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The digital media stuff sounds interesting. How will Xbox 360 compare to todays Media Center Extenders and other similar devices?

April 26, 2017center compare digital interesting media Sounds stuff today todays xbox 360

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The digital media stuff sounds interesting. How will Xbox 360 compare to todays Media Center Extenders and other similar devices?

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Xbox 360 includes the same capabilities as Media Center Extender 2.0 devices, meaning it provides a Media Center-like experience, and will display live and Recorded TV shows, photo slideshows, music, and other content, assuming you have a Media Center PC on your home network. One differentiator between today’s Media Center Extenders and the next generation (and Xbox 360) is that the Xbox 360 also natively supports live and recorded HDTV broadcasts. For more information about these capabilities, please see my Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Review, Media Center Extender for Xbox Review, and Media Center Extender Review. Additionally, the Xbox 360 also plays DVD movies and can rip audio CDs to the device’s hard drive. You can also plug portable devices, like iPods, Sony PlayStation Portables (PSPs), and Portable Media Centers, into one of the Xbox’s USB ports, and interact with the content on those devices. Xbox 360 cannot, however, access Protected AAC format music purchased from t