D-Link DSM-320 Wireless Media Player, Audio/Photo/Video, 802.11g

Average customer rating:

Great product..! For the $, 5 Star

Works well for me

Arghh!!!!

What a piece of crap!!!

Junk

D-Link DSM-320 Wireless Media Player, Audio/Photo/Video, 802.11g

Manufacturer: D-Link Systems, Inc.
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Transfer Speeds Up to 54 Mbps

Supports all popular media formats

Allows you to access digital media content stored on your PC, browse your music files, watch your videos, and display your photos

Connects Wirelessly Using 802.11g or Via Ethernet

Compatible with Windows 98SE, Me, 2000 or XP

ASIN: B0001WXTF0

Product Description

D-Link DSM-320 Wireless Media Player - The Wireless Media Player from D-Link merges your abundant digital entertainment collection on your PC, with the comfort and convenience of your living room. It's slim design fits into entertainment centers easily, and once attached to your TV, you can wirelessly stream your audio, photo, and video files. Navigation of your content is easy with D-Link's intuitive user interface and included remote control! Audio Compatibility - MP3, WMA, WAV, & Radio AOL Video Compatibility - MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, QuickTime, & XviD Image Compatibility - JPEG, JPEG2000, TIFF, GIF, BMP, & PNG

Customer Reviews:

Great product..! For the $, 5 Star.......2007-09-09

This is the second D-Link media player that I have bought. I use one upstairs and one downstairs so I have my whole collection available throughout the house.

Yep.. some of the controls are not perfect as others have mentioned... there is no FF/RW like that on a typical CD/DVD player, but it rather "jumps" forward or backward without any monitoring of the audio. If you shift away from the audio player, there is no way to get back to the "now playing" screen, but you can hit the display button and it will overlay the screen with some of the information.

One thing to remember when looking at other products that seem to do the same thing is that this one is the only one that displays to your TV. All of the others have small scrolling screens built into the media player (ie... ROKU Soundbridge...etc...) Ever try reading one of these from across the room? Good luck! These units are also considerable more expensive.

One hint: DON'T use the media server software it is shipped with. It has a number of performance issues and less abilities than others. I had very frequent audio gapping problems and very slow title scrolling. I switched to TVersity and it works very fast and flawlessly as well as it offers additional content that the supplied software doesn't.

Works well for me.......2007-05-11

I've playing around with this player for a few days and found it works actually pretty well if you set up everything right. So I would like to share my experience with others.

My wireless setup includes Buffalo router and two high gain antennas (one on router and the other on the player). The router is in the room upstairs and the player is in the family room downstairs. This setup gives me 56 percent strength. Not that great, but does not seem has any effect on the video playing.

The first thing I did is to upgrade the firmware to version 1.09. I use Tversity and Twonky server instead of its own server, as other posters recommended. I've also installed all the codecs necessary (easily found on tversity's website).

I use this player primarily for playing animation movies in rmvb format for my kid. It did good job to transcode the video on the fly. The xivid/divx support is good (my tv is not high definition, so I cannot comment its performance on those tv's) and no stutters at all. I haven't tried the photo and audio function since I have SMC EZ-Stream music adapter to stream the audio.

My only complaint is that although Tversity does support more formats than twonky (sometimes twonky cannot see many files), it does not support fast forward very well (it is often a hit or miss). The DSM server and twonky support fast forward better. I haven't found a way to make the internet video to work with tversity. Maybe someone can share his/her know-how about this function. I'd love to see some tips.

Overall, my goal has been achieved: to wirelessly watch the video files on my hard drive without converting or burning dvd, which save me many hassles because converting often times causes picture and audio out of sync. If you do not expect a lot more (such as high definition video, etc.), you will be happy with the $90 purchase.

Arghh!!!!.......2007-05-02

I bought the DSM-320 to wirelessly stream my large collection of DVD files from my media PC downstairs in the living room, to my TV in my master bedroom. The ripped files are in VOB format, with each movie at around 5 GB of material in size.

First, it's well known that the DSM doesn't like to be far from the wireless router. In order to get a stable connection, I literally ended up placing the router on top of the DSM, WITH THE ANTENNAS TOUCHING. This gave me a consistent "100" in signal strength, so I know any problems in streaming were not due to low strength, at least in the DSM-to-router connection.

I also added a wireless repeater to boost the strength from the router to the downstairs media PC, because obviously the stream first had to get to the router unimpinged.

With all of the little pieces getting ample signal, the DSM was easily able to communicate with it's media server application (installed on the downstairs Media PC) It presented my list of movies by title, as they're organized on the hard drives. Unfortunately, you can't select a movie's name and click "enter" on the remote. You need to drill down to the first .VTS file, and then, press "enter". Nope, just kidding. Pressing "enter" makes the player run just that one .VTS file, and there are around a half dozen in a feature length movie. So, to get a seamless movie, press "play" on the remote at the top VTS file. Then they all run in sequence to the end. Nothing from D-Link will help you figure this out; I had to scour the forums.

