What is a Media Center Extender?

By ryan.tollefson - Posted on April 10th, 2008

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Media Center Extenders

A Media Center Extenderⁱ is a device that gives you the Media Center interface and access to your content from your TV. Extenders connect through a network (wired or wireless) to a PC running Windows Media Center and give you access to your pictures, music, recorded, and live TV. Extenders can take many forms - some are small set top boxes similar in size to a DVD player, while others are even built into the TV itself; the Xbox 360 is one device that can also be used as a Media Center Extender.

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In the picture library, highlight the folder or tag you want, then press "Play" on the remote to start a slideshow.

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With an album, video, or recorded show highlighted, simply hit "Play" on the remote to start it playing immediately - faster than pressing "OK" and then selecting "Play" on the menu.

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