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Windows Media Center lets you combine the power of your PC with all your electronic components, creating a superior connected home entertainment system.
Here are some of the many benefits of Windows Media Center:
With your PC and a TV tuner, you can record shows and movies from television at no additional cost. There is no monthly fee to set up recordings of your favorite programs to watch when you're ready. Windows Media Center makes it easy to get started with personal video recording.
Windows Media Center's Electronic Programming Guide (the Guide) lets you schedule recordings of a single show or a whole series, as many as 14 days ahead. You can search for programs by title, keyword, or genre, and even access the Movies Guide to find out what's on next.
View your favorite shows live in HD quality (available only in the U.S.) over your wired or wireless home network.1 Access and download digital entertainment from your PC to your TV.
With an optional digital cable tuner or cable tuner card and an Extender for Windows Media Center, you can take advantage of the wide range of digital entertainment—such as TV, music, photos and slides—available on your PC in as many as five rooms in your house. Note: A cable TV tuner is required only for streaming live television.2
Access every feature of an Extender for Windows Media Center from any seat in your home using a remote control. Navigate and choose from a streamlined, intuitive interface. |