Maybe Microsoft will eat the entire DVR market for lunch with a combination of Media Center, Windows Home Server and the Xbox 360.

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After we ramp this all up to the long-term future of TV, we come back to reality with Windows Home Server's inclusion of Media Center features -- while not to the level of a true headless Media Center PC, this move might foreshadow (maybe not too-distant) future development of just such a kit.

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At first it might seem like a stretch to connect the future of Windows Media Center (WMC) with Windows Home Server (WHS), but hear us out.

ENGADGET: Is the future of Windows Media Center with Windows Home Server?

Dropbox, Windows Live Mesh, Splashtop HD, Spotify, Logitech Media Server and other apps ran simultaneously behind Media Center and other apps without stressing the system.

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Over on the software front, you'll see Windows Vista Home Premium along with Niveus' own suite of apps ( Movie Library, Studio, Media Server Companion and Weather).

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With that being said, we've convinced ourselves that the future of Media Center, and the key to wider adoption that we think it deserves, is with Windows Home Server.

ENGADGET: Is the future of Windows Media Center with Windows Home Server?