Multimedia-PCs

Media Smart Home has a how-to on getting CinemaNow movies on your Windows Home Server.  The article does require you to have some experience with some advance features of the Home Server.  The directions are fairly easy to follow so even if you’re a beginner you should be able to follow along.   The process [...]

TV Manager is a Windows Home Server plug-in that allows your Windows Media Center recordings to be stored on it.  After your Windows Media Center records a show it is transferred to the Windows Home Server.  Then the original file is deleted.  When you go to Recordings in Windows Media Center all the shows will [...]

Vista Media Center is getting NBC Olympics on the Go.  NBC has teamed up with TVTonic to provide coverage of the 2008 Summer Olympics.  Now TVTonic has to be installed so make sure you get it installed before the Olympics start.  Even though you should already have it installed on your Windows Media Center.
(via Engadget [...]

vmcNetflix has gone open source for various reasons.
For various reasons, I’ve decided to open source the vmcNetFlix project. This was my first VMC project, I learned alot, and it’s now gotten to the point where I think it would benefit having others involved. There already were a few offering their services and I [...]

CinemaNow is now available on Windows Media Center. It is under the TV section of Windows Media Center.
The company today launched a partnership with Microsoft to bring CinemaNow content to Windows Media Center. That means you can browser and purchase or rent videos using a remote control and a 10 foot interface. CinemaNow has [...]

The BBC iPlayer is now available for Windows Media Center via a plug-in by MillieSoft.  It allows you to browse and play the content in full screen now through Windows Media Center.

Remind me is a plug-in for Windows Vista Media Center that reminds you of things. The plug-in lets you set reminders and they will show up in media center. It would be nice if you tie it into your calendar.
(via Chris Lanier)

mcShoutCast is a plug-in for Windows Vista Media Center. If you like shoutcast then you might like this plug-in to add it to media center. Some features below:
Features:
* Browse through genres (more than 300)
* Get the listing of the Top500 stations
* Access random stations
* Search for music by title, genre, station name
* Save [...]

My Blockbuster is a Windows Media Center plug-in that allows you to add movies to your queue and watch trailers.
* Add and remove titles from your queue
* Browse New Releases
* Browse Recommendations
* Browse Genres
* Browse Collections
* Search
* View movie details
* View similar titles
* View all editions available for a title
* Watch movie trailers
* and [...]

PyeTV is a plug-in for Front Row that allows you to access EyeTVs recordings, a preview of the clip and the file metadata. One of my biggest issues with using the Mac for the media center is switching back and forth from EyeTV to Front Row with buttons I programed on my ATI remote. [...]