That's right only $99 on woot.com for Media Center Extenders. A word of caution though, these only work on the XP edition of Media Center and will not work when/if you upgrade to Vista. For $99 though it's a good deal. I own one of these and it works well for viewing recorded TV on another machine over the network. I recommend using a cable connection ...

Not as sexy as the Bluetooth remotes we just blogged about, but the SRM7500 is pretty sharp. It uses RF rather than Bluetooth, but also sports an LCD to enable you to control your MCE without having to turn on the monitor or TV. Supports Windows Vista SideShow.

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CEPro.com and engadget.com are reporting on two upcoming SideShow remotes from Interlink and

Ian Dixon has released a new beta version of his mceBackup 2.0 software that enables you to back up your Media Center schedules, and more. Here is a list of features:

• Backs up TV channel assignment
• Backs up Scheduled recordings and series recordings
• Backs up recorded TV to local drives, or networked drives (via UNC paths)
• Backup up an additional folder
• Has its own schedule engine for automating backups
• Displays the status of critical Media Center services
• Command line and GUI version available, 10 foot version coming soon

Verified to work with Intel Viiv technology which gives you access to on-demand, and other Internet driven content. This device is sure to make your entertainment center a little bit sweeter.

The DSM-510 features a convenient remote control and easy-to-navigate TV user interface for quick hassle-free browsing of digital content and works with standard Windows XP computers through Microsoft's Windows Media Connect and other Universal Plug and Play (UpnP) media servers. So us Redmond fanboys can integrate this into our Wind ...

A recent Nielson study shows DVD players surpass VCRs. More U.S, households now own DVD players (81.2% of all households) than VCRs (79.2% of households). Findings from this quarterly study also show ownership of most media technology trending up from previous years, which could continue to climb as the upcoming Christmas season approaches.

As of third quarter 2006, DVD penetration in the U.S. is up 6% from the previous year and continues to grow, while VCR penetration has started a decline. In 1999 when Nielsen first started tracking ...

Will it work in Windows Media Center? I don't know, but out of any TV cards I have used in Media Center, the Hauppauge cards work with the least amount of headaches.

This triple tuner card will allow you to record and/or view three channels at a time. Currently this release is for the UK, but the US should be right behind. More information can be found at the product page.

No more fighting ...