Multimedia Collection - PC - MPN: A2A00001 See Product Details
Description
Media Center Extender for Xbox is a new Xbox title that streams the Media Center PC entertainment experiences onto your TV or display through your Xbox console, so you have even more choice in where and how you enjoy their digital entertainment. Media Center Extender for Xbox is a packaged software product from Microsoft that runs as an Xbox game. With a wired or wireless connection* to the Media Center PC, the Xbox console now allows you to enjoy the digital entertainment media from the PC when and how you want. * Wireless networking support for the Media Center Extender will require an additional compatible wireless router or access point.
Quick Glance
Controller Type: Software
System Compatibility: PC
Summary
Product Title: Microsoft Media Center Extender For Xbox
Manufacturer: Microsoft
Power Score: 4.3 | 3 Reviews
General
Controller Type: Software
System Type: PC
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Software Name: Media Center Extender
Software Main Type: Graphics/Multimedia
Software Product Support: Xbox
Strengths: Can use as a DVR and hooks up MCE 2005 computer to TV
Weakness: Could be a lot easier to set up, requires a lot of hardware
Installing this product was fairly easy. You install a computer CD and then a DVD in the X-box. The two components find each other and you are off and running. A general complaint that I have it that Media Center, in general, really does a poor job organizing your music and video collection. If you already have things just as it likes it, then this works very well, otherwise making playlists and...
Strengths: Inexpensive, easy to use.
Weakness: None comparted to other MC Extenders
This is an awesome product. This is the best option if your looking for a Media Center PC extender device. For the price of an used X-Box (any Game Store sells used $75) and this device (total $100) it costs less than all other extenders.
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Works good with MCE
Strengths: It works with the regular windows media files like mpg,wmv.
Weakness: Could not figure out how to make it work for real media files.
Costs about same as the DVD extender for Xbox and has added functionality. It would be great if there is someway for it to play real media files too, I was able to make my MCE PC play real media files but still couldnt get Xbox extender to play them. Maybe its not looking at the pc for the decoders.