What is a media center?
Introduction
Microsoft already offers long-time Media Center as a program. Really broken by the media center yet. In this article you need to know about a media center.
Media Center
Most media centers are stylishly designed
Microsoft Windows Media Center is intended as a complete solution: tv, radio, music and movies on your computer. This is never entirely off the ground. In Windows XP Media Center was the program for the first time. At that time it was purely a program, part of Microsoft Windows XP Media Center, media center hardware simply did not exist. Today is Media Center in the expanded versions of Vista (including Ultimate) to be integrated. A separate version of Windows is no longer required.
Some time later separate computers that the "full" task Media Center had: they were connected to cable TV and radio, surround-sound set on Saturday and connected media center was connected to the TV. An essential part of this media centers is that they still should be no annoying than a film to sit with the buzz of a computer (fan) in the background. Often reasonable Media Centers also "beautiful" computers because they are often prominent in sight (they must be available for DVD and CD imports) are often stylish.
Benefits
One of the advantages of having a media center is that all media in one place: radio, TV, music, movies and internet are all integrated into one device. This makes it easier for certain media to approach.
Another advantage is that a media center connected to a TV can be. No longer are there several different devices (DVD player, digital receiver, DVD recorder) is needed: the Media Center will replace them for one device.
Media Centers also are easier to change than other devices, with some knowledge, the standard DVD player in the Media Center is replaced by a Blue Ray player. In a normal DVD player would not be possible.
Disadvantages
A disadvantage of a Media Center is that they are not always easy to use. Some pieces of the program are simply not practical, so this kind of frustration which generates.
In addition, Media Center is in fact always are, if it fails to the radio or the TV, film or photos to look. Even though they are always fairly low-energy, they continue to energy questions.
Connecting a media center may also be a source of misery: all cables have a place in the device with the computer for less technical people may be difficult for all the plugs to find a good port. After the hardware part (physical drop cables and plug), the software portion beginning yet ...
Furthermore, often the TV to the media center to operate: a monitor, the media center not. This ease of use slightly less. However, there are media centers with a window on the market.
Connections
Computers that act as Media Center often have a series of standard connections plus some extra links that most computers do not have:
USB ports (default)
Network connection (normal)
Wireless network (often present)
HDMI connector
VGA connector (monitor port, normal)
eSATA connection (very rare)
Connector cable or digital television (very rare, only dedicated media centers)
5 audio ports for surround sound
Optical audio port (rare)
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