Setup Xbox Media Center using Windows 7

grapii — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 21:01:00 +0000

Media Center provides an awesome experience in showing off your pictures or home videos to your guests, and your Xbox can provide this experience thanks to it’s builtin Media Center Extender. Before you can play content from Windows Media Center on your Xbox 360 console, you need to connect your console to Windows Media Center.

Step 1:

Get Setup Key from Xbox 360

On your console, go to My Xbox and select Windows Media Center.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Write down the 8-digit Media Center Setup Key.

Step 2:

Add an Extender on your computer

Start Windows Media Center on Windows 7 PC.
Click Tasks, and then click Add Extender.
When prompted, enter the 8-digit Setup Key from Xbox 360.
Complete the Extender setup.

Step 3:

Download and print the Media Center Quick Reference Guide

Existing Setup:

If you were previously using your Xbox 360 with a Windows Media Center Based PC, you will need to remove the existing connection before setting up a new Windows 7 Media Center PC.

On the Windows 7 Media Center PC

Click Start, Windows Media Center.
Select Task, Settings.
Select Extender.
Select your Xbox 360 Media Center Extender.
Select Uninstall.

On Xbox 360

On Xbox 360, go to My Xbox and then System Settings, then select Computers.
Select Windows Media Center, and then press the A button.
Select Disconnect.
Press the B button until you return back to the System Settings.

Ultimate Universal Remote Control for WMC

grapii — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:44:45 +0000

SilverPac launches the SilverTouch 5500 universal remote control.

Looks like a cool way to control your Windows Media Center PC, also uses Windows SideShow technology, so while you watch TV with your family on Windows Media Center, you can find out what programs are showing next or schedule a recording for the next day. You can also browse through your Windows Media Center music collection from the display on the remote control, check emails, update Facebook status, etc, without turning on the TV

Not much information available at the moment, but here’s the blurb from their site…

The SilverTouch 5500 universal remote control boasts a large 4.3” color touch LCD with the ability to control up to 28 devices. With IR learning, our universal remote control has the ability to control any device in your house. The Microsoft Green Button also gives you direct control over your digital entertainment library on your Windows Vista computer through the Windows Media Center.