Windows Home Theater Edition

Windows Home Theater Edition (Codename Cinerama) is a Windows OS With Home Theater Capabilities. It was also known as Microsoft Home Theater (1985-1991) and Windows XP Home Theater Edition (2001-2013).

History
In the 1980s due to the rise of Home Theater Microsoft wanted to make home theater controlled by a computer. In 1985 they released Microsoft Home Theater 1.0 with support for VHS and Betamax. In 1987 Microsoft collaborated with Pioneer to integrate support for Laserdiscs. In 1995 Microsoft released Windows Home Theater 95 the first version to support AC-3. In 2001 Microsoft renamed Windows Home Theater to Windows XP Home Theater Edition. In 2007 Microsoft released Windows Home Theater Vista with Blu Ray Discs,HD DVD's,Dolby Digital Plus, DTS HD, and AVCHD Playback. In 2016 Microsoft released Windows Home Theater 10.1 with support for 4K video.

Version History
Microsoft Home Theater Version 1.01 (1985). First Version to Integrate support for VHS and Betamax.

Microsoft Home Theater Version 2.03 (1987). Integrates support for S-VHS, Super Beta, Laserdisc, CD Video, and Dolby Surround Pro Logic.

Windows Home Theater Edition 3.0 (1991). Integrates support for camcorder formats. Last version to support for Betamax, and Super Beta.

Windows Home Theater Edition 3.1 (1992). For portable VCR's

Windows Home Theater 95 (1995) Integrates support for Dolby AC-3 Laserdiscs.

Windows Home Theater 97 (1997) Integrates support for DVD, Dolby Digital,and DTS Laserdiscs.

Windows Home Theater 99 (1999) Last version to support Laserdiscs, and S-VHS. First version to support DTS and D-VHS.

Windows XP Home Theater Edition (2001) First to integrate Internet Radio, DTV Recording, and HDTV Broadcast. A hidden feature allows to switch to support Laserdiscs. Dolby Digital Surround EX, and DTS ES were available in Premium Editions

Windows XP Home Theater Edition 2.0 (2002) Integrates support for DVD Burning and D-Theater.

Windows XP Home Theater Edition 2.5 (2004) Integrates support for burning 8.5 GB DVD's,and Dolby Pro Logic II.

Windows Home Theater Vista (2007) Integrates support for Blu Ray Discs,HD DVD's,Dolby Digital Plus, AVCHD and HDTV Recording. Last version to support VHS Recording. It is the only version to support HD DVD's.

Windows Home Theater 7.0 (2009) First version support for Blu Ray Burning, BD Live,HD Radio,24p-60p Video,Dolby True HD, and DTS HD Master Audio.

Windows XP Home Theater Edition 2.6 (2010) Integrates VHS-DVD Transfer.

Windows Home Theater 7.1 and Windows XP Home Theater Edition 2.7 (2011) For use on portable DVD and Blu Ray Players.

Windows Home Theater 8.0 (2012) Integrates support for 3D Blu Ray.

Windows Home Theater 10 (2015) Integrates support for Dolby Atmos and DTS X.

Windows Home Theater 10.1 (2016) Integrates support for 4K UHD Blu Ray. Last Version to support VHS.

Windows Home Theater 10.2 (2017) Integrates Support for Streaming. It adds connectivity with Apple TV.