Microsoft Unveils Extenders for Windows Media Center
and Internet TV Beta — Connected Entertainment Comes
Home for the Holidays
New devices from Cisco’s Linksys division, D-Link, HP and Niveus Media deliver new video
formats, form factors and HD TV over wireless home networks; Internet TV beta debuts with
more than one hundred hours of free full-screen video.
Microsoft also announced that the Extender technology will be incorporated
in HP’s current line of MediaSmart high-definition televisions.
Adding to the wealth of content available on PCs running Windows Media Center
in Windows Vista® (available in Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate),
Microsoft also launched a beta test of Windows Media Center Internet TV, which
will offer more than 100 hours of ad-supported entertainment from MSN® Video,
including full-length shows, music concerts and movie trailers.
“We are excited to reveal the first series of totally quiet, cool, and sleek-looking
Media Center Extender devices, designed to deliver the ultimate entertainment
experience to every TV set in your home,” said Joe Belfiore, corporate vice
president, Entertainment and Devices eHome Division, Microsoft. “These products
are the initial third-party devices that can wirelessly connect a TV with a PC, with
features including live high-definition TV, PVR, movies, pictures, music and online
services. In addition, the Internet TV beta allows Windows Media Center as well as
Extender users to enjoy free* high-quality television from some of their favorite
studios and networks in Media Center, directly over the Internet.”
New Devices Build a Wireless Entertainment Bridge
Throughout the Home
The Media Center Extender with DVD Player (DMA2200) from Linksys, a division
of Cisco, is an elegant solution that combines an upscaling DVD player with a
dual-band Wireless-N Extender for Windows Media Center. It allows consumers to
enhance their entertainment systems by teaming Extender for Media Center
functionality with DVD playback capabilities in a single device. For consumers
seeking a smaller form factor, Linksys will also offer the Media Center Extender
(DMA2100), which delivers all the appealing features of Extender for Windows
Media Center in a compact dual-band Wireless-N solution that is ideal for spaces,
such as bedrooms, that call for a smaller device footprint. These new Linksys Media
Center Extenders give consumers easy access to their HD television content, digital
music and digital photos using just one remote control, and feature both digital
and optical audio outputs that enable consumers to utilize their existing custom
audio systems. They will be available for consumers to purchase in the U.S. this
November at estimated street prices of $349.99 and $299.99, respectively. More
information is available at http://www.linksys.com/mce.
NEW YORK — Sept. 27, 2007 — Today at
DigitalLife, Microsoft Corp. joined initial
launch partners in revealing highly anticipated
details about new Extenders for Microsoft®
Windows Media® Center. These devices,
which are expected to be available for
purchase this holiday season, will allow easy
access to premium cable, high-definition TV,
popular video formats including DivX, music,
paid movies, photos and more from any TV
in the house, with a wired or wireless network
connection. People can even pause a recorded
show in one room, and then resume it from the
same moment in another room.
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