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title: "Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender"
brand: "ceton"
price: "29 zł"
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# Personal media access Cost-saving tech Live TV & DVR Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender

**Brand:** ceton
**Price:** 29 zł
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 📡 Elevate Your Viewing Experience!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender by ceton
- **How much does it cost?** 29 zł with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1165380-ceton-echo-windows-media-center-extender)

## Best For

- ceton enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted ceton brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Personal Media Hub:** Easily access your photos, music, and home videos.
- • **Premium Channel Access:** Enjoy top-tier channels like HBO, Showtime & Starz.
- • **Cost-Effective Solution:** Eliminate set-top box and DVR fees while reducing power costs.
- • **Official Support Guaranteed:** Ensure you buy from CETON for full support and warranty.
- • **Streamline Your Entertainment:** Access live TV and DVR on every screen in your home.

## Overview

The Echo - Windows Media Center Extender transforms your home entertainment by allowing you to enjoy live TV and DVR across multiple televisions. With access to premium channels and your personal media library, it eliminates the need for costly set-top boxes and DVR fees, all while ensuring you have the support you need when purchased from authorized sellers.

## Description

Comes in factory packaging and includes manual, remote control, HDMI cable, network cable, and power cable. Cancelled cable service & no longer need it. Comes from no pets/no smoking home. No scratches on the ceton echo unit: Excellent condition!

