11. Playing Music, DVDs, and Games

In This Chapter

Windows Vista includes what some might argue is an overwhelming array of entertainment features that can turn your PC into a boom box, music mixer, radio, video player, television, PVR box (like a TiVo), and even a movie editor and DVD authoring tool. This chapter covers the basics of these entertainment elements.

Playing Audio CDs with Windows Media Player

It’s easy to play audio CDs on your computer using Vista. In addition to playing music you can adjust the volume, view visualizations ...

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