Ceton announces multi-room DVR and Echo Media Center Extender

Ceton probably produce the best CableCARD tuners for Windows Media Center and this week at CES they are introducing a Media Center Extender type solution. Engadget have had hands on with the device today and I am going to take a look on Thursday. The devices are a 6 tuner multi-room DVR with a 2TB hard drive, codenamed Q and a companion extender, codenamed Echo. They may look like Media Center but they are based on Windows Embedded the Echo extender is not just an extender for the Q device its also full Windows Media Center Extender.

The Q will also work with other Extenders for Windows Media Center, like the Xbox 360, but while the custom themes are there, the other streaming options aren’t. Ceton has even developed a Windows 8 Metro and Windows Phone 7 app to extend the Q experience to the handhelds — iOS apps are on the road map. These apps are primarily designed to be companions to the Q’s search and discovery features, but will provide access to content via WiFi.

More details from TDL on Thursday, in the mean time checkout Engadget’s post