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What's New Aftermarket Xbox 360 Case With the demise of the HP and Linksys extenders we're pretty much back to having the Xbox 360 as our only extender solution, D-link hasn't killed theirs yet but I fully expect that they will.  The issue with this is mostly noise.  I'm having to use mine in my living room right now while our main media center is out of commission... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 06-04-2009 Preview of new Media Browser Features For those that need a great looking and functioning addon to manage your TV Series archives, Home Videos, Movies and just about any other video collections Media Browser is the product to look at.  I just can't tell you how much easier this addon has made it for my wife (great WAF here) and myself to consume our local video collection (by local... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 05-08-2009 Okoro Media Systems Releases New Media Servers Okoro Media Systems, manufacturer of digital entertainment systems for the high end audio video market, is pleased to announce the availability of the 2009 RK Digital Entertainment Servers . This new line of rack mounted servers feature the latest technology while making available custom solutions for many different home theater installations. Each... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 04-21-2009 Cyberlink PowerDVD 9 Ultra - Initial Impressions I installed PowerDVD 9 Ultra on my Windows 7 test box last night to see how well it integrates with Media Center and I have to say I was pretty blown away.  I've haven't used PowerDVD since version 7 because I switched to Total Media Theatre for its Media Center integration, but my initial impressions on the integration is that PowerDVD... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 04-09-2009 PacketVideo announces upgrade to award-winning TownkyMedia Manager Software Newest Version Supports More Popular Online Services; Enhanced Functionality Makes it Easier Than Ever to Drag and Drop Media to Multiple Devices Throughout the Home SAN DIEGO, CA (April 7, 2009)-PacketVideo (PV) announced today that a new version of its award-winning home media server software, TwonkyMediaT manager v1.1, is now available for download... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 04-07-2009 Calling all Media Center Hardware Vendors Ian Dixon and myself have started a new hardware video review show on The Digital Lifestyle and it also appears on my blog at The Green Button , the first installment is located here .  I'm looking for some hardware to test out for the show.  If you are interested in getting any of your products reviewed for the show drop me a line using... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 04-03-2009 I'm now a Media Center MVP! I was awarded MVP status for Media Center from Microsoft yesterday.  I'm incredibly honored and stoked to be a part of this group.  I just wanted to give a big thanks to Richard Miller and Ian Dixon who I know had something to do with my nomination.  Also thanks to everyone who sent me an email or hit me up on twitter yesterday to... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 04-02-2009 The Digital Lifestyle Hardware - ATI Digital Cable Tuners Ian had an idea about starting a hardware podcast and I wanted to be involved so I contacted him and in the end we decided a video show (video podcast if you will) reviewing hardware would probably work out better.  So to kick things off Ian asked if I'd do a video on what is probably my favorite piece of Media Center hardware, the Digital... Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 03-30-2009 DMA 2200 Extender $95 at Newegg Just thought I'd pass this deal along, can't beat $95 for a DMA-2200. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124282&CMP Clubhouse Tags: clubhouse , story , media center Extender , media center Cross Posted from My Media Center Blog Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 03-26-2009 DMA-2200 $99 from Dell Dell Home is running a $100 off special on the DMA-2200's which brings the total down to $99.  If you've been sitting on the fence now's the time to jump in I don't see these devices getting any cheaper! http://tinyurl.com/c5bo9t Cross Posted from My Media Center Blog Posted to Mike's Blog (Weblog) by mabrown on 03-18-2009 Who Is Online