Anybody have a Wireless Media Player?

Chew · 08-26-04, 09:32 AM

I was at Best Buy last night and saw the D-Link Wireless Media Player for $200:

Buy.com has it at the much cheaper price of $160 and free shipping. Anywhere cheaper than that?

I'm very interested in buying a wireless media player, but would like to hear some comments. I want to find something that plays a very broad range of file formats and is easy to use. What do you think of this one?

breaux124 · 08-26-04, 10:06 AM

Gateway and Oritron had DVD players with a wireless connectivity that could stream files off your PC. With those you also get a DVD player with it.

http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review1701.html

There are plenty of others too.

OldDude · 08-26-04, 11:07 AM

I don't have one. I got some leads in this thread, that might be useful to you, thanks to toq:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=380332

My main interest is streaming audio, and a majority of the stations I want to listen to use a RealPlayer format, .ra or .ram, that none of these products seem to play. The balance of the stations (30-40%?) use .mp3, or .wma (or variants) which are supported. Guess I'll settle for listening via computer for a while longer.

breaux124 · 08-26-04, 12:35 PM

Forgot to mention, we have three at work. Two wireless and one wired, streaming DVD players (Gateway, a liteon, and the Kiss player). Even for video these things work pretty good.

You could even get an Xbox and mod it to do just about the same thing.

Chew · 08-26-04, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by breaux124
You could even get an Xbox and mod it to do just about the same thing.

I have an Xbox, but don't have the skill to do anything opening the box. Any clues on an easy process?

breaux124 · 08-27-04, 09:05 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Chew
I have an Xbox, but don't have the skill to do anything opening the box. Any clues on an easy process?

Do a search online, I think there are Non-mod chip ways to get the Xbox media player to work. Luckily my cousin is an avid gamer and bought 10 mod chips and hooked us all up. But I think now they make even easier ways to put mod chips in a Xbox.

Call around to some local video game stores or even computer repair places. There are a few around me that will put in a mod chip.

Chew · 08-27-04, 09:27 AM

Thanks.

08-26-04, 09:32 AM	#1
Chew DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 1999 Location: South of Titletown Posts: 18,628	Anybody have a Wireless Media Player? I was at Best Buy last night and saw the D-Link Wireless Media Player for $200: Buy.com has it at the much cheaper price of $160 and free shipping. Anywhere cheaper than that? I'm very interested in buying a wireless media player, but would like to hear some comments. I want to find something that plays a very broad range of file formats and is easy to use. What do you think of this one? __________________ XBL/PSN: chew1138 Weekly Tuesday Warhawk Night (PS3)

08-26-04, 11:07 AM	#3
OldDude DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: MI Posts: 24,484	I don't have one. I got some leads in this thread, that might be useful to you, thanks to toq: http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...hreadid=380332 My main interest is streaming audio, and a majority of the stations I want to listen to use a RealPlayer format, .ra or .ram, that none of these products seem to play. The balance of the stations (30-40%?) use .mp3, or .wma (or variants) which are supported. Guess I'll settle for listening via computer for a while longer. __________________ 9/11/2001 - You have awakened a sleeping giant, and filled him with a terrible resolve. - paraphrased from Yamamoto

08-27-04, 09:27 AM	#7
Chew DVD Talk Legend Join Date: May 1999 Location: South of Titletown Posts: 18,628	Thanks. __________________ XBL/PSN: chew1138 Weekly Tuesday Warhawk Night (PS3)

08-26-04, 10:06 AM	#2
breaux124 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: PA Posts: 730	Gateway and Oritron had DVD players with a wireless connectivity that could stream files off your PC. With those you also get a DVD player with it. http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review1701.html There are plenty of others too.

08-26-04, 12:35 PM	#4
breaux124 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: PA Posts: 730	Forgot to mention, we have three at work. Two wireless and one wired, streaming DVD players (Gateway, a liteon, and the Kiss player). Even for video these things work pretty good. You could even get an Xbox and mod it to do just about the same thing.