Media Center takes centre stage

2005 Review Computing
Microsoft has long been trying to put a PC in every living room. Finally, it's starting to happen

2005 Review ComputingThe story 2005 was not a vintage year for computing – there were no new processors, few significant operating system changes, and tablet PCs failed to go mainstream. Fortunately, media centre PCs were there to save the dayThe highs After a few stuttering starts, Microsoft's Media Center (sic) operating system came of age in 2005. The lure of a combined music server, PVR and media viewer in the living room is a strong, but it was only this year that manufacturers realised that designs need to be lounge-friendly too. By the end of the year, nearly 50% of PCs sold in the US…

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