final Thoughts about Media Center.
Part VII: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Media Center PC Manufacturers.
Appendix B: Media Center PC Applications and Devices.
Appendix C: Media Center PC Reference Sources.
Index.
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