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CE Pro in their pre-CEDIA report have picked up on a rumour that Samsung will be showing off a generic version of an Extender that works with non Samsung TVs. As you may recall at CES I saw Samsung’s Media Center Extender and it only worked with selected Read More...
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Ben Drawbaugh missed reviewing the HP MediaSmart on his last Extender roundup but he has put that right now with a review of HP’s Extender: In our recent roundup of Vista Media Center Extenders we were very disappointed that HP MediaSmart connect wasn't Read More...
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The one Extender I have not tested at home yet is the D-Link DSM-750 and according to Chris Lanier D-Link have updated the firmware of the extender. The Firmware is version 1.01 and dated August 11th. Revision Info: Support for 1080p TVs and video files Read More...
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You may remember me getting a bit upset by Paul Thurrott’s dismissal of the new generation of Extenders for Windows Media Center. Basically he said the extenders were no better than the old models and they were not worth looking at. I totally disagreed Read More...
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Remember the Samsung Media Center Extender I saw at CES? (see this video ) well it finally due for release and has had a name change from Home Digital Media Adapter to MediaLive. This is the extender for Windows Media Center that is designed for 2008 Read More...
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It looks like Microsoft are getting the idea that for Media Center and Extenders to be a success they need to show them off in stores. They have just completed fitting out all 13 Magnolia AV stores with a merchandising rack showing off the Windows Media Read More...
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HP are continuing their series of Webinars coving HP MediaSmart devices. Tomorrow (July 10th) Mike Garcen is the guest on a Webinar covering HP’s new MediaSmart Connect extender and July 17th & 22nd HP are presenting webinars on their MediaSmart Server Read More...
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I am still using my HP MediaSmart extender full time at the moment and am very happy with it and Mike Garcen at Missing Remote has written a great review of the unit After including their extender technology strictly with their HP branded flat panel televisions, Read More...
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If you didn't get chance to catch the webinar I participated in a replay has been posted online. The session was introducing HP's new MediaSmart Connect a Media Center Extender and digital media adapter and was hosted Brian Burch, Director Marketing at Read More...
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The 3rd and final part of the Media Center University Video has been posted on Microsoft CE installer blog. This video covers Extender setup, network tuning and Windows Home Server. Topics covered include: Setting Up a Media Center Extender The 3 Server Read More...
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Tonight I will be the guest along with Brian Burch, Director of Marketing for HP's Connected Entertainment group on HP’s Webinar talking about the new MediaSmart Connect. This is the new Media Center Extender for HP. The session is very interactive so Read More...
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HP are launching a new Media Center Extender products called the MediaSmart Connect . It is not just a Media Center Extender it is also a digital media adapter that can stream content from both Vista and XP. One thing I like is from the Connect UI content Read More...
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Don’t forget to register for HP’s Webinar on the new HP MediaSmart connect. The first one is with Ed Bott today at 10am PST and I will be the guest on Thursday 1pm PST (9pm UK) with Mike Garcen and Patrick Norton guest on future Webinars. Here are the Read More...
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EngadgetHD takes a look at Extenders available for Windows Media Center, incuding the Xbx 360, D-Link Extender, Linksys and the new HP Extender. I will be testing out HP's Extender on Monday evening Vista Media Center really sets itself apart from any Read More...
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Brandon on the Windows Experience Blog takes a look at HP’s new Extender (and don’t forget you can still register for the webinars ). Brandon looks at the form factor, the connections and the remote I will be hooking my review unit up to my system over Read More...
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HP have launched the MediaSmart Connect (formally known as the HP MediaSmart Receiver). This is the dedicated Media Center Extender first shown at CES that as well as being a Media Center Extender will also stream content from other sources. So far there Read More...
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Sadly I had to return my loan Extenders back to Linksys so I can’t test the updates Linksys has put out for the Extenders. Chris Lanier has details on the updates for the Extender that you should see the update in the settings section of the Extender, Read More...
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Previously Microsoft's Consumer Electronics installer blog talked about using Media Center with a rack mounted solution for distributing content around the home. While this was a interesting solution the idea of having all the equipment in a rack (including Read More...
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Listen Here A couple of weeks ago HP updated their MediaSmart TV to add Media Center Extender functionality making it the first TV with a built in Extender, so this week I am talking to Brian Burch, Director of HP Connected Entertainment about the MediaSmart Read More...
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Just got a press release from D-link saying the DSM-750 is now shipping. I actually thought the unit was already shipping but I must have been wrong :) A lot of people have been impressed with the D-link Extender as it seems to have better performance Read More...
