Microsoft Chair Over Linksys, D-Link and Niveus Media Center Unveilings, Debuts Internet TV Beta
Later today At DigitalLife, Microsoft’ S Windows Media Center chief Joe Belfiore will demonstration the new Media Center Extenders you’ Re just now hearing butt, including the Linksys DMA2200 and DMA2100, and the D-Link DSM-750 MediaLounge Player Media. Another one he’ ll show off is the Niveus Extender Media, which we’ ll cover in more depth tomorrow.
Microsoft will also introduce has new Internet TV service for all Vista Home Premium and Ultimate users: starting this Friday, those customers will find the option in their Media Center interfaces, and edge uses it to get A arranges of video programming without the need for has TV tuner. Check out more details one that and the MCEs in the press release below:
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 and Niveus Media deliver new video formats, form factors and HD TV over wireless home networks; Internet TV Beta beginnings with more than one hundred hours of free video full-screen
NEW YORK — Sept. 27, 2007, 12:01 AM EAST — Today At DigitalLife, Microsoft joined initial launch partners in revealing highly anticipated details one new Extenders for Windows® Center Media. Thesis devices, which are expected to Be available for purchase this holiday season, will allow easy access to premium cable, TV high-definition, popular video formats including DiVX, music, paid movies, photographs and more from any TV in the house, with has wired gold wireless network connection. People edge even pause has recorded show in one room, and then summarized it from the same moment in another room. Content Adding to the wealth of available one Windows Vista Media Center GCV, Microsoft launched has beta test of Windows Media Center Internet TV, which will offer more than one hundred hours of AD-supported entertainment from MSN Video, including full-length shows, music concerts and movie trailer cards.
“Thesis new extenders bring the Media Center experiment one has Windows Vista PC to any TV around the house in full HD over has standard wired gold wireless home network connection,” said Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President, eHome division At Microsoft. “We are excited to show consumers how easily they edge enjoy to their digital lifestyle around to their house with any of the new sleek looking and calm Extenders from our launch partners.”
New devices build has wireless entertainment bridge throughout the home
The Cisco/Linksys DMA2200 DIGITAL Media Center Extender with DVD Player is elegant year solution integrating year upscaling DVD/CD player with wireless Extender for Windows Center Media in A individual box, letting people reduce clutter while still having easy access to to their content HD television with 5.1 audio, using just one remote control. Linksys will also offer the DMA2100 DIGITAL Media Center Extender, which delivers all the appealing features of Extender for Windows Center Media in A compact wireless device. Both products dual-band support draft Wireless-N networking for high quality video and the utmost in convenience. Both devices will support WMV, DivX and XVid formats and are expected to Be available for consumers in the US before the end of the year. Pricing has not yet been announced.
The D-Link DSM-750® MediaLounge® Media Player is housed in A sleek 17-inch black aluminum chassis, and connects to the home network using dual-band Ethernet but draft Wireless-N networking to make it easy to enjoy the Windows Media Center experiment with friends and family one has home entertainment center. The player will support WMV, DivX, and XVid formats and the DSM-750 includes has USB 2.0 urgent port for access to music, photographs and videos stored one drives removable USB flash gold hardware drives.
Designed for the high-end home theater enthusiast, the Niveus Media Extender offers has high fidelity experiment, uncompromised video, digital 1080p audio, and the same amazing 3D to use interface found one the award-winning Niveus Media Center. Additionally, the Niveus Media Extender features the proprietary Niveus Glacier™ Passive Cooling system for cool and calm performance and has sleek and stylish A/V form-Factor.
Windows Media Center Internet TV Launches Beta
There Friday morning, September 28, 2007, United States users of Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and Windows Vista Ultimate Edition will find is new feature inside Media Center - the beta release of Internet TV. This new feature will allow people to enjoy A arranges of television video and content one to their GCV and TV sets, without the need of has TV tuner in their PC. This video streaming content will Be supported by advertising technology provided by YuMe Networks, and will Be available to viewers for free.*
Content The available in Internet TV comes Video from MSN, with more than 100 hours available during the beta period, including:
· Full episodes of TV shows such have the critically acclaimed “Arrested Development.”
· Full-length music concerts including Chris Cornell, Snoop Dogg, Elton John, Pink, John Mayer, The Pussycat Dolls and many more.
· High quality movie trailer cards from major movie studios
· The latest news segments from MSNBC
· Sports clips from FOX Sports Television
Internet TV has been designed for both the TV and PC screen, and features high quality video optimized for broadband streaming. Viewers edge enjoy thesis high quality videos one Media Center Extender devices, including Xbox 360, have well have Windows Vista Media Center GCV.
Extend Your DIGITAL Entertainment to the Whole Home
Watching has recorded TV show in the living room room, pausing it, and then quickly resuming it from the bedroom gold kitchen will soon become even easier with thesis new low-heat, calm, home-theater designed devices. Extenders for Windows Media Center support streaming live high-definition TV, including premium cable channels in US the, along with formats such have Windows Media HD. The D-Link and Linksys devices add built-in dual support for band Wireless-N networking and expanded support for popular video formats such have DivX, XVid and H.264. Thesis devices allow people to almost instantly start enjoying to their entertainment - there’ S No need for has built-in hardware-drive to mask the video before viewing.
New Extender devices are expected to Be available this holiday season, and will unleash photographs, music, videos, live and recorded TV from GCV with Windows Vista Media Center for viewing and listening one big-screen TV displays standard gold TVs definition - delivering the ultimate entertainment solution with has wide arranges of flexibility - ready for today and the future.
Thesis Extenders will lead the industry in supporting the ability to send content protected HD to additional rooms, including recorded TV from over-the-air Advanced Television Systems Committee gold DIGITAL Cable Tuners. Extenders also content support one-demand broadband from Media Center Online Media partners such have up-to-date sports carryforwards from FOXSports.com, kids programming from Nickelodeon, downloadable TV episodes from Showtime Networks, and subscription movies one demand from Starz VONGO, along with support for has wealth of 3rd-party plug-in applications.
More information one new Extenders for Windows Media Center is available At http://www.windowsvista.com/extender
