Over at themissingremote.com, this video containing an awesome demo of a Blu Ray playback in 7MC was just posted. The demo shows, in 7MC, the MyMovies 3 gorgeous interface displaying a Blu Ray collection stored on WHS, and playing a Blu Ray, which with the power of Total Media Theater 5 (TMT5), plays seamlessly (full [...]

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As apart of my house-wide Media Center solution, PlayOn continues to provide the internet audio/video content like Hulu, Netflix, Pandora, etc.  Unfortunately though, when upgrading to a newer version of PlayOn, I always get an error on my Extenders when attempting to retrieve content: “The PlayOn Virtual Audio Device is configured as default”.  The fix: [...]

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With PlayOn 2.59.3730.72 and vmcPlayIt 1.5.0, I’m now enjoying Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, March Madness On Demand and more in Media Center on my extenders: Linksys DMA-2200 and Xbox 360. I purchased the PlayOn software for $20 a few months ago, and when I’ve had the time, I’ve tried to use vmcPlayIt on my DMA-2200, [...]

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Windows Home Server Power Pack 3, which contains MUST HAVE capabilities for Windows 7 integration, will be available Tuesday, 24 November. I will finally do my 1st WHS build, installing it on a DIY PC with the Sans Digital TR4M-B 4-Bay SATA DAS Enclosure (with four 1.5TB Seagates), which WeGotServed wrote a Hands On article [...]

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Hulu Desktop is the easiest, most powerful, way to watch Hulu videos on a Media Center PC.  Unfortunately, being a Flash based application, it doesn’t work on Extenders.  Use PlayOn / vmcPlayIt for Hulu on those! Using Tecknoworks Hulu Desktop Integration 1.0, you can seemlessly launch Hulu Desktop from Media Center, and exit Hulu Desktop [...]

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Lifehacker’s Adam Pash posted three great/informative articles on “new” capabilities in Windows 7 Media Center: 1) Internet TV: It’s a newer version of the native Internet TV, now providing CBS content 2) Native Netflix in Media Center: Can now stream Netflix programs more easily on the Media Center PC, but no HD streaming! 3) Hulu [...]

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UPDATE: EngadgetHD’s Ben Drawbaugh just posted a detailed article on setting this up!  Thanks a ton Ben! UPDATE 2: MissingRemote’s Mike Garcen just posted a detailed article on setting this up in a CableCard environment! ****************** Thanks to Andy Van Til’s post on Missing Remote, I just purchased a copy of Dragon Global’s ShowAnalyzer for [...]

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Over on one of my favorite websites, Slickdeals.net, the PlayOn $20 deal was posted, which has led to a forum thread full of excellent discussion on how people are streaming Netflix, Hulu, etc. to DLNA and UPnP capable devices…and Windows Media Center. With broadband being more and more prevalent in the home, so is the [...]

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Here’s the top 3 items on my current Media Center / WHS To-Do List: 1. Setup HD PVR to schedule/record/watch FIOS HD programming 2. Install Media Browser with recommended configurations/add-ons like Media Center Master, for downloading and watching HD Movie Trailers 3. Build Windows Home Server 2003 with Power Pack 2, awaiting Power Pack 3 [...]

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SecondRun TV…this has instantaneously become a staple Media Center plug-in.  It brings TONS of internet video content right into Media Center.  NBC Shows like Heroes and Fringe, Fox shows like Simpsons and Family Guy, etc.  Some of the shows hosted by Hulu are HD quality, and look outstanding for internet streaming content. SecondRun TV is [...]

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