Review: Media Extender Links PC to TV

February 14, 2008 By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Writer Review: Media Extender Links PC to TV (AP)

In this undated photo provided by Linksys, the Media Center Extender with DVD is shown. (AP Photo/Linksys)

(AP) -- Here's the formula for the gadget of the year: A device that delivers Internet video on the TV. It sounds simple, but no one has really cracked this market, which should be huge. Apple Inc., Sony Corp., Netgear Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc. are some of the big tech names angling in on it.

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nilbud - Feb 15, 2008
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Get yourself an original x-box, softmod it and put XBMC on it, or if you don't like the hacking get a PS3. I believe they can also be used as DVD players and there are even some games.
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Pitiful how incompetent microsoft is at integration.
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