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Microsoft Bringing TV to Xbox

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it's-about-time dept.

grazzy writes "Microsoft is set to release its Windows Media Center Extender for Xbox mid-November. The device will allow you to view recorded and downloaded media content stored on your PC via your Xbox.""

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  1. Heh... by Cyno01 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Finally catching up to the mod-chip scene...

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  2. lol xbox by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    http://ps2media.ign.com/ps2/image/article/557/5576 37/checking-out-the-pstwo-20041015062407316.jpg

    Nuff said.

  3. You mean I can watch TV... by goldspider · · Score: 5, Funny

    on my TV???

    Sweet! What will they think of next!?

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    1. Re:You mean I can watch TV... by rampant+mac · · Score: 4, Funny
      "You mean I can watch TV...

      on my TV???

      Sweet! What will they think of next!?"

      Whoa, whoa, WHOA. Slow down there a second. Is your XBMC (XBox Media Center) up to date? If so, yes, you can watch TV.

      Otherwise, you will need to connect to http://xboxupdate.microsoft.com to download the latest patches.

      Afterward, you will need to reboot the XBox by simply holding down the X, Y, right trigger, Select, and Start buttons while simultaneously depressing the Left and Right Thumbsticks.

      Then you will need to open up the XBox, using only a butter-knife, 2 meters of duct tape, and the gentle hands of a neurosurgeon.

      After connecting the XBox to your co-ax TV output cable, you may then watch TV through your XBox Media Center. Easy as pie!

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  4. Uh yeah. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    'Illegally' Modded XBox with XBox Media Center: $200

    XBox with MS XBox Media Adapter: $229
    Media Center PC: $1000+

  5. TV + MS by Beuno · · Score: 4, Funny

    Great, now I will be able to see the "blue screen of death" during Leno!

    1. Re:TV + MS by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      sorry, but on the xbox it is the "green screen of death"

  6. Finally... by Henk+Poley · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...a use for all those XBOXes running MythTV frontends ;-)

  7. Here are just a few of benefits ... by sosuke · · Score: 5, Funny

    buy a Media Center Extender For Xbox and get:
    2 AA batteries
    Networking poster
    from http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/eva luation/devices/xboxextenderkit.mspx

  8. Wrong, there is a world of difference here !!! by da5idnetlimit.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    "This addition is basically what XBMC already does"BETTER "and has done for"EVER...

    See, you have to add some bias on your comment... we're on Slashdot, mate, have no shame 8p

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  9. Oh this is just awesome... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Soon I'll be able to take a piss into my Xbox while warming up my Poptart with the integrated toaster. Everyone is talking about extending the market... what ever happened to making a game machine for, hmm, exclusively gaming?

  10. Re:too bad... by Awptimus+Prime · · Score: 2, Funny

    Don't forget. You will also need:

    A residence
    Electricity
    Several 120V wall sockets

    By the looks of it, there sure are a lot of steps involved with getting this running! I will stick to my writing C in sand and running Linux in my head.

  11. Re:Bwahhahahaha! The master plan is finally reveal by BubbaJonBoy · · Score: 2, Funny

    We've seen this coming for over 4 years. Microsoft has been quietly collecting digital rights to a large chunk of the worlds' fine art. Wanna display a jpg of the Mona Lisa on your web site? Someday the M$oft lawyers will come calling...
    Regards,
    BubbaJon