Basic functionality looked promising. My list of "pros" is much smaller than the "cons", but in using it I thought the DSM was pretty close to a usable device. But, in the end, I returned it to the store. One of the MythTV features most important to me is the commercial skipping, both automatic and manual. A device that cannot speed me past the commercials is a non-starter for me. Video playback was Generally Smooth. Did get out of sync and not recover when backend was overloaded.
Notice the mini view of the program being played. I was playing the program, and navigated out into the menus, it continued playing and displayed in the little PiP window. This menu gives all the options for Recordings groupings. List of recordings by title. Selected the "By Group" option. Live TV has a lot of junk in mine, "Default" has the programs I recorded. Selected the "Default" option, which shows my list of recorded programs - oldest first.
Anyway, as far as the DSM, I think it is an awesome device that works very well in my application. AMD dual core 64 bit processor.
Cons: is no "intel viiv" on my computer at all. I have the device attached to a TV less than 40ft away. It is streaming wirelessly via a I no longer have to burn my dvd's because I can play them through the DSM straight to my tv as soon as they are dl'ed unless you must re-encode the movie.
This is a huge plus because my dvd collection is getting out of control. So, unless I want to keep it after I watch it, I just delete it.
As far as move format compatibility goes, I have had no problems playing divx, xvid, wma, wmv, and most avi files. I played a HD p movie wmv format flawlessly, no skipping, and the picture was crystal clear. Again, wirelessly over I have not yet figured out how to get Mpeg-4 aka h.
Overall Review: play through this device. These may have to be re-encoded. I'm still working on this one. I think there are things you can do on the back end computer side to make this work. I think it may have more to do with the media streaming software that is used, than the DSM device itself.
Good media streaming server software is hard to find. I am using twonky media, but am unimpressed. I have not tried the nero software so I can't comment on that. But, they have to be in the standard "my videos, my music, and my pics" directories. If you want something simple and don't need a lot of options, that is the quickest way to go.
Last thought: use Divx converter to convert your files t. Pros: The new Nero 7. Improved speed and the transcoding is much improved. Best settings are MPEG2 high bit-rate. Works well over wireless G. Cons: Would be nice if Nero Scout would keep the media files in folder rather than lumping them all in one long list. After changing the transcoding you have to re-start the the DSM Twonky Offers hundreds of internet radio streams and Nero now has reliable transcoding. Overall Review: Anyone streaming media through a Viiv network, wired or wireless, will tell you there is no other way to go but Viiv.
Everything is working perfectly. I suggest getting an online membership to Vongo and stream the movies to the DSM Cons: D-Link support a joke; this player does not play dvr-ms files like it claims on the box, mpeg-2 video I tried to play kept cutting in and out when using the USB connection, no way to tell if it's powered on except by the tv screen because the blue light stays on all the time, only way to control it is via remote not even a power button on the player itself.
I only tested with minute clips, and it worked fine. However, I recorded a 1 hour show in full HD, and after 10 minutes of watching, everything, it would start to break up. Meaning, every seconds, it would pause the video and I'd see "Preparing to Playback" on the screen. Exactly 5 seconds later, it would resume.
This was true with an HDMI connection, however, with the analog connection, it only did this once during the 1 hour video. I transfered them to a usb drive, and the DSM greys out all dvr-ms files. D-Link support says to use Nero to transcode them. I'm not going to waste my time with extra steps like this, so I'm likely to return it.
Not happy with the claim of being able to play dvr-ms but not actually being able to. Cons: Even worse that D-link's print servers. Drops servers frequently. No connects. No support from D-link. Sold by: Newegg Shipped by Newegg.
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The Intel Viiv Zone provides a growing choice of on-demand content including music, movies, sports and TV shows. You can also access the content on your PC. There is also a USB 2. No matter where you have your content stored you can play it on your TV with D-Link. Versatile Connectivity The D-Link DSM provides broadband Ethernet and wireless network connectivity for easy access to all the media files over your home network.
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