I found this list of add-ins
I don't know what works for what and what works at all
Try out som of the plugins and post how they work, and i will update the list
The list with links to the addins can be found here:
http://www.benshouse.net/add-ons.php?sortby=
Plz post like this:
10FootWorld
Portal offering variety of free services designed for your living room environment/ easy to install.
Works with: XP, VistaX64
Link:
http://www.10footworld.com/
Developer: 10FootWorld
Cost: Free
ABC Family For Media Center
The Media Center extension of abcfamily.com
Works with: XP, ?
Link:
http://www.download.com/ABC-Family-f...-10445363.html
Developer: ?
Cost: Free
Alarm Clock
Gets Media Center to play music in the morning, or you can go to sleep with music playing
Free
AOL Music On Demand For Media Center
Access popular music videos through Media Center
Free
Arcsoft QuickDVD
Burn DVDs from Media Center
$89.99
Art Fixer
Scans your library for errors or empty album art
Free
ASXcreator (Dutch)
Something to do with streaming media from uitzendinggemist.nl
Free
Auto DVR Convert
Automatically convert your recorded programs to mpegs
Free
AV Media Copy
Copy files in a playlist to another location
Free
AV Music Game
Guess the name of the artist/track based on short clips from your music library, or small sections of album art. Fun for everyone.
Free
Big Boys Video Content
Shows short videos from
www.big-boys.com
Free
Big Screen Portal
Weather and news addin for Australian users
Free
Boogieplay
Search engine/rss reader for Media Center
Free
Change Guide Download Time
Change the time that Media Center downloads the EPG
Free
CinemaXML (France only)
Cinema listings, but unfortunately only for France
Free
ClassMCE
Read your email in Media Center
Free
Closed Captioning
Add captions to recorded TV
Free
Contacts
Media Center address book
£9.95
Crunchie
Compresses dvr-ms into divx files
Free
DCut
Video convertor
Free
DirectTV Serial Port Controller for MCE
Control your DirectTV from your PC
Free
DotNetTris
Media Center Tetris
Free
Dragon Maze
Fantastic maze game controlable via your Media Center remote
Free
DrizzleCast
Automatically download podcast tracks to your music folders.
Free
DVR 2 WMV
Converts DRV-MS (recorded TV) to WMV (Windows Media Video) files.
Free
DVR Ripper
Convert dvr-ms files (recorded tv) into MPEG files
Free
DVR-Edit
DVR-MS (recorded TV) to MPEG convertor
Free
Edit DVR-MS Metadata
Allows you to edit the metadata (title, description, etc) of a DVR-MS file
Free
EPG Convertor
Fixes data for the EPG for QuickGuide to import
Free
EPGRunner
Provides Electronic Program Guide for countries without support
Free
Frontview
Controls an LCD panel in the front of your PC
Free
Funspot
An entertainment portal containing casual TV games for your Media Center PC.
Free
GameEx
Provides a front end for Multiple Arcade Machine Emulators(MAME)
Free
Games Pack
A collection of classic games and puzzles that are fun for the whole family.
Free
GMAPMCE
Access Google Maps through Media Center
Free
GraphRenderer
Converts DVR-MS to other formats
Free
Guide Time
Allows you to change what time the Program Guide downloads.
Free
Hai Home Control
Control lighting, temperatures and security in your home from Media Center
$99.95
Harmony MCE Plugin
Home control system for Media Center
£74.95
Hauppauge DVB-T Radio App for Media Center
An application that allows Hauppauge DVB-T card users to listen to radio in Media Center
Free
Hauppauge Tweak Tool
Tweak the settings of you Hauppauge TV card
Free
Highpad Media Control
Control Media Center from a Windows Mobile device
£21.52
Homeseer
Control lighting, security and thermostats in your home from Media Center
$59.95
Hotmail Plus Reader
Check your Hotmail Plus account from your living room
Free
In The Movies for MCE
Find out whats on in your local cinema
$5.99
Keep It Private
Keep pictures and videos in Media Center private from other users
Free
LastFMCE
Listen to any radio station on last.fm through Media Center.
