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Samsung Digital Media Adapter

Samsung is also introducing this spring a Digital Media Adapter ($199 for the kit, which includes an adapter box, HDMI cable, remote control and Ethernet jack) that will enable virtually all Samsung TVs to access Microsoft’s Media Center Experience (MCX) content. The device becomes a virtual Media Center Extender for PCs with Vista Home Premium or Ultimate operating systems. In addition to culling photos and nonencrypted music and video files from a user’s PC, the Digital Media Adapter taps into Internet content from free and premium services including MSNBC, TV.com, Vongo and others.

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