Lengthy review of the Media Center Extender kit for Xbox
Indepth review of the Media Center Extender for XBox:
Pros:
- Inexpensive
- Infrared Receiver for those without one on the Xbox (allows playback of DVDs)
- Easy setup
- Good video and audio streaming performance
- Allows you to control the MCE PC from afar
Cons:
- Ok user interface response times
- No support for playback of non-Microsoft media formats
- Need to have DVD in drive to boot into MCX mode
- Needs MCE 2005 OS