The idea of using a computer for playback of video and audio is not new, and even the first PC with CD were commonly used for listening to that new type of music disks. The company Intel tried to introduce for the first time something like a modern media center, actively promoting among its partners - manufacturers of computer hardware - the idea of the digital home, but, apparently, a few years ago the market was not ready for it. Today, media center occupies the minds of both customers and manufacturers. It is considered convenient and prestigious to have a country cottage or an apartment with elements of “smart home».

What is media center?

So, the media center - is a computer, first of all. But not every computer - is media center. It should be noted among the key differences the silence, the possibility of continuous operation at maximum load processor, complete control with a remote control, which requires media content, the presence of embedded wireless interfaces. The fundamental difference the simple media center from PC is also a possibility to work without a monitor, when, as a primary means of visual is Plasma TV, LCD panel or projector, without the keyboard and mouse, because easy interface allows you to manage all the services of the center using a remote control.

Filling.

The technology filling of media center - is, of course, the latest technologies: Pentium 4 or AMD with a frequency of 3 GHz and above, the memory of at least 1 GB, HDD 200 GB, video card-level Radeon X800 PRO and GeForce 6600 GT, which allows the processing and capture of graphics and video, and finally, multi-level sound card of level Creative SB or Wave terminal with an optical output, allowing to connect high amplifying equipment of class Hi-Fi. Typically, media centers support the memory card MS, SD, MMC, CF, SMC. However, even the presence of such components does not do the computer a media center. Only the appearance of new software let provide a single logical system of coordinating media information, allowing withdrawing all control in one remote control. For example, last year, Microsoft introduced Windows XP Media Center Edition with a simple and user-friendly interface: there are groups of content and control commands, which are coordinated with the remote control, by vertical scroll baron on the blue background.

Audio and Video.

Tests show that sound cards of high-level are not much inferior to the quality of sound amplification technology Class Hi-Fi. We can say the same about video cards. It is the fact in favor of the media center that in addition to its own processors of audio and video cards, the central processor of the computer takes part in the process of signal processing; it is incomparably more powerful than an analog of receiver or amplifier. Moreover, the acoustics of home theater with the use of media center is the same as that on standard components.

Radio and TV.

Modern TV tuners that make up the media center, have a great opportunity to work with audio-video (AV) signal than any TV. Media Center is able to digitize an analog television signal, compress it, convert, installation and record on DVD-discs. Built-in radio receiver can receive all the air radio station.

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