Review: Latest version fulfills its promise... - I was torn between giving this product 4 or 5 stars, but decided to go with 5 to help bring up its average star rating as much as possible, because at THIS point in its development it deserves a good rating. I know it had issues early on, but from my experience with the current firmware, it now works 100% as advertised with a bright future ahead of it. I run one these with an X-Box 360 extender at the same time off a modest HTPC (2.4ghz Dual Core, 4gb RAM, GeForce 210, InfiniTV4, 250gb OS Drive + 3TB Media Drive) and it works flawlessly. Both it and the 360 extender stream the video and audio as well as the local HTPC WMC does to its own monitor. I plan on adding a 2nd echo to the setup. The HTPC, which is also used as a normal PC and still doesn't break a sweat running this, should handle it fine. The package it arrived in is very nice. A well designed box with all the cables you need (Power, HDMI, Ethernet). The unit is small and nice looking but with just enough heft to not feel cheap. It was found and connected to my WMC in a snap, and also did its own firmware update in a couple minutes and was ready to go after I installed the setup program on the WMC (make sure you download this from Ceton and apply it so you can tweak your echo's settings). The remote, which includes 2 lithium batteries, is passable. A bit small and as of this writing doesn't do volume on the extender. But most people can and should get a universal remote to consolidate the remote codes for this, the TV, and whatever else is in your HTPC setup. It will definitely help your wife acceptance factor by a lot. Response and execution were crisp. The UI animations (sliding from menu option to menu option) had a slightly lower framerate than the XBox or local PC, but still move and respond just as fast. The forthcoming android support will double this device's usefulness, but there are other ways to get your netflix/hulu etc if it doesn't come to pass. This is the only device currently sold new outside the XBox 360 that can act as an extender for windows media center, and it uses much less power than a 360 and works brilliantly. Highly recommended and looking forward to more updates!
Review: Worth weighing up a 360 as an alternative. - Update: I'm about a year on from ditching the Ceton and I can't believe how 'night and day' it is. The regular/daily issues mentioned below just all 'went away' and I haven't seen any of them since. I'm also back to running flawlessly with the virus killer of my choice. I'm still using the same server too. It's a real pity Ceton seemed focused on trying to blame whatever wasn't their own part of the setup rather than accepting flaws with their own hardware. Original review: It did work for me, but not without numerous issues both with the unit itself and with Ceton support. I fixed all the issues by ditching the unit and replacing it with an Xbox 360. Yes, merely changing the extender resolved everything, therefore clearly (and contrary to Ceton's customer support claims) all the issues were squarely with the Echo unit. I list a summary of some of my most common problems so you can judge yourself whether they're reasonable or not for you: -Trouble re-connecting to the server, usually after the Ceton Echo had locked up and rebooted. So yes...two problems there. -Frequent lock ups/freezes on pressing pause while viewing content (sometimes with rewind/fast forward). -Lock ups just navigating menus, or even just being sat in the menus - not even playing video. -Lock ups would about 50/50 require you to pull the plug on the Ceton unit to re-start. At other times, the unit would reset after sometime, either a crash itself or a less than graceful recovery method. and it is also reasonable to give you information that will lead you to your own judgment about whether or not the Ceton Echo was at fault: -None of these problems were apparent on the Xbox 360 being used for the same purpose in a different room during the same time period I owned the Echo. I could use the 360 as the Echo was experience these problems and the 360 would be free of issue. -None of these problems were apparent on the Xbox 360 that replaced the Ceton Echo in the living room. None of these problems were apparent on an additional Xbox 360 added to another remote TV. -Server, both hardware and software and the cable company hardware did not change as I went from 'broken with Ceton's hardware included in my setup' to 'fully resolved with no Ceton'. -Update: None of these problems have been apparent on a 360 installed in the same place as the Ceton Echo...same network cable, same splitter, same TV. Either the Ceton Echo was to blame or all these issues magically fixed themselves at the point I unplugged the Echo and returned it. I had it for six months - this was not a short trial. I am very lucky desertcart accepted a return at this point. My server PC (for the record) was a dedicated media server (minimal software installed just to do the job). It could be summed up as Windows 7/Media center with a virus killer, a torrent client, the serviio media server and HD Homerun prime drivers/plug-ins. Anything else installed on the machine was merely to set it up. It is still this way today. Ceton were utterly terrible to deal with as far as customer support goes. I did everything they asked, stopping short at applying some hotfixes that were (a) unrelated and (b) what Microsoft told me not to apply (due to them not being related). Ceton were unable to find any problem (or at least denied it) despite all logic reasonably pointing to the Ceton unit being at fault. Most of what I was asked to do was nothing other than groping around in the dark and at the point where I told them I was not comfortable with applying the unrelated hotfixes (which I was polite about and decent enough to explain/justify) they simply closed the thread. The attitude was 'we don't care about your concerns, if you won't do what we asked, we won't help' with no explanation or justification, which they had been invited to provide. They were simply unwilling to honor a request to proceed and work with my in a manner I was comfortable with and they not were willing to justify themselves. I ended up speaking with their Director of Corporate Development. More on support...If you have any virus killer installed and it's not Microsoft Security Essentials they'll tell you to uninstall it and point out they only play nicely with that product, which is what they 'recommend'. This product is free and is among the lowest rated virus killers (in terms of protection) around and it has now fallen into the status of repeatedly failing the minimum certification level...which was somewhat intentional on the part of Microsoft as they have been developing the product as 'a baseline' for other vendors to develop their own virus products against. This being your only supported virus killer is simply 'unacceptable'. Software should be developed to work well with common and popular virus killers - all too common it isn't. Ceton clearly fall into this now unfortunately common 'you have an unsupported virus killer on your system' scenario and it becomes one of the default line items in the support response regardless of whether or not it is causing or even related to an issue. Which does bring me to another topic. In order to get a view of your computer (to see which virus killer and other things Ceton doesn't like that you installed) Ceton's Support workflow asks you to run a program that dumps a lot of information out for them. This is common and not an issue, provided it is not intrusive. I made the mistake of having a detailed look at the information captured only after I'd uploaded it, trusting it nothing unnecessary was going to be probed. That was a mistake. At the level this reports information to Ceton, this program falls into the Spyware category. My recommendation: You might be able to tolerate these even frequent issues on a remote TV in another room that you maybe don't use all the time, however given the Xbox 360 pricing remains quite competitive (and with deals, is often cheaper) I would be hard pushed to truly recommend the Ceton Echo unit unless it's in a flash sale and is substantially discounted.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B008TZJ126 |
| Antenna | Television |
| AntennaDescription | Television |
| Brand | Ceton |
| Compatible Devices | Television |
| Connectivity Technology | Ethernet, HDMI, Infrared |
| Connector Type | HDMI, RJ45 |
| Customer Reviews | 3.4 out of 5 stars 212 Reviews |
| Includes Remote | Yes |
| Item Weight | 0.4 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Ceton |
| Mfr Part Number | 6100-MCX |
| Model Number | 6100-MCX |
| Tuner Technology | Digital |
| Tuner Type | Digital |
| UPC | 856940002051 |

## Product Details

- **Antenna:** Television
- **Brand:** Ceton
- **Compatible Devices:** Television
- **Connectivity Technology:** Ethernet, HDMI, Infrared
- **Connector Type:** HDMI, RJ45

## Images

![Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71F0HI9BHTL.jpg)
![Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61xg-vjOreL.jpg)
![Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Oe4V3j2mL.jpg)
![Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61zeqcX8PcL.jpg)
![Ceton Echo - Windows Media Center Extender - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71PC4Q31ywL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: does this work with win8?**
A: Well, yes and no, Officially they do not support it but in reality it does work to view content but the user interface doesn't work due to Windows 8 changing how they communicate with the host PC. In order to use it on Windows 8 and control what you are watching you need to use their remote application, essentially you remotely control that PC/extender. See here http://cetoncorp.com/products/companion/

**Q: Has anyone tried connecting this to the network via either a wifi adapter or a homeplug device?  Just wondering if there is sufficient bandwidth.**
A: The issue you will have trying to use WYFI is not necessarily the bandwidth being sufficient but the predictabilty/reliability of the necessary bandwith. A Hard wired network has more bandwidth to begin with so as more devices compete for the bandwidth there is less chance for your Echo getting an interrupted/delayed data stream. You don't want to be watching a TV with an echo with interruptions, believe me, no fun. You need to go hard wired network go minimum 10/100meg per sec. 10/100/1000meg per sec is the best.

