Media center PCs debut

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The new computers are made by HP and run the new Windows XP Media Center Edition, a derivation of Microsoft's flagship operating system. The Windows XP hybrid sports a second interface for accessing digital media features, including a digital video recorder (DVR) for recording TV shows to the computer's hard drive.

But based on pricing and features, analysts questioned whether the Media Center PC would take off--at least initially. HP declined to comment on pricing published over the weekend, but later on Monday the company released pricing and configuration information on its Web site.