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Thursday, August 28, 2008 9:44 AM

Newegg Does $99 Linksys Extenders

Newegg has jumped on the cheap Linksys Extender bandwagon with $99 DMA2100 Extenders (Via The Green Button ). There is now no doubt that Linksys is looking to drop all of their stock, but the question still remains are they getting out of the market or...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:57 PM

D-Link Releases DSM-750 Firmware Update

D-Link has released the first firmware update for their DSM-750 Extender. Based on the release notes it appears that most if not all fixes in the new version 1.01 apply to the MediaLounge software and not the Media Center Extender aspect of the product...
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Thursday, August 21, 2008 5:52 PM

$150 Linksys Extenders Hit Amazon.com

Don’t have a Circuit City nearby to get in on that $150 Linksys Extender deal ? No problem. Amazon.com is pushing out those same Linksys DMA2100 Extenders for $150 as well . As always Amazon has free shipping options if you can wait a few days to...
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Monday, August 18, 2008 12:55 PM

$150 Linksys Extenders at Circuit City

Circuit City has the Linksys DMA2100 Extenders on sale for only $150 (Via Missing Remote ). If you are in the market for a Media Center Extender then I would check your local store to see if they have any in-stock. According to Circuit City’s website...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 8:06 PM

Samsung’s MediaLive: the Ultimate HDTV Accessory, Bringing Digital Content from the PC to the Big-Screen

Samsung Electronics America Inc., the leader in the U.S. digital television market, lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company ' s MediaLive adaptor. Samsung ' s MediaLive delivers digital content (including...
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:01 PM

$150 Linksys DMA2100 Extenders via Dell.com

Dell is pushing out Linksys Extenders at $100 off retail via their website. This means you can pick up a DMA2100 for only $150 . The DMA2200 can be purchased for $250 , however it is currently listed as out of stock. At $150 Dell/Linksys hits the perfect...
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Monday, July 07, 2008 9:20 PM

Short Bits: DVD Steaming, Media Center U, CEDIA

Charlie Owen wants to know why you think that Microsoft hasn’t hit on DVD streaming yet . My reasoning? Because Microsoft has no idea what market to develop for. Are they focused on their average consumer market? Because they don’t use Media...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2008 7:29 AM

HP MediaSmart Connect Review Part 3: Extender & Conclusion

Given the high price of the MediaSmart Connect I’m assuming that most reading this review will want to see some improvements in the Media Center Extender function—and I think HP delivered pretty well on that. While the Extender UI is a bit...
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 7:27 AM

HP MediaSmart Connect Review Part 2: MediaSmart UI

MediaSmart Connect UI/Dashboard On the first boot-up of the Connect you get basic setup options including language, resolution (720p or 1080i only), and more. After this simple process you are greeted with the MediaSmart UI/Dashboard which includes options...
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Monday, June 30, 2008 7:15 AM

HP MediaSmart Connect Review Part 1: Overview

The HP MediaSmart Connect x280n (formerly MediaSmart Receiver) is HPs latest entry into the Media Center Extender/Adaptor market. Building on the success of their MediaSmart HDTV lineup, the MediaSmart Connect brings the same experience you get on the...
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Friday, June 27, 2008 8:58 AM

Any HP MediaSmart Connect Questions?

Yesterday I received my HP MediaSmart Connect x280n review unit and will be taking a look at it this weekend. I will likely mirror my review of the Linksys DMA series Extender minus all of the general Media Center setup content. If anyone has questions...
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:08 AM

Microsoft Updates Extenders, Set-top Box Support in Media Center

Microsoft has just released two updates for Vista Media Center, fixing up STBs and Extenders. KB950124 adds and fixes support for newer STBs connected to Media Center, and KB950125 which adds a few Extender issues including 50Hz output fixes for those...
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Friday, June 20, 2008 7:27 AM

Short Bits: Extenders, Dream Home

The Windows Experience Blog took a look at the HP MediaSmart Connect . At some point I’ll also have a review of the unit and compare it directly to the Linksys Extenders (and D-Link which is pretty much the same). Speaking of Extenders, Ben at Engadget...
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Friday, June 20, 2008 7:19 AM

HP MediaSmart Connect Makes It Easy to Enjoy Digital Media from Any HDTV‏

PALO ALTO, Calif., June 17, 2008 – HP today announced that HP MediaSmart Connect, a sleek digital media receiver that brings digital media from around the home or Internet to any HDTV, is now available for pre-order. First announced as part of the HP...
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Sunday, June 15, 2008 6:59 PM

Short Bits: HP, TouchSmart, Webinar, Live for TV

Ian Dixon had a ton of good stuff this past week at HP’s Connecting your World event in Germany . Among the top announcements was HPs new TouchSmart PC which features a 22-inch display . Best of all, this thing is cheap! It starts at only $1,300...
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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 8:25 PM

Linksys Releases DMA2100/2200 Extender Firmware Update

Of course after I finally post my latest issues with my Linksys DMA2100/2200 Extenders , they have finally released a firmware update (1.1.6) for the DMA2100 and DMA2200 Media Center Extenders. Issues fixed are below, and it seems to include a few of...
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Tuesday, June 03, 2008 7:37 AM

Quick Linksys Extender Follow-up

A few months ago I reviewed the Linksys DMA2200 Extender and have since found a couple of issues, mainly based around HDMI that deserve a follow-up. I'd be interested to know if others have seen these issues. 1080p Support In the previous review I...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:43 PM

Broadcast Flag Follow-up

I’ve been attempting to learn about the Broadcast Flag over the past few days, and instead of focusing on what it can/can’t do I decided to look at a few other things. First of all, I want to say that I believe the issue early this month with NBC was...
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Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:32 AM

Did Someone Already Reverse Engineer the Extender Protocol?

There have been several projects to figure out exactly how Extenders work so that maybe a Software Extender (Softsled) could be developed outside of Microsoft. There is a project on CodePlex , though slow moving it seems like people are starting to get...
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Sunday, May 04, 2008 10:07 AM

Short Bits: ToDVRMS, Netflix Instant, Sage Extender, more

Andy just posted a new command line application, ToDVRMS . As the name suggests, it converts files to DVR-MS. It was developed for MPEG/VOB, so rip your DVDs as one large VOB and run ToDVRMS on them and they should playback on Extenders. Anthony Park...
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