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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...

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...

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!

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...

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...

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...

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:...

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...

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...

Updated: Xbox 360 Only Vista Compatible Extender (Hope for Linksys/HP?)

Well, following an amazing pattern of not supporting devices and services in Media Center upgrades the Xbox v1 Extender and HP/Linksys will not be compatible with Windows Vista. Newer Extender models will appear with the Windows Vista release. "Except...

HD DVD's Managed Copy with Xbox 360 Extender

The Green Button member Neon asked a question about HD DVD's Managed Copy with Xbox 360 and I thought I would post a bit of the information here too, since many people have the question on their minds. The question was asked by Neon , “With Vista...

My Thoughts on Xbox 360 Media Center Extenders

Peter Near provide everyone with a sneak peek of Vista Media Center and Xbox 360 Extender’s, now here’s what I have to say about them. I have said in the past that I think the Xbox 360 will fail to be the product the general public wants if it doesn’t...

Peter Near Covers Xbox 360 Extenders and Vista Media Center

Peter Near Covers Xbox 360 Extender and Vista | “...Luckily, there are plenty of things that I took in this week that are public knowledge, but getting to actually see them, ask questions, and expose some new details got me excited. So let’s talk about...

Why Microsoft is Still My Choice to Win Your Living Room

Last week I wrote that Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 will most likely not be seeing CableCARD support and that we will be waiting for Longhorn for such a feature to be correctly implemented. This has left a few of you questioning Microsoft’s...