SecondRun.tv brings network video streams to Windows Media Center
The developer of SecondRun.tv, a plugin for Windows Media Center that lets you watch videos from Hulu and other network TV web sites with a remote control instead of a mouse has developed a first public beta.
The plugin works with Windows Vista and Windows 7, but there are still a few kinks to work out. While it's easy to browse for movies in full screen mode, when you click a video it may not play in full screen mode. The developer says Hulu videos will display in full screen, while videos from other sites like ABC.com won't. But sometimes even Hulu videos won't play full screen.
But for an early beta, this plugin is still pretty awesome. In fact, it's something I've been waiting for since Microsoft first announced an "Internet TV" feature and since Hulu launched. It's too bad that Microsoft or Hulu didn't develop an official plugin, but with a little work SecondRun.tv will be just as good.
The plugin works with Windows Vista and Windows 7, but there are still a few kinks to work out. While it's easy to browse for movies in full screen mode, when you click a video it may not play in full screen mode. The developer says Hulu videos will display in full screen, while videos from other sites like ABC.com won't. But sometimes even Hulu videos won't play full screen.
But for an early beta, this plugin is still pretty awesome. In fact, it's something I've been waiting for since Microsoft first announced an "Internet TV" feature and since Hulu launched. It's too bad that Microsoft or Hulu didn't develop an official plugin, but with a little work SecondRun.tv will be just as good.













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Subscribe to commentsKevinFeb 13th 2009 10:15PM
No lovin for the XP media centre?
What do you think we did with our old PCs when we upgraded to vista? :)
AsgaroFeb 14th 2009 9:44AM
Unfortunately it doesn't work at Windows 7 64 bits...
Joe HFeb 14th 2009 9:02PM
Works fine for me in 64 bit Windows 7.
AnthonyFeb 14th 2009 9:02PM
any word on it working thru media center exenders such as the 360?
JustinFeb 14th 2009 9:02PM
How did you get the win 7 64bit to work?