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WINDOWS VISTA MEDIA CENTER
PRESENTER NAME Title Web Live Rhythm
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Agenda

• Windows Vista Media Center
• Introduction
• Whole Home Entertainment
• Market Momentum
• Media Center Platform
• Partner Opportunity
• Development Basics
• Next Steps

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Windows Vista Media Center
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Windows Media Center Vision

• Simple entertainment user experience
• 3rd party application platform
• TV connected devices

Media Center puts consumers in control of the
ultimate digital entertainment library letting
them enjoy their personal content plus a library
as limitless as the web whenever they want and on
any device.
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CONSUMER EXPERIENCEDEMO

• NAME
• Title Group
• Microsoft Corporation

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Windows Media Center Built for digital home
entertainment
Media Center Extender Access it anywhere
DVD Player with built-in Windows Media Center
Extender receives signal from Media Center PC and
displays pictures and online music and movie
services
Windows Media Center PC
XBox 360 with Media Center Extender receives
signal from Media Center PC and plays music and
live and recorded TV
Digital TV with built-in Media Center Extender
receives signal from Media Center PC and displays
live and recorded HDTV, photos, and home videos
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Media Center Extender EvolutionIncrease our
reach to living rooms and televisions
Past V1 Media Center Extenders
Present Xbox 360
Vista HDTVs and other CE devices

• HD experiences on networked DTV, DVD, and DMR
  devices
• Arriving 1H 2007

• Standard definition experiences throughout the
  house, via wired and wireless home networks
• Available today from Linksys

• HD, 3D animated experiences on Xbox 360 via the
  home network
• Launched Holiday 2005
• Update for Windows Vista, January 2007

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Market Momentum
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Strong Sales Volume

• Over 20 million Windows XP Media Center Edition
  PC sales worldwide in 33 markets
• 2-3 million units per month (4.5 million in
  October 06)
• 50 of all retail Windows PCs in the US are now
  Media Center PCs
• Over 120 OEMs

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Future Sales Projections

• Vista SKU strategy and marketing plan will drive
  Media Center awareness and adoption.

Source IDC Sept 2006 - WW and US Media Center PC
2006-2010 Forecast
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Media Center Platform

• NAME
• Title Group
• Microsoft Corporation

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Why Build a Service for Media Center?

• Extend your brand reach to television/living room
• Completely control and brand user experience
• Incremental Cost
• Direct connection with your users
• The audience
• 86 have Broadband
• Digital media enthusiasts
• Affluent
• The place to be

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Z APPLICATIONDEMO

• NAME
• Title Group
• Microsoft Corporation

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Development Basics
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Designing a 10 Experience

• Needs to be viewable on TV
• Font size and style
• Color considerations
• No fine details
• Needs to be navigable with remote control
• Simple navigation (up/down/left/right)
• No pop-ups, onscreen keyboard
• Users want to relax and be entertained

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Development Model Comparison
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USING MCMLDEMO

• NAME
• Title Group
• Microsoft Corporation

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Next Steps

• Install Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate
• Play with Media Center
• Get a feel for existing services
• Install the Windows Vista Media Center SDK
• http//www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?Fa
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• Evaluate your media assets and types of services
  that could be built around them

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