#MEDIACENTER EXTENDERS PC#
The DMA2200 effectively connects your Windows Vista PC to any TV in your house, wired or wirelessly. Moreover, the player offers upconversion of standard DVDs to higher, HDTV-friendly resolutions (720p, 1080i, 1080p) over its HDMI output. For those who want DVD functionality in their extender device, or are simply looking to reduce clutter by combining two components in one, Linksys offers their DMA2200, a Media Center Extender with an integrated DVD player. One thing that no Media Center Extender can do is stream DVD playback from one location to another. Think of almost anything that a well-equipped multimedia computer can do, now consider bringing it to the home theater. What we gain is entrée to all of the music, photos and video on the host PC, including ongoing NTSC/ATSC recordings made to the hard drive via a DVR, if we have a TV tuner installed. As we are on the verge of 802.11n technology-the newest wi-fi gear actually works off a draft of the N specification-the previously impossible speed, range, and reliability now enable easy do-it-yourself installation anywhere in the house. Media Center Extender boxes work with either a wired or wireless connection to a home network. The MCE itself mirrors the big, clear "ten-foot user interface" of the Media Center PC application, with scads of audio/video connections and a familiar remote control. Such a device is called a Media Center Extender, a dedicated box that accesses PC- or network-based audio, video and photos from a small discrete box that connects easily to your television or audio/video receiver. With our recent review of the D-Link DSM-750 "MediaLounge," we explored the virtues of bringing the Windows Media Center experience, Microsoft's PC-based multimedia access/control hub, from any room in the house to the home theater.
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