Want to turn your PC into a digital video recorder and media center box? For more than a decade Microsoft has made that by offering Windows Media Center. But when Windows 10 ships in the summer of ...

With the release of Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 has come a slew of products based on the operating system. Here s a handful of reviews of the new operating system and products that use it.

Microsoft's entertainment-oriented software has racked up big sales, but it's still fighting for a permanent seat in your living room. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several ...

Microsoft’s Windows Media Center obeys the broadcast flag when it doesn’t have to, and consumers won’t be happy. This could kill off the Microsoft Windows Media Center product line. “Digital ...

Windows Media Center doesn’t get as much attention as it should — it’s a very developed, smooth, and media-friendly product. It comes pre-installed in Windows Vista and 7, in the standard “Home ...

Yesterday I told you how to limit the amount of hard-drive space Windows Media Center could claim for TV recording. Today let’s look at the flipside: adding more storage so you can record to your ...

LAS VEGAS--U.S consumers bought more Windows Media Center-equipped PCs than the standard edition of Windows XP last month, and sales of Media Center will reach 10 million by the end of March, a ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

The RadioTime plug-in for Windows Media Center brings all the streaming radio stations of the world to your couch. For free. It’s a little-known fact that Windows Media Center can tune in local FM ...

The WinTV-HVR 950Q tv capture dongle has a convenient composite A/V input that I'd like to use with a VCR/DVD player for showing movies on VHS. Windows Media Center detects the cable input nicely and ...

What true techie hasn’t mused about how to get rid of CDs, DVDs, and all that media clutter in favor of an all-digital entertainment center? It’s been a fantasy for years, but it’s never really ...

With the rising prevalence of dual cores and the fact that the Xbox 360 will work out of box as a HD Media Extender this is becoming a more attractive option. The basic idea is that you can use you’re ...