Tag Archives: Extenders for Windows Media Center

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Microsoft confirm only the Xbox 360 will work as a Media Center Extender with Windows 8

Just before Christmas Microsoft quietly posted a KB article about Windows Media Center Extender support for Windows 8. I forgot to post about it at the time but chatting with…

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Podcast: TDL Mobile Show 74

Welcome one and all to this weeks TDL Mobile show! This week we have a very special show for you as we are lucky enough to have Ed Bott as…

EngadgetHD speculate on the future of Extenders

Ben Drawbaugh on EngadgetHD has an interesting take the future of Extenders for Windows Media Center.  Ben thinks that Extenders may not be dead and even speculates that a new…

HP Confirms Discontinuation of MediaSmart TV and Connect Receiver

Again this is not a shock, HP had no TVs or Extenders at CES and according to Gizmodo HP have confirmed the discontinued the MediaSmart TV and Connect (extender) There…

Linksys Discontinuing Media Center Extender DMA-2100

To be honest I am not surprised by the news that Linksys are discontinuing their Media Center Extenders. Barb Bowman has the details on her blog with the news that…

Toshiba’s prototype Media Center Extender

I managed to track down Toshiba’s new Media Center Extender yesterday, it looks like a standard DVD player and in terms of performance from the very brief demo I saw…

Toshiba to Launch AV Devices with Network Player and Microsoft’s Extender for Windows Media Center Technology

This came a bit out of the blue, it looks like Toshiba are to build extenders in to some of their TVs and standalone units. It’s great to see a…

EngadgetHD test Samsung’s MediaLive Digital Media Adapter

One Extender for Windows Media Center I have not been able to test is Samsung’s MediaLive Extender. This Extender is designed to work only with selected Samsung TVs and can…

Linksys DMA2100 for &No.163;97.86

I often see US sites offering Media Center Extenders at discounted prices so it’s nice to see a UK site offering a great deal on Linksys Extenders. Dabs.com are selling…

Tip on getting Media Center Extender sessions to play DVDs from Windows Home Server

Matt Pietrek has an interesting tip on his MSDN blog about getting ripped DVDs to stream from Windows Home Server to Media Center Extenders (in his case an Xbox 360),…

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