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Linksys Media Center Extender with DVD

Brand: Linksys
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$420.81~~
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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

11 reviews
Sales Rank: 974

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: MS Windows Vista Media Center compatible
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 15.2 x 12.3 x 7.4

MPN: DMA2200
Model: DMA2200
UPC: 745883581818
EAN: 0745883581818
ASIN: B000XQONSG

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW IN BOX.

Features:

•	Bring your digital music, movies, and photos to your TV or Home Theater
•	Allows you to share your photos, music and movies on your computer with friends and family
•	Uses existing high-speed Wireless-N home network
•	Comes built-in with an upscaling DVD player

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•	Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium UPGRADE [DVD] [OLD VERSION]
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Customer Reviews: Read 6 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Works as advertised September 15, 2008
D. Steven Keller
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This little box connected easily to my media workstation two floors away. Picture is good and the system works as advertised. I would buy it again.

5 out of 5 stars

Linksys DMA-2200 November 19, 2008
Robert Nemerofsky (Denville, NJ)
Incredible value!!! Not only does it cost less than the D-Link Media Center Extender, but it also comes with an upconverting DVD player. All for $139. My only complaint is that when you initially turn it on it takes almost a minute to fully boot up. But other than that, it works flawlessly.

4 out of 5 stars

Media Center friendly, yes; UPnP client, no February 8, 2008
E. West (Federal Way, WA USA)
34 out of 34 found this review helpful

My initial impression are (1) if all you want is a media center extender to do what it is intended to do, then this is definitely the purchase you should make; (2) do not expect anything other than just the media center function and dvd function, that's all your going to get; (3) if the video, music, or picture is not supported by windows media connect *** AND HAS THE CORRECT BITRATE*** it is not going to play; (4) even if your media center pc can playback a file doesn't necessarily mean the extender will play it back, all the processing of the file is done on the extender and the only codecs that get supported are those listed in windows media connect.

I was expecting better codec support from Linksys, but it looks as if Linksys only has their name on the product. It really should have Microsoft on it. You don't need a Vista PC for playback of the dvd function. For you people that like to encode video on your computer and are thinking about using an extender to view it, be careful which format you choose. If it not listed as a supported file by windows media connect you can best believe it is not going to play.

The wireless worked pretty well. I have wireless-n and video playback was great, but navigating through the menus with wireless was sluggish. A wired connection was more responsive but still a little sluggish. Startup time until you get to the main menu is between 30-40 seconds. The unit is absolute noiseless. Even the dvd drive is quiet during playback, fastforwarding and rewinding.

This purchase was not for me. Like i've said many times before, you'll only be satisfied if your files are supported in windows media connect formats. I could not get WMV files to playback, but I could get WMV9 files to playback. I tried a DivX file in a AVI extension and it played fine.

4 out of 5 stars

Wire this up and you are set!!! June 14, 2008
ChiWax (Chicago, IL USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

I can tell you that I really like this product. These units work with a clear wireless connection. If that's not possible I highly recommend a connection using ethernet. If you can do the ethernet connection, you will be very satisfied. I own one of these without the DVD built in. I suggest you go with the DVD version. For whatever reason it seems to work even better than the non-DVD unit. These also work best when the computer that you are "extending" from is one of the more powerful computers on the market. You can put this computer anywhere in the home that you have room and not worry about it because of the extenders. If your home is wired with ethernet already, there is no reason not to get one of these and start using your Windows Vista w/ a tv tuner. They really are better than Tivo. Digital pictures you have taken look great on your large screen LCD. Music that is stored on a massive hard drive anywhere in your house can be enjoyed over your living room sound system. It all requires a little different thinking on entertainment management. So get started today, it's fun.

4 out of 5 stars

working best with dual band WRT600N wireless September 18, 2008
Walter T. Kong
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

No more networking issue when it is paired with the dual band WRT600N. It has been working solidly without dropping and connected evertime when the Vista Media PC is on. I have set up the WRT600N (using WPA2 AES) with 5GHz for media only and the 2.4GHz for non-media traffic like internet and other networking. It is designed for wireless use. If it only works well with ethernet cable, I will not be satisfied at all.

The only complaint that I have is the not so-fast remote control response,
but I am realistic for the fact that remote plus remote equals slow.