This one-stop, media-management application turns any Windows PC into an entertainment hub with complete control over your digital media. It connects your PC to your stereo, TV, remote control device, digital camera, scanner, and portable MP3 player. It plays all media, and it rips, burns, and organizes your music, images, and video. Media Center encodes and plays all popular media formats, and powerful utilities include Media Server for streaming music and images to remote PCs.

New features include the improved graphical Action Window for quick burning, tagging, and handheld syncing; Media Mode buttons for easy navigation; a new layout; and unique 3D visualizations. Other features include three skinnable modes; a visualization studio; CD and DVD burning (audio, video, and data); encoding (MP3, WMA, OGG, and APE formats); TV recording and instant replay; image organization and tagging; music and image slide shows; iPod support; a CD labeler; a DSP and EQ studio; a file-tagging studio; and TiVo HMO support.