Netflix through your XBOX?

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Would that compete against Media Center Extenders?

I realize the extenders and XBOX are really similar, but several new extenders were released at CES that are "quiet" and can also stream HD content over Wireless N.

You can already watch movies through Vongo or Unbox (I think) on the extender and they're also priced $200 - $300. But nobody seems to actually do this...granted I don't think the extender market is all that large.

So I suppose going via the XBOX, you can reach more people, but then again I know a lot of people don't want a noisy console in their living room. It's one thing to drown it out with video game noise, but another to have the thing run in the background all the time. Maybe the 2010 Xbox will solve this problem.

I'm just not sure MS wants to go in the long-run to get into everybody's living room, and it appears they are betting on two horses at the moment...XBOX and Media Center, but also teaming with Comcast (via CES news) so that could be a third horse out of the gate.

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