Linksys DMA2200 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: It's a close race between this draft-n Vista Media Extender and the Xbox 360 for getting HD video to your TV. If you watch video from your Vista PC, read on.

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Review summary: Media Center Extenders are a new concept, but they work similarly to other networked media players. You plug them into a TV and connect them to your home network. Then you can stream music, videos and photos from your PC to the player in another room. ...

Verdict: Watch TV via PC anywhere in your home. A hassle-free way to view TV from a Vista PC in another room.

Verdict: While we like the LinkSYS Media Center Extender with DVD Player DMA2200, we found using Media Center too unreliable to replace our Freeview boxes, let alone a service such as Sky+. And although media streaming and DVD upscaling make this a fully ...

Review summary: Well-built media center extender has draft-n Wi-Fi, but its interface can be lethargic and its remote is awful.

Pros: Well-built box ; Very good video streaming quality

Cons: Abominable remote control ; Flaky association with host PC

Verdict: If some company were to make an extender that's capable of a reliable, don't-have-to-think-about-it connection, came with a high-quality remote control, and had an interface I could navigate as quickly and smoothly as I can, say, a cable-TV box's ...

Review summary: linksys media center extender dma2200 review: The MCE DMA2200 is probably the best media streaming device we've ever tested. It only works with Windows Vista, but for streaming media from a PC to the TV, it's ideal.

Pros: Long-range and high-speed 802.11N Wi-Fi connectivity, Easy to install, Works as promised

Cons: Lacks support for all audio/video formats

Verdict: The MCE DMA2200 is probably the best media streaming device we've ever tested. It only works with Windows Vista, but for streaming media from a PC to the TV, it's ideal.