Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Media Center Plugin Brings Netflix Hulu and more Online Video via PlayIt

PlayIt

The developer for the popular VMCNetflix plugin has created a new Streaming Video plugin for VMC users.  This latest plugin called VMCPlayIt is an add-in for Microsoft Windows Vista Media Center which provides a front-end interface to the PlayOn digital media server software for Vista Media Center PCs and Extenders.  The PlayOn server software (see http://www.themediamall.com/playon)  currently supports Netflix, Hulu, YouTube, CBS,  CNN, ESPN, and more.

 

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Requirements:

  • Microsoft Windows Vista with Media Center (Premium or Ultimate), or greater OS (I'm not sure if it works on Windows 7 or not)
  • PlayOn Digital Media Server software (http://www.themediamall.com/playon/download/) Currently Costs $40
  • A broadband internet connection

I purchased PlayOn when it was in beta to view Netflix, Amazon VOD and Hulu on my SageTV HD Theaters.  It was a bit cheaper at that point and I'm not positive I'd pay the $40 for the current version as it still has some bugs and isn't the easiest to navigate.  But PlayOn does offer a 14 day free trial so if you're a Windows Media Center user, give this thing a try and let us know how its working for you.

 

Read More about VMCPlayIt and get the download Here

 

via MissingRemote