Microsoft Windows® Media Center Extender for Xbox, (not XBMC)

[rdperalta]

microsoft unveils windows media center extender for pc and xbox
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microsoft chairman bill gates announces the company's new integrated media software for the pc and xbox at ces.

at the ces convention in las vegas, microsoft chairman bill gates revealed the company's new integrated digital media software and hardware plans. the new technology essentially lets users share media, such as image files, movie files, and sound files from any computer with windows xp media center edition, in any room of the house, regardless of whether someone else is currently using that computer, and regardless of the computer's location within the house. the new technology allows digital media to be shared on either a television set (which can be fitted with a set-top box to receive the signal, or with tv sets that are integrated with this technology), or using an xbox console.

the xbox media center extender kit will consist of an xbox dvd disc and a dedicated remote control, and will also allow users to view digital media from any room in the house. the media center edition 2004 software development kit was actually released last september, and since then, over 8,500 developers have downloaded the software in order to use it to build media applications. these applications include the media-player application on the web site of the popular sports broadcasting network, espn; that site's "espn motion" application lets users view sports clips on either their computer or on a tv screen.


gates went on to explain that the media center format is also being supported by numerous partners. microsoft announced 16 new films in windows media high-definition video (wmvhd) format from such studios as artisan entertainment, imax corp., and national geographic. the company has also partnered with hardware manufacturers such as gateway, creative labs, samsung, and sanyo to product portable media center-compatible devices that will let users view digital media from a handheld device, which will support the windows media video and audio 9 series of media player software. microsoft also announced that digital entertainment companies cinemanow and napster llc will now support the portable media center platform.

by staff, gamespot *[posted: 01/07/04 07:39 pm]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/news/news_6086199.html

guys.. saw this at bill gates' interview on cnn and it relly looked like the current (default) xbmc skin and interface hehehehe

sorry mods... didnt know where else to post this news/topic

[msniper]

pics and product details at http://www.microsoft.com/windows....ult.asp

[windragz]

Originally Posted by (rdperalta @ jan. 08 2004,12:20)

guys.. saw this at bill gates' interview on cnn and it relly looked like the current (default) xbmc skin and interface hehehehe

eheheh well, actually we "stolen" the interface to xp media center that comes from m$

[webMASTER_P]

just saw the news post over at xbox-scene about the windows media center extender for xbox
http://www.xbox.com/en-us/hardware/x...centerextender and it begs the question.
how does our favorite xbmc compare to it? i am sure that it's better in terms of media playback. the only things that's lacking is recording tv.
anyone bought the product?

[Gamester17]

would be a bit comical to see a latest xbmc cvs vs. ms mce extender comparision chart similar to our xbmc vs. xbmp chart (link)
....especially i the price of setup was added too (however i don't feel like taking the time to put one together myself )

quote microsoft windows media center extender for xbox: "connection to the media center pc (sold separately)" *:lol: lol!!!

ps! someday xbmc + mediaportal will be able to do all that ms windows media center extender for xbox with a mce pc can do

[webMASTER_P]

yup, that's the chart i had in mind
don't you need like a very beefy pc to run the media center pc anyway? it's probably cheaper to just buy and xbox and chip it rather then buy both pieces of software. well, i am sure that someone would make a chart.

[jmarshall]

you can't buy media center pc version. you buy the hardware and software at the same time (at highly inflated prices).

the cost of ownership i'd say would be at least us$1000.

[webMASTER_P]

i think you can get "microsoft windows xp media center edition" but i don't know if that's the same thing as buying a mc pc.

[Gamester17]

Originally Posted by (webmaster_p @ nov. 12 2004,17:20)

i think you can get "microsoft windows xp media center edition" but i don't know if that's the same thing as buying a mc pc.

yes it is, you can't only buy the software, it comes as a package with the mce pc, cheapest mce pc today cost around $1,000 :hmm:

[cerbero]

i would love to have the remote that comes with the media center extender package though, it would be ideal for xbmc use