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- Main Page
- Main Page
- Table of content
- Copyright
- Foreword
- The Evolution of the Media Center PC
- The New Digital Experience
- The Future of the Market
- You Be the Judge
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- We Want to Hear from You
- Introduction
- Why This Book?
- How We Got Here
- How to Use This Book
- On a Personal Note
- Part I: Getting Started
- Chapter 1. Preparing for XP Media Center
- Getting Prepared Mentally
- Getting Prepared Physically
- Chapter 2. Basic Setup of an XP Media Center System
- Taking Inventory
- Getting Connected
- Chapter 3. Getting Started and Taking the Tour
- Running the Setup Wizard
- Taking In the Sights
- More Orientation Tools and Options
- Chapter 4. Navigating XP Media Center s 10-Foot Interface
- Getting to Know the Media Center Remote Control
- Exploring the Media Center Interface
- Chapter 5. Navigating XP Media Center s 2-Foot Interface
- Your Windows XP Desktop
- Controlling Media Center with Your Mouse
- Controlling Media Center with Your Keyboard
- Customizing Your 2-Foot Look and Feel
- Part II: My TV
- Chapter 6. Watching the Show
- Why Watching TV on Your Media Center Changes Everything
- Watching TV and Time-Shifting with Your Remote Control
- Watching TV and Time-Shifting with Your Mouse and Keyboard
- Watching Out for the Kids: Using Parental Controls
- Chapter 7. Finding Shows to Record
- About the Program Guide
- Using the Program Guide
- Chapter 8. Recording Shows You Find
- Recording as You Watch
- Recording from the Program Guide or Search Results
- Recording Manually
- Keyword Recording
- Recording a Series
- Fine-Tuning Your Recordings
- Part III: My Videos
- Chapter 9. Playing and Organizing Your Digital Movies
- Navigating My Videos
- Organizing and Sorting Videos
- Watching Videos
- Troubleshooting My Videos
- Chapter 10. Capturing and Creating Videos with Media Center
- Connecting to Your Camcorder
- Using Windows Movie Maker
- Part IV: Playing and Recording DVDs
- Chapter 11. Watching DVDs on an XP Media Center PC
- Basic DVD Playback
- Playback Preferences: Changing DVD Settings
- Troubleshooting DVD Playback
- Chapter 12. Creating DVDs on an XP Media Center PC
- Choosing Your Tools
- Copying and Copyrights
- Troubleshooting the DVD Burning Experience
- Part V: My Music
- Chapter 13. Preparing Your Music Collection for XP Media Center
- Supported File Formats
- Putting the Music into My Music
- Ripping CDs
- Metadata Tags and You
- Chapter 14. Playback Time: Sorting, Viewing, and Controlling Your Music
- Playing Audio CDs with Your Music Center PC
- Sorting Your Collection
- Controlling My Music Playback
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