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D-Link finally ships the DXN-221 Coax Ethernet adapter

by Nilay Patel posted Apr 20th 2009 at 8:01PM


It's taken almost a year, but D-Link is finally shipping its DXN-221 Coax Ethernet network adapter. The MoCA-certified box does exactly what it says -- it turns your existing coax cabling into a giant Ethernet network without interfering with TV signals, allowing you to get hardwired network speeds anywhere in your house without having to run Cat6. A pair will set you back $239 at retail, but it looks like D-Link is selling them direct for $156.

[Via HotHardware]

D-Link ships $139.99 PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit

by Darren Murph posted Apr 15th 2009 at 3:21PM


While we wait for the phenomenon that is wireless HD to actually matter, D-Link's forging ahead with technology that's here, now. Starting today, the outfit is shipping a new PowerLine kit that can stream high-def footage throughout a home's integrated electrical wiring system. In other words, it's not wireless, but it's far from being messy. The PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit (DHP-303) includes a pair of wall plugs / adapters which convert power sockets into access points for streaming media across the network. D-Link promises that users will see up to 200Mbps of throughput, and of course, the tried-and-rarely-true "plug-and-play" buzzword is thrown in as well. Assuming it actually works, the $139.99 asking price ain't too bad.

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D-Link DSM-330 media streamer gets Flash video support -- Hulu on your TV

by Nilay Patel posted Sep 9th 2008 at 11:58AM


D-Link's $230 DSM-330 media streamer has always been among the most flexible set-top boxes out there, and it's just gotten even better, with the latest DivX Connected server software bringing Flash video support to the device. It's not quite browse-and-play -- every site requires a specific plug-in -- but Hulu, College Humor, YouTube, ABC News, and Vimeo are already working, and there are more on the way. That's pretty tempting for two bills, but we'll stick to rocking PlayOn with our 360 and PS3.

[Via eHomeUpgrade and Zatz Not Funny!]

D-Link DSM-750 wireless Media Center Extender finally shipping

by Nilay Patel posted Mar 28th 2008 at 6:03PM


We first saw D-Link's DSM-750 MediaLounge Wireless Media Player at CES way back in 2007, and the company "officially" launched the 802.11n unit in September of that year -- but the scheduled November 2007 retail date came and went, and the four of you queuing up to drop $349 on an unheralded Media Center extender were left to sadly contemplate the crushing banality of your existence. Well, buck up, boy-o, because it looks like D-Link's realized that it's actually supposed to sell the DSM-750, and it's also gone and dropped the price down a whole $20, to $329. Sure, you can operate the thing in either MCE or MediaLounge mode, but you're still limited to 1080i output (even over HDMI), and at that price, it's pretty hard to see why you wouldn't just nab an Xbox 360 Arcade to do the same thing -- you're getting far more functionality for the money, even if you have to spring for wireless and the remote. Still, we're glad this thing is finally here -- those four dudes were getting awfully weepy.

[Via eHomeUpgrade]

D-Link DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player on its way to the U.S.

by Richard Lawler posted Jan 7th 2008 at 7:36AM

The U.S. is finally getting its first official DivX Connected device, now that the D-Link DSM-330 is officially announced for release here. Due sometime in the first half of 2008, the onetime GejBox will of course support Stage6, but as an open platform should be able to handle any codec or package thrown at it. Seamless media streaming nirvana is upon us -- at least until we find a video file that won't work with even this.




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