Microsoft's Media Center Still Falls Short
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Microsoft's Media Center edition of Windows XP has to rank as one of the company's bigger disappointments in a while.-The Washington Post
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Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O on Tuesday  unveiled a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, adding  features such as instant messaging and high-definition  television to a personal computer designed for the living room.
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Cool but pricey Portable Media Center devices now available.
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Microsoft Corp.  is making a renewed push this week to get its software into living rooms with the launch of a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, a personal computer designed for viewing movies, listening to music and scrolling through digital pictures.
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This beautifully designed media player is like a slim iPhone sans phone--but it's marred by some early hardware and software issues.
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Microsoft is promoting its Windows Media Center Extender devices as the easiest way to get music, photos and video from a Media Center PC to a stereo or TV.
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Microsoft is getting ready to take the wraps off of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Formerly known by its code-name "Symphony," the update centers around high-definition satellite and cable television. A well placed industry source told BetaNews that Microsoft may be setting its sights on TiVo by including enhanced digital video recording (DVR) capabilities that support two different TV tuners. Other added improvements are DVD burning, expanded support for portable devices and new user interface elements.
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REDMOND, Washington  - Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O   unveiled on Thursday its new "Zune" portable media player,   hoping its ability to share music wirelessly can win over   consumers despite its late entry five years after Apple's   market-dominating iPod.
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With the next generation of Media Center PCs, you&#39;ll be able to have your TV and record it too. For the first time, Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Center Edition is supporting multiple tuners, meaning that consumers
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One of the challenges Microsoft and computer makers face in marketing Media Center PCs is persuading consumers that it&#39;s worth putting them in their living room, supplanting the normal setup of TV, VCR, DVD player and/or personal video recorder.
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Microsoft is set to officially roll out Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, code-named Symphony, on October 12 at an event in Los Angeles. InfoWorld reports the introduction will be heralded by Chairman Bill Gates, with Microsoft partners Hewlett-Packard and Gateway expected to be in attendance.
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Low-cost, TiVo-like living room media computer, anyone?
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Microsoft Corp. has strategically nurtured its Windows Media Player, making it by far the world's most dominant program for playing digital music and video on computers. Rival RealNetworks Inc.'s product ranks a very distant second.
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October 14, 2004 - Microsoft is set to release its Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox mid-November. The device will allow you to view recorded and downloaded media content stored on your PC via your Xbox.
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THE arrival of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Centre on October 13 will be not so much a launch as a co-ordinated assault. A brigade of vendors, including Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Acer, Creative Labs, iRiver
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GamePC have thrown up their review of Microsoft&#39;s Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005! Here&#39;s a snip. Windows XP Media Center Edition was originally launched roughly two years ago, and was the first variant
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With elaborate fanfare this month, Microsoft yanked the wraps off the latest version of its Windows XP Media Center Edition (MCE) operating system. Although the software has had some moderate success -- Microsoft recently announced MCE unit sales had broken the million mark -- getting couch potatoes to become computer-friendly tubers has been a daunting task.