**Q: How do I buy in Slovakia?**
A: Ceton Echo is only available in North America

**Q: Considering taking a HP X280N MC off a sellers hands vs.buying the Echo to save $. Is it compatible and anybody have experience with the HP X280N?**
A: Actually I have no experience with this but have used the Echo and xbox as an extender for the infinitv 4 PCIe .  They both work great. Xbox has HD storage and the older units are getting cheap, used.  The Echo has secret sales making it $99.99 but you gotta look for them, sorry I could not help

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Latest version fulfills its promise...
*by J***L on January 10, 2013*

I was torn between giving this product 4 or 5 stars, but decided to go with 5 to help bring up its average star rating as much as possible, because at THIS point in its development it deserves a good rating. I know it had issues early on, but from my experience with the current firmware, it now works 100% as advertised with a bright future ahead of it. I run one these with an X-Box 360 extender at the same time off a modest HTPC (2.4ghz Dual Core, 4gb RAM, GeForce 210, InfiniTV4, 250gb OS Drive + 3TB Media Drive) and it works flawlessly. Both it and the 360 extender stream the video and audio as well as the local HTPC WMC does to its own monitor. I plan on adding a 2nd echo to the setup. The HTPC, which is also used as a normal PC and still doesn't break a sweat running this, should handle it fine. The package it arrived in is very nice. A well designed box with all the cables you need (Power, HDMI, Ethernet). The unit is small and nice looking but with just enough heft to not feel cheap. It was found and connected to my WMC in a snap, and also did its own firmware update in a couple minutes and was ready to go after I installed the setup program on the WMC (make sure you download this from Ceton and apply it so you can tweak your echo's settings). The remote, which includes 2 lithium batteries, is passable. A bit small and as of this writing doesn't do volume on the extender. But most people can and should get a universal remote to consolidate the remote codes for this, the TV, and whatever else is in your HTPC setup. It will definitely help your wife acceptance factor by a lot. Response and execution were crisp. The UI animations (sliding from menu option to menu option) had a slightly lower framerate than the XBox or local PC, but still move and respond just as fast. The forthcoming android support will double this device's usefulness, but there are other ways to get your netflix/hulu etc if it doesn't come to pass. This is the only device currently sold new outside the XBox 360 that can act as an extender for windows media center, and it uses much less power than a 360 and works brilliantly. Highly recommended and looking forward to more updates!

