Your Entertainment Anywhere
Room-to-room entertainment with Media Center and Xbox 360.
Start enjoying the Media Center experience on any TV in your home. Connect an Xbox 360 with Media Center Extender technology to your PC running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 through your wired or wireless home network, and access all of your TV, music, photos, movies, and Online Spotlight content through the Xbox 360.

Using a Media Center or Xbox 360 remote or the Xbox 360 game controller, you can navigate the same easy-to-use Media Center menus through the TV connected to your Xbox 360. It’s like having your Media Center PC wherever you have an Xbox 360.

Learn more about Xbox 360 Media Center Extender technology.


Take it with you.
Portable Media Center Put your favorite recorded TV, photos, music, and video at your fingertips—wherever you are. There are many options available for you to take your digital media on the go. From Portable Media Centers that use the same menus as Media Center PCs to Apple's new iPod with video and the Creative Zen Vision, you have lots of choices for taking your media with you.

Learn more about portable options.
Learn more about Portable Media Centers.
Download your digital entertainment to a Portable Media Center.
Watch it on your laptop.
Set up your laptop so you can enjoy your favorite recorded TV programs from your Media Center PC. Now you can use extra time on a business trip or time just relaxing around the house to catch up on all the shows you missed.

Learn how to watch your recorded TV on your laptop.

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Windows Media Center brings together all your favorite entertainment for you to enjoy on your PC, on your TV or on the go.




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