Wireless Media Devices
There are hordes of wireless media players in the market. A representative model is Actiontec Wireless Digital Media Player.
Their wireless digital media player can play back images, movies and audios. You can also browse the internet from the convenience and comfort of your living room. The player features both the analog and digital connections to your stereo and television. These features also include support for HDTV besides a wide range of other formats which may appeal both to the techies and the non-techies.
Features And Design
This is comparatively a small device encased in brushed-aluminum and black plastic cover. Its dimensions measure about 10-inches wide by 6 ½-inches deep and 1 ½ inches high.
The player features all the analog and digital connections on the back side which can please the lovers of home theaters. The video features include Digital Video Interface (DVI), Composite Video, S-Video, and Component Video. On the audio side, the Actiontec sports a left and right analog RCA output as well as an optical S/PDIF and an RCA S/PDIF interface.
The player features a 10/100 Ethernet port on its back for network connectivity. There is a PCMCIA slot on left side where the 802.11b wireless card goes. The player also comes with an Actiontec branded 802.11b card to provide the option of using either type of connection. The accessories provided also include an infrared remote to control all the functions of the player including the browsing and so on.
Yet another typical wireless media player is the D-Link MediaLounge™ DSM-320 Wireless Media Player. It streams digital music, photos, slideshows, and videos stored on a network-enabled PC to your home entertainment center. This wireless media player covers the gap between your favorite digital media content and the home theater through a wireless 802.11g or wired 10/100 Ethernet network. This media player can also access media saved on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device. Your personal computer may be located anywhere in your house, the DSM 320 player allows you to enjoy the media content on your networked PC in the comfort of your house without undergoing the hassles of installing a network cable.
D-Link has partnerships with the leading online service providers and therefore it makes it convenient for you to access a vast variety of online radio stations, and music downloads from the PCs.
