Media Center Music Options

Click here for a complete side-by-side comparison of Media Center PC

You may also be interested in these review sites... DVD Copy Software Video Editing Software Movie Download Music Download 20.1" LCD Flat Panel Game Monitor Gaming PC

You can easily plug your stereo into your media center and enjoy Internet music on your home stereo and surround sound speakers. Many Internet radio stations and online music video sources are free, or require only a small subscription fee.

With the assistance of a good audio editing program, such as Dexster or GoldWave, you can easily record streaming audio and convert formats. Audio editing programs can also be used to create your own mixes or funny audio clips.

Once you begin looking online for good music sources, you will find an infinite variety of music and will quickly find your favorite sources. Here are a few of our favorites to get you started.

Internet Radio

Literally thousands of Internet radio stations stream online. All types of music is available, such as local, jazz, historical, heavy metal, techno, industrial, country western, soul, Latin, world music, trance and everything else. Many are hosted by amateur DJs and usually contain few commercials if any.

Yahoo Music http://music.yahoo.com/launchcast/

Live365 http://www.live365.com/index.live

SHOUTcast http://www.shoutcast.com/

Soma FM http://www.somafm.com/

AccuRadio http://www.accuradio.com/

Windows Media http://windowsmedia.com/radiotuner/MyRadio.asp

HardRadio http://www.hardradio.com/hr3.html

Web–Radio http://www.web-radio.fm/

Radio Free World http://www.radiofreeworld.com/page14.html

Digitally Imported http://www.di.fm/

Music Downloads

Increasingly, music is available for purchase online. The music can be downloaded to portable devices like iPods or burned to disc. Look for legal downloads, such as those offered by iTunes and avoid P2P or file sharing sites that are not artist endorsed.

iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/

MP3.com http://www.mp3.com/

Yahoo Music http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited/?ovchn=GGL&ovcpn=YMU&ovcrn=music+downloads&ovtac=PPC

Walmart http://musicdownloads.walmart.com/catalog/servlet/MainServlet

Y! Musicmatch http://www.musicmatch.com/download/music_intro.htm?OS=pc

eClassical http://www.eclassical.com/

intomusic http://www.intomusic.co.uk/

Magnatune http://magnatune.com/

easy–listen.com http://www.easy-listen.com/

Audio Lunchbox http://www.audiolunchbox.com/

Music Videos

Why limit yourself to just audio, with a media center you can enjoy great video as well. Enjoy your favorite music videos through an online music video site, most are even free.

Yahoo Music http://music.yahoo.com/musicvideos/default.asp

MTV Music Videos http://www.mtv.com/music/video/#/music/video/

Real http://guide.real.com/?rnd=1148074065437&bw=281&has-player=true&version=6.0.12.1465

Lycos http://entertainment.lycos.com/music/videos.php

iTunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/videos/

iFilm http://www.ifilm.com/musicvideos?pg=latest&htv=12

VH1.com http://www.vh1.com/

MSN Music Videos http://music.msn.com/musicvideos/default.aspx

Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/videos

Google Video http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=type:music_video&so=1

Audio Clips

There are many audio files available online, some are silly and some are educational. There are sites that post animal sounds, historic speeches, movie clips, sound effects and more.

Audio4fun.com http://www.audio4fun.com/audio-clips.htm

FreeAudioClips.com http://www.freeaudioclips.com/

SunSITE Japan http://sunsite.sut.ac.jp/multimed/sounds/sound_effects/

WavCentral.com http://wavcentral.com/

The Movie Sounds Page http://www.moviesounds.com/

The History Channel Speeches and Video http://www.historychannel.com/broadband/home/

BBC History Audio and Video http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/multimedia_zone/audio_video/

FindSounds http://www.findsounds.com/

Absolute Sound Effects Archive http://www.grsites.com/sounds/

Partners in Rhyme http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/pir/PIRsfx.html