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This has been a while in coming but it's finally up. Pete Stagman ( guest on show 129 ) with the assistance from a some other Media Center MVPs has posted his guide on how to get DVD's to play on Media Center Extenders using DVD Library. It's Read More...
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I am still trying to catch up on the last weeks news and this is the first thing I noticed: HP have published the update for the MediaSmart TV that enables the Media Center Extender functions . I love the idea of an integrated Extender in a TV and the Read More...
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There is a nice advert for the Extender functions of Media Center on Xbox.com showing how the Xbox can be used for home entertainment. It's good that Microsoft are highlighting the Extender function of the Xbox. With it being it being on Xbox.com it's Read More...
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Chris is reporting that the D-Link Extender is now available for ordering and some retailers are offering it at $250. It's a shame D-Link are not offering the unit out side of North America as there has been good feedback from the beta testers. As Chris Read More...
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HP have a video up demonstrating it's Media Smart TV and there is a demo showing off Media Center Extender functions (top right of the main video). It's a good background on the features that Extenders offer. It's a pity that HP are not planning to launch Read More...
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I have already mentioned my disappointment of Paul Thurrot's dismissing of the Linksys Extenders ( here ) and Steve Lindsay expresses his thoughts. He mentioned some points that Paul completely missed, things like form factor, weight, power consumption, Read More...
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Some times I like Windows Weekly with Paul Thurrott and some times the show really gets on my nerves. Normally Paul and host Leo Laporte seem to forget about Media Center completely while Paul gets his facts mixed up on Windows topics. This week Paul Read More...
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Microsoft have launched a new site called UltimatePC.com that seems to be a new marketing site for Vista and tries to show off Ultimate PC setups. Whether this has anything to do with the missing Ultimate Extras I don't know. But what I did find looking Read More...
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Now that I have the video out on Linksys' DMA2100 I thought I would try the DMA2200. This is the big brother of the 2100 and includes an upscaling DVD Player. ( You can read my first impression in here ) This video shows the unboxing of the DMA2200, the Read More...
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As I have been using the Extenders (see the the unboxing videos here ) for a few days and I have had loads of questions so I thought I would try and put some of the points down here 5.1 Audio I thought I would try a WMV file with 5.1 audio encoded in Read More...
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I was about to packup the Linksys DMA2100 and unbox the 2200 when I thought it would be interesting to compare the Extender function of the Xbox 360 with the Linksys DMA2100. So with both extenders connected up to my TV I made a side by side comparison Read More...
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Tonight I had my first play with Linksys's DMA2200 , over the last week I have been using the DMA2100 ( see this video ) and have found it pretty good, not quite up to the Xbox 360 as an Extender but its silent and small. The DMA2200 is the 2100's big Read More...
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As promised on my "first impressions" post here is the video of the unboxing and setup of the DMA2100. The video shows the unboxing and how I setup the Extender to connect with my Media Center PC. It wasn't all plane sailing, mainly due to the Read More...
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Tonight I had my first play with Linksys's DMA2100 Media Center Extender, so here are my first impressions. I have been using an Xbox 360 as an extender for nearly two years now and am very happy with it so going to be hard for the new Extenders to match Read More...
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Having waited for for Media Center Extenders to come to the UK for years today two have arrived at once! Linksys have sent me a DMA2100 and DMA2200 for a review. So I plan on unboxing and recording my first impressions tonight. Is there anything Read More...
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By Ian Dixon (18mb 50mins 428ec) Vote for the show on Podcast Alley Direct Download Link - Subscribe via iTunes - Subscribe via RSS At CES I visited the NextGen home ( see this video ), it was built to show off Media Center, Home Automation and Read More...
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I have just come from a meeting with Paul McIntosh of Linksys and he showed me their range of Network devices. The first thing I noticed is that they seem to get digital lifestyle concept. Their new router is sleek and the built in Management Software Read More...
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OL I am getting tried now, 3 days of walking the halls and carrying my bag is getting to me, but it's worth it to see some of the cool stuff. Today I had a tour of Lifewares Next Gen Home. This is a simulated home setup to show off Home Automation, Lifeware Read More...
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There seems to be some confusion over Samsung's new Media Center Extender and what TV's it will work with, on the Microsoft and Samsung's stand they were not 100% clear. This morning I interviewed Hakan Olsson from the eHome team at Microsoft and he cleared Read More...
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I managed to get some hi-res pictures of HP's new Media Smart Receiver. It looks a nice neat looking unit, I will be interested to see what the price will be Read More...
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