Visual QuickStart Guide: Microsoft Windows 7

Chapter 10. Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player:

• Plays most of your digital media, including music, videos, CDs, and DVDs

• Acts like a digital jukebox that helps you find and organize digital media files

• Rips tracks from audio CDs to your hard drive

• Burns music CDs

• Downloads songs to portable music players

• Lets you buy music and other media online

Windows Media Center

Windows Media Center (Start > All Programs > Windows Media Center) is a home-entertainment hub that handles a variety of multimedia content. It can do many of the same things as Windows Media Player, plus it lets you watch live or recorded TV, capture HDTV from cable or satellite TV broadcasts, play on-demand games, listen to FM radio stations, and play digital media anywhere in your ...