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Return Policies
This item is covered by Newegg.com's Standard Return Policy.
- Return for refund within: 30 days
- Return for replacement within: 30 days
- Restocking Fee: Yes
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Your Windows Vista Media Center (Home Premium or Ultimate edition) has it all: photos, movies, music; with an optional TV tuner, you can even watch your favorite show on it. But your tv and easy chair are in the livingroom, and the computer is down the hall, or upstairs. Enter LinkSys's Media Center Extender.
You've already got a local network, so hooking it up is a cinch: connect your Vista computer to the LAN, hook in a cable from your router or use your wireless router to connect the Extender, and hook the other end of the Extender to your TV. Now you can do pretty much anything you could do with the Vista Media Center, but on the screen or in the room of your choice.
Going wireless means you don't even have to route new cables, and it is compatible with both the 802.11b/g standard and the 802.11n standard for maximum compatibility with older routers or the newest. Take a look and decide for yourself; we'll be ready when you are.
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Works grear
- Pros: I bought this extender last Feb. This device seems to be getting a bad rap. I suspect it is mostly from people that expect it to be able to play any and all file formats. The one format it will play that windows mc will not without a plug-ion is .mp4 (which I save all of my home videos in). I have a wall mounted lcd with only this box above it for a clean install-no dvd or blu-ray player. We watch movies on it all the time and we have ZERO problems. I have all of my movies ripped as .mpg and the picture quality is just like the dvd. It also plays live HDTV just fine-ZERO problems. I love having the DVR function of my pc down in the office instead of another box by the TV. My house is hard-wired, I have not tried the wireless function.
- Cons: Yes the menu is a little bit slower than at the pc, but you will quickly get used to it. It is not that big of a deal. I love MyMovies and the Netflix plug-in's.
I will be purchasing another one of these for my Home Theater next month when it is complete.
- Other Thoughts: Buy this with the understanding that it is an extender. It will play .mpg, .wmv and .dvrms files perfectly just like Vista Media Center. If you are expecting to play other files like .ogg or something, dont buy it and then give it a bad review.
Compatibility issues (nVidia NAM)
- Pros: Small, nice, works wonderfull once you make it work.
- Cons: I spent 3 weeks to make it work. Finally I reinstalled Windows Vista 64 Home Premium without installing nVidia NAM (Network Access Manager - part of the latest driver for the EVGA nForce n780i motherboard) and magically it worked.
The issue was like not having enough bandwidth and connection/access issues. I read and applied multiple suggestions from blogs and articles about how to improve performance in Vista, removing Norton antivirus, changing firewall setup, framing/autotuning in TCP, Vista speed related hotfixes (now part of SP1), defrag disk, register cleanup, using a cat5 wire direct to the router, disconnecting everything from the router but the DMA and the PC with media center.
I did everything you can imagine... and nothing worked (disabling IPv6 did help a little BTW)
Even if you just uninstall the nForce products, somehow it doesn't work.
Save hours to yourself and believe me, reinstall Windows with all your components plugged in and it will work on the first intent.
- Other Thoughts: I didn't need a Linksys N router to be able to have live TV and netflix movie and music at the same time, just my normal Netgeat G router. Actually the N router for some reason was resetting every 5 to 10 minutes (I'm returning it to the store). Linksys support 1 and 2 were unable to help. I didn't make it level 3 although they contacted me. This issue is not registered by Linksys, Microsoft or nVidia.
| Model | DMA2100 |
| Wireless Standard | IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE802.11n Draft 2 |
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wired - yes, wireless - not at all
- Pros: i truly wanted this to work, because the notion ob being able to wirelessly stream stuff from my computer leveraging mediua center was quite exciting. with HDTV resolution to boot.
- Cons: unfortunately the wireless setup did not work out of the box. i should note i have a Linksys WRT610N wireless router that has never shown any compatibiity with any piece of equipment, ever. i took the DMA2100 to where i could connect it using the ethernet port, ad it connected and worked flawlessly and updated its own firmware in the process. i tried to get wireless to work again, but no luck - the DMA2100 would freeze up at random points in the install, and obviously could not connect to either the 802.11 B, G or N bands I have available. in fact it got so confused that it started to make up wireless networks that don't exist when searching for a wireless network.
