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Could a home PC serve as a multimedia centre (home theatre PC, HTPC)?

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Could a home PC serve as a multimedia centre (home theatre PC, HTPC)?

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In recent years, experienced domestic users could to benefit from the manifold developments in the computer and entertainment market. Initially PCs served just as typewriters and calculators but the range of their functions has been constantly extended by entertainment elements. Todays home computers are used not only for more and more complex computer games but also for any multimedia application. Through video on demand systems films can be downloaded as well as songs offered by music companies, and using a TV tuner card public and private TV channels can be received. The Internet provides totally new liberty of action within the cyberspace. Whereas up to now rather more experienced users with corresponding know-how and information about latest developments were able to benefit from these technical possibilities, with the aid of media centers they are easily and comfortably available also to unskilled end users. An all-round solution is for example Microsofts Windows XP media center.

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