D-Link Wireless HD Media Player | 
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| Brand: D-Link
Category: CE
Buy New: $244.99
New (1) Used (4) from $170.00
Rating:  124 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10
Dimensions (in): 16 x 19.8 x 3.7
MPN: DSM-520
Model: DSM-520
UPC: 790069283451
EAN: 0790069288197
ASIN: B000A4AVQO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Effortlessly streams your media from your computer to your home entertainment system | | • | High-definition video playback with digital surround sound | | • | Enjoy Internet radio and downloaded content from premium online services | | • | Access media directly from USB drives | | • | Supports Windows Connect Now technology |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description All your videos, photos, and music on the big screen. Sound like a good idea? The folks at D-Link have made it easy with the DSM-520 MediaLounge Wireless HD Media Player. And when it comes to video, this device kicks it up a serious notch by supporting HD video streams 
Good looks on the outside, and the power to deliver all your media -- including HD video -- from your computer to your home entertainment system. See a detailed view. | 
The DSM-520 is ready to handle most major media formats. | -- delivered directly from your computer to your home entertainment system. Enjoy all your digital content from the comfort of the living room with the DSM-520 -- and do it all wirelessly, as the device supports high-speed 802.11g wireless technology. Of course, you can also use a wired ethernet connection if you like. Formats Galore
Thanks to the DSM-520's support for a wide range of media formats, it's ready to handle virtually all of your media, including high-definition video in either Windows Media Video 9 or MPEG-4 format. Enjoy videos with resolutions of up to 1080i from your high-definition television for the best picture quality. Plus, D-Link has partnered with premium online service providers to offer access to a vast array of online radio stations and music download services. You can use the Windows Media Connect feature of Window XP SP2 to playback files protected by Windows Media Digital Rights Management (WMDRM) on the DSM-520. Or, access your entire library of premium downloaded songs and videos directly from the device. 
The DSM-520 integrates seamlessly into your home network and entertainment system. View larger. | Picture Perfect
For compatible television systems, the DSM-520 features a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) connection. HDMI offers a pure digital connection for both audio and video. Other video connectors include component, S-video, and composite output, ensuring compatibility with virtually all televisions. Meanwhile, optical and coax audio connectors provide clear digital output and support surround sound when used with a compatible A/V receiver. Enjoy your entire music library in high fidelity from your home entertainment system, rather than from your PC speakers. Good Looks and Expandability
A sleek 17-inch black aluminum chassis with smoked mirror front panel houses the DSM-520, and the stylish unit blends in perfectly with your other home entertainment devices, making your home theater setup complete. Plus, the DSM-520 includes a USB 2.0 port in the front panel for instant access to music, photos, and videos stored on removable USB flash drives or hard drives. Simply insert a USB drive filled with photos into the DSM-520 to showcase them on your home entertainment center. You can also attach a USB hard drive to expand the storage capabilities of the DSM-520. Your stored files on the USB drive can be easily accessed from the unit's user-friendly interface. Easy Setup
A built-in Setup Wizard makes setting up the DSM-520 simple. Configuring the wireless settings is made even easier with Windows Connect Now. Simply run the Wireless Network Setup Wizard from Windows XP SP2, and transfer the wireless settings to the DSM-520 using a USB flash drive. What's in the Box
DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player, remote control (2 AAA batteries included), ethernet cable, A/V composite cable, S-video cable, detachable Antenna, CD-ROM with software and manual, and quick installation guide.
Product Description
pExperience the high-definition difference with the D-Link MediaLounge Wireless HD Media Player. Stream music, photos, and high-definition videos to your home entertainment system with the DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player. The DSM-520 connects to your existing home network using either 802.11g wireless technology or via Ethernet cable./p
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 124
 JUNK March 19, 2010
A. Cook (Washington, DC)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is an out-dated piece of junk. Completely worthless. Firmware on box is useless, impossible to upgrade, slow, and crashes often. Menus and GUI is horrible, non intuitive. The video backward/forward commands dont work. Accessing media servers from one's PC/MAC is a challenge and connections and data are often dropped, regardless of wireless or wired network connections. Don't buy this.
