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Sat, Aug 22 2009 20:59

Going Beyond The Enthusiast Market

Charlie Owen, a former Media Center team member wrote a post this week about Media Center expanding its marketplace, specifically going from the current enthusiast market to a more mainstream market . Charlie analysis comes to the pretty simple answer...
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Wed, Sep 3 2008 17:13

Xbox 360 Arcade Officially $200

Microsoft has officially dropped the price of all Xbox 360 SKUs. The Arcade is now officially $200, or rather still the best value for an Extender if you can live without additional file format support and live with the fact that it has a fan. Read more...
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Thu, Feb 21 2008 16:26

Fact or Fiction: Microsoft and Blu-ray

I’ve gotten a fair amount of reaction to the various articles I’ve posted on Microsoft and Blu-ray, and it still seems the overall consensus on the web is that Microsoft will fall head over heels for Blu-ray in their products. I want to preface this post...
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Mon, Jan 7 2008 10:41

CES Wrap-up Part 1

CES just started a few hours ago, but I already feel like it can start being wrapped up. This years show just hasn’t had the pop it needed, and it all started with Microsoft’s lackluster keynote. Unlike pervious years, fancy demos of new products and...
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Sun, Jan 6 2008 21:27

CES Keynote Roundup

Media Center was basically a no show, not too much of a shock for me. The only real Media Center is that Samsung will be supporting Extender’s in the future. Other than that, Microsoft re-announced that HP will be shipping their MediaSmart HDTVs with...
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Fri, Nov 30 2007 14:40

Xbox 360 Gets DivX Support; Extender Doesn’t

The new Xbox 360 Dashboard gets MPEG-4 ASP support (DviX/Xvid) , but yet again the Extender portion of the Xbox 360 gets nothing. People don’t seem to be too happy about this , yet again. Microsoft didn’t take any hint from my advice , but that’s really...
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Sat, Nov 10 2007 16:45

Short Bits: Netflix, Plug-ins, Xbox 360 DivX

Netflix posted a survey online for a few customers, and from the looks of the questions Netflix might be considering bring downloads to the Xbox 360 . Might be in addition to the rumored Netflix STB or this might be there main goal, or none of the above...
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Sat, Sep 29 2007 19:33

Joe Belfiore Addresses Media Center & v2 Extender Concerns

Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of the Entertainment and Devices eHome Division at Microsoft was nice enough to directly address some of my concerns about v2 Extenders . He stressed that they want to make “ media available in every room, with support...
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Sun, Sep 9 2007 15:52

The Xbox 360 Extender MPEG-4 Question

How many times have I talked about this one . Now that v2 Extenders will ship with MPEG-4 support , when/if the Xbox 360 Extender will get the same in the question (and when will the Dashboard get ASP support)? This really isn’t that hard of a concept;...
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Tue, Jul 31 2007 15:45

Short Bits: Crestron & Microsoft, Vista Update Leak, Xbox Cut

Crestron & Microsoft to Take Media-Centric Automation to ‘Whole New Level’ Vista Performance and Reliability Pack & Vista Compatibility and Reliability Pack Leaked? Xbox 360 Getting a Price Cut!
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Mon, Jun 11 2007 20:05

Microsoft Finally Advertises Media Center

Only problem? The ad is horrible. . Where to start with this one. First of all, congrats to Microsoft for finally starting to market Media Center. My first advice, don’t give up. I’m just going to ramble here, because there is a lot to say. The ad is...
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Mon, Apr 9 2007 7:46

Spring Update for Xbox 360 Adds MPEG-4 Decode

Spring Update for Xbox 360 | Among the new features to the Xbox 360 with the Spring Update is this little jewel below. H.264 video support: Up to 10 Mbps, Baseline, Main, and High (up to level 4.1) Profiles with 2 channel AAC LC and Main Profiles. Added...
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Sat, Mar 31 2007 15:46

Xbox 360 Elite Questions and Comments Answered

Lots of questions and comments about the new Xbox 360 Elite, so here is a run down with some answers. Question: is it quiet? It’s said to be the exact same hardware as the Core and Premium systems. If you consider them to be quiet, then yes the Elite...
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Sat, Mar 31 2007 12:33

Is Transcoding is Here to Stay?

Yesterday I wrote about how important file format and codec support is and a few people have other thoughts on the subject. Weldon Dodd at ReWinD says that transcoding is here to stay , mainly because of the royalties that companies have to pay for each...
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Fri, Mar 30 2007 12:52

File Format/Codec Support Very Important in Convergence Devices

Ben at EngadgetHD asks if people want PC’s in their livings rooms, seeing as HP just dropped their HTPC-line I posed the question this morning. The first commenter on EngadgetHD replied to Ben’s notion that “most people want their home theater experiences...
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Tue, Mar 27 2007 22:55

Microsoft Unveils Xbox 360 Elite

Microsoft Corp. today announced the upcoming availability of Xbox 360™ Elite, a new model of the video game and entertainment system that will include a 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, and...
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Sat, Feb 17 2007 20:39

When Your Xbox 360 Extender and CableCARD Recordings Don't Get Along....

Update: Update on Xbox 360 Extender with CableCARD Recordings You’re basically screwed. Tonight is not a good night to try and find Knowledge Base Articles. Microsoft is failing left and right to impress me , and this one is pretty serious. Xbox 360:...
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Mon, Jan 8 2007 11:23

Consumer Electronics Show Roundup (Part 1)

So much stuff so far at CES that the main page of my blog has already rolled over. Here is a quick rundown of what has happened so far CES Keynote/Microsoft Microsoft Unveils Wave of New Products and Services at CES Short Bits: Bill Gates CES Keynote...
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Tue, Nov 28 2006 14:05

Manufacturers Exploit Vista for Home Automation & A/V

[EHX] Manufacturers Exploit Vista for Home Automation & A/V (CE Pro) | Julie has a post with some of the great stuff that was on show at EHX. Embedded Automation, Cortexa, Exceptional Innovation, Honeywell, Niveus, Superna, and more are showcased...
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Wed, Oct 11 2006 19:47

"Mission 360" Brings DivX and XviD Decode to the Xbox 360?

XviD & DivX Coming to Xbox 360? | Everyone is a-buzz over an article published at 360-HQ.com that is saying Microsoft has a new project called “Mission 360” which aims to support some of the currently unsupported video formats such as DivX and XviD...
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