Windows Media Center: Consumer Electronic Installers

Windows Media Center entertainment systems enable the ultimate whole-home customer experience. Simple installation, high-end, configurable design options, and easy expansion make Windows Media Center and Extenders for Windows Media Center must-have components that will provide demonstrable value in the connected homes of even your most sophisticated and demanding clients.

These are some of the many benefits available with Windows Media Center.

	Delight customers	Scalable entertainment	Better for business
	Windows Media Center gives your clients the ultimate high-end entertainment system. Now they can enjoy their favorite digital content, including high definition content1 on every TV in their home. One simple menu on the TV screen provides instant access to the music, movies, photos and TV programming they want—including top entertainment like Fox Sports and Vongo—all with the simple click of a remote control!	Windows Media Center is the ideal entertainment backbone for your client's home—recording TV, storing personal digital media, and connecting to the Internet from one central location. Easily scale the solution to every room in the home by providing an IP home network and an Extender for Windows Media Center at each TV location.	Drive new business opportunities with custom installation packages featuring Windows Media Center and Extenders for Windows Media Center. Combine high consumer value with simple installation and create a great formula for strong margins. Help increase average job revenue by selling the ultimate entertainment experience into every room, and drive business growth through a community of delighted customers.
	High Definition entertainment Simple interface in every room All in one place entertainment Recorded TV, music, photos, and videos Access/view online media	Simple installation Easy scale-through Extenders Centralized management Flexible design options IP-based home networking	High consumer value Low deployment costs Recognize revenue for every room Satisfied customers drive referrals

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Did you miss the class offered by Microsoft at CEDIA? Did you make the class, but want to review the value proposition of Windows Media Center for some sales training? You can now download the presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint '97-'03 format and review the slides from the class. Here is an overview:

• Windows Media Center feature summary and demonstration

• How to articulate Windows Media Center value to customers

• Uses of Windows Media Center in residential installation

• Next steps to incorporating Windows Media Center into a business

Extenders for Windows Media Center

You can use Extenders for Windows Media Center to deliver HD content to as many as five zones in your clients' homes.² Every installation and customer has unique needs that can be fulfilled through multiple installation designs and topologies.

¹Enjoying live and recorded HDTV (U.S. only) may require additional equipment, including but not limited to an HD compatible tuner and TV or other display.
²Windows Media Center supports as many as two NTSC Standard tuners and two ATSC HD TV tuners, for a maximum of four TV tuners in a Windows Media Center PC.

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