D-Link MediaLounge DSM-510 High-Definition Media Player - digital multimedia receiver

Summary: The Nero software is probably the biggest problem. First it REMOVES all previous versions of Nero, including my PRO version so I immediately lost functionality. It's obviously a first ...

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Summary: The Nero software is probably the biggest problem. First it REMOVES all previous versions of Nero, including my PRO version so I immediately lost functionality. It's obviously a first generation product that needs a lot of improvement. It streams video sometimes and other times, it just displays an image on the screen and sound chirps in every so often but nothing you can watch since it's like a still shot. I though it was the limitation on the wireless G so I got a Cat 5e to do a wired connection and had the same results. The replay is inconsistent as I can view the same movie several times and each time it will stall at different parts of the movie. When I go to watch the same video on the PC, it replays flawlessly so I know the file is of good quality. Also, the device and Nero lack any kind of diagnostics to help you pin point problems (I think they knew there were weaknesses and didn't want you to be able to diagnose it) BTW you cannot replay programs recorded in Dolby 5.1 without buying a nero plugin from nero.

D-Link: Time to think about this...People like me spend several thousands on a Big screen 1080p LCD and expect to watch quality, not Atari.

I feel like I bought a kids toy and it wasn't cheap at $199. Maybe their DSM-750 will be better, I sure hope so.

I would not recommend this to anyone with an HD TV.

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Summary: Partial setup instructions, dead remote and firmware that does not download. WOW! $85 from Dell. Should be no more than $8.50 for a bad toy to play with.

Summary: Partial setup instructions, dead remote and firmware that does not download. WOW! $85 from Dell. Should be no more than $8.50 for a bad toy to play with.

Summary: Took some time tinkering but I finally got mine to work. The issues that I encountered were most likeliy, largely due to configuration errors on my part.

Monday when I

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Summary: Took some time tinkering but I finally got mine to work. The issues that I encountered were most likeliy, largely due to configuration errors on my part.

Monday when I first got the unit from CC, after a while of fumbling around (before I figured out how to use the set Up a Wireless Network" wizard in XP, which is easy as pie) I spent a good while trying to configure it for my wireless connection displaying over the included composite/av cable. I finally got it to work with my already installed edition of Nero.

I hooked it up to my HDTV over Wifi with a HDMI. Worked like a breeze.

When I installed an ethernet port near my HDTV, my laptop worked fine plugged in, and plugged in thru a netgear 10/100 hub. The DSM-510 however, would not auto-get an IP address like it should when turned on, and whenever I went to the Wired Connections menu the unit froze.

A little research located updtaed firmware. I installed. This fixed the problem with the unit's ethernet port, however, this also created a new, more daunting problem. After installing the 1.03 firmware, I could only get the unit to display over HDMI after MANUALLY changing the units settings to digital... That means I had to have the unit connected to TV via HDMI annnnd Composite, change my tv to composite, set the unit for digital, quickly change my tv to HDMI input, select "accept settings" on the unit, and NOT turn the unit off, or HDMI display would not work unless i repeated the process to change the settings. It should "auto-sense" HDMI connectivity and default to it when working properly, and it did, until i upgraded to 1.03 firmware. Dlink customer service asked me to reset the unit and retry connections and different methods. We agreed, somehow, something in the 1.03 firmware got corrupted as i upgraded. I do use a very cheap and very old usb stick which likely was the culprit.

When I exchanged the unit today, it worked with my ethernet connection over HDMI right out of the box. I'm betting that wifi will work just fine and easily configure with "wireless setup wizard/usb stick method."

I did encounter a Rewind problem today with some really crappy low-res boxing avi early this evening. FF worked fine, but when i hit rewind, it KEPT rewinding even after pressing every other button on the remote. Power cycled, FF'd to spot just fine...

I hope with this unit I am able to add an HDTV tuner to my PC, use Nero to stream it to the unit.

For $149, I am absolutely satisfied with my experience, the product itself, and I would recommend it to intermediate networkers/techies.

The current technology is what it is. Wireless G just isn't great for HDTV streaming, thats not Dlinks fault. They clearly recommend wired connection which hasn't choked for me. It hasn't refused any of my file types, but Nero Recode should smash anything I throw at it into something proper for the unit.

My dream/wishlist for a unit like this would be:
All shiny black enclosure
standard av component form factor to allow space for my added features
Linksys Branded
self-contained Terabyte internal NAS included + Upnp server
Gigabit Ethernet
Wireless N

and retail it for $349

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Summary: I sell this product in my store, I thought I would use it for what it is for,
Hooked up fine, but needed to reconnect every time with passwords, and
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Summary: I sell this product in my store, I thought I would use it for what it is for,
Hooked up fine, but needed to reconnect every time with passwords, and would not stay connected, wired nor wirelessly

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Summary: It took over a week working with technical support to get it up and running. The tech support is the absolute WORST. I couldn't place his accent (which is ...

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Summary: It took over a week working with technical support to get it up and running. The tech support is the absolute WORST. I couldn't place his accent (which is odd, since I can recognize most), but anyway, he knew nothing, and kept me on hold most of the time, and was impatient and asked unclear questions and gave unclear instructions. Not only that, but every time I called, I got this same guy! Finally, he sent me up to their bugboy, and I got it running. It turns out that it's not what I want. The TV interface is very cumbersome--I was hoping to be able to simply view and use WMP11 on the TV, but the dedicated interface has no flexibility whatsoever.

So, I'm taking it back tomorrow.

How can I get my computer interface onto my tv, and hear mp3s and see dvds over my entertainment system? It's 2008 guys, c'mon!

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