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netflix

Got Vista Premium? You Can Stream Netflix To Your 360


Yeah, that question will rule a lot of you out, but for those it doesn't this should be something of a rare delight. If you've got a copy of Vista Premium, and install the vmcNetflix plug-in, you'll be able to rent streaming movies from Netflix (currently only available to Windows PCs) and - with a little jiggering - beam them over to your 360. It's apparently a little buggy, but hey, in the absence of an official deal, it's as good as you're going to get it for the moment. More »

10:30 PM on Fri May 9 2008
By Luke Plunkett
4,627 views, 51 comments

Latest by blurayforever143: @homernoy: Small fee? Comcast houston charges $7.95 and $5.95 for a HD on demand movie. I get a few free from my premium channels on demand, but the other day I wanted to watch two new releases I didn't have more »

xbox 360

Stream Videos on Your 360 Without Media Center

Finally, gamers can unleash all of their PC-canned porn onto their televisions. Reader Cainrok points out that Media Player 11 will support video playback from PC to Xbox 360 without the need of a Media Center Edition computer. More »

9:00 AM on Tue Sep 5 2006
By Brian Crecente
29,370 views, 37 comments

xbox 360

Video: Give Your Xbox a 360 Make-Over

Xbox Scene put up a video teaser showing a skin for the soon to be released (in beta natch) Xbox Media Center 2.0 for the old-school Xbox. The MC360 skin makes your Xbox look like an Xbox 360, except without all of that high-def stuff. The XMC, for those of you not into Xbox modding, is an open source multimedia player for the Xbox that lets you play or look at most movies, music and pictures on your Xbox using the console's harddrive, discs or even a LAN connection to you computer. Brian Crecente More »

8:00 PM on Mon Jun 5 2006
By Brian Crecente
255 views, 6 comments

Latest by Emory: ok, that's it, I'm buying a used xbox and a wireless adaptor right now on ebay!!!!! more »

media center extender

Be a Xbox 360/Vista Beta Tester

Microsoft is putting out long, tentacle-like feelers for people who might be willing to submit their unknowning computers to the terrors of a beta operating system install. The Windows Vista team wants to beta test the Media Center Extender on the upcoming Vista operating system and the Xbox 360. If you're a PC sadist and are interested check the requirements to see if you qualify: More »

2:00 PM on Thu Jun 1 2006
By Brian Crecente
185 views, 2 comments

lifehacker

Cool Firefox Extension For Xbox Media Center

Nerdy, but still scrumptious sister site points to the Xbmc Fox Firefox extension that adds an entry on the right-click menu that lets folks send internet video to the Xbox Media Center. It keeps media playing on your TV, rather than having to switch the over to the computer screen every time you wanna watch an internet vid. Hot. More »

6:20 PM on Tue Apr 18 2006
By Brian Ashcraft
420 views, 1 comment

xbox 360

DivX Flicks on Your Xbox 360

GamesInsider links to a lengthy, not-too techish How-To up on making your Xbox 360 convert DivX files to playable .wmv's and then they can be viewed via the Xbox 360's media center. The best part of the guide? It points out that this will not void the warranties on your Xbox 360s, so you're safe in case you manage to screw things up. More appropriately, I'd be safe when I managed to screw things up. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Jan 16 2006
By lsmith
3,012 views, 2 comments

business

Windows Media Center PCs Get Cable, HD Signals

What makes more sense than Windows Media Center PCs getting the ability to support premium high definition cable, and display your Xbox 360 images? Why, calling it OpenCable and having it function one-way only, of course. The agreement Microsoft and CableLabs made gives users the ability to receive high definition signals onto their PCs, but in an ironic move (especially considering the OpenCable moniker) the signals are one-way only. Head-y, I know. This basically means that you won't be sharing HD stuff with other users via the Internet. OpenCable indeed. More »

6:21 PM on Wed Nov 16 2005
By lsmith
178 views, 1 comment

Latest by Rectangle: One-way means that you won't be able to order pay-per-view movies with your PC via the cable card. It doesn't mean that you can't share recorded shows. The DRM provided in Media Center will prevent that. more »

Video: Xbox 360 and The Media Center Channel 9 has a video up that looks at the much talked about Media Center/Xbox 360 interconnectivity. Jeff Henshaw covers the Xbox 360 while David Alles talks Media Center. Xbox 360 and Media Center [Channel 9]

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xbox 360

Windows Update Preps for Xbox 360

Msoft is updating their Media Center Edition of Windows today, boosting the extender abilities of the software in preparation for the release of Xbox 360. Update Rollup 2 is going to add DVD changers support, Away Mode (which lets you turn a Media Center PC on and off like an appliance), DVD-burning capabilities and high-definition TV tuner support. More »

9:00 AM on Fri Oct 14 2005
By Brian Crecente
94 views, 1 comment