Having a media center holds many great advantages. Besides an heightened flexibility, you can easily summon all of your files on your large screen television, be it pictures, music or video.

But a good media center not only plays your files or lets you watch television, it also gives you the opportunity to stay connected over the web, to stream content, or grab subtitles and movie reviews.

The reason so many people are still hooked to their VHS/DVD/VCR boxes, lies in relation to the vast size and complexity of the media center market. Acting as your guide in this realm, MakeUseOf proudly presents its latest PDF release – How To Build a Great Media Center PC.

In this free PDF, active MakeUseOf contributor and eBook writer Stefan Neagu from tuxgeek.me, will walk you through all the steps of understanding and creating your own media center.

Read all about the different hardware components, software candidates and media extenders, in this manual for geek to techno-deprived.

Download How To Build a Great Media Center PC guide now, and get started! Using this illustrated guide, we’re confident that you too will be able to grasp and get started on the road to your very own media center.

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