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The Media Center Show #94 - Mark Pendergrast on Extenders

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The Media Center Show #94 (MP3 - 21.7mb- 1hour 03mins 19secs)
by Ian Dixon

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This week on the show I talk Media Center Extenders with Mark Pendergrast from Microsoft, we talk about the progress from the V1 extenders and what is coming in the future. Mark also has some great tips on getting the most out of your Xbox 360 Extender.

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Show Times:
00:30 Coming up this week
01:02 Email on Codecs
02:37 New Email address
03:09 When will we see v2 Extenders and noise levels of the Xbox 360
04:36 My new book on the Vista version Windows Media Center (pre-order now!)
06:00 Onevoice Communicator controls Media Center Extender sessions
06:47 Windows Home Server Forums
07:49 Upgrading a laptop from XP to Vista
10:03 The forums
10:25 A Message from Onevoice
11:28 Welcome to Mark
12:56 Mark’s roll at Microsoft
16:50 Features and how they get implemented
19:00 Cablecard
22:20 What was the success of V1 Extenders
26:31 Getting the Extender in to the Xbox 360 project
30:08 Challenges in developing the Extender
35:00 Why can’t we have Divx on Extenders?
38:00 Transcode 360
40:10 What is new in Vista for Extenders?
49:01 V2 Extenders
51:10 Media Center Extender Tips and Tricks
58:46 Thanks to Mark


Music by Ian Dixon