What are the basic steps for setting up Media Center?
• Decide where the components go. The new experiences in a Media Center are designed around using the remote from the other side of the room; Media Center works well with the TV as the primary monitor. • Connect the peripherals. The simplest way to connect the peripherals is to set up a wireless network and add a wireless network card to your PC. • Hook up audio and video, and connect the devices. Media Center works with speakers from your PC, TV, or audio/video (A/V) system. • If you connect the PC to more than one display, configure the video card to show video on both screens at the same time. To display the same video on both your TV and your PC monitor: • Click Start, and then click Control Panel. • Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display. • On the Settings tab, click Advanced. • On the View tab, click Clone.
Decide where the components go. The new experiences in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 are designed around using the remote from the other side of the room; Media Center works well with the TV as the primary monitor.Connect the peripherals. The simplest way to connect the peripherals is to set up a wireless network and add a wireless network card to your PC.Hook up audio and video, and connect the devices. Media Center works with speakers from your PC, TV, or audio/video (A/V) system.If you connect the PC to more than one display, configure the video card to show video on both screens at the same time. To display the same video on both your TV and your PC monitor: Click Start, and then click Control Panel. Click Appearance and Themes, and then click Display.On the Settings tab, click Advanced.On the View tab, click Clone.
