Windows Vista® Home Entertainment with Windows® Media Center and Xbox 360TM

Connect! Create! Play! And discover digital home entertainment made easy with Windows Vista, Windows Media Center, and Xbox 360. This book is full of activities that help you create a vivid entertainment experience in every room of your home. It's loaded with easy how-to's, helpful hints...

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Autor principal: Slack, S. E. (-)
Otros Autores: Slack, S., Slack, Greg
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sebastopol : Microsoft Press 2007.
Edición:1st edition
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Getting Ready for Media Center; Support; Part I: Technical Matters; Chapter 1: Media Center Overview; Learn Windows Media Center Basics; Know Where Content Comes From; Navigate Media Center; Work with Libraries; Understand What Types of Files Are Supported; Use Media Center Throughout Your Home; Chapter Summary; Chapter 2: Understanding Audio/Video Formats and Connectivity Issues; Get a High-Level View of Audio Formats; Get a High-Level View of Video Interfaces; Understand Connectivity Concepts
  • Meet the Standard Home Entertainment Components You Need to KnowChapter Summary; Chapter 3: Working with Networks; Understand Wireless Technology; Set Up Your Wireless Network; Chapter Summary; Chapter 4: Obtaining Theater-Quality Sound; Think of Sound as Air in Motion; Explore Your Home Entertainment Environment; Stereo Receiver Considerations; Incorporate Your Media Center PC; Planning Speaker Placement; Get Optimum Sound; Chapter Summary; Chapter 5: Hardware Basics; Meet the Minimum System Requirements; Use the Windows Experience Index; Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 6: Using Media Center Throughout Your HomeSet Up Media Center; Use Media Center Throughout Your Home; Connect Any Media Center Extender; Set Up Xbox 360 as a Windows Media Center Extender; Set Up a Windows Media Center Extender Device; Add the HD DVD Player; Chapter Summary; Part II: Managing Your Home Entertainment System; Chapter 7: Accessing and Organizing Your Media; Organize Your Libraries; Optimize Media Center; Chapter Summary; Chapter 8: Setting Up Voice Commands; Get Started with Speech Recognition; Turn On Speech Recognition on Your Media Center PC
  • Use Media Center with Speech RecognitionChapter Summary; Chapter 9: Working with Media Center Controls and Settings; Work with General Settings; Set Up Music Visualizations; Set Closed Captioning Options; Chapter Summary; Chapter 10: Watching and Recording TV; Get the Goods on the Guide; Navigate the Guide; Watch Live TV; Record TV Shows; Play Recorded TV Shows; Chapter Summary; Chapter 11: Finding and Downloading Online Media; Explore Online Media; Subscribe to a Service; Download Media from a Service; Chapter Summary; Chapter 12: Watching DVDs and Movies; Set Up Media Center for Your DVDs
  • Play DVDs Through Media CenterBurn a TV Program or Movie to a DVD; Chapter Summary; Part III: Music and Memories; Chapter 13: Working with Windows Media Player; Get to Know Media Player 11; Navigate Media Player; Sync Portable Devices; Rip CDs for Your Music Library; Share Your Media; Chapter Summary; Chapter 14: Finding and Playing Online Music, Sports, and News; Explore More Music; Chapter Summary; Chapter 15: Mastering Your Music Collection; Use the Music Library; Access Your Music Using the Views; Use Search; Use Play All; Chapter Summary
  • Chapter 16: Creating Photo Slide Shows and Editing Your Pictures