The minimum system requirements change depending on the number of tuners and/or extenders you have connected to your Media Center PC. A properly-configured PC can support a maximum of 12 tuners (e.g. three InfiniTV 4 devices or two InfiniTV 6 devices) and 5 extenders. The table below shows minimum system requirements for Basic, Moderate and […]
Recommended Systems Requirements for your Media Center PC will vary depending on how many Extenders you are connecting. This applies to all brands of extenders, whether Ceton Echo, Xbox 360 or earlier-generation extenders: 1 Extender 2 Extenders 4 Extenders 5 Extenders Operating System Windows 7 SP1 with Media Center (64-bit) Windows 7 SP1 with Media […]
The Ceton Echo supports the list of codecs that are listed in the Tech Specs section of the Echo product page.
As a Windows Media Center Extender, the Echo is limited to containers that Windows Media Center can handle. In fact, a Windows Media Center Extender doesn't deal with containers at all, which is why they have not been included in our specification list. Out of the box, Windows Media Center does not support the MKV […]
In the same way Microsoft can’t support third-party plugins like My Movies, Media Browser and such, we can’t support them in Echo either. That doesn’t mean they won’t work with the Echo, just like it doesn’t mean they won’t work with Windows Media Center.
Web browsing and accessing Internet streaming services are not features of the Windows Media Center Extender platform on which the Ceton Echo is built. As a result the Echo does not support those functions.
Yes, the Echo comes with its own remote and supports universal remotes including Logitech Harmony remotes.
Yes, you can use Echo with TVs that don’t have HDMI input by using an HDMI to Component & R/L Stereo Audio Converter. Please note that in some cases you will not get full high-definition output to your TV in this configuration.
Yes, Echo works fine with wireless RF keyboards.
Echo is only supported on a wired Ethernet network. WiFi simply isn’t fast enough to consistently deliver reliable HDTV signals today. If you don’t have a wired Ethernet network, we recommend using MoCa adapters to use your in-home coax cabling as an Ethernet network. In some cases you can also use PowerLine adapters to use […]