An earlier term for a Windows PC that included stereo sound and a CD-ROM or DVD drive. Although many lightweight laptops no longer include optical drives, personal computers of all types (Windows, Mac ...

They are already the repositories for digital photos, music and video collections. With an attached TV or radio tuner and digital video recorder and encoder, they can replace nearly every ...

Sony has launched their new Vaio VGC-V25 all-in-one multimedia PC to not much acclaim at all. The new Viao isn’t the strongest kid on the block, due largely to Sony’s decision to build a multimedia PC ...

With its new VAIO PCV-RXG408 Sony has created a successful version of the "media PC" -- a computer that doubles as a personal video recorder (PVR) -- but some buyers may find the price tag a bit high, ...

At this year’s World PC Expo in Tokyo, Japanese IT companies are exhibiting many of the newest analog and digital audio/video-integrated multimedia PC products, aimed at the world’s home entertainment ...

Microsoft launches an updated version of its Media Center PC operating system for home multimedia systems, part of its effort to put multiple machines in every household. During her years at CNET News ...

Microsoft has made Windows XP Media Center edition available to only a few large system builders, such as Hewlett Packard, Toshiba, Sony, and Viewsonic. That complicates things for system builders who ...