Traditionally, wood
panels, floors, chrome fixtures and glass and mirrors
were the defining traits of a rich and elite living
room but Media Center PC for living room is the latest
trend of the day. Today, Microsoft and other big
companies are coming up with trendy and sleek PC
designs that become the center of attraction in the
living room and do not have to be stuffed back into
the entertainment center because of its huge bulky and
massive built.
Living Room PC is actually TV and
typical personal computer rolled into one so that you can use the
same device as a PC to watch and organize your photos, download
movies and songs, make slideshow presentations, send your emails
and also watch TV programs and movies and enjoy the full home
theater experience.
Media Center PC designs for living rooms available today are not
very aesthetic still and are not able to handle interaction as
well as one would like to and are still on the bulkier side to put
next to the sofas but the evolving trend prophesizes that very
soon we will be able to have much more beautiful and affordable
Living Room PCs, perhaps one for each member of the family. Today
entertainment-oriented software is becoming the latest fashion
trend for stylish living rooms to turn out idiot boxes into
interactive television that can perform other functions as well.
It also shows promises of turning our homes into digital homes and
help us perform our daily chores right from the comfort of our
couch as we watch television.
Media Center PC for living rooms available these days still use
traditional boxy PC format but the demand for newer and modular
look is high. One of the Media Center PC has been designed as a
remote caddy, in an ovoid shape. It has a built-in cup holder and
chrome touches. This fashionable and stylish Living Room PC is one
of the first of the line that has been evolved as a result of
adapting a high-tech gadget to sleek furniture designs of
contemporary and modern living rooms. The point is to bring the PC
out of its closet and make it a part of living room accents and
accessories, though a very practical and useful one. Today PCs
generally use traditional TV screens for clarity of visual image.
Yet these screens do not work well yet to perform tasks like Web
surfing and emailing.
An ideal Media Canter PC for living room will be a wall-mounted
system with a removable 12 inch LCD screen that can be remote
controlled just like a television or can be picked up and used
like a computer when you are relaxing on the couch to finish off
your remaining office work. It is still a vision. Media Center PC
available these days has more emphasis on media and entertainment
along with some of the most common PC functions. They are also
often used as the game console and kids love to play video games
on it. The software for Living Room PC launched by Windows has a
client-friendly and beautiful interface. It is fast, reliable and
very much usable, even for people who are not so technology
friendly.
Building living room media center PC I not very difficult. You
just have to connect the PC directly to a high-definition TV. You
need to install a good quality video card on your computer and you
may even assemble a home-theater style PC, if you have the right
equipments. Other things that you need is the right software, a
Media Center Extender connecting to your TV to stream Media Center
content over a wired or wireless network to it. You may need
adopters to connect Media Center to these extenders and it may
take some skills to do it properly. The latest Media Center PC
boast of being driven by a remote control and are optimized for
widescreen displays. They also have media libraries including your
favorite movies and music that are organized as lists or grids,
for you to choose from. Its an ultimate entertainment experience
and can actually turn your living room into one of the most
populated area of your home.
