Microsoft GLC01878 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
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Windows 7 for You: Makes New Things Possible
Media the Way You Want It
Windows Media Center
With a streamlined user interface and support for new content types and digital TV, Windows Media
Center in Windows 7 makes viewing TV, movies, and other media content on your PC easier than ever.
The new Electronic Program Guide (EPG) in Windows Media Center brings together both broadcast and
Internet TV so you can  nd all your favorite programs in one place.
Internet TV
Windows 7 pulls the growing amount of media content on the Internet into the Windows Media Center
experience. You can choose from a variety of online TV shows and movies, all organized and view-
able with a consistent look
and feel. With a broadband
connection, Windows Media
Center is populated auto-
matically with Internet TV
channels and content, which
are conveniently organized
in the familiar program
guide for easy discovery.
Note: Internet access is required.
Free Internet TV content varies by
geography. Some content may
require additional fees.
Digital TV
Turn your PC into a digital video recorder by adding a broadcast TV tuner, which you can  nd at many
popular retail electronics stores. Windows 7 Media Center includes support for a wide range of TV
standards to meet the
needs of television viewers
around the world. Digital TV
in Windows 7 works in more
than 20 global markets,
with certi ed support for
the United States ATSC
and QAM cable standards,
Japan’s ISDB standards
(ISDB-T and ISDB-S), Euro-
pean DVB TV standards
(DVB-T, DVB-S), and Pay TV
standards.
Electronic Program Guide consolidates
Internet TV and broadcast TV.
Recorded TV