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• Connect to a wired or wireless network, the Internet, and a TV signal
• Configure your settings, including privacy, parental controls, and closed captioning
• Watch, pause, rewind, and record live TV
• Download and watch movies and other media
• Set up a personal music library and buy or rent music online
• Create playlists, burn CDs, synch mobile devices, and stream music
• Customize, create, and manage pictures and videos
• Access your media from an Xbox 360 or other Windows Vista PCs
• Install a DVD, HD DVD, or Blu-ray disc drive for your PC or Xbox 360
• Install and configure a TV tuner, a cable card, and an external hard drive

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About the author:
Joli Ballew, MCSE, MCTS, MCDST, is a technical writer, technology trainer, and website manager. She is the author of How to Do Everything with Windows Vista Media Center, Hardcore Windows XP, and other books....