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- Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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Awesome
- Pros: Quick UI and remote response. High quality video, especially for DivX/XviD files. Great plug-ins, might write my own. Fast and easy setup. 100% quiet.
- Cons: Some plug-ins are buggy. Need to have server always on (But this helps keep the box responsive and quick). Not uPnP AV compliant (but doesn't really need to be). Needs a hack in order to play more formats. USB port is only for firmware upgrades.
- Other Thoughts: I researched dozens of streaming boxes and considered building an HTPC but this box has the best price/performance ratio and was the best option.
Good Performance and Value
- Pros: I bought this with little understanding of video and audio formats. I was seeking to collect all of the media in the house onto a hard drive, mostly to put it into a format accessible to wife and kids (after a few broken DVD players.) Also the ability to play back foreign content "region free" was important.
I was favorably impressed by the Connected software demos you can get from DiVX. That pretty much sold me on the product. The idea that I could have the same interface from all of the computers in the house, plus any units running the software.
What I did not anticipate was the learning curve of converting all of my video content to DiVX/Xvid format, but I was able to muddle through with help from the website and user community. Getting photo and music on is trivial.
Comments to other reviews:
* There is AC3 & MP3 audio support just not DTS
* The USB front panel port is currently only for firmware updates, no playback in this version yet.
- Cons: You need to have a PC server available to make it work (actually you can have more than one. Rather than tying up my desktop, I built a small lowcost HTPC just for this. I kept two servers running while I made the transition to the new one.)
720p might be a con, I still have an SDTV in my house. I hope this product gets migrated to 1080p hardware by the time I can buy a new HDTV.
- Other Thoughts: i didn't try wireless, but only because I had put a lan port behind my media area when I moved in the house. I did try putting the server on a wireless machine and that worked fine (it just didn't exercise the wireless on the DSM330)
Since I bought it there's been a firmware release. Apparently there's a software release in the works. Support for other formats is available using a sanctioned hack that will be formalized in the new release. The next release should have DivX7 (H.264 and Matroska)
The optical SPDIF was important to me, as was the S-Video, because of my old-fashioned setup. It also has HDMI (and SCART) so that was a selling point too when I upgrade (or move to Europe!)
Very Useful Piece of Equipment
- Pros: Plays my DivX videos smoothly over the wireless (I'm using a Linksys G router w/ WPA enabled) with great resolution. Makes watching my videos so much eaiser than before when I was using thumb drives and a laptop. Another great feature about the product is that it comes with a USB port on the front so if you do have something you want to watch from a thumb drive then you can. Setup is cake as long you know your network configuration settings.
- Cons: With the wireless, it sometimes disconnects from the DivX Connected server or the server freezes up and I have to go restart it (I'm running Vista so that probably doesn't help). The unit takes awhile to connect to the server upon startup, but then again I am kind of impatient.
- Other Thoughts: Overall, this a great unit and I am very pleased with my purchase. As said, it much easier than me hooking up my laptop and copying my videos to a thumb drive to play on my TV. I haven't tried going wired yet but I'm sure it would run a little better that way and I probably wouldn't be having some of the minor issues I stated above.
| Model |
| Brand |
D-Link |
| Model |
DSM-330 |
| Spec |
| Supported Formats |
Supported Video Formats:
DivX, including DivX VOD files
Xvid with MP3 or PCM
WMV9 (transcoded on PC)
Supported Audio Formats:
MP3(upto 360 kbps)
WMA(transcoded on PC)
M3U, M3U8 and PLS
Supported Image Formats:
JPEG (grayscale, RGB & YCbCy only)
JPEG 2000
BMP (non-compressed) |
| Network Interface |
Ethernet |
| Wireless Standard |
IEEE 802.11b/g |
| Ports |
1 x 10/100M |
| Power |
12V DC/1A |
| Dimensions |
10.3" x 6.4" x 1.4" |
| Weight |
1.3 lbs |
| Features |
| Features |
Stream High-Quality Video, Photos and Music Wirelessly to Your TV
Play Digital Videos from the PC and the Internet, Including DivX Videos up to HD 720p
Access Other Online Video Services with Your Remote Control without Leaving the Couch
Add a Personal Touch with DivX Connected Plug-ins for Gaming and Infotainment Services |
| Packaging |
| Package Contents |
AC power adapter
Remote control with 2 AA batteries
Wireless antenna
Ethernet cable
HDMI to HDMI cable
SCART to SCART cable
Composite AV cable
User Guide
Quick Setup Guide
Troubleshooting Guide
Remote Control Guide
CD-ROM with DivX Connected Server software and DivX for Windows with DivX Converter |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Parts |
1 year limited |
| Labor |
1 year limited |
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Reviewed By: Dino on 3/17/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