Free
Lifeware Media Center Edition
Home control software for Media Center
No idea
Lottery Results for MCE
For those in the US, you can find out the results of state lotteries
Free
MCE Auction
Browse and buy from Ebay within Media Center
Free
MCE Caller ID
Caller ID for Media Center
Free
MCE Contacts
Media center contacts management
19.90US$
MCE Controller
Allows Media Center to be integrated into an advanced control system
Free
MCE Customizer
Customise Media Center
Free
MCE Display
Will display Media Center information on a CrystalFontz LCD panel
Free
MCE Display Properties [Avermedia]
Adjust the brightness, contrast and sharpness of your AverMedia TV tuner
Free
MCE Display Properties [Hauppauge]
Adjust the saturation, hue, contrast and sharpness of your Hauppauge TV tuner
Free
MCE Guider
Provides the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) for Dutch users
Free
MCE Menu Editor
Change the items that appear in the Media Center start menu
Free
MCE My Archives (Broken link?)
Archive plug-in for Windows media center
Free
MCE Peaks
Card game for Media Center
£5.99
MCE Query Database Tool
A tool to query the Media Center database
Free
MCE RSS Reader
Read RSS feeds through Media Center
Free
MCE SIP Phone
Have video conversations in Media Center
Free
MCE Spiritual Planner
Addin to view your Biorythms, Zodiac Info and Numerology Report
$14.99
MCE Sudoku
Play the latest world craze, Sudoku, in Media Center
£9.95
MCE TapiRex
Caller ID utility
Free
MCE Text Input
Monitors a text file, displaying what it says in Media Center
Free
MCE Video Settings
Allows you to adjust the brightness, hue, saturation, contrast and sharpness of your MCE TV tuner
Free
MCE Weather
Access online weather information
Free
MCE WebGuide
Provides remote access to recording scheduling
Free
MCE-YAC
Caller ID for Media Center
Free
mceBackup
Backs up Media Center settings and recorded tv schedules
Free
mceCuisine (French)
Gives recipies according to the food in your kitchen
Free
mceHideSVP
Hides the "Stopped" dialog in the corner of Media Center when music/video is stopped
Free
mceHotKey
Allows you to send hotkey combinations to Windows using the remote.
Free
mcePhone for Skype
Call anyone on Skype, anywhere in the world, for free and within Media Center
$19.90
mceRepair
Fixes several problems that may crop up with Media Center
Free
mceRezo
Change screen resolutions from inside Media Center.
Free
MCMTraffic
Allows you to view traffic cameras from your area
Free
mControl
Control your home from your remote
$149.99
Media Center Communicator
Video calls, VOIP, email, SMS text messaging and more
$149.95
Media Center Configuration Reset
Remove/reset part of the Media Center registry settings and allows you to back-up your Media Center settings
Free
Media Center connect for Mediapoint
Share your digital photographs online using Media Center
Media Center Recorded TV Space Manager
Runs as a Windows Service to move your recorded TV to a seperate drive/folder
Free
Media Center Tuner Priority
Allows you to enable/diable tuner cards in your system and select which card Media Center should use first
Free
Media Center Workshop
Allows you to tweak settings not normally available in Media Center
Free
MediaSync
Keep your media player synchronised with Media Center
Free
MediaUFO
Control Media Center using your mobile phone and bluetooth
$29.99
mNewsCenter
Quickly view blogs or news sources that support the RSS (Really Simple Syndication) protocol.
$19.99
Mobile Tv Center
Converts recorded TV in the background and syncs it to your connected devices. TV in your pocket.
