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Article: Microsoft launches Media Center Edition 2005.(Computer Technology)
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- October 25, 2004
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LOS ANGELES -- With all the usual hoopla expected of a major Microsoft launch, the company rolled out the third version of its Windows Media Center operating system, called Media Center Edition 2005 (MCE 2005), here, earlier this month.
MCE 2005 has bulked up the A/V capabilities compared with its predecessors by enabling the use of devices called Media Center Extenders that can spread A/V content throughout a home, a new version of Windows Media, the ability to control two TV tuners in a PC, plus music and movie download services.
The new version also has partial HDTV capability; it can play ATSC broadcasts, but cannot work with cable or satellite HD ...