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Microsoft has announced the availability of a software update for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 that will enable consumers to access and enjoy their digital entertainment with greater ease. Microsoft also announced that to date, over 4 million Media Center PCs licenses have sold since the product launched in 2002 – more than 2 million alone have shipped since May 2005! Available immediately via Windows Update download site, Update Rollup 2 for Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 will provide several new features, including: · Xbox 360 Extender functionality. Customers can seamlessly access digital music, video, photos, and standard and high-definition television and movies on Media Center Edition 2005-based PCs through any Xbox 360 game console in the house.. · Away Mode. Away Mode will bring the convenience, quiet performance and instant on/off functionality of consumer electronics to the Media Center PC. · DVD changer support. Media Center now offers integrated support for external DVD changers, enabling consumers to watch movies and manage DVD selections (up to 500) from the Media Center interface. · DVD-burning improvements. Updates to the Sonic DVD burning engine improve the performance and capabilities of DVD burning in Media Center. Now consumers can convert high-definition TV shows to standard definition and burn to a DVD all in one step. · Additional HDTV tuner support. Update Rollup 2 provides support for up to four TV tuners. Users will now be able to utilize two NTSC (analog) capture boards and two ATSC (digital) capture boards. Gnomedex was even more than I expected it to be. I've added some Photos from throughout the conference and related events. The Media Center PC was invited to attend the X64 Launch for Windows 64bit Edition in Seattle. This was held in conjunction with WinHEC. It was a great experience! If you'd like to see photos from the events, please check here. The 2006 Consumer Electronics Show was held in January in Las Vegas. Once again, we were there. We've been updating pages and links to bring you the newest and best of products for Media Center PC users. Use the Events link to the left or click here to start seeing what we found at CES. Manufacturers are producing full-featured models with various configurations to match almost anyone's needs. More and more manufacturers are joining the Media Center PC team to provide a greater selection as more consumers turn to this next generation of computing. This website was developed to help you find everything you want to know about Media Center PCs in one, easy-to-navigate place. We list every available Media Center PC model with full specifications. The Media Center PC has been created to offer information, resources and support for the different Media Center PC products available. We hope you enjoy your visit! Microsoft announced Media Center 2005 last year. There are several improvements in the new version as well as many new products to make the multimedia experience the best yet, such as Media Center extenders.One of the many innovative new items was the Xbox extender. For those of us who already own a Media Center PC and an Xbox, this is a great way to use the console for more than just gaming. Click here for more information. It's also very reasonably priced. I'll be doing a full review soon. And now, the Xbox 360 takes gaming and multimedia to a much higher level. Visit our News page for many other announcements about products just released in conjunction with the Launch. We hope you find a lot of information on products that will enhance your Media Center PC experience. We're adding new products as they become available and hope you return often to check out the evolvement of the Media Center PC and related items. The FAQs page will answer many basic questions about Media Center PCs. Visit our Accessories (under construction) page with items you'll want to go with your Media Center. Not all are new, but many may be new to Media Center users. There's also an Editor's Favorite (under construction) page for products that can make your Media Center PC use even more enjoyable. The Tools page gives you instant help while the Support page gives you links to get additional support. The Review (under construction) articles are written by Media Center PC users, so you can read about their experiences with a particular model. The News page keeps you up to date on Media Center PC and related product articles. Hover over the navigational links on the sidebar for more info. For example, hovering over "Models" will open a flyout menu with direct links to a specific manufacturer's page. Click the link to go directly to the corresponding page. We hope that this format will make it easier for you to get the information you're trying to find.
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