### ⭐ Worth weighing up a 360 as an alternative.
*by M***E on June 6, 2013*

Update: I'm about a year on from ditching the Ceton and I can't believe how 'night and day' it is. The regular/daily issues mentioned below just all 'went away' and I haven't seen any of them since. I'm also back to running flawlessly with the virus killer of my choice. I'm still using the same server too. It's a real pity Ceton seemed focused on trying to blame whatever wasn't their own part of the setup rather than accepting flaws with their own hardware. Original review: It did work for me, but not without numerous issues both with the unit itself and with Ceton support. I fixed all the issues by ditching the unit and replacing it with an Xbox 360. Yes, merely changing the extender resolved everything, therefore clearly (and contrary to Ceton's customer support claims) all the issues were squarely with the Echo unit. I list a summary of some of my most common problems so you can judge yourself whether they're reasonable or not for you: -Trouble re-connecting to the server, usually after the Ceton Echo had locked up and rebooted. So yes...two problems there. -Frequent lock ups/freezes on pressing pause while viewing content (sometimes with rewind/fast forward). -Lock ups just navigating menus, or even just being sat in the menus - not even playing video. -Lock ups would about 50/50 require you to pull the plug on the Ceton unit to re-start. At other times, the unit would reset after sometime, either a crash itself or a less than graceful recovery method. and it is also reasonable to give you information that will lead you to your own judgment about whether or not the Ceton Echo was at fault: -None of these problems were apparent on the Xbox 360 being used for the same purpose in a different room during the same time period I owned the Echo. I could use the 360 as the Echo was experience these problems and the 360 would be free of issue. -None of these problems were apparent on the Xbox 360 that replaced the Ceton Echo in the living room. None of these problems were apparent on an additional Xbox 360 added to another remote TV. -Server, both hardware and software and the cable company hardware did not change as I went from 'broken with Ceton's hardware included in my setup' to 'fully resolved with no Ceton'. -Update: None of these problems have been apparent on a 360 installed in the same place as the Ceton Echo...same network cable, same splitter, same TV. Either the Ceton Echo was to blame or all these issues magically fixed themselves at the point I unplugged the Echo and returned it. I had it for six months - this was not a short trial. I am very lucky Amazon accepted a return at this point. My server PC (for the record) was a dedicated media server (minimal software installed just to do the job). It could be summed up as Windows 7/Media center with a virus killer, a torrent client, the serviio media server and HD Homerun prime drivers/plug-ins. Anything else installed on the machine was merely to set it up. It is still this way today. Ceton were utterly terrible to deal with as far as customer support goes. I did everything they asked, stopping short at applying some hotfixes that were (a) unrelated and (b) what Microsoft told me not to apply (due to them not being related). Ceton were unable to find any problem (or at least denied it) despite all logic reasonably pointing to the Ceton unit being at fault. Most of what I was asked to do was nothing other than groping around in the dark and at the point where I told them I was not comfortable with applying the unrelated hotfixes (which I was polite about and decent enough to explain/justify) they simply closed the thread. The attitude was 'we don't care about your concerns, if you won't do what we asked, we won't help' with no explanation or justification, which they had been invited to provide. They were simply unwilling to honor a request to proceed and work with my in a manner I was comfortable with and they not were willing to justify themselves. I ended up speaking with their Director of Corporate Development. More on support...If you have any virus killer installed and it's not Microsoft Security Essentials they'll tell you to uninstall it and point out they only play nicely with that product, which is what they 'recommend'. This product is free and is among the lowest rated virus killers (in terms of protection) around and it has now fallen into the status of repeatedly failing the minimum certification level...which was somewhat intentional on the part of Microsoft as they have been developing the product as 'a baseline' for other vendors to develop their own virus products against. This being your only supported virus killer is simply 'unacceptable'. Software should be developed to work well with common and popular virus killers - all too common it isn't. Ceton clearly fall into this now unfortunately common 'you have an unsupported virus killer on your system' scenario and it becomes one of the default line items in the support response regardless of whether or not it is causing or even related to an issue. Which does bring me to another topic. In order to get a view of your computer (to see which virus killer and other things Ceton doesn't like that you installed) Ceton's Support workflow asks you to run a program that dumps a lot of information out for them. This is common and not an issue, provided it is not intrusive. I made the mistake of having a detailed look at the information captured only after I'd uploaded it, trusting it nothing unnecessary was going to be probed. That was a mistake. At the level this reports information to Ceton, this program falls into the Spyware category. My recommendation: You might be able to tolerate these even frequent issues on a remote TV in another room that you maybe don't use all the time, however given the Xbox 360 pricing remains quite competitive (and with deals, is often cheaper) I would be hard pushed to truly recommend the Ceton Echo unit unless it's in a flash sale and is substantially discounted.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works pretty good for me
*by E***O on April 1, 2014*

Worth the purchase even if you're only using to watch tv My cable company (comcast), began encrypting all signals going thru my home requiring me to lease cable boxes for every tv I wanted to view tv on even local stations. That's why I started looking elsewhere and came across this lil box. Having Dvr boxes in 3 rooms was costing me 36 bux/month so doing simple math concludes purchase of a few of these boxes pays off within a year and provides savings after that and provides much better interface/ guides. In comparisons with the xbox I'd say its on par or even better, I set it to play tv at startup which Xbox cannot do. I also leave the box on constantly and use a harmony remote in which I program the live tv command at start of activity and it sends a stop command at end of activity so the box is not continously using a tuner on my hd homerun prime. I agree that the menu transitions are choppy compared to the xbox but I find it faster than the xbox. I've installed a few fancy plugins like media browser and remote potatoes and found that it slow the echo down a lot so I uninstalled and it's faster than xbox again. Nice menu transitions would be nice but I purchased the echo to watch tv not look at menu transitions. Some reviews mention that viewing tv can be a bit choppy at times and yes it can be but so is all tv that is being recorded for live pausing/ recording. The clearest tv signal you will get is from antenna or unencrypted like comcast used to. Movies don't work we'll with extenders, I have the shark codecs installed on my mcpc to be able to watch mkvs but most playback is choppy like reviewers mention and I find it choppy on all my extenders not just the echo(2 360s and 2 echos) like many, I've searched for the perfect all in one box but never found it, my favorite movie media box is the wdtv live and second favorite is plex. With that don't get your hopes up for the echo or 360 to be your answer for all. It may be possible with time and more knowledge but I'm just a consumer and a family man so I don't have time to tinker with thing that I pay money, for the most part they should just work. All in all even if it's just to watch live/recorded tv I thinks it's worth it since you can save money in the long run. the guide and mini guide is a very nice and setting recordings from any room is much better than the comcast boxes so I'm happy

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