XStreamHD still kicking, showing off updated hardware

by Steven Kim, posted Jan 9th 2009 at 6:10AM

So the XStreamHD presser isn't until Friday, but we stopped by the booth at CES to check up on what the company's been up to for the past year. After all, our interest has been piqued by the recent satellite connectivity test. Luckily for our camera (but sadly for content), there's been a solid emphasis on hardware -- taking center stage was the new Pro HD Media Receiver, which has 7.1 analog outputs that make us happy. We saw that the booth was actually hooked up to a satellite connection, but sadly we can't share photos of the data closet with you. Just so we don't finish on a low note, the company is planning to accept beta testers later this year for the service -- let's hope there's some programming to test that comes from somewhere outside your home's walls.

Gallery: XStreamHD booth 2009

Filed under: Media streamers, Other hardware, Set-top boxes, Others, OTA, Satellite

Tags: ces, ces 2009, Ces2009, features, pro hd media receiver, ProHdMediaReceiver, xstreamhd

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Justin N. @ Jan 9th 2009 12:48PM

Sign me up. All my HD is done on-demand anyways through Netflix rentals and/or online streaming (Hooray, 12Mbps Fiber!), so this sounds like the perfect accompanying service, especially if they somehow enable/allow file transfers to a Media Center Server or something.

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nolahd @ Jan 9th 2009 1:24PM

this is only really interesting if its a subcription service all you want for one low price of say $10-20 a month can all be streamed and if its too big then downloaded in best quality

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