Windows Media Center Extender
[2] Media Center Extenders (MCX) can either be dedicated hardware devices, such as set top boxes or televisions,[3] or software based implementations such as the Xbox 360.All processing done by the MCE software and plug-ins happen at the host computer; only the user interface is streamed to the MCX devices.In Windows 7 this is now a standard feature which will probably relieve Extender vendors in the future from having to include such a wide variety of codecs.In addition to these updates, manufacturers were able to also integrate the Extender software as an application into devices such as DVD players.The Ceton claims to save up to US$60 a year on electricity compared to a cable box or Xbox 360 used as an extender.