$34.95
Monitor Off
Puts your monitor on standby after X amount of time
Free
Monitor Standby
Put your monitor on standby from within Media Center
Free
More Music Like This
Streams music you're likely to enjoy based on an artist or song name that you type in
Free
MSN Remote Record (USA only)
Schedule TV recordings remotely
Free
Music Bridge
Synchronises your iTunes and Windows Media Player music libraries
Free
MusicalFolders
Play folders of music. Helps if the album or artist tags are wrong in MCE
Free
muvee autoProducer unPlugged
Make movies in Media Center
$69.95
My Mapquest for MCE
Get driving directions in Media Center
Free
My Movies / My DVD Collection
Organise your movie collection
Free
My Netflix
Provides a Media Center interface for Netflix (online movie rental)
Free
My Portal
News, Weather, Movie Times and Horoscopes in Media Center
$19.95
My Recipies
Organise your recipies
Free
My Remote Mouse
Use your remote to control the mouse
$24.99
My Sleep Timer
Puts the PC into standby after X amount of time
Free
My Trailers
Watch movie trailers online
$5.99
My Weather
Access online weather information
Free
My Web News/Weather/File Manager/Special Folder/Menu Editor/Music/Translation/Outlook
All of the above in one package
Free
MyTV To Go
Converts recorded shows for your pocket PC
$19.95
MyUK
Portal for Media Center allowing access to news, sports, weather and more
Free
MyWeather
Access local weather information online
Free
Net Remote Pro (with MCE Plugin)
Remote control your PC, including Media Center
$29.99
NewsGator MCE
NewsGator for Media Center
Free
Niveus Pocket Remote
Networked remote control for your Media Center PC and Windows Mobile Pocket PC.
$34.99
NPR For Media Center
Listen to programs produced by NPR (National Public Radio) through Media Center
Free
Orb
Streams media from your PC to your phone, pda or laptop
Free
PHM Plus!
Reads aloud your music tags, includes many other features to customise your PC
Free
PictureBook
Create a screensaver based on a collection of pictures
Free
Playlist Editor
Allows you to create and edit playlists with your remote control
Free
Podcast Network on Media Center
Listen to shows on the Podcast Network from Media Center
Free
Position Changer Add-in
Allows you to use the remote control to jump to a specific time in playing media
Free
Power Compress
Converts and compresses DVR-MS to Windows Media format
£10.62
QuickGuide
Converts XMLTV guides to a format suitable for the MCE EPG
Free
ReadNews
Read an RSS feed while watching TV/video
Free
Recorded TV
Adds a button to your MCE start page that will take you directly to your recorded TV
Free
Recorded TV Manager
Got a large collection of recorded TV shows? Manage it through a 2ft interface.
Free
RSS Reader
Displays RSS feeds (or your choice) in Media Center
Free
Rudeo Control for Windows XP Media Center Edition
Control Media Center with your Pocket PC
$29.95
Screen Saver Prevention
Prevents the screen saver from launching whilst Media Center is running
Free
Share Recorded TV
Makes it easy to share your recorded TV shows between networked Media Center PCs
Free
Simply Weather
Access online weather information
Free
Sleep Timer
Closes Media Center after the period of time specified
Free
Solitaire
Solitaire for Media Center
Free
Sonic Primetime
Burn DVDs
£33.49
Sonic Primetime Deluxe
Burn DVDs
£44.66
Sony Ericsson K700i MCE Remote
Allows you to control your MCE with bluetooth using a Sony Ericsson K700i
Free
Super Slyder
Fantastic game controlable via your Media Center remote
Free
Trailer Park
View movie trailers in Media Center.
Free
TVTonic
Stream exclusive TV channels from TVTonic
Free
Tweak MCE
Microsofts Media Center customisation tool
Free
Virtual Earth Media Center Add-in
Use MSN Virtual Earth through Media Center
Free
Volume Tracker
Matches volume controls to the main volume
Free
Web Media / Web Radio
Brings streaming media to Media Center
Free
Windows XP Media Center Edition Screen Saver
Microsofts Media Center screen saver
Free
Wizard Reset Utility
Allows you to rest the MC wizard that was shown when you first launched Media Center
Free
WMV Transcoder
Converts DVR-MS to WMV within Media Center.
Free
World Trivia
Knowledge game for Media Center
£9.95
but fun all the same.
