Next Gen Extenders Arriving in Nov (Linksys US)

mrees · **26th September 2007, 04:12 PM**

CLICK HERE FOR INFO FROM LINKSYS

Linksys Media Center Extenders Coming In November! Bring your digital music, movies and photos
to your TV or Home Theater

It's great to store photos, music and movies on your computer. But it's hard to share them with friends and family. What if you could view digital photos, movies and high definition programs on your TV, and listen to downloaded music on your home theater sound system? With the Linksys Media Center Extender you can!
Access digital content and Internet services from your Microsoft Windows Vista Premium or Ultimate Media Center PC and wirelessly stream it to your home entertainment system.

Easily navigate menus with a single learning remote
Built-in upscaling DVD player with the DMA2200
Uses existing high-speed Wireless-N home network

DMA 2100 | DMA 2200
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mich · **27th September 2007, 05:57 PM**

looks interesting and its fantastic to see these things finally coming to production. I'm personally alot more interested in the niveus offerings, hopefully alot more high end, but hopefully well under AU$2000.

Anything that can play divx and is quieter than the xbox360 would be a bonus tho. gotta say tho, at least the xbox360 is extremely stable as far as the OS goes. Having lots of other experiences with linksys, i'm somehow skeptical that their implementation will be as good from a software stability perspective.

would be great to see something available in time to add it to the christmas wish-list.

amilwain · **27th September 2007, 06:33 PM**

Hi,

I have emailed dlink regarding their dsm-750 media center extender v2
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=547

They have said the product is not currently slated for release in Australia

Anyone who is interested in getting Dlink to release their extender please email Dlink Australia to try and put some pressure on them

local sales email is sales@dlink.com.au

AM

merovingian · **27th September 2007, 08:32 PM**

Based on what I've read (mostly at Niall's blog: http://mobilewares.spaces.live.com/b...8194!642.entry), the summary thus far is:

Linksys DMA2100: $US299
Linksys DMA2200: $US349
D-Link DSM-750: $US349.99
Niveus Media Extender - EDGE: Price unknown

All available in November in the US.

And, at this stage, no known Australian release, no known Australian price, and no idea whether we'll see HD @ 50Hz.

mich · **27th September 2007, 10:06 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by amilwain

Hi,

I have emailed dlink regarding their dsm-750 media center extender v2
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=547

They have said the product is not currently slated for release in Australia

Anyone who is interested in getting Dlink to release their extender please email Dlink Australia to try and put some pressure on them

local sales email is sales@dlink.com.au

AM

i saw this on the d-link website a couple of weeks ago too, but despite its name its says nothing about it interworking with vista media centre, thus prolly means d-link GUI, and no live TV - ie, doesnt come close to a real vista media centre extender. that said, d-link are on the list to release a real extender, so i'll wait for that before i start lobbying for it to be released in australia.

like i said before tho, i am really waiting for a 1/2 decent consumer electronics brand like pioneer or onkyo to release a media centre. i'm sure its a fair way off, but i really hold out hope it will happen. i was in bangkok a few months back and saw a high end (AU$3K+) pioneer amp that streamed AV via windows media player. i think onkyo and their high-end big brother integra have had similar stabs at things too. i hope perhaps in the mean time niveus lives up to expectation and delivers something really good.

mrees · **27th September 2007, 10:09 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by amilwain

Hi,

I have emailed dlink regarding their dsm-750 media center extender v2
http://www.dlink.com/products/?sec=1&pid=547

They have said the product is not currently slated for release in Australia

Anyone who is interested in getting Dlink to release their extender please email Dlink Australia to try and put some pressure on them

local sales email is sales@dlink.com.au

AM

U know me AM, I wouldnt buy anything with a D-link badge on it

Whats that word that comes to mind when I think of D-link...??
Ohh yeah... JUNK

mich · **27th September 2007, 10:16 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrees

U know me AM, I wouldnt buy anything with a D-link badge on it

Whats that word that comes to mind when I think of D-link...??
Ohh yeah... JUNK

surely they cant be worse than linksys!
what would you recommend instead?

mrees · **27th September 2007, 10:23 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mich

surely they cant be worse than linksys!
what would you recommend instead?

Ahh, well that depends on what you class as 'worse' I guess.

I can only talk from experience.
Never really had too many problems with Linksys (except for their horrible exterior designs).
Dlink on the other hand just remind me of No-Frills technology.
Not a DL fan at all. Had too many bad run ins with their stuff.

It all comes down to what you are used to I guess, and I just would never provide Dlink goods for my customers. I dont find that it lives up to my beatings

merovingian · **28th September 2007, 01:34 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mich

i saw this on the d-link website a couple of weeks ago too, but despite its name its says nothing about it interworking with vista media centre, thus prolly means d-link GUI, and no live TV - ie, doesnt come close to a real vista media centre extender.

Mate, you need to try a little bit harder to keep up: the DSM-750 IS a V2 extender as has just been announced. Amilwain and I just told you that, but here you are still hanging onto your outdated and incorrect assumption.

logifuse · **28th September 2007, 10:32 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by mich

i saw this on the d-link website a couple of weeks ago too, but despite its name its says nothing about it interworking with vista media centre, thus prolly means d-link GUI, and no live TV - ie, doesnt come close to a real vista media centre extender. that said, d-link are on the list to release a real extender, so i'll wait for that before i start lobbying for it to be released in australia.

Quote:

Originally Posted by merovingian

Mate, you need to try a little bit harder to keep up: the DSM-750 IS a V2 extender as has just been announced. Amilwain and I just told you that, but here you are still hanging onto your outdated and incorrect assumption.

I even posted a link to the MCX firmware for the 750 the other day: ftp://ftp.dlink.com/medialounge/MCXII - it's been around since November last year.

Justin