Yaggs, the author of the SecondRun.tv plugin, has added another addition to the Media Center pluing library – HuluDesktopWMC.

I have not tried it out yet, but basically this is a small plugin that places the Hulu Desktop interface within Media Center.  Since Hulu Desktop works with a remote, it apparently provides a somewhat seemless interaction between the two.

Anyway, reports say it works in both VMC and 7MC, so that’s some good news.  It also requires Hulu Desktop to be installed and there is a coupe of small configurations you have to initiate in order for it to work properly.  You can more info at the TGB thread on it or the official SecondRun.tv site.  Download also available at the latter link.

Yep, in order to better service the rash of new releases, SecondRun.tv has implemented a new forum for support and feature requests.  If you haven’t already tried out this plugin, I suggest you do.  Be sure to hurry over and reserve your username at their forum also!  Forum is here.

Kapone over at AVSForums is doing a little teasing that those of you who use the built-in Media Center DVD Library may want to keep an eye on.  Apparently he is developing some sort of, what I assume to be, pre-caching engine that speeds up the loading times for the library.  I have never used the built-in DVD Library, so I can’t really offer much insight.  So far, he is being very hush-hush, so you may want to watch this thead on your own.

SecondRun.tv is going strong with new releases in the past few days that have fixed a lot of bugs and added tons of new content.  You’re going to want to get this if you like online media plugins.  This is one of the hottest plugins to hit Media Center in a long time.

Meta<Browser /> has released a new beta that tweaks the interface, allows minimize-to-tray functionality and folder monitoring.  Hit Google Code for the download and discuss at the Media Browser forums.

I don’t won’t to leave out OML, which doesn’t get much press here, but they are still going strong with their video plugin project.  It is really gaining some ground and looking better every time I remember to take a look.  They have a new daily build dated for the 28th here.  They also have completely reorganized their forums.

VMCNetflix has a new version out for the first time in a month with 1.1.12.  It looks to be a minor fix related to the Silverlight player that affects full screen playback and the Pause/Play/Stop functions.  Get it here.

CyberLink has announced native Blue-Ray support for Media Center.  You can read more about it here at EngadgetHD.

A new version of Media Browser was just released (2.0.90).  The biggest addition to this version is a new configuration utility which aids in getting your media locations and other general settings set before first run.  This is an external utility, so you have better control over adding locations outside the default settings (no more XML editing).  Support for all settings is reserved for future releases.  The ability to delete movie items has also been added.  More on that if you follow the link to the release notes below.  There has also been some additional bug fixes and minor enhancements to the overall functionality.  Read about all the new additions here as well as download.

In addition to Media Browser, a new release of Meta Browser was released a while back that I just recently had the joy in updating to.  This latest version adds the capability of assigning the ImagesByName folder which is used for custom images within Media Browser.  You can then fetch actor images for your titles (for those actors that have images anyway) and it will create the necessary entries for you.  Until this functionality is built into Media Browser, this is a terrific addition.  You can get the latest version of Meta<Browser /> here.

Finally, SecondRun.tv has really been ramping up and we have been promised a new release very soon with tons of new movie content added.  There has already been huge improvements to this plugin since I first blogged about it, so if you haven’t grabbed it already, check in often for the new release.

MyMoviesBrowser is an open-source MCML frontend for MyMovies.  It looks pretty good, but it was a bit buggy for me and I was no longer using MyMovies, so I didn’t give it a very good look.

Darick C., the developer, just released a new beta that adds the following features/bug fixes: