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	Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows: Portable Media Center Review
		Later branded as Portable Media Centers (see my CES 2004 photo gallery for images), these devices are just now starting to ship from a variety of manufacturers, including Creative, iRiver and Samsung.
		Naturally, the center of the strategy is a Windows XP-based PC running Windows Media Player 10 (WMP 10, see my review); for even better experience, you could substitute a Media Center PC, which offers a remote control-accessible user interface for all your digital media tasks, and can be used to record TV shows.
		But the PMC gives you a version of Mac OS X's "beach ball of death" to let you know you're going to be waiting a bit (Figure).
	www.winsupersite.com /reviews/pmc.asp (4446 words)

	Creative Zen Portable Media Center Reviews. Portable Video Players (PVPs) Reviews by CNET. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The device is designed to work seamlessly with Windows Media Player 10.0 on any Windows XP computer, but those using Windows XP Media Center Edition will get the most out of the Zen PMC, given the device's ability to play recorded television content.
		The Zen PMC is designed as the portable counterpart to WMP10 and its library; therefore, the majority of content on the device can mirror your PC, though typically in a more compressed form.
		Additionally, the Zen PMC is compatible with the next-gen Windows DRM (formerly known as Janus), which will allow music and video subscribers to download and play licensed content on the device for as long as the subscription is valid.
	reviews.cnet.com /Creative_Zen_Portable_Media_Center/4505-6499_7-30993434.html (2341 words)

	First Portable Media Center hits store shelves
		The Portable Media Center (PMC) concept, initially known as "Media2Go", was first unveiled by Bill Gates at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
		PMC devices are intended to allow users to take digital media content from their Windows XP PCs with them for playback anytime, anywhere.
		Creative says its Zen PMC, which was showcased earlier this year by Bill Gates during his CES keynote, features a 3.8-inch color LCD screen and an "ultra-fast" USB 2.0 port to transfer video, music or digital photos from a PC to the internal 20 GB hard drive.
	www.windowsfordevices.com /news/NS7959634906.html (680 words)

	PC World - Microsoft Lets the Digital Media Play
		The Portable Media Center platform resembles Microsoft's Windows Media Center OS for PCs, with a very similar user interface, but it's designed to be used with a small-screen device.
		Portable Media Center devices, which will be designed and manufactured by Microsoft's hardware partners, have hard drives for storing and playing back media files.
		Portable Media Centers are likely to appeal to frequent travelers and commuters, according to Microsoft.
	www.pcworld.com /news/article/0,aid,117653,00.asp (1921 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Portable Media Centers Work"
		A portable media center with a 40-GB hard disk can hold up to 160 hours of video, up to 10,000 songs or tens of thousands of digital photographs.
		Using Windows Media 10, you can transfer files from a personal computer to a portable media center through a USB 2.0 cable.
		Use the USB 2.0 cable that came with your PMC to connect the portable media center to your PC.
	electronics.howstuffworks.com /pmc.htm (948 words)

	SnapStream Community - Beyond TV 3.5 and Portable Media Center
		Now that the PMC and WMP10 are configured to communicate with each other, it's time to setup Beyond TV 3.5 and upload a show.
		Now, click "Send to Portable Media Center." You will see the option change to "Cancel Send to Portable Media Center." Provided all other system settings are left at their default, the recording will be ready for you to download the next morning after the job was scheduled.
		Now, scroll down in the list to "Send to Portable Media Center" and change the value to "Enabled." After each show is recorded, it will be ready to be transferred to the PMC the morning after the recording happens.
	www.snapstream.com /community/Articles/pmc/default.asp (852 words)

	Microsoft Notebook: Microsoft has plans to take on ... Apple?
		Using Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition on a PC, someone could also record TV shows and transfer them to watch on one of the devices, which are expected to come with screens 4 inches or larger.
		A Portable Media Center with a 40-gigabyte hard drive is expected to hold up to 175 hours of video, 10,000 songs or 100,000 pictures, using Windows Media audio and video files.
		Although the capacity of the Portable Media Centers to be sold in that price range may not be as much, they would offer a main feature the iPods don't, video playback.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/155236_msftnotebook05.html (1299 words)

	PC World - First Look: Creative Zen Portable Media Center
		Portable Media Centers, or PMCs, display still images and play audio and video (including TV programs and full-length movies) stored on their hard drive.
		The Zen is also one of the first devices to support Microsoft's new Windows Media Digital Rights Management 10 (formerly code-named Janus), which will let you transfer subscription-based content from your PC to another Janus-compliant device.
		Frequent travelers or TV lovers (especially those with a Media Center PC) might find it to be a dream device, but for the rest of us the price is just too high.
	www.pcworld.com /reviews/article/0,aid,117928,00.asp (1181 words)

