Windows XP Media Center Edition is distinguished with its exclusive component, Media Center, a media player that supports watching and recording TV programs, as well as playing DVD-Video, photo slideshows, and music. To determine the revision of MCE that is being used, select the About Media Center option from the General -> Settings area inside MCE. To determine the underlying edition of Windows XP on which a particular revision of MCE is based, the System Properties Control Panel applet can be used. It adds support for the Xbox 360 as a media center extender, DVB-T broadcasts, and support for two ATSC tuner cards.
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2 (codenamed "Emerald", October 14, 2005) is a major update to MCE 2005 (Symphony) and was a recommended download.Among other things, it includes support for Media Center Extenders, and CD/DVD-Video burning support. It is the first edition of MCE available to non-Tier 1 system builders. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 (codenamed "Symphony") was launched on October 12, 2004.