HP is all about extending your digital media these days which just fine in my opinion. And now, HP just announced several new media-centric gadgets including their own line of LCD TV’s with Media Extender’s built right in. But the one I am most interested in is HP’s new MediaSmart Media Center Extender component arriving just in time for CES 2008. The MediaSmart x280N Receiver supports a wide variety of video formats including MPEG-2, DivX, WMV, WMV-HD, and H.264/MP4 files which pretty much covers everything in the book. If you are an audiophile or photo junkie, have no fear because the MediaSmart extender handles all your favorite audio and photo formats as well. Other features include a full range of wireless functionality, the ability to play and expand local media with plug and play storage, plus much more. This all sounds great, but the one detail HP lost me on is the fact that the MediaSmart Extender does not support full HD 1080p. So for now, I will stick to my trusty PS3 with built in media extender for probably the same price. Check back soon for more great gadgets from CES 2008.