Connecting and Using a Media Center Extender

Connecting and Using a Media Center Extender

Your PC is in the den, hooked up to a cable connection and dutifully recording youzr favorite programs to a large hard disk. Your most comfortable chair is in the living room, opposite a large-screen TV. How do you get the content off the PC and onto the big screen? One excellent option is a Media Center Extender.

A Media Center Extender is a self-contained hardware device that connects directly to your home entertainment system and communicates over a network with a Media Center PC. The first generation of Media Center Extenders arrived in 2004 and were compatible only with Windows XP Media Center Edition. ...

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