Many within the Home windows Media Center community were afraid that Home windows 8 would mark the finish of Media Center, while some thought it might be like Notepad -- present, but unchanged. Ultimately both were wrong as Microsoft introduced Media Center could be available being an add-onto Home windows 8. So far though, we did not know precisely how that process works. Steven Sinofsky layed out around the Building Home windows 8 blog how customers will have the ability to use Add Features to Home windows 8 in charge Panel and buy exactly the same great Media Center experience which was incorporated in Home windows 7 Premium and Professional. The cost continues to be surprise but is be prepared to be "consistent with marginal costs" -- whatever which means. The cost compensated covers the royalties for that needed codecs to aid broadcast TV and DVD playback (Dvd disks still will not play on television Player). One codec that'll be supported in most version of Home windows 8, and can require computer maker to license the codec directly, is Dolby Digital Plus. So yeah, another thing which was incorporated in Home windows 7 free of charge. We are glad it's there, but wish we'd go new for that new premium cost. Like the majority of, we'll most likely hold onto our Home windows 7 HTPC a bit longer.
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