The one constant with Media PCs is change.

Each year, the platform we call the Media PC continues to grow its capabilities, letting people watch, record, edit and enjoy richer video and audio media in ways not previously possible. Blu-Ray*, HD-DVD* and HDMI* are but a few of the recent arrivals to the Media PC, and when the next hot new format or content type comes to market, you can bet that it will show up on Media PCs.

All this change is exciting, because it breathes new life into the platform. But for all the constant change, there’s something that’s just a constant, and that’s complexity. Media PCs have been too hard to set up and use. But before you even get to that point, how do you choose the right Media PC? How do you make informed comparisons of these media-centric marvels?

That’s been our mission for the last two-and-a-half years with the Intel® Digital Home Capabilities Assessment Tool: to make comparing Media PC capabilities simple, and help people choose the Media PC platform that’s right for them.

We’ve made some important changes in version 3.0, changes that will make results easier to understand and easier to compare. We’ve also made running these tests much easier. And as if all that wasn’t enough, we’re adding a very cool Online Results Browser to let you upload your own test results, and see how your system stacks up against other Media PCs. To learn more about these cool new features, click Next.