Media Center

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The term media center refers either to a dedicated computer appliance or to a specialized application software designed to run on standard personal computer hardware, both of which are adapted for playing various kinds of media (music, movies, photos etc.), and it usually has a GUI (Graphical User Interface design to be used in living-room TV with a remote control, a type of interface style that is commonly known by the designers of them as a 10-foot user interface. A media center typically allows watching movies (DVD, BluRay, and other digital video formats) and watching and recording television broadcasts, playing audio (CD as well as MP3, WMA, and other audio formats). The media itself may be stored, received by terrestrial, satellite or cable broadcasting or streamed from the internet. Stored media is kept either on a local hard drive or on a (wireless) network attached storage. Some software is capable of doing other tasks, such asfinding news (RSS) from the Internet. Media centers are often operated with a remote control, connected to a television set for video output, and can sometimes function as a normal personal computer.