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• Stream H.264-MP4/M4V/M4A from Windows Media Player 11 to Playstation 3 & Xbox 360

  This should be of interest to Digital Media fans. I've been trying to work through the incompatibility issues with H.264 in native Vista apps. This might just fix most of it. From Red Herring : This registry patch will tie MP4/M4V/M4A files into Windows... Posted Sep 05 2008, 06:36 PM by pthurrott with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: Digital media, Media Center, Vista

• Amazon launches On Demand video service

  Amazon PR : Amazon.com today announced that customers can now instantly watch ad-free movies and television shows on Macs or PCs with Amazon Video On Demand, Amazon's digital video service offering thousands of movies and television shows. Previously... Posted Sep 03 2008, 10:19 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360, Internet, Digital media, Media Center, Mobile, Content, Vista

• Microsoft confirms that Fiji is a joke

  Mary Jo Foley finally convinced Microsoft to come clean on Fiji , the thoroughly uninteresting Media Center update. Here’s what they told her (emphasis mine): On July 16th, 2008, Microsoft released an update to the version of Windows Media Center included... Posted Aug 08 2008, 05:59 PM by pthurrott with | with 38 comment(s) Filed under: Digital media, Media Center, Vista

• CinemaNow now available through Windows Media Center

  From Microsoft via email: CinemaNow’s library of over 3,400 feature-length movies is now available through Windows Media Center. This means that you can download and watch “Sweeney Todd” or “Juno” tonight, without a cable... Posted May 23 2008, 12:08 PM by pthurrott with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: Digital media, Media Center, Content, Vista

• Zune VideoX: Microsoft’s iTunes killer?

  This comes at an interesting time for me, as I've been updating the Windows Vista Secrets book for Service Pack 1 and am adding a bunch of material on related technologies, including a chapter on Zune. Like many, I'd sort of written Zune off,... Posted Apr 16 2008, 01:37 PM by pthurrott with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: Zune, iTunes, Digital media, Media Center, Vista

• Netflix Plugin for Windows Media Center

  I use Blockbuster, not Netflix, but this looks like a great Media Center plug-in : If you're a Netflix subscriber, you definitely going to want Andrew Park's new plug-in for the Vista version of Windows Media Center called MyNetflix . The plug... Posted Feb 19 2008, 10:14 AM by pthurrott with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Digital media, Media Center, Content

• TiVo updates Series 3, HD DVRs

  I'm continually surprised that TiVo isn't enjoying some kind of Apple-esque success right now. They're certainly firing on all cylinders. Here's the latest advance: TiVo, the creator of and leader in television services for digital video... Posted Oct 23 2007, 12:18 PM by pthurrott with | with 17 comment(s) Filed under: Digital media, Media Center

• Napster relaunches with Web-enabled platform

  Reuters : Napster Inc, the digital music service, said on Tuesday it plans to attract more customers by moving to a Web-based platform allowing users to play their music from any computer without having to download any additional software. The move is... Posted Oct 16 2007, 12:11 PM by pthurrott with | with no comments Filed under: Windows Media, iTunes, Digital media, Media Center

• Finding a good (and safe) codec package

  It's so silly that we have to do this,but as I've been investigating various issues around the Digital Media Core series, I've run into all kinds of compatibility issues with various video formats, especially, so I've been trying to find... Posted Oct 15 2007, 07:05 AM by pthurrott with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Media, Digital media, Media Center

• Digital Media Core, Video Follow-Up: D-Link MediaLounge DSM-520

  I'm in Phoenix visiting friends and in a weird coincidence, I was involved in a technology purchase yesterday that has direct bearing on my recent Digital Media Core, Video blog post . And as you might expect, it completely corroborates the notion... Posted Oct 08 2007, 10:06 AM by pthurrott with | with 38 comment(s) Filed under: Xbox 360, Apple, Zune, XP, Windows Home Server, Windows Media, iTunes, Home networking, Personal, Digital media, Media Center

• First look: Digital Media Core, Audio Format: MP3

  I wanted to throw this by readers before posting a final version to the SuperSite.It's an early version of what will likely be the first article in the "Digital Media Core" series, which will eventually cover various digital music, photo... Posted Oct 05 2007, 02:50 PM by pthurrott with | with 352 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Media, iTunes, Digital media, Media Center

• Some thoughts on Zune 2.0

  So I wrote up a pretty thorough update on the new Zune devices last night but I'd like to chime in with some off-the-cuff thoughts this morning that are based solely on a single Microsoft briefing and some press packet photographs. I like what they're... Posted Oct 03 2007, 08:56 AM by pthurrott with | with 41 comment(s) Filed under: iPhone, Apple, Zune, iTunes, iPod, Digital media, Media Center

• Microsoft Unveils Internet TV Beta for Vista Media Center

  Some interesting news from a Microsoft press release : On the morning of Sept. 28, 2007, U.S. users of Windows Vista Home Premium edition and Windows Vista Ultimate edition will find a new feature inside Media Center: the beta release of Internet TV.... Posted Sep 27 2007, 08:09 AM by pthurrott with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Digital media, Media Center

• More details emerge about Vista-compatible Extenders

  The Associated Press has a story about the coming generation of Vista-compatible Media Center Extenders that reveals a few interesting details: These TV set-top boxes will connect wirelessly to computers running the Home Premium or Ultimate flavors of... Posted Sep 26 2007, 10:42 PM by pthurrott with | with no comments Filed under: Xbox 360, Digital media, Media Center