Why bother with Media Center Extender?
My respect for the hard work that’s gone into Windows XP Media Center Edition (XP MCE) cannot be denied. Though it is an imperfect beast, XP MCE has completely changed the way my family watches TV, thanks to its amazing DVR (digital video recording; sometimes called personal video recording, or PVR) functionality. (For more information about the steadily evolution of XP MCE, please refer to my exhaustive reviews of the first three generations of this product, XP Media Center Edition, XP Media Center Edition 2004, and, most recently, XP Media Center Edition 2005.) My young children–now ages 6 and 3–know nothing of commercials, and never ask for every silly little toy or sugary foodstuff that bombards children in other homes. No one in my family needs to be in front of the TV at a particular time on a particular day, as our favorite shows are automatically recorded, and queued up for whatever free time we may have. Best of all, we can enjoy stunning photo slideshows, accompanied by our
