Hauppauge Wireless MediaMVP | Link PC, DVR and TV

Monday, June 05, 2006

Hauppauge has released a new digital media center, the Hauppauge Wireless MediaMVP which allows you to watch your PCs media content on your DVR. This multimedia management center connects your PC to your TV bringing video, pictures music and even internet radio to your living room.

The MediaMVP supports MP3, WMA, music playlists, MPEG1 video, MPEG2 video and DivX Video. Jpeg and Gif images are also supported and can be viewed as a slideshow even with music.

One great thing about the Hauppauge Wireless MediaMVP is that it allows you to use your PC as your DVR and have it connected to your TV providing you have your PC setup correctly. In other words if you set your PC up as a PVR then it can eliminate the need for a DVR set top box. AllDVRNews has some relevant articles on this subject such as Turning your PC into a DVR, Free PC DVR Software and PC DVR building videos.

The Hauppauge Wireless MediaMVP makes a neat solution for bridging your PC and TV together without making it overly complicated. In other words the whole family should be able to use it without any problem or the need to access the PC desktop directly allowing your PC and TV to work together as a home cinema system.