The Query:-What’s are the main differences between Vista Media Center and Windows XP Media Center?

Resolution:-

Here are the key or salient features of Vista Media Center:-

-a completely different interface.A new look-totally refeshing.

 -there is a built in MPEG 2 decoder,so you don’t have to buy the decoder separetely.This also makes one tension free  that whether installed decoder will be compatible with the media center or not.

-there is native HD Support. -it can handle multiple ATSC (HD) tuners without the need for analogue tuners.Most notably for U.S.-based customers, Windows Media Center offers support for digital cable service, by means of a digital cable tuner.-say goodbye to old extenders-they won’t work in Vista Media Center,if you have XBOX 360 then it will surely work.

-it is optimized for widescreen and HD displays-making it perfect for the living room.With the new on-screen layout of photos, music, and videos, you can see up to three times more content on a widescreen display compared to Windows XP Media Center.

-view your music library as a “wall of music.”

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/mediacenter.mspx