PlayOn worked ok with the D-link DSM, aside from not being to stream videos, music, or pictures.
 Better than Advertised! December 10, 2009
Michael (Barbados)
This product is way better than advertised by the manufacturer. First, it is easy to install and configure; it's a very nice looking piece of equipment, and can be rack mounted; and most of all, it works beautifully. It plays many more formats than advertised, e.g. DivX and VOB files(video), AC3 and DTS (audio). Also, the player is not limited to AVI files smaller than 2GB, as alluded to in the FAQ of the manual. I have used AVI files in excess of 5GB. The only issue I have with files of that size, though, is that they sometimes stall momentarily in scenes where there is heavy audio transmission, e.g. where there are very loud explosions. I should add that this is experienced when streaming across a wired network (even gigabit, which I have). But even then it is very seldom. I have never used the USB port.
To access files on your network, you need to install media server software. The player comes with a free one, called D-Link Media Server, which is very good. Of course, TVersity and PlayOn can be used, as well. I have used all three, but personally, I prefer D-Link's. You may, from time to time, not see it in the player's server list, and will have to restart it on your computer - but that is, again, very seldom. The player is not DLNA certified, and will not automatically browse your network. This is one shortcoming, I suppose. Most new products in this category are DLNA certified.
The player has all the video and audio outputs you'll ever need, e.g. composite, component and HDMI, along with analog two stereo, optical and coax digital cable. I'm using the wired Ethernet connection, as mentioned, as this is way better than wireless, especially for high bandwidth use.
With all these features, this product is exceptional value for money. Unfortunately, it is now discontinued.
 D-Link Wireless HD Media Player November 5, 2009
J. Iddon (Fairhaven, MA USA)
This unit has worked well for me.
Connected with PlayOn software on Windows Home Server.
HDMI output is a nice addition. Netflix and Hulu are
my favorites. Local media videos and music work well, also.
The PlayOn software had a few glitches to begin with, but
PlayOn is constantly updating their software and it is currently
working very well.
Junk equipment and bad support October 11, 2009
Mark in ATL
Received the D-Link DSM-520 in a timely manner.
I bought it with the intention of using it to stream Active-TV which was one of its main selling points. I quickly ran into problems. I could never get the DSM-520 to connect to Active-TV application.
I placed a support call and was given a case number. The agent could not get off the phone fast enough. I had to tell him that "no, this is not fixed I need for you to stay on the line". Eventually, he suggested that I upgrade the Active-TV application from a download from the D-Link website. The site is hard to navigate unless you want to see tons of advertised D-Link products. The response from the incredibly clumsy DSM-520 interface was so slow that I could barely get anything done. After selecting Active-TV from the menu selections I could wait several minutes without any feedback wondering if it was going to try to find my PC holding the Active-TV application.
The support number I received is never used for anything as far as I can tell and for the next 5 attempts to get someone who knew anything at all about the DSM-520. I had to give my basic information each time.
On my sixth support call I to be very adamant that I needed to speak to level 3 support. The person I dealt with at this level was adequate on basic troubleshooting on this model. We downloaded firmware. This unit seemed to have great difficulty locating the software on the USB drive. We ended up having to cold start the unit with the memory stick in the USB drive before it would do anything.
Even after we downloaded the firmware, it did not help the situation with Active-TV. I could locate photos on my PC to share but that only proved that part of the DSM-520 actually worked; I could never connect to Active-TV.
I shared out my desktop with the support person so that he could troubleshoot real time. He eventually said that he thought this was a hardware problem and that I should return the unit. I'm gladly returning this product and I'm unlikely to buy another D-Link product.
Underwhelming September 29, 2009
Justin Rock (Portland, OR USA)
I have owned a Mvix 760 for the last year and it finally broke. I decided to give this a try thinking it might be slicker and easier to use for my wife. Overall, completely underwhelmed by it. I ended up returning it (first thing I have ever returned on Amazon) for the following reasons:
- FF/REW is 4x ONLY and can't be used at the same time as the search function (you have a choice of either to search or ff)
- Audio/Video out of sync after ff or search
- While it worked w/ TVersity, it was clunky at best.
- Did not support NAS file shares
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