PC Magazine® Guide Windows XP Media Center Edition - Softcover

Ulick, Terry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764569783 ISBN 13: 9780764569784

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2005

Synopsis

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

About this title

About the Author

Terry Ulick lives on the front lines of the tech revolution. An early PC Magazine columnist, he created the first online digital photo service for AOL® and developed ways to put TV information into MSN TV, WebTV®, and UltimateTV®.

From the Back Cover

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

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764569783
• ISBN 13: 9780764569784
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360