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Media Extender - (May be known as MCX, Windows Media Extender, Windows Media Center Extender) - A digital media hub such as a gaming console like xBox, that can streams photos, audio and video from a Media Center PC, standard PC or other device, to the TV or home theater over a wired or wireless network connection. It's powered by Microsoft's Windows CE embedded operating system. Microsoft chairman Bill Gates introduced Windows Media Center Extender Technology at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). He envisioned it's primary function to be extending the reach of media center PCs (with Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition Operating System and later Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate editions) to television displays in various locations around the home. A media center PC, desktop media center PC, home server or gaming console would be the hub of the network and the Media Center Extender would deliver content to display devices, in particular television screens, throughout the home. There are two types of Media Extenders. One is a hardware device with the extender software built-into it. This hardware device may be a dedicated, standalone device (typically known as a “Media Center Extender set-top box”) or a product such as Microsoft Xbox 360 that also has other functions. The other type of Media Extender takes the form of the Media Extender software application that’s integrated into an operating system, or equivalent. Thus Media Center Extender technology can be embedded in a TV eliminating the need for an enabled set-top box or integrated unit such as an Xbox 360. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_extender microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/extender/default.mspx windowsxp/mediacenter/extender/owner/stboverview.mspx microsoft.com/windowsxp/mediacenter/extender/mcefaq.mspx Digital Media Hub - definition Windows Media Video - (WMV) - A generic name for the set of video codec technologies developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Windows Media framework. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_Video |
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