Media Center Extender heads for HP TVs

HP’s 42″ and 47″ MediaSmart LCD HDTVs will soon be able to take advantage of all the features found on the Media Center Extender platform without the need for any additional hardware from as early as next year onwards, thanks to Microsoft’s efforts to introduce more partners. All you need to do download a software update for your TV set and you’re good to go – enjoying Windows Media Center Internet TV, that is. Well at least consumers these days seem to get more value after their purchase than we did before. Back then a black-and-white TV was just that, but then again, it took many years (decades, even) before a reasonable upgrade alternative came along.