Meedio Essentials of Home Entertainment

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Product Features

• Turns your existing PC into a customizable digital media center.
• View photos, listen to music, watch DVD movies and digital videos, check the weather, read the news, and play games using your TV and remote control.
• Automatically organizes all your digital media files in a single
• Access over two hundred free user-contributed themes, plug-ins, and

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0009K5TY8
• Item model number: 00005
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 26, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #22,885 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Product Description

The interface for your digital home

Meedio Essentials is the ideal solution to transform an existing PC into an all-in-one multimedia center. Meedio Essentials helps you enjoy the true benefits of multimedia by making all your digital media accessible from one easy-to-use and highly customizable user-interface. Meedio Essentials is an extremely versatile application that includes all the functionalities of an image browser, video player, audio player, playlist manager...

photos
• Share your digital photos with your family and friends by displaying albums and slideshows on your TV.
• Organize photo albums and slideshows from folders on your hard drive or network.

music
• Play music from your PC, network, CDs, or the Internet with the integrated music player and its rich graphical interface & visualizations
• Automatically lookup CD track information from the Internet
• Display album cover art in the Music jukebox
• Customize the music library to organize your files by genre, artist, or any other category.

video
• Watch your DVDs,WMV, MPEG, AVI, DivX, XviD, and many other popular formats with the integrated video player
• Customize the movie library with support for categories such as actor, director, rating, cover art, and more.

weather
• Consult your local weather conditions, forecasts, and animated weather images.

menus
• Personalize and create your own multi-level menus with the easy to use menu editor
• Create multiple user accounts and limit access to specific modules and locations
• Protect your children by only granting them access to the content you specify.

system control
• Remotely control your PC to reboot, hibernate, or execute custom commands
• Browse, copy, paste, delete, and open any file or folder on your PC or network
• Check for new and updated versions of Meedio Essentials and Meedio add-ins
• Download, browse, and install new graphical themes.

Product Description

Meedio Essentials is the award-winning solution for transforming an existing PC into an all-in-one multimedia system. Organize and enjoy your digital photos, music, and movies using an attractive graphical interface that works great with a TV and remote control. This integrated digital media center even includes weather forecasts, maps, news, and games -- all of which you can enjoy from the comfort of your couch. Plus, you can personalize the entire system with hundreds of user-contributed themes, add-ons, and extensions available through the built-in Meedio Update module. Automatically lookup CD title and track information from the Internet. Supports a wide variety of audio formats including MP3, WMA, FLAC, APE, Ogg Vorbis, and many others. Customize the music library to organize your files by genre, artist, decade, or any other user-defined categories. Video - Watch your DVDs, video recordings, home movies, and streaming media with the integrated video player. Customize the media library with cover art and support for categories such as actor, director, and rating. Find any file by browsing through categories or searching for keywords. News, Weather and Games - View current weather conditions, forecasts, and animated weather images for multiple locations worldwide. Play a variety of interactive games using your remote control. Read current news headlines and articles from a variety of RSS feeds And more - all through a customizable TV interface and remote control - Access hundreds of user-contributed plug-ins for new features even beyond media playing, such as VoIP, email, web browser, maps, Internet radio, caller ID, recipe databases and home automation. Meedio Essentials includes free access to the largest directory of Home Theater PC (HTPC) add-ins anywhere. Protect your children by granting them access to only the content you choose.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I was looking for, June 17, 2005

By	Gerald Plasky "Big Gerr" (Plymouth, MI) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have used this package for awhile now and I am just amazed at all the original plugins that keep showing up and adding value to this program. It was easy to setup and use. It's hardware requirements were also lower than Windows Media Center. I am using a remote with mine and have it conected to my HDTV in the front room. And the most important part is the wife likes it and uses it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User friendly, flexible, and comprehensive, June 26, 2005

By	Kevin M. (SF Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews

Meedio is a comprehensive tool allowing everyone from the beginner to the expert to experience the "whole house media" revolution. The software is simple enough for newcomers to get started with just a few mouse clicks, yet it also offers sophisticated features aimed at those who want the power and flexibility to meet more demanding requirements. Finally we have a solution that is easy to use, powerful and flexible enough to create a system that meets our wants and needs, rather than a piece of software that is pretty on the outside but only offers a limited set of features!

In addition to the full list of features available in Meedio Essentials, the software supports a comprehensive way to add custom functionality to the software. Through an active and healthy community of users and developers on the Meedio.com web site, the Meedio experience is enhanced beyond what competing products could even dream.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, June 17, 2005

By	David Case - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Meedio is the most customizable and powerful HTPC software I have come across. I have used it for a year and am amazed at the number of plugins that are continually releases. Nothing else comes close.