News: CinemaNow Media Manager Now Comes With Xbox 360 Support
Category:
Networking,
Internet,
Gaming
Posted: July 20, 2007 08:30AM
Author:
LoArmistead
Daily Tech - With the console market in high competition, and the Xbox division receiving some bad publicity for faulty units over the past months, it's about time we had a breath of fresh air. While Microsoft was shelling out its precious billions to fix defective consoles, it was also working on the sidelines to further expand the Xbox's capabailties of becoming an integrated gaming center and media center extender. The latest release of the CinemaNow client program now allows customers to stream rented or bought movies from their computers to their Xboxes to watch on their large displays. - Lo *News Editor*
"To facilitate the downloading process, the Media Manager automatically downloads to a user's PC when a video is rented or purchased. The new version now has the ability to detect an Xbox 360 gaming console on a customer's home network. A customer can choose any video from CinemaNow's selection, download it to a Windows XP or Windows Vista PC and play it back on a TV using the Xbox 360 as a connective device.
