Microsoft Vista - Neat Add-Ons

Tom jogged my memory the other night, when we went to Fins - it was in regards to the versatility of Microsoft Media Center and Vista. I had forgotten part of the demonstration that we saw at CES in January. It was the part where Microsoft explained the revisions to the Media Center application, now an integral part of Vista. Media Center first appeared in the later versions of Microsoft XP. As you will see from the information that Tom copied - and gave to me the other night, the new Media Center is a pretty cool application. My friend Dave Beales has also looked into this program and after doing so made mention of the importance of having a top notch graphics card for your computer, if you want to take full advantage of all the new features of Vista. It will raise the cost of a new Vista machine considerably, but why would you want to go only half way? I don't want to spend a whole lot more for a new Vista computer, than what it cost to upgrade to XP, but I also don't want to miss out on the state of the art programs that are now a part of Vista. Hopefully the prices will start to drop for the high end machines, both desktops and laptops, and we'll all be happy.

The scan of the information about Media Center is at the bottom of the blog page. You will most likely need to copy it - and blow it up - to easily read the text, but it's worth the effort in order to learn more about the new Media Center - if you don't already know.