	Philips Portable Media Center PMC7230 Reviews. Portable Video Players (PVPs) Reviews by CNET. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The bottom line: The Philips Portable Media Center PMC7230 is a stylish device with lots of potential, but it's not as impressive as we expected.
		Portable Media Center devices usually aren't known for having a plethora of features.
		It would be too harsh to say that the Philips PMC is all style and no substance, but we were definitely expecting a better performer.
	reviews.cnet.com /Philips_Portable_Media_Center_PMC7230/4505-6499_7-31940395.html (1182 words)

	Windows Marketplace: Media Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Media Center on Windows Marketplace is the place to buy them.
		From models designed to complement media components you already own to traditional desktop and notebook models, there’s a Media Center PC that is sure to fit your lifestyle.
		Discover some of the many plugs-in created specifically for use on Media Center PCs—many are designed so you can control them with your remote.
	g.msn.com /9SE/1?http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/Content.aspx?ctId=153&&DI=6244&IG=c60db3decc7846baab57aac2f3a63b01&POS=5&CM=WPU&CE=4&CS=AWP&SR=4 (180 words)

	Philips announces new Portable Media Center - printer friendly version - Alpha Blog - alpha.cnet.com
		The PMC7230 is competing with several new portable media players that have been trickling onto the market as Apple's iPod with video has taken off.
		The obvious advantage to the Philips player is its ability to record directly from any video source, such as a cable or satellite box or a DVR, but the drawback is that you're recording in real time--if a show is 30 minutes long, for example, it'll take 30 minutes to record.
		The glossy fl Portable Media Center is due this September and will carry a list price of $349.99.
	www.cnet.com /%3c!%5bCDATA%5bhttp://www.cnet.com/4835-10921_1-6542085.html (218 words)

	Microsoft lifts curtain on Portable Media Center - vnunet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Portable Media Centers from Samsung Electronics and iRiver International will be available later this autumn, Microsoft said.
		Support for Windows Media DRM 10, and the ability to play back digitally protected Windows Media Audio and Video files, is also provided together with fast content transfer using Windows Media Player 10 and Auto Sync.
		"Portable Media Centers are vanguard devices that will change the way we think about digital entertainment on the go," said Todd Warren, corporate vice president at Microsoft, in a statement.
	www.vnunet.com /vnunet/news/2125776/microsoft-lifts-...ain-portable-media-center (727 words)

	Microsoft productizes Media2Go, announces manufacturing partners
		The devices are intended to allow users to take digital media content from their Windows XP PCs with them and view them wherever they go, Microsoft said.
		Consumer devices based on the new Portable Media Center platform are expected to begin showing up during the second half of 2004.
		Users will sync their Portable Media Center devices with PC digital media content from their PCs so that they can listen to thousands of hours of music on the go, watch digitally recorded television shows, home movies or digital videos, and store and view digital photo albums.
	www.windowsfordevices.com /news/NS7951767130.html (655 words)

	Portable Video Player News: Philips Announces PMC7230 Portable Media Center
		Equipped with a 3.5" screen, the PMC7230 from Philips is one of the newest entrants into the portable media device fray.
		What's also nice about this device is that you will be able to watch videos for a good 5 hours (or music for 18 hours) before needing a recharge.
		The Philips PMC7230 Portable Media Center currently has a scheduled street date of September 2006 in the US, with an estimated retail price of $349.99, which is about the going rate for a PVP with this level of functionality.
	www.pvp4u.com /archives/2006/06/philips_announces_pmc7230_port.html (189 words)

	Portable media center extender - Hack a Day
		Hack247 has posted their first project: a portable media center extender.
		So you could use this to control your cable box or Media Center PC or anything else that outputs a video and is controlled by IR remote.
		It would be great if it worked win Windows Media Center Eition...
	www.hackaday.com /2006/05/30/portable-media-center-extender (767 words)

	Portable Media Center - Tech Support
		When I plug my AV500 into my PC it is recognised as an MTP Media Player device and Windows XP asks me if I want to sync using Windows Media Player or Napster (I have a Napster to Go subscription).
		Im running windows xp media center edition and ran through the McAfee setup with the firewall but it didn't help.
		It came with Windows XP Media Center pre-installed, with all its...
	www.techreplies.com /portable-media-center-14 (353 words)

	Media Center
		URGE appears to be the only company with their store built into the beta, so if you were taking advantage of the free plays from Napster you might want to hold off on the upgrade, unless you use the Napster standalone app instead.
		The killer app for me is media playback because not having to browse for files while driving is certainly a smart way to keep your eyes on the road.
		VLC Media Player is currently the only media player with native support for OGM, but thanks to efforts of the RadLight team, there’s a Ogg Media filter that makes it possible to configure Windows Media Player to play OGM through a slightly convoluted series of steps.
	channels.lockergnome.com /media (4706 words)

	xpMCE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Media Made Easy, a developer of digital entertainment systems, last week unveiled a new system powered by Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition.
		From BetaNews Atricle: Microsoft is currently testing a Slingbox-like add-on that would allow Windows Media Center users to watch programming on their PCs from anywhere using mobile devices and laptops, BetaNews has learned.
		The new devices and the mobile version of Vongo, coming first to Portable Media Centers, will be available in early 2006.
	g.msn.com /9SE/1?http://www.xpmce.com/&&DI=6244&IG=c60db3decc7846baab57aac2f3a63b01&POS=11&CM=WPU&CE=10&CS=AWP&SR=10 (896 words)

