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• Apple iMac
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• "Do-it-yourself multimedia." Macworld.
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• J. River Media Center
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• Medio Product Comparison http://www.meedio.com/products/comparison/index.html
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
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• SageTV Media Center V4 for Windows
  http://www.sagetv.com/
• SnapStream
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• "Viiv Inside? Intel Is Bringing Entertainment PCs to Life." DevX.
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