More Microsoft Media Extenders in the works

The big news this week is all about Windows Media Center Extenders. Today (Thursday) sees the launch of the 2nd generation of Windows Media Center Extenders.

These include: the DMA2200 (with built-in DVD player - pictured) and the DMA2100 from Linksys; the D-Link DSM-750 MediaLounge HD Media Center Extender; and the HP MediaSmart LCD HDTV. You can read Microsoft's full press release about the new Extenders here.

Extenders are hardware devices that enable you to extend the Media Center interface to your TV without having to have a PC connected to it. This means no more noisy PC in your living room. Instead you get a wife-friendly slimline box connected to your TV that has the slick Media Center user interface. It can stream all the content from your PC - recorded/live TV, pictures and music.

You can have up to five Extender devices connected to a PC simultaneously, which means five people can stream their preferred content over a wired or wireless network. Some of the new devices (the two from Linksys, for example) come with wireless N built-in, so they are capable of streaming HD.

via Tech.co.uk