10-19-2004, 07:00 PM
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Media Center Extender Reviewed
"At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2004 (see my review) in January 2004, Microsoft unveiled its plans for TV set top box devices, called Media Center Extenders (codenamed Bobsled), that would let users remotely access Media Center content from any TV in their home using a wired or wireless connection. The idea, I thought, was a good one: Though Windows XP Media Center was a fantastic product, it still required an expensive and potentially unreliable PC, which is not exactly the kind of device one should put in their living room next to the big screen TV. Plus, Media Center Extenders, which would be made by a host of Microsoft's hardware partners, would solve other problems caused by moving a PC from the home office to the living room. "It is thin; it is completely silent," Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said of the device. "There is no fan.""
I had a great post on this yesterday, then my browser (Maxthon) locked up and I lost it. Extenders are a very cool concept if you're a Windows Media Center user - check out Paul's article.
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