Multimedia-PCs

Ars Technica has a lengthy review of the D-Link DSM-750 Media Lounge. There is some good info in there but I didn’t really like some of the cons he came up with. He called the Media Center UI as Microsoft 1.0. Anybody that has been following Windows Media Center since the beginning [...]

Linksys has upgraded the firmware on the DMA2100 and DMA2200 Media Center Extenders. For some people that have been having issues, lets hope this fixes it. The fixes are below.
* Playback of long VC1 videos files fixed (20 min. freeze issue)
* H.264/AVC video playback level check removed
* Live TV streaming stability improved
* HDMI [...]

The D-Link DSM-750 is now shipping.  The press release is below.
D-LINK NOW SHIPPING HD EXTENDER FOR WINDOWS MEDIA CENTER
MediaLounge® Player Extends Windows Media Center Experience to TVs Throughout the House; Plays and Displays Music, Photos, Movies, Online Content and Live/Recorded TV
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 7, 2008 — D-Link, the end-to-end computer networking solutions provider for [...]

Gadgetell Review
Since I first heard about Archos TV+ I was excited about what it could do. I still think that it has potential but it seems like it is lacking in certain areas. I don’t like the idea of $20 for plug-ins. I believe that additions should be free, especially since plug-ins [...]

The Digital Lifestyle
Ian Dixon has been testing the two Linksys Media Center extenders. The link above is to a post which explains some of the pros and cons of the extenders. He compares it a lot to the Xbox 360, which he prefers. There is a lot of good information in there [...]

Below is a 2 part video of unboxing and setup of the Linksys DMA2200. The DMA2200 is the one that includes the upconvert DVD player. I still haven’t broken down and bought an extender yet. But they sure look nice.
Part 1:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud2Zzo9KapY&rel=1″>
Part 2:

http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Gaming/Console/P4G5C3U2?page=1
There is talk that Microsoft and Toshiba are working on adding a HD-DVD drive to the Xbox 360. That is interesting and should have been done from the beginning but the real rumor is that Microsoft wants to turn it into a better media center extender. It will have wireless, 1080p output, and [...]

http://msmvps.com/blogs/chrisl/archive/2007/09/29/1222429.aspx
Joe Belfiore the Corporate Vice President of the Entertainment and Devices eHome Division at Microsoft responds to some concerns people have been having about Windows Media Center and the new V2 extenders. This is all over at Chris Lanier’s blog. The one thing I liked from the responses is that the extender software [...]

I have lots to say about the extenders and most of it isn’t good. I have been waiting for these to come out for a long time now. And with the announcement of the specs I was really happy. But when the prices were released I was shocked. Someone messed up [...]

I talked about the V2 extenders back in July. And like I said they will be available for the holiday shopping season. This has been a long wait but I think it will be worth it. I’ll list the features of the new extenders below.
1. They will come in [...]