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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. 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.

  2. 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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    "Ask not what your country can do for you." --John F. Kennedy
    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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      I like big butts and I cannot lie.
  3. 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+

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

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

  5. 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