What is Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition?

A new member of the Windows XP family, Windows XP Media Center Edition brings together the best of computing and home entertainment. It transforms your PC into a Media Center that provides easy access to all your favorite digital entertainment experiences. With Windows XP Media Center Edition, you can enjoy live television, record TV programs, listen to digital music, watch digital video and DVDs, and view pictures—all from a single location and with the convenience of a single remote control.

And what are Media Center plug-ins?

Media Center Plug-ins are little programs that give new possibilities or expand existing functionality to your Windows XP Media Center Edition. Many programmers have made and are still making these Media Center plug-ins to make features available which aren’t there when you have a Media Center ‘out of the box’ This goes from features like a system for categorising your DVD’s and Movies complete with descriptions, actors and director info to features like having your local current Weather situation and forecast available, but it also includes the possibility to listen to or watch online media or the possibility to edit or compress recorded television and make a DVD of it. This site is dedicated to those plug-ins and we will try to give you as much info as possible about them.

If you want more info about Windows XP Media Center Edition, please visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/