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By Pamela S. Stevens

Media center PCs are full access machines. They display digital video from Internet broadcasts, downloaded movies or other video files as well as play DVDs and television. These systems can record television, streaming video and burn DVDs and play video from all types of sources. With a media center, instead of viewing funny clips or news on your personal computer, you can share the clips with your friends and family on your television.

Here are a few sources where you can instantly find your favorite media:

Internet Sources

News Almost all news websites now offer video content and broadcasts. A few of these site include:

CNN http://www.cnn.com

ABC http://abcnews.go.com/?lid=ABCCOMMenu&lpos=ABCNews

FOX http://www.foxnews.com/

CSPAN http://www.cspan.org/watch/

The New York Times http://video.on.nytimes.com/ifr_main.jsp?nsid=a52326384:10b4db42a6e: -446b&st=1148061991156&mp=WMP&cpf=true&fr=051906 _020633_52326384x10b4db42a6exw446a&rdm= 73095.46551524281

The Associated Press http://www.ap.org/

ESPN http://espn.go.com/

The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/?nav=globetop

NPR http://www.npr.org/

NBC http://www.nbc.com/

CBS

Fun Stuff

Sometimes you get bored or just want to watch funny clips, humorous antics or pranks. There are many sites that post all kinds of entertaining video clips.

I am Bored http://www.i-am-bored.com/
Guinness World Record
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/
Google Video http://video.google.com/
Stupid Videos.com http://www.stupidvideos.com/
eBaums World http://www.ebaumsworld.com/
Holy Lemon http://www.holylemon.com/
GrindTV http://www.grindtv.com/
You Tube.com http://www.youtube.com/

For Kids

Kids now days are accustomed to all types of entertainment, including media from Internet sources, with a media center you can go online with your children and access entertaining and educational content.

Nick.com http://www.nick.com/all_nick/index.jhtml
Disney http://disney.go.com/disneymotion/showcase/index.html?autoTabSet=1
PBS Kids http://pbskids.org/
Noggin http://www.noggin.com/shows/index.php
Discovery Kids http://kids.discovery.com/?clik=www_nav_kids
National Geographic Kids http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Yahooligans http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/

Movie Downloads and Rentals

Increasingly, movie companies are releasing their films online legally for purchase or rent. Check out these movie download sites from the Movie Download Review.

Cinema Now http://www.cinemanow.com/affid=830
MovieLink
http://www.movielink.com/store/web/home/home.jsp?mcid=4200016&siteID=Cty0dj6o3sg-ev.eaXjMHKhCvNQ45XItTw&mlid=5300099&&_requestid=299567
Vongo
http://www.starz.com/appmanager/seg/s
Starz
http://starz.real.com/partners/starz/starz.html
Movieflix
http://www.movieflix.com/
Totalvid
http://www.totalvid.com/microsite/
Apple iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/videos/

Movie Trailers