WINDOWS XP MCE 2005 OEM - RU2


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Guide opens TV Program Guide to display available channels and programs. Live TV launches full-screen live TV.*



*TV tuner card with FM radio capability required for live TV and radio functionality



When you offer your customers Windows XP Media Center Edition on the PCs you build. In September of 2004, Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition will be available for preinstallation on Media Center PCs in the System Builder Channel.* At the same time, Microsoft Hardware is introducing a Microsoft-branded Media Center remote control and IR receiver for System Builders to integrate into their Media Center PC configurations. Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition delivers advanced computing plus easy-to-use integrated digital entertainment that your customers can enjoy when and how they want. Suddenly their entertainment is available through one simple interface, and accessible using a single remote control.

What Are Media Center PCs? Powered by Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, Media Center PCs are complete Windows XP PCs enhanced for home entertainment. These computers represent the evolution of home PCs into digital media hubs that bring together entertainment choices and allow your customers to access them with one remote control. Media Center PCs come equipped with all the necessary hardware to deliver powerful computing and an enjoyable home entertainment experience. And with the new Microsoft Remote Control and Receiver for Media Center PC with Windows, your customers can use one remote control to power their TV and Media Center Edition PC.

Media Center PCs are complete entertainment PCs because they include:

· Mid- to high-end processors
· More than enough memory for your customer’s computing and entertainment needs
· High-capacity hard disks
· CD-ROM/DVD drives
· Advanced graphics and audio capabilities
· Networking connectivity

Each new Media Center PC meets the minimum system requirements of Windows XP Professional and may include the following components to enhance your customer’s entertainment experience:

· A Media Center compatible remote control that keeps all of the entertainment on your customer’s computer within easy reach, and complements the keyboard and mouse. Customers can power their TV and Media Center with one remote.
· A remote infrared (IR) sensor that enables the remote control to communicate with the computer, and also controls your customer’s cable or satellite set-top box.
· An advanced graphics card for displaying the best TV experience on your customer’s computer monitor.
· A TV tuner that captures your customer’s television signal from a cable, satellite, or antenna source.
· A hardware encoder that enables your customer to record TV shows from cable, satellite, or antenna to their computer's hard disk.
· A TV output that allows your customer to display Media Center content on a television connected to their computer.

In addition, many of the features of the newest Windows Media® player (Windows Media Player 9 Series) are optimized for Windows XP and are especially useful when installed on a Media Center PC.