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AaronGamer
01-08-2004, 09:37 AM
Source: 1UP.com (http://www.1up.com/article2/1,4364,1428216,00.asp)



Gates Announces Xbox Media Center
1/7/2004

At his keynote address at the 2004 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) currently underway in Las Vegas, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates unveiled the Xbox Media Center Extender (MCX) kit, which will allow Xbox owners to access media that resides on their PCs -- everything from pictures, movies, music, and more -- over a wireless connection.
The Xbox MCX kit is just one component of Microsoft's new Windows Media Center Extender Technology, which delivers digital media experiences throughout the home. The software will power a new generation of products (TVs, set top boxes, etc.) that will extend the Media Center Edition PC experience allowing people to access digital entertainment, such as live and recorded television, photos, movies, and music that reside on their Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, from any room in the home, regardless of where the PC is located.

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Alienware, Dell, Gateway, HP, and Samsung, are among the equipment manufacturers and original design manufacturers working with Microsoft to bring these products to market by the 2004 holiday season.

The Xbox Media Center Extender Kit, which will combine an Xbox DVD title with a dedicated remote control, currently carries no release date or price point. Stay tuned for more info shortly.

Chaotic
01-08-2004, 09:51 AM
That's pretty cool :cheers:

Angell
01-08-2004, 10:07 AM
These types of add-ons are really sweet. I cant wait to see how this thing develops. Gates will slowly take over my whole house though my computer, and I dont care one bit :)

Ethereal S. D.
01-08-2004, 11:51 AM
wouldn't it be easier and probably cheaper to just mod-chip the box and play around with that on a router? :huh:

-just asking lol

OC Noob
01-08-2004, 12:15 PM
That sounds really cool, I hope we get more details soon, or better yet I hope it comes out soon:)

Yankeez
01-08-2004, 12:28 PM
Originally posted by Ethereal S. D.
wouldn't it be easier and probably cheaper to just mod-chip the box and play around with that on a router? :huh:

-just asking lol

yes you could but now everyone knows how to mod

FragMaster B
01-08-2004, 12:59 PM
Sounds *****in! I hope they execute this better than that dam Xbox Music Mixer non-sense.

MikeMan91389
01-08-2004, 02:22 PM
i hope so too, but who no's! im gettin a new comp soon, so itll be sweet

J4320
01-08-2004, 05:50 PM
I hope it is backwards compatible for Xbox 2. Because it's certainly gonna cost a few greens.

wbio
01-08-2004, 08:56 PM
sounds pretty cool, that Media Center Extender technology sounds pretty cool, that would be perfect for my Dad

Ford Mustang
01-08-2004, 09:18 PM
Just like everyone else in this thread, I think this is pretty cool. I hope it works out and they execute it properly. :)

Professor Kaos
01-08-2004, 10:49 PM
Originally posted by Ethereal S. D.
wouldn't it be easier and probably cheaper to just mod-chip the box and play around with that on a router? :huh:

-just asking lol

You just said the "M" word!!!

X-Fan
01-09-2004, 10:15 AM
Originally posted by Playya


You just said the "M" word!!!
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhh!!!!i am telling nick he is using the m word.but on a serious note it looks great and if executed right it can kick some serious ass.