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Playstation 2 Xploder Media Centre Live - PS2

16th January 2004, 8:13pm
In an announcement today Blaze unvieled the first digital media player for the PS2 the Xploder Media Centre Live. The digital streaming will allow PS2 owners to enjoy there files on their PC in the lounge room. This is what to expect:
    Now users can stream any digital media content from their PC to their main TV via the PS2 and enjoy movies, music and pictures through a home entertainment system, all for a fraction of the cost of any other stand alone solution. The Xploder Media Centre Live is compatible with DivX, Mpeg, Mp3, Jpeg, AVI and PNG files.

    The Xploder Media Centre Live is future-proof. Thanks to the PC connectivity, new drivers can be downloaded as they become available for the very latest media formats. Using the PS2 controller, users have full access to all media on their PC and can be viewed via the TV in their living room. Xploder Media Centre Live is very easy to install. The included PC software automatically detects the network settings leaving the user to simply tell the software where the media is stored – it's as easy as that!

    "The Xploder Media Centre Live represents the very latest in lifestyle software products, bringing a world of digital content straight to the living room via the PS2. Its versatility and ease of use means that anyone with a Playstation 2 can watch content previously only available on a PC," says Jason Cooper, MD of Fire International Ltd. "The Xploder Media Centre Live is an incredible value for the money considering the function and ease of use. And, with Sony's unbeatable 70 million+ units sold worldwide, we anticipate the Media Centre to perform extremely well."

Things are certainly hot in this area right now. With the recent release of Microsofts Media Center Extender Kit which you can read about here, It seems that PC to Console connectivity is the next major playing field for a media connected home
by Robert Gardner