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Will the Xbox One Be the Center of Your Home Theater?
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Barb Gonzalez • Posted: May 29, 2013 • 20 comments
The forthcoming Xbox One has added a number of features that Microsoft hopes will make Xbox the only content device you'll want to connect to your home theater. See why you may want an Xbox One even if you don't play video games.
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Xbox 360 as Media Streamer
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STREAMING MEDIA PLAYER REVIEWS
Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Jul 30, 2012 • 1 comments

Performance
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Price: $300-$400 At a Glance: Streams from online providers and networked home computers • Kinect voice and gesture command work well • Excellent video and audio quality

Unless you've been living in an isolated compound in Abadabad, Pakistan—and perhaps even if you have—you know that the Microsoft Xbox 360 is a top-ranked video-game console. However, you might not know that it's also a media streamer with access to oodles of online content. In fact, with all the streaming devices, TVs, and connected Blu-ray players I have in my house at any given time, my first go-to player is the Xbox 360. Not only does it have all my favorite streaming services, its Kinect voice and gesture control appeals to my tendency to be lazy.

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Xbox Enhances Video Streaming with SmartGlass Update
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Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Nov 19, 2012 • 0 comments
Xbox 360 launches new SmartGlass app for smartphones and tablets and updates Bing search. The combination make the video game console one of the best media streaming experiences available for home theater.
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Year-End Review: 2012 Streaming Video Innovations
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Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Dec 27, 2012 • 0 comments
2012 was a banner year for innovation in streaming media—innovations that are changing the home theater experience.
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Yes, Virginia, There Is Netflix 1080p Streaming Video
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Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Dec 18, 2012 • Published: Dec 17, 2012 • 1 comments
Netflix stops X-High HD streaming but still offers 1080P Full HD streaming at lower bitrates.
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Your Next TV Will Likely Be a Smart TV
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CES 2013
Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Jan 14, 2013 • 4 comments
Most 2013 TV models will be Smart TVs. Learn what options are being offered in the new TV models and how to be sure the new TV you buy will keep up with future upgrades.
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zeebox App May Change the Way We Watch TV
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Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Mar 27, 2013 • 0 comments
The zeebox app is both interactive social TV and a second screen experience that may change the way you watch TV.
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‘Fling’ Web Videos to Your TV with Flingo
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Barb Gonzalez • Posted: Oct 05, 2012 • 0 comments
Media streamers and Smart TVs are only as good as the content they can provide. Yes, it's important to have good picture quality, but often the determination of which player you buy comes down to what you can stream to it? If you like TV shows, you want Hulu Plus. For movies make sure you have Netflix or Vudu. Beyond the big-named online streaming services, there is a plethora of special interest websites that stream short-form videos. Thanks to app publisher, Flingo, many of those channels are becoming available on media players and Smart TVs. The Flingo Queue adds the possibility of watching any video you find on the web on TV.
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