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 “Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 integrates a home entertainment system with the power and intelligence of a Windows XP PC.  This is the platform for the home of the future – available today, enabling easy access to all your digital media as well as a whole new world of Media Center products and services. Steve's book will help you unlock the full potential of your Media Center PC with easy to understand explanations of all the key features for the absolute beginner as well as some very clever tips and tricks for the more advanced beginner.”

-- Tom Laemmel, Windows eHome Product Manager, Microsoft Corp.

 

"If you want a peek into the future of entertainment on a PC, this is the book for you. Steve cuts through the hype to explain how Media Center really works and how you can put it to work for you."

-- Leo Laporte, Host of TechTV’s Call For Help and The Screen Savers

 

"The new and exciting Media Center PC's are the latest trend in home entertainment. Unfortunately the idea is so new that nobody knows how to use them or how powerful they can be. Kovsky cuts through the fog and has produced a book that is a must-read for anyone exploring this new platform."

-- John C. Dvorak, Columnist, PC Magazine

 

 “If you just bought a Media Center PC, buy this book.  Steve knows more about the intersection of computing, video and audio than four normal geeks put together, and with this in your hands, you'll be that much closer to media nirvana.”

-- Jim Louderback, Editor In Chief, Ziff Davis Internet; Columnist, USA Weekend Magazine

 

"Your living room will soon become your media center. If you want to learn how to control your music, television and radio without trying to wade through the digital swamp of geek speak, this is the book for you. For the first time, this book takes the complicated process of setting up a media center in your home and explains in clear, easy to understand terms how to get the most out of your Media Center PC."

-- Eric Lundquist, Editor-in-Chief, eWeek

 

“The Media Center Edition from Microsoft represents the most powerful platform created to date that merges PC technology with your living room.  While it is one of the easiest personal computer platforms to use, the sheer number of features and capabilities can still be daunting.  I've known Steve Kovsky for a number of years and there is no one more capable of simplifying this platform and allowing you to get the maximum enjoyment for it.  His Absolute Beginners Guide to Windows XP Media Center Edition is a required reading, in my opinion, for every Media Center owner  -- and for those thinking of buying the platform.”

-- Rob Enderle, Principle Analyst, Enderle Group

 

"I've been in this media business since the days of 16mm news film and  black & white TV.  I haven't known Steve quite that long, but long enough to know he's the guy to get you into the next generation of media. The  Windows XP Media Center can do for your life what the video camera and then satellite trucks did for television back in that last century.  You need Mr. Kovsky's book before tomorrow passes you by."

-- Harry Fuller, Executive Producer and European Bureau Chief, CNBC

 

 

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