Sure there's
other ways to get bits like Hulu and Netflix on your Windows Media Center and Media Center Extender interface, but since
PlayOn media server's already set up to add streaming video from those and other services like ESPN and YouTube, why not slide them all in at once? If you've already dropped the cash for a PlayOn install or are trying out a demo, the vmcPlayIt add-in serves as a Vista Media Center front end for all those video sources. 32- and 64-bit versions are available for the low low price of free, if this matches your setup it should be worth a try.
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Rob @ Mar 28th 2009 8:38AM
It's very early in the morning. So, do I still need to purchase PlayOn to use this? It sounds like it allows you to stream to Windows Media Center extenders other than the 360. I was hoping this PlayIt would do what PlayOn does. But, free. Wishful thinking on my part.
Ordeith @ Mar 28th 2009 2:47PM
Unfortunately you need playon first. There are other MCE plugins in development that will do what playon does for no charge, but they aren't available yet.
MediaMall, being first to market, has chosen to gouge their customers by pricing a streaming bridge software in the same ballpark as much more complex and capable programs.
Here is hoping the upcoming competition gets Mediamall to lower the price of PlayOn to a more reasonable level if it accomplishes nothing else.