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Discussions about media boxes on WindowsForum.com cover connectivity, sharing, and display issues. Users report problems connecting media boxes like the DxTreme380 to Windows 8.1 PCs after upgrades, often due to security settings or network configuration. Sharing folders with network media players on Windows 7 can involve DHCP and login prompts, requiring registry or sharing option adjustments. Display problems such as black borders when connecting a media box to a TV via Windows 7 may relate to graphics driver settings. Codec pack stability for Windows Media Center on dedicated media boxes is also a common concern, especially for Windows 7 builds.
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    Windows 8 DxTreme380 media box won't connect to WIN8.1 pc

    Have recently upgraded a pc to WIN 8.1 Pro 64 bit from WIN 7 64 bit. Before the upgrade I had a DxTreme 380 media box located in the lounge room and networked via Cat6 cable to the pc in the bedroom. All devices on the network - Samsung tv, DxTreme box + 4 PC's have static IP addresses...
    • Fangio
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    • admin rights cat6 cable connection device compatibility dxtreme home network home theater lan media box network pc upgrade security features static ip troubleshooting upgrade windows 8.1
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Problems sharing to mediabox?....Need help please.

    Hello there, Hope someone can help me here..... Last week i bought a PlayOn HD network media player and have been having constant problems trying to share my folders to my PC running Win 7 since... I set up my folders to share on my PC and switched on my media player.....i selected...
    • jpop
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    • configuration connectivity dhcp folders ip address media box network ps3 media server registry sharing streaming support transcoding troubleshooting upnp windows 7 wireless
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Networking
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    Windows 7 Black border when Computer is Hooked up to TV

    I have a multimedia box hooked up to my TV. It's a Shuttle X38P2-Pro With a 2.5 Ghz Wolfdale Processor and a Radeon HD 4770. The TV is a Samsung plasma, and the native resolution is 1024x768, but it streaches everything if I use the native resolution, so I set it to 720p (the ostensible...
    • ArthurBarnhouse
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    • 720p black border edge graphics driver media box plasma tv radeon hd 4770 resolution shuttle x38p2 tv connection ubuntu video windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Stable video codec packs for Windows 7RC x32 / x64

    I'm building a new dedicated media box, and have had issues in the past with some codecs crashing WMC ... So I thought rather than go through all the rigmerole of testing different packs and seeing which ones work ... I'd ask here! I have both a 64bit and 32bit windows 7 installs on 2...
    • opplevelse
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    • 32-bit 64-bit codec media box media center recommendations system stability video codec windows 7 wmc
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Software
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