What does it do?

A Media Centre is basically a PC, but instead of a tower as you normally seen, this is a unit that looks more like audio equipment.

These are prepared to run quietly, with cooling fans that make little noise. They also have HDMI capabilities which means you can easily plug them into TV's.

The cases normally come with a built in infra-red receiver - which means what you can point the remote control at the unit to change channel etc.

Copy your DVD's

So you have a pile of 200+ DVD's, and your wondering where you are going to fit the next batch you are going to buy? Well, instead of cluttering up your living room - how about the loft?

But how will I watch my DVD's?

With a Media Centre PC, all you have to do is pop the DVD in, and using software like AnyDVD it will automactially copy the movie over to your hard drive for you. So now you can choose and watch what DVD movie you want to view without leaving your seat!

View Photo's

Everybody has a digital camera these days, even those with mobile phones.

So where do you put all those memories that you would like to store forever?

All you have to do is pop your camera memory card into a card reader connected to a Media Centre, and the mediacenter software copies it automatically to your hard drive.

Now grab your remote, sit on your sofa, and enjoy the slide show!

Copy Music

What are you going to do with all your audio CD's?

How about copying them to your Home Cinema PC, and then use your Home Cinema PC to play back your vast library of music?

So be it WAV format or MP3, playing, making playlists, or just have music playing in the background while browsing your photo library - this can all be easily done with your HTPC!