Degunk Windows Media Center

Media Center is Media Player’s partner in crime. It’s the smarter, more flexible one. It can do more and is more capable. With it and the right hardware, you can watch, record, pause, stop, rewind, and ultimately fast-forward (previously paused) live television, for instance. If you don’t have a TV tuner, you can watch Internet TV. You can keep up with your favorite sports teams. You can also view all of your pictures and compatible videos, listen to all of your compatible music, and even watch movies from Netflix, among other things. Figure 11-16 shows my Instant Queue in Media Center, obtained using the Netflix feature under Movies.

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