Planning your Family Media Center setup

Locating connections

You’ve probably already decided where you want to locate your Family Media Center, but before you start setting up the Media Center, take a few minutes to make sure that all of these connections are available in the location you’ve selected.

Internet connection — Your Family Media Center needs an Internet connection to update the program guide and to access the Internet. Make sure that you have access to a dial-up or broadband Internet connection before starting your Media Center software setup. Contact your Internet service provider for more information about setting up your Internet connection.

Video source — Make sure that you have access to a video source before starting your Family Media Center setup. Your Media Center receives video input from a coaxial, composite video, or S-Video cable. The video source usually comes from an antenna, direct cable TV connection, cable box, or satellite receiver. Cable boxes and satellite receivers are also called set-top boxes.

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