	paidContent.org: The Economics of Content - Amazon to Take Pre-Orders for Portable Media Center
		Creative’s Zen Portable Media Center and Samsung’s YH-999 can be pre-ordered for about $500, which each come with 20 gigabytes of storage for music, photos and video.
		Seattle Times: The Portable Media Centers also take Microsoft a step further to creating an all-encompassing home-entertainment system built on its technology.
		The company has said it wants to be a leader in the home-entertainment business, with its Windows Media Center computer as the central hub for digital music and video.
	www.paidcontent.org /entry/amazon-to-take-pre-orders-for-portable-media-center (365 words)

	Amazon.com: Samsung Yepp YH-999 20 GB Portable Media Center: Electronics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Even large media video files can be transferred in a matter of minutes via its USB 2.0 connection.
		I've had this media player for about a year now and at first I was very skeptical because I was new to this kind of technology.
		And unlike the smudges that appeared on the Creative Zen PMC screen, I found that the Samsung Yepp didn't suffer from these problems: the metallic finish around the screen mask any smudges and prints, and any smudges on the screen were cleaned easily with a damp cloth.
	www.amazon.com /Samsung-YH-999-Portable-Media-Center/dp/B000294HDU (3198 words)

	Engadget Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The bad news is that it won't be out until some time around the end of the year, but the good news is that LG's new PM70 Portable Media Center does with a few features that aren't available in the current crop of PMC, like a video-in...
		Getting video on a Portable Media Center is a fairly complicated task, but not because it's all that hard, it's just because no one has ever shown folks how.
		We're a little confused as to how this former Portable Media Center ODM design reminiscent more of a Nintendo DS (or the later Game Boy Advance SP) than a mobile media workhorse got such a makeover from New Media Life, but the TAVI 030 sounds like...
	www.engadget.com /search/?q=portable+media+center&submit=Go (922 words)

	Amazon.com: Creative Zen 20 GB Portable Media Center: Electronics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The Creative Zen Portable Media Center's rechargeable Li-Ion battery is removable, which means you can carry a spare battery and have many more hours of digital entertainment at your fingertips.
		My first impression when I turn it on is that UI is a clone from XP Media Center Edition (which is Microsoft's Media Center PC OS).
		Be sure to use one of the portable formats because the Zen has a limited bit rate it can support.
	www.amazon.com /Creative-Zen-Portable-Media-Center/dp/B0002J6GLG (3369 words)

	You receive an error message when you transfer protected Windows Media content to a Portable Media Center device
		Playback on the PC and on certain portable devices is not affected.
		This behavior occurs because a certificate that was used on one of the core Windows Media Format Software Development Kit (SDK) DLLs expired on August 31, 2004.
		Affected clients may have tried to first play back Windows Media protected content between July 23, 2004 and September 2, 2004.
	support.microsoft.com /KB/885944 (370 words)

	Creative Technology Zen Portable Media Center - Find, Compare, and Buy at DealTime
		Creative Zen Portable Media Center puts all your favorite videos, music, and photos at your fingertips wherever you are.
		With Windows Mobile software featuring an easy-to-use, familiar Windows Media Center Edition interface, Portable Media Centers let you enjoy immediate access to all of your favorite entertainment - anytime, anywhere.
		portable media center, lyra rca, More MP3 Players
	www.dealtime.com /xPO-Creative_Labs_Zen_Portable_Media_Center_20GB (339 words)

	Creative Labs Zen Portable Media Center/20GB USB2 DE
		The Creative® Zen Portable Media Center is the ultimate personal player for audio and visual entertainment.
		Audio, video, movies and stills can be synchronised with Microsoft®Windows® XP-based PCs and enjoyed on the system's own, bright 3.8-inch colour screen and built-in speaker, or on external entertainment systems via video and audio-out connectivity.
		The Creative Zen Portable Media Center has a USB 2.0 port for high-speed downloads and supports many formats including MP3, WMA, WMA with DRM and WMV for video.
	shop.napster.co.uk /Creative-Labs-Zen-Portable-Media-Center-20GB-USB2-DE-Front-Page_stcVVproductId3102234VVcatId396965VVviewprod.htm (349 words)

	VMTN Discussion Forums: Creative Zen Portable Media Center and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		I've got a problem with VMWare 5.0 (just upgraded), NT2K host, XP Home guest, and a Creative Zen Portable Media Center device connected to XP via USB working together.
		Windows Media Player 10 can see the PMC, and the PMC screen displays "connected".
		- Creative's 1.03 upgrade to the PMC software (from their support page) when executed reports that the PMC isn't connected.
	www.vmware.com /community/message.jspa?messageID=182694 (252 words)

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