Microsoft has released a beta of an Internet TV add-on for its Windows Media Center.  Rather than “record” shows via a TV tuner it downloads them over the web. and adds them to a users’ collection. From the Engadget article:

According to Microsoft, US-based users of Vista Home Premium and Vista Ultimate will soon be able to download a simple update that will enable them to “enjoy a range of television and video content on their PCs and TV sets [with a Media Center Extender of some sort] without a TV tuner in their PC.” The streaming content will all be ad-supported “by an advertising platform provided by YuMe,” which means that you’ll be getting it gratis.

I wish the devs would update MythIPTV so we could get something as seamless as this in MythTV.

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