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• Major Update to Windows 7 Media Center: Netflix, Internet TV, More

  Brian Staton dropped me a note just now, letting me know that the version of Windows Media Center in Windows 7 has gotten a significant update today, with the addition of Netflix and a new version of the Internet TV functionality, the latter of which... Posted Oct 20 2009, 04:02 PM by pthurrott with | with 23 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Digital media, Media Center

• Microsoft removes CableCARD limitations in Windows Media Center

  Now we're talking! As part of a wider press release around the CEDIA trade show this week, Microsoft announced that it was removing a particularly onerous requirement around Windows Media Center that, until now, required customers to purchase a PC... Posted Sep 10 2009, 12:29 PM by pthurrott with | with 30 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Digital media, Media Center

• Netflix comes to Windows Media Center

  I was literally just wondering about this in the course of writing about Media Center for Windows 7 Secrets (and I couldn't get any of the third party Netflix plug-ins to work with the Media Center version in Windows 7). From Microsoft: As part of... Posted May 20 2009, 10:36 AM by pthurrott with | with 75 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Windows Media, Digital media, Media Center, Vista

• RadioTime: Radio in Windows Media Center

  Here's a cool add-on for Windows Media Center that lets you access FM radio stations from around the world via their Internet stations or your FM tuner... Your Onscreen Guide to Radio Browse RadioTime with Windows Media Center! Get unlimited FREE... Posted Jan 25 2009, 04:39 PM by pthurrott with | with 16 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Windows Media, Digital media, Media Center, Vista

• Media Center momentum

  Microsoft just sent me a little tidbit about Media Center "momentum" at CES. While this type of thing wouldn't normally be of much interest, the bit about Media Center evolution--past, present, and future--is absolutely worth a look. I feel... Posted Jan 08 2009, 02:29 PM by pthurrott with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: Windows 7, Media Center

• 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 13 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

• Microsoft finalizes Fiji

  Mary Jo Foley reports that the under-tested and underwhelming Fiji update to Windows Vista Media Center has been completed. Hopefully the 6 or 7 people who tested it did a thorough job. Microsoft is done testing “Fiji,” its update to Windows Media Center... Posted Jul 18 2008, 10:57 AM by pthurrott with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: 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

• Media Center 'Fiji' = Windows Vista Media Center Feature Pack 2008

  I put this on the front page the other day to see if anyone noticed, but no one did. Not coincidentally, Mary Jo Foley turned up yesterday with a post about beta testing of Fiji, a long-awaited Media Center update: there’s been no word in ages from... Posted May 21 2008, 10:52 AM by pthurrott with | with 21 comment(s) Filed under: Media Center, 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

• October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista

  Microsoft : Microsoft has released the October 2007 Cumulative Update for Media Center for Windows Vista. This update rollup is intended for computers that are running Windows Vista Home Premium or Windows Vista Ultimate. In addition to the fixes that... Posted Oct 31 2007, 06:17 PM by pthurrott with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Media Center

• 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 18 comment(s) Filed under: Digital media, Media Center