- Other Thoughts: it may have been a defective unit - they were being unloaded at $110 albeit from a reputable source. i know the problem is with the DMA2100, and must send it back.
Works Great !
- Pros: Works just as described. Using it to extend the Media Center Capabilities and Data from our VMCPC and Home Server to the living room. Started off wireless but noticed some glitching while watching backed up DVDs. Now hardwired Cat 5e and it works flawlessly.
- Cons: I only gave a 4 due to a little lag in response from when you hit a button on the remote to when the extender responds. Not bad but worth mentioning thatit can get a little annoying.
- Other Thoughts: Ill probably be buying another one for the rec room in the basement.
As usual, Great service and shipping from NEWEGG !!!
Great product...bad price
- Pros: Works great. Compatible with windows 7.
- Cons: Ridiculous price. I'm not sure how newegg justifies doubling the price of this. Perplexing considering newegg usually has the best prices.
- Other Thoughts: I'm sure newegg will remove this review promptly for being honest.
| Model |
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LINKSYS |
| Model |
DMA2100 |
| Spec |
| Supported Formats |
Audio from Vista PC: PCM Audio,MP3,WMA,WMA-Pro,Dolby Digital AC-3 Audio,MPEG Audio,AAC-LC Stereo via Vista Media Center extension
Video from Vista PC: MPEG-1,MPEG-2,WMV9 (Standard and High Definition),VC-1 Advanced Profile 4.0
Pictures from Vista PC: JPG, PNG, BMP, GIF |
| Network Interface |
Ethernet, USB for Service purpose only |
| Wireless Standard |
Draft dual band 802.11N, 802.11G, 802.11B (2.4GHz and 5GHz) |
| Power |
12V Max. 1,5A (18W)
Attached universial (100-240V) Wall Plug Power supply 12V/1.5A DC-plug, for exchangable Mains Plug clips. For Clips, see Specifications below for each region. |
| Dimensions |
7.1" x 6.7" x 4.45" |
| Weight |
1.53 lbs |
| Features |
| Features |
High speed, dual-band Wireless-N enables you to stream content from virtually anywhere in your home.
Stream live TV content, movies, photos and music from your Media Center PC on your living room HDTV and home theater
Includes learning remote control; integrates your TV and A/V receiver controls |
Introduction
Your Windows Vista Media Center (Home Premium or Ultimate edition) has it all: photos, movies, music; with an optional TV tuner, you can even watch your favorite show on it. But your tv and easy chair are in the livingroom, and the computer is down the hall, or upstairs. Enter LinkSys's Media Center Extender.
You've already got a local network, so hooking it up is a cinch: connect your Vista computer to the LAN, hook in a cable from your router or use your wireless router to connect the Extender, and hook the other end of the Extender to your TV. Now you can do pretty much anything you could do with the Vista Media Center, but on the screen or in the room of your choice.
Going wireless means you don't even have to route new cables, and it is compatible with both the 802.11b/g standard and the 802.11n standard for maximum compatibility with older routers or the newest. Take a look and decide for yourself; we'll be ready when you are.
Highlights
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Complete Home Entertainment Solution
With the LINKSYS DMA2100, stream your digital media collection from your Windows Vista Media Center-based PC to your living room TV, watch, pause, rewind and record live TV programming (PC-embedded or optional TV tuner required), or access a broad set of Internet Radio stations and online services from all over the world!
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Dual-band Wireless-N Support
With support for dual-band Wireless-N, the Linksys DMA2100 smoothly streams HD content from virtually anywhere in your home without running wires.
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Expanded Connectivity
The Linksys DMA2100 supports comprehensive video and audio outputs including HDMI 1.2, Component, Composite, S-Video, S/PDIF RCA and Stereo RCA, and features a 10/100 Ethernet port for wired network connection and a USB port for firmware upgrades.
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Learning Remote Control
The included remote control with learning capabilities puts all TV and AV controls in your hand, so you can easily navigate through the on-screen menus, and take command of all playback functions in the comfort of your chair.
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Quick Specs
| Brand | LINKSYS |
| Wireless Standard | IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE802.11n Draft 2 |
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Reviewed By: on 9/10/2008
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
