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Which MCE Extenders support HDTV?
That is, I don't need coax and a cable connection to the MCE extender device. Is this true? True too. Except maybe for Media Center-ready TV, which seems to It is not clear just what is supported in the MCX device and the new MCE that will support the MCX. There are currently a number of STB devices available

Stunning Revelations about ATI and MCE support
As Carl1 said, linksys does not support WMA Lossless. I purchased a HP x5400 and it works fine. It appears Linksys is not supporting the full Microsoft They run perfectly on the Media Center PC and Roku Soundbridges. But when I try to play them on my Linksys Media Center Extender, I get clicking and no music.

Other Media connect capable devices
The only real difference I can see is that while devices like ShowCenter will work with any PC, the MCE extender will only work with MCE PCs. Actually I really like the direction MS is heading and the scenario depicted by MS, since to support multiple extenders (as shown in the MCE flyer), the MCE computer

Vista MCE Extender
It will not be sold as an MCE extender, it just happens to perform that function for the interested few. Of course it will be sold as an MCE extender. Mine is on pre-order for that purpose alone. Its extender functionality is way beyond current extenders. Start it up by pressing the green button and it launches up

Xbox 360 as MCE extender
I have the HP MCE extender and installed the MS Anti-spyware on my MCE machine. Well all of a sudden the extender could no longer connect to the MCE machine. Took a little while but found an article on MS support that said, the two do not work together currently. Sean.

Xbox Media Extender on Pal Xbox UK: Jerky playback (not 360)
Hi, I'd like to know for those of you that have the original XBox and use it as extender, how do you like it? So far, I have XBox 360 and a Linksys MCE extender. Xbox 360 has built-in support for MCE so it's working great. Linksys extender is working well but too much compared to the original xbox with extender kit

Which MCE Extenders support HDTV?
Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP Find out about the MS MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx "brentromero" I have a wireless Linksys A+G network card in my MCE desktop but my MCE Extender is connected via CAT-5 to a wireless Linksys G Router - I went wired to the router after reading about

Problems connecting a HP laptop with WMC and Xbox 360 Elite
When I launched the Xbox media center extender app it asked me if i wanted to downgrade and I selected yes. I hope this fixes my occasional skipping and I updated to the October firmware on the ati site (http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/vista32/ocur-vista32.html) and the media center worked far better than it

Using files off a file server using MCE and MCE extender (xbox
Jason, Understood re turning off the monitor - the more important issue is eliminating the annoying message that appears on the TV hooked to the Xbox every time the Extender title is fired up. Thanks, John -- John "Jason Tsang" wrote: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;890924 doesn't seem to

MCE Extender and Windows Lossless
After running through the set up multiple times (making sure to allow extenders through the windows firewall and making sure the norton firewall was off) I am continuously informed by the xbox that the connection to the media center PC failed. Further, when I test the connection to the extender on my pc,

MCE Extender Setup
The MCE UI on the eXtender is an RDP session to one of the Hosts. Although the final implementation still is in flux, the current expectation is that a single MCE Host probably will support five remote RDP sessions (they have not finalized the performance, technical, and legal limitations yet).

Xbox Mediacenter Extender Remote
InteractiveHomesInc.com microsoft public windows mediacenter 5) Does the Xbox in MCE eXtender mode support both VBR and CBR WMV videos equally as well? This seems to be in contrast to some of the earlier threads discussing problems people have had rendering certain videos. The bottom line, based on the original

XBOX 360 as MCE Extender
The market wants dual-purpose tools, like a Media Center Edition computer which is not just a pretty PVR/DVR setup but where you can watch live TV while working on your thesis in Word. Around here, we use the current Xbox as a DVD player, an MCE Extender and a console game machine. Gaming is a legitimate market,

HDTV Support
XP Media Center freak thedude microsoft public windows mediacenter I am planning to upgrade to MCE 2005 Rollup 2 to support HDTV tuner cards. I use an XBOX (not 360) MCE extender to connect to my TV. Do I need to upgrade my MCE extender software to support Rollup 2? I know that I won't be able to watch HDTV content

HP MCE Extender x5400
Luis A. Burgos [MCE MVP] l...@netburgos.local.com microsoft public windows mediacenter Alex, I just wanted to support your claim. "Use a wired or wireless connection to hook up your Windows Media Center Extender to your Media Center PC." I thought that 802.11 was not fast enough for TV or video to go across it.

Xbox 360 as as media player. Here the divx workarounds
Secret Informers suggest that EazyShare is part of a daring plan to corner the market for computer based video distribution and kill the evil Microsoft MCE Extender before any are manufactured. (ATI has been known to post what is known as "Open Source" driver software on their website.

Xbox extender and 5.1 digital audio
... a Media Center Extender (the Xbox 360 is the only currently available extender which supports the old Media Center 2005, and the new extenders only support Vista). or to a generic UPnP type player), but if you want to do the full TV recording and viewing then you have to get the full Media Center Extender.

Download Xbox 360 Demos While Doing Other Things On the System ...
I don't know what an MCE Extender is, why I'd need one (or not), what I'd be sacrificing if I bought the machine I'm considerg now vs. waiting, etc. benefit of all) What is on my Pocket PC? http://www.ehansberry.com/ Microsoft MVP - Mobile Devices www.pocketpc.com What is an MVP? - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

XBOX MEDIACENTER Extender
If the MCE eXtender is accepting HID values from the remote the same as the MCE machine and the goal is to "eXtend" the MCE experience throughout the house, then we have a disconnect with the users who want to use multiple keyboards as their remotes throughout the house. Does the new eXtender platform support

MCE 2005 Rollup 2 and XBOX extender
The 1080p support is excellent news as is the improved 50Hz support. I am pleasantly relieved to read that the new 1080p support covers games, DVD, HD DVD, The Xbox 360 is of course able to act as a Media Center Extender, indeed at the moment it is effectively the ONLY such device since the others have all been