D-Link DivX Connected HD Media Player (DSM-330)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 3.9 x 5.5 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000X4F7RO
• Item model number: DSM-330
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #26,933 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 10, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected Player is a wireless digital media adapter that lets you deliver HD-quality DivX videos, photos and music from the PC to your TV, access online media with your remote control, and customize your experience with plug-ins and services. Runs on PCs or Intel-based Macs using Windows XP or Vista.

DivX Video on TV. Play videos from the PC and the Internet, including DivX HD videos at up to 720p.

Internet Video from Your Couch. Access online services with your remote control without leaving the couch.

Customize It. Add a personal touch with DivX Connected plug-ins for gaming and infotainment services.

High Definition DivX Video. DivX Connected finally makes HD on your TV a reality with high-quality DivX video playback up to 720p HD. Use included HDMI output for the best quality on your HDTV, or use SCART, S-video, component or composite cables for your standard TV.

Power to the PC. Leverage your PC power and enjoy fast, smooth, stutter-free video, music and photo playback in a rich, remote-controlled TV interface, and add new functionality with a quick update to the DivX Connected PC software.

Easy Setup. Installation includes a wizard to guide you through connecting the DSM-330 to your network and TV, and setting up and scanning your media. Comes with DivX Connected PC software, plus all necessary cables and connectors including an HDMI to HDMI cable.

Foundation of Your Digital Home. Add the DSM-330 to your wired or wireless home network and access media from all your PCs, hard drives and online. Get music, photos and video using 802.11b/g or Ethernet connections and enjoy the high-quality media experience in your home theater.

Bundled with Free DivX Software. Comes with DivX for Windows with DivX Converter software (worth $19.99) so you can easily convert any video into high quality DivX format for playback on your DivX Connected device.

Supported Media Formats DivX Xvid with MP3 or PCM audio WMV9 (transcoded on PC) MP3 (up to 320kbps) MP3 Playlist WMA (transcoded on PC) JPEG (grayscale, RGB & YCbCy only) JPEG 2000 BMP (non-compressed)

Minimum [for Standard Definition] 1.6 Ghz Pentium 4 or Athlon PC Windows Vista, XP Pro or Home Edition or Media Center Edition 60 MB HDD space 512 MB system RAM OpenGL enabled video card Wired or wireless network

Recommended [for High Definition] 2.6 Ghz Pentium 4 or Athlon PC Windows Vista, XP Pro or Home Edition or Media Center Edition 60 MB HDD space 1 GB system RAM Hardware-accelerated OpenGL enabled video card Wired or 802.11g network

Box Contents

• AC power adapter
• Remote control with 2 AA batteries
• Wireless antenna
• Ethernet cable
• HDMI to HDMI cable
• SCART to SCART cable
• Composite AV cable
• User Guide
• Quick Setup Guide
• Troubleshooting Guide
• Remote Control Guide
• CD-ROM with DivX Connected Server software and DivX for Windows with DivX Converter

Product Description
DivX Connected finally makes HD on your TV a reality with high-quality DivX video playback up to 720p HD. Use included HDMI output for the best quality on your HDTV, or use S-video, component or composite cables for your standard TV.Leverage your PC power and enjoy fast, smooth, stutter-free video, music and photo playback in a rich, remote-controlled TV interface, and add functionality with a quick update to the DivX Connected PC software. The DSM-330's only function is to stream media to your TV, making it infinitely scalable with add-on services and plug-ins.Installation includes a wizard to guide you through connecting the DSM-330 to your network and TV, and setting up and scanning your media. This product comes with DivX Connected PC software, a simple tool to convert videos to DivX, plus all necessary cables and connectors.Add the DSM-330 to your wired or wireless home network and access media from all your PCs, hard drives and online. Get music, photos and video using 802.11b/g or Ethernet connections and enjoy the high-quality media experience in your home theater.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually, 4.5 stars, but well worth the money, August 13, 2008

By	Craig Froehle (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been using the DivX Connected box for over a year now as I got it while it was in beta test. We use it a lot and it works very, very well at what it was designed to do: play on your TV/stereo the media that are located on your PC. We have gobs of movies and children's shows and music on our PC upstairs. In the basement is our main TV. Having a PC in the basement would not be good, as they tend to be loud and hot. This unit interacts with the DivX Connected software running on the media PC upstairs and converts, on the fly, all our media to a format that looks quite good on our TV. Of course, the files that are small (e.g., QVGA video files) will not look terribly good blown up to 1080p, but reasonable files (most of our stuff is ripped to VGA or 720x480) looks excellent. My only quibble is that our unit sometimes will hang upon startup forcing me to yank and reinsert the power cable. I chalk that up to it being a beta unit and I assume these D-Link units do not have that issue. For the price, this unit offers a LOT of functionality and works very well. We've tried over half a dozen different video/media streamers and this is the only one we've kept.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Still Needs Work, August 27, 2008

By	T. Perry - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The D-Link DSM 330 loaded with DivX Connected software is a media manager that connects your digital files (music, video, photos & online content) with your television. DivX Connected bridges the gap between desktop and home entertainment center, however, the lack of comprehensive codec support, limited online content and heavy price tag for the DSM-330 are areas where these products could be improved. DivX has a head start with its simple start up and intuitive UI, and I wouldn't be surprised if this product gets a major facelift in the near future.


Strengths
· Fast server software setup
· Fast device setup
· Third-party plug-in support (e.g. Last.FM, flickr)
· Nice visuals, able to change theme easily
· Wi-Fi connectivity
· HDMI & digital optical outputs

Weaknesses
· Limited codec and format support (no AAC, GIF, etc)
· No playlisting ability
· Software only available for Windows XP/Vista, no Mac
· Limited online service support at launch
· Choppy video performance on systems with less than 1GB of memory
· No internal storage
· Slow to load thumbnails for photos
· Slow media file scanning
· No shuffle within overall music folder
· Music navigation lists songs in alphabetical order, not track order
· Non-RF remote (IR)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excelent device!, August 5, 2008

By	Patrick Kafka "pk" (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Overall I love it. I can play all my downloaded media content, home videos, and browse family photos on my tv. It would be nice if it handled a gigabit network connection, because browsing media can stutter sometimes. That being said, I was forced to setup a wired connection because the wireless was a little to slow. Also I thought it would give a little more help organizing content, but it is left up to the user and how your organize you files on your computer. All in all device does what it says, making it easy to setup and get to all your media.