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Apple software has been available on Windows for years, including the popular iTunes — which has been discontinued on the Mac, but is still the main Apple Music client for Microsoft’s operating system. However, a new Apple app might be coming to Windows 10 this year.
XBMC (Windows/Mac/Linux/Xbox/Apple TV) XBMC (aka Xbox Media Center) is a free, open-source media center application designed, in the beginning, for the original Xbox. XBMC has made serious progress. Proprietary: 6.3.9600.16384 February 23, 2011; 9 years ago : Included with Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium and Ultimate editions and Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, and Ultimate editions. Was available for Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8.1 Pro as part of the Media Center Pack add-on, until it was discontinued on October 30, 2015.
According to a report from the Italian website Aggiornamenti Lumia, Apple is getting ready to launch its next Windows app on Microsoft Store.
The report is not clear on which app this is about, but it’s not hard to imagine a dedicated Windows app for Apple’s streaming services — Apple Music and Apple TV+.
Last year, Apple was hiring engineers to “build the next generation of media apps for Windows.” The company explicitly specified that the job requires experience with Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which is basically the modern Windows app platform.
iTunes has been available on the Microsoft Store since 2018, but it’s still the classic desktop software rather than a UWP app. As the Mac now has a standalone app for Apple Music, the same experience might be available soon for Windows users.
The end of iTunes also brought another two new apps for the Mac: TV and Podcasts. The Apple TV app, specifically, is currently available on Smart TVs and other set-top boxes, so this could also be the next Apple app available for Windows.
As we pointed out last year, UWP apps can run on both Windows PCs and Xbox One, which is used as a multimedia center by many people and that would be crucial in the expansion of Apple TV+.
A new @Apple app coming soon to the Microsoft Store? ?
— Aggiornamenti Lumia (@ALumia_Italia) July 11, 2020
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Windows Media Center Extenders (officially 'Extender for Windows Media Center' and code named 'Bobsled'[1]) are devices that are configured to connect over a computer network to a computer running Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows Vista Home Premium/Ultimate, Windows 7 Home Premium, or Windows 8 with a Pro pack to stream the computer's media center functions to the Extender device. This allows use of the Media Center and its features (such as view photos, videos, listen to music, watch live television and use DVR functions, watch recorded TV, etc.) on a television receiver or other electronic visual display.
Windows Media Center Extender Software For Mac Pro
The advantage with these devices is that a household's primary computer, hosting Media Center, need not be near the device used for display. Additionally, with an Extender, the Media Center can be accessed at the same time by several users. The Xbox 360 gaming console has Media Center Extender functionality. The Ceton Echo is a stand-alone extender.[2]
Technology[edit]
Media Center Extenders (MCX) can either be dedicated hardware devices, such as set top boxes or televisions,[3] or software based implementations such as the Xbox 360. First generation hardware based devices were based on the Windows CE operating system whereas the second generation devices can use other embedded OSs such as Linux as well. The Extender creates its own user account on the host PC(MCX1, MCX2, etc.) and then uses a version of Fast User Switching to enable the use of the host computer and Extenders at the same time.
Version 1 Extenders only support Media Center versions up to Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Update Rollup 2 - they cannot support the version of Media Center incorporated in Windows Vista Home Premium/Ultimate Edition and later.
The server software, which runs on the host PC and streams the media, is built into Windows Media Center. An MCX device must be paired with the MCE software before use; this is done by pairing the MCE software with an identifying number generated by the MCX device.
The MCE software makes the user interface available via the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP, which is also used by Remote Desktop client). All processing done by the MCE software and plug-ins happen at the host computer; only the user interface is streamed to the MCX devices.
As such, the device can render the interface even though the Media Center-specific software (or the plug-ins) might not be installed there. However, the media files are streamed over a different protocol. To render the media, an implementation of the codec used to package the media must be locally installed on the Extender; having the codec on the host computer is not enough. Alternatively media can be trans-coded on the fly by the host computer to a codec that is supported by the Extender. In Windows 7 this is now a standard feature which will probably relieve Extender vendors in the future from having to include such a wide variety of codecs.
Version 1 Extenders[edit]
Windows Media Center Extender Setup
- HP x5400
- Linksys WMCE54AG
- Xbox with Media Center Extender Add-On
All Version 1 Extenders have been discontinued and are not supported in Windows Vista.
Version 2 Extenders[edit]
For quite some time, the Xbox 360 was the only Version 2 Extender available that could work with Windows Vista. When connecting an Xbox 360 to a Windows XP Media Center Edition PC, a free download is required to connect for the first time. When connecting an Xbox 360 to a Windows Vista PC, no download is necessary as all required components are built into Windows Vista.
Microsoft eventually announced the v2 Media Center Extenders from partners (Linksys, D-Link and Niveus Media) on 5 September 2007.[4] Version 2 capable Extenders support animated transitions between screens and additional capabilities of Windows Vista to handle newer video formats, notably, DivX, Xvid, Windows Media VideoHD and H.264. They can stream HDTV (including 1080p) through HDMI like the Xbox 360, can stream protected content and many incorporate draft 802.11n wireless connectivity.
Windows Media Center Extender List
In addition to these updates, Extender manufacturers will be able to integrate Extender technology into other popular consumer electronics devices. Examples include DVD players, HDTVs, HD DVD players, Blu-ray players, etc. Windows Media Connect and Windows Media Player Network Sharing are able to connect to them on Windows XP; however, they do not work with Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 as extenders.[5]Xbox 360 is the only device that can work as an extender with both Windows XP Media Center as well as Windows Vista.
As of 2020, there are no commercially available Extenders.
Discontinued Products:
- D-Link DSM-750
- HP MediaSmart Connect - x280n
- HP MediaSmart HDTV (With software update from April 2008)
- Linksys DMA2100
- Linksys DMA2200 (Integrated DVD Player)
- Niveus Media Extender - EDGE
- Samsung MediaLive Digital Media Extender MR-00EA1
- Xbox 360 (Works with MCE 2005, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 Media Center)
- Ceton Echo (Does not work with Windows 8 Media Center)
Energy usage[edit]
The various versions of the Xbox 360 consume between 70 and 200 watts of power, depending upon model and activity (the 360 S consumes 70 W while idling[6]). The Ceton Echo claims to use less than 5 W. Energy cost depends upon electricity prices, model, and use, but for an Xbox 360 running continuously can be a significant fraction of the purchase price every year. The Ceton claims to save up to US$60 a year on electricity compared to a cable box or Xbox 360 used as an extender.[2]
Windows Media Center Extender Download
References[edit]
- ^'Windows Media Center Extenders'. cek.log. 2004-10-05. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- ^ ab'Ceton Echo - Ceton'. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^'Windows Vista Feature Focus: Windows Media Center Extender'. Retrieved 2007-07-23.
- ^Microsoft Press release on Windows Media Center V2 Extenders
- ^V2 Extenders To Be Vista Only
- ^winsupersite.com: Xbox 360 S Review, 6 October 2010
External links[edit]
- DEAD LINK-->Extender for Windows Media Center
- DEAD LINK-->FAQ: Windows Media Center Extenders and Xbox 360
- DEAD LINK-->Media Center Extender for Xbox Review
Windows 10 Media Center Extender
See also[edit]
Windows Media Center Extender Setup
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