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Windows Media Connect Device Compatibility Specification

Overview Microsoft has developed an application called "Windows Media Connect" for delivering audio, video, and photo content to digital media receivers on a home network. The application is based on public standards such as UPnP and HTTP. However, certain aspects of this application might be Microsoft specific. This paper provides a detailed technical description on how to make a device compatible with Windows Media Connect.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	April 2004	Downloads	2457
Format	White Papers
Topics	Multimedia

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