You'll find no shortage of software that will turn an ordinary PC into a TV-friendly media center. From MythTV and Freevo for chronic TV recorders, to Boxee and XMBC for Hulu and YouTube fanatics, any machine can morph into a set-top box with the right software aboard. But for total integration with an OS, Windows Media Center has been hard to beat. The large-print, remote-friendly interface for Windows started off as an offshoot from Windows XP, grew into its own with Windows Vista, and has taken on an even more impressive suite of features with Windows 7. While we ran the new OS through a slew of benchmarks, testing and performance comparisons for our Windows 7 Road Test, we didn't have a chance to fully poke and prod all the new Media Center features Microsoft has slid in along with its other updates. So without further ado, here's what Windows 7 brings to the scene, and some of our own impressions from toying with the impressive new tool.



Link: Digitaltrends