However, having to drill down one level isn't the slickest thing in the world, but it works. The movie plays, and in full quality with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.

The DSM-320 is so frustratingly close to being what it should be. That is, it will play a movie perfectly and jitter-free for around a minute or so. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Sometimes a movie that started jittery will play the next time as fine, and then get jittery in a different spots. Sometimes it can't find its server. Occasionally it will trick you by playing a movie fine for awhile. Then, when you try another movie to be sure everything is really working...nope. Sometimes you can go back to the movie that worked well and it'll work well again. Or not. The problem with all this is, there are several dozen variables to manage, between the wireless elements and the quirks of the servers, so that just when you think you've figured it out...WRONG.

This leads me to conclude that the DSM-320 simply can't consistently stream video in a way that makes it watchable for any length of time. If that's what you need it for, save yourself a couple of lost weekends and look elsewhere.

As for servers, I tried the D-Link Media Server, the TVersity server, and my TVedia server. With some fiddling (Tversity needed some codecs)I was able to get all of them to play the videos, but nothing could overcome the jitters.

My verdict: the DSM-320 can't stream video wirelessly. It would probably benefit from a healthy internal buffer... like the kind you'd find in a ten year old portable CD player. Also, it needs to have a lot more sensitivity in the wireless department.

What a piece of crap!!!.......2007-04-05

Not very happy with this product.
The software on the pc side doesn't work well at all.
Won't list all my files and I can't get it to update changes or new folders.

This bugger has way to big of a foot print.

The remote needs a skip function to fast foward through movies.
Hey I have a Xbox with XBMC on it. Get a clue, and copy some of it's functionality. It continues to blow away any of the media players I have purchased.

Junk.......2007-03-23

The idea is great. The implementation is terrible.

To start with, the remote shouldn't really be called a remote since you have to be within 5 feet for it to work. It doesn't play correctly. The software that you have to run on your computer is clumsy. Everything about this product is wrong.

This thing is a total piece of [...]. D-Link normally produces nice products but they completely missed with this one.

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No. 81 Dye 3-Ink Multipack for HP Designjet 5000/5000PS/5500/5500PS, Black

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Maxtor Turbo III ext hard drive

Outstanding product!!!!!!!!!!

misleading title

Maxtor G01Y006 One Touch III Turbo Edition 600GB RAID 0 External Hard Drive

Manufacturer: Maxtor
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Triple interface - FireWire 400, FireWire 800 and USB 2.0/1.1

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Easily configure RAID solution for maximum performance, or as an additional safeguard

16MB cache buffer

7200 RPM

ASIN: B000CQOKE4

Product Description

Package Includes: External Hard Drive, EMC Retrospect Express HD backup software, 9 to 9 pin FireWire 800/1394/iLink cable, external AC power adapter, Installation CD with backup software and User Guide, Quick Start Guide.
The Maxtor OneTouch III Turbo was designed for professionals who need the blazing speed of RAID 0 for intensive disk-access applications. Comes with highly integrated storage, backup, security and drive management software. This user-configurable RAID solution streamlines performance and enables multiple streaming, without dropping frames - critical in quality video editing. Maxtor DriveLock security password-protects files helping to safeguard files if lost or stolen against unauthorized users. Optimized for use on both a Mac or a PC, with the Oxford FireWire 924 chipset for ultimate Mac performance -- even boot Mac OS X directly from the drive. DriveLock protects contents of drive if lost or stolen Maxtor OneTouch button makes backup copies of your files, quickly and easily System Rollback resets your PC system settings to an earlier version, while keeping data current Automatic Synchronization of data between 2 or more computers Expandable - Connect up to 62 FireWire devices, or up to 127 USB 2.0 devices with USB hubs PC and Mac compatible Modular design for easier stacking Dimensions - 5.4 x 3.9 x 8.5 (136 x 98 x 217 mm) Weight - 5.8 lbs.

Customer Reviews:

Maxtor Turbo III ext hard drive.......2007-07-27

I purchased this for backing up data and important stuff from my laptop. Unfortunately, it died on me - fortunately it was just withing the 1 year warranty period. This was in the USA where I spend a few months a year (so you can imagine how much exercise the drive had!).

I had an identical situation in Singapore where I bought a 1 Terabyte version of this same drive. This died in March, the warranty expired February but the retailer managed to get it replaced since I only spend part of my time in Singapore.

So I was up the creek without a paddle as both sets of backups were lost - but I found a data recovery service (Seagate which now owns Maxtor runs this). So I had to shell out four figures US$ to recover my data (and buy a drive for it to be returned to me in!).

I emailed Seagate but they were not at all helpful - how little companies care once they have sold a product to you! And two back up drives halfway around the world? (I bought my Singapore Maxtor from iShop at Orchard Cineleisure and my USA Maxtor fr Amazon).

