Streaming Media Center Content to PCs
Looks like Microsoft is going to take a shot at the market that Slingbox currently dominates:
http://www.betanews.com/article/MS_Testing_Media_Center_TV_Streaming/1137177825
I have to say, however, that based on what is reported here, it doesn't look all that compelling/exciting to me. The inability to watch Live TV and/or access the full MCE TV experience is a big disappointment. Sling allows users access to both live and recorded TV...I can't think of a good technical reason that MS couldn't do the same with MCE.
It also falls well short of what BeyondTV and SageTV both offer with their software extenders. Both Beyond and Sage allow you to access the full DRV shell from any TV in your house over the network. In other words, with a single PC running Beyond or Sage with TV capture cards in it, you can watch live or recorded TV from any PC in the house...even laptops via WiFi (802.11 G or better...). I don't understand why MS hasn't built the same feature into MCE...and it looks like they won't be doing it any time soon.