BUFFALO PC-P3LWG/DVD Linktheater Hi-def Mediaplayer
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • I like it well enough I bought two
  • My luck?
  • Caveat Emptor
  • Works as advertised
  • Be Careful with iTunes
BUFFALO PC-P3LWG/DVD Linktheater Hi-def Mediaplayer

Manufacturer: BUFFALO
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:
  • High performance
  • Versatile media support
  • Easy to use remote control for a click access
  • High speed 802.11g offers quick streaming
  • Integrated PCast module for easy playback

ASIN: B0007MGEOC
BUFFALO PC-P3LWG/DVD Linktheater Hi-def Mediaplayer

Product Description

Buffalo's High-Definition Wireless Media Player with Progressive Scan DVD integrates your wireless network with your home entertainment center in high definition. The High-Definition Wireless Media Player features 802.11g technology to deliver maximum wireless signal rates of up to 54 Mbps for streaming digital media. The High-Definition Wireless Media Player also features the AirStation One-Touch Secure System (AOSS) that provides top-notch security for your home network with just one touch of a button. With its sleek design, the High-Definition Wireless Media Player is a natural addition to any home entertainment center. Access media content stored on your PC's, browse music files, watch videos, and display photos - all on your TV or HDTV. In addition, the High-Definition Wireless Media Player allows you to access online media content on TV through an existing wireless network.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I like it well enough I bought two.......2007-10-23

I'm so glad I didn't read the earlier reviews before buying my first BLT. Instead, I read discussions on the yahoo support group, and found that people were using these machines and enjoying them.

If you buy one, you'll find yourself with a powerful media player. You can play media on DVD or CD disks, or directly from a hard disk, or from a computer connected via ethernet cable, or wirelessly. While it won't upconvert crippled commercial disks, it will upconvert uncrippled commercial disks as well as home made DVDs. You will have to RTFM (read the full manual) in order to get it to work properly, and then it helps to have some experienced help from the yahoo forum for things you don't understand.

There are upgrades for both the media server software that goes on the computer and for the firmware that goes on the unit.

I like the versatility, I like it that I can convert my home made videos into a format like .avi and put a number of them on a disk for enjoyment, that I can view my photographs on my TV and get a good sense of their range, that I can set my photos to music (actually, it's done by setting your music to photos, but it works the same way.) Stunning thing to have to add a little multimedia punch to an opening, with this and a small hd tv and propery equipped laptop discretely tucked away, I can offer an impressive presentation that is set up beforehand and needs no effort on my part at the showing itself, leaving me free to mingle.

Then home again, it becomes a pleasure machine.

This sits up there right alongside the Tivo. It's that good.

5 out of 5 stars My luck?.......2007-07-26

Bought it last night. Tested in DVD-movie mode, DVD-files mode, USB mode and Network (wireless mode, for DVD files on hard drive along with other media files). Hook-up: video to HD TV via component, set to 1080i mode, audio - with coax digital cable to a digital receiver. Network -- via wireless to Netgear Router. Using Buffalo server software downloaded from their site (vs Microsoft Media Server) on 1 PC (DualCore2 P, 2 GB RAM). Ok, all set, let's try this puppy.

1. Photos/pictures -- perfect. I especially liked the concept of setting music for each album (directory, actually). So, set up family pics and associated that with Rammstein. Don't ask me why. But it worked nicely.

2. Movies: msFormat, VOB files from ripped DVDs, divX (3 - 6), vidX, mpeg, dat. -- all go. If your content has multiple subtitles or audio tracks, just press the "audio" button or "subtitle" button, don't look for a menu in divX movie. And yes, it supports divX 5 - 6 multi audio tracks. Perfect. Mean it. DVD files -- no difference with original DVD, well it is one, for the better: when you play DVDs, it switches to 480 resolution (do to some legal issue about up-conversion, mentioned in manual). Good news: if you play same VOB files from your Hard Drive, then up-conversion works perfect. HD DivX -- fantastic. All from wireless, no problems found.

3. Music: CD -- check, Mp3s (all rates) -- check, linking particular album with slideShow from same drive -- check, DTS CD -- wow, check. Lossless -- check.

4. Internet Radio -- not checked, don't need it.

Friends of mine have D-Lincs and NetGear HD players. They all are jealous now.

The only draw back (that they didn't see) is that it took me 1.5 hours to set it up "right".

Cheers,

2 out of 5 stars Caveat Emptor.......2007-06-19

Pros:

-Cheap hi-def wireless/wired media player.
-When used with a Buffalo router supporting AOSS, setup is a snap.
-Looks nice.

Cons:

-Highest level of network security supported by this device is WEP128, which is a joke. Do not plan on using your other wireless devices with any level of serious security unless you are running this on its own, separate wireless network. Even then, you're still not very safe from snoopers.
-Someone else mentioned that movies over the network randomly fast forward; I experienced this several times in the two days before I returned the device.
-The interface is horrible. Could not navigate through menus while a song was playing, setting up playlists is a chore, the buttons on the remote and corresponding menus/buttons on screen are far from intuitive.
-Files take quite some time to load, and slideshow is slow. I'm sure if I spent several more hours attempting to navigate through the convoluted interface I might have been able to figure out a way to customize the slideshow, but this device was supposed to make my life easier, not more difficult!

3 out of 5 stars Works as advertised.......2007-02-28

I bought Linktheater last week. I have been reasonable happy with the device. i have connected it through my hard wired router. I have no problems playing MPEG and WMV files. I have not been able to play AVI files.

The device has trouble playing WMA flies from a large library.I found I need to point the software to individual albums to access music files.

My main goal for this unit is to play video files from my hard drives. I find the device work well when playing files through the connection with my PC. The unit does not recognize hard drive formated NTSF unless you play files through PC. Hard drives must be formated FAT32 to take advantage of the direct USB connection.

Over all I am happy with the device but I can see room for improvement in future models.

3 out of 5 stars Be Careful with iTunes.......2007-02-11

A word of caution to all who think this will work with iTunes. It won't. Buffalo had no answer for me, and had no plans to resolve the problem. I'm running the PC Link Server Application on my computer with iTunes version 7. I've even tried running this application with other computers in my home, and it refuses to work with iTunes' protected AAC format. As far as pictures and videos go, it works great. Pictures appear in full screen, and crystal clear. If you want both the pictures and video with the ability to handle iTunes music, go with the AppleTV.

LTO2 Tape Drive 9124-1997
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    LTO2 Tape Drive 9124-1997

    Manufacturer: IBM
    ProductGroup: CE

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    Product Features:
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    • LTO2 Tape Drive 9124-1997

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      Manufacturer: Maxtor
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      5 out of 5 stars Best 28mm Lens For Rangefinder Cameras Currently Available, But............2007-02-25

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          Kodak Gold 200 Speed 12 Exposure 35mm Film

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            Cisco Syst. 1811 Integrated Services Router ( CISCO1811/K9 )

            Manufacturer: CISCO SYSTEMS - ENTERPRISE
            ProductGroup: CE
            Binding: Electronics

            Networking & Online Communication Networking & Online Communication | Computer Add-Ons | Computers & Add-Ons | Categories | Electronics | Broadband Access | Telephony | Wired Networks | Wireless
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