Outstanding product!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-09-07

I have been looking around for a back-up device for months. I have been backing up using DVDs, but this had grown tiresome. I opted to try the Maxtor one touch III turbo after reading the excellent reviews in PC World/PC Mag. It had the best reviews of any external hard drive that I had seen. This device is everything it's cracked up to be and more. First, it's about the size of a small toaster, so it takes up very little space. Next, it is virtually silent; I can't hear it at all, even when it is backing up data. Also, it came with everything it needed to run, Firewire 400, 800 & USB cable. Lastly, and most importantly, it is so easy to use. To operate it, the Maxtor On Touch II turbo has an on/off switch and the "one touch" button and that's about it. It was out of the box and saving data within 5 minutes. I installed the software on my PC, then Windows XP immediately recognized the drive, formatted it and it was ready to go. I backed up data using the 2 different options provided with the software. First, as a system restore. The Maxtor one-touch manager would restore my system to this point if I needed to do so. Next, I backed files and folders that I selected. These files and folders can be retrieved and restored using Windows explorer/My Computer. Both worked flawlessly. This product has an outstanding price per GB, and is a dream come true for anyone looking to easily back up data from their PC.

misleading title.......2006-07-31

be warned, this model number of the maxtor onetouch 3 600 gb version CANNOT do raid 1, only raid 0.

The part number for the raid 1 capable one is G01W006.

Maxtor support:
The intial release of the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB Drive were available with a RAID 0 (Striped) volume.

Later releases of the OneTouch III Turbo 600GB are available with RAID 0/1 capabilities. All OneTouch III Turbo 1TB models are avaible with RAID 0/1 capability.

Part# G01Y006 is RAID-0 only.

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Average customer rating:

Works Fine - Depending On Your Equipment, And Purpose

Beware of the compatibility to most DVD-ROM drives

Radius Technology DVD-RW 4.7 GB / 120 Min 2x ( 25 pack Cake box )

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4.7 GB of storage space

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Store up to 120 minutes of video

Highly compatible for viewing with most DVD players

Comes in a quantity of 25 DVD-RWs on a spindle

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RADIUS, a leading worldwide brand of digital media, is one of the pioneering companies that defined the optical media industry to make it what it is today. RADIUS sets the highest standard for quality, productivity and creativity for their digital media products.PRODUCT FEATURES:The product is for safely and reliably recording huge amounts of data by using advanced overcoating technology;This highly reliable and durable disk is good for over 1, 000 rewrites;This disk is suitable for use with a 4.7 GB DVD-R for General Version 2.0 specification conformed drives;DVD-RW is suitable for backing up important multimedia data such as audio and video files. When using a DVD-RW for MP3 recording, about 900 songs of average length can be saved on a 4.7 GB media, if the compress rate is set to 160 Kbps, the standard MP3 setting for iTune.

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Works Fine - Depending On Your Equipment, And Purpose.......2004-10-13

I have a Pioneer DVR-220S DVD recorder. I also have a Pioneer DV563A DVD player. THE PLAYER IS AN RW PLAYER. It is DESIGNED to play RW discs.(Make sure YOURS is too, BEFORE you buy these discs. If your player doesn't say RW somewhere on it, it probably ISN'T).I have just finished making back-up copies of the Duran Duran Greatest Hits 2 DVD set, and the LED Zepplin 2 DVD set (Using a Sima Go DVD signal processor, which strips the copy guard right out of the signal). I used these Radius Technology DVD-RW discs for my copies. After FINALIZING the discs on the recorder, I tried them in the DVD player. PERFECT!!!! I just ordered 2 more packs of 25. The price can't be beat!

Beware of the compatibility to most DVD-ROM drives.......2004-09-30

Upon receipt of the disks I have tested them with 10 different DVD Writer/Readers at home and at work.

All the DVD-RW-capable drives will have no problem to read/write.

All other drives (DVD-ROMs and stand-alone DVD Players) can not properly read those Radius DVD-RW disks prepared by any/all of my DVD-RW writers (Toshiba and TDK).

Since the price (about $0.40 a piece) is too low to be bothered for a refund, I'll use them as PC system/data backups sorely.

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Radius Technology DVD-RW 4.7 GB / 120 Min 2x ( 5 pack Jewel case )

Average customer rating:

Excellent media

Radius Technology DVD-RW 4.7 GB / 120 Min 2x ( 5 pack Jewel case )

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Product Features:

4.7 GB of storage space
Rewritable DVD-RW discs for DVD-RW burner
Store up to 120 minutes of video
Highly compatible for viewing with most DVD players
Comes in a quantity of 5 DVD-RWs with 5 jewel cases

ASIN: B0002PS52I

Customer Reviews:

Excellent media.......2005-02-02

These work great with my Sharp DV-SR3U video recorder, and play back on my laptop consistently with no bad sectors.

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