Product Description
Includes a remote control. Linksys WMCE54AG Media Center Extender - If you have a Media Center PC in your home, then you know how great it is as the center of your home entertainment experience. Watching, recording, & pausing TV, viewing digital photos, listening to digital music, surfing the Internet, & more. This Media Center Extender from Linksys takes those great features and adds them to an additional television in your home! And you have the option of connecting the Extender via wired Ethernet, or wirelessly with 802.11g or 802.11a. Listen to FM or Internet radio Watch your favorite digitally-recorded TV shows without commercials Share home movies with friends and family Organize and share a slideshow of your digital pictures
Customer Reviews:
Love it... but has limitations.......2007-12-31
Short review since this product is discontinued. Really like and use this product often. The Media Center PC with this is really been a useful, affordable concept for us. We don't pay for anything extra like digital or some other DVR monthly service and we have way more to watch than we have time for. I really like to play music on it too, although I wish there were some added features like a better screen saver.
If you are considering getting this be very aware that you are extremely dependent on the PC working more than the Extender working. If you have PC problems you will also have Extender problems. Network problems, same thing. The Extender may be working perfectly well and not working at all for you if you don't have a powerful enough PC, have a week wireless router, or have too much running on your PC or want to upgrade (subjective) to Vista, etc.
POS - DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT.......2007-06-18
I have one on my closet. I have never been so frustrated with a product. It plays my digital music collection very well, does photos very well, weather, and a lot of add on's, but it won't play 90% of HBO shows. Other than this it is a prety good concept. The Tv guide is faster and better than TIVO, but the fact that it won't play protected content HBO kills it for me. Mine is in the closet gathering dust and I now have a Tivo that plays any show I record. Now thats what it is supposed to do. Linksys support is terrible. I'll never own another product from them. I had 12 months of correspondence with them and they could never fix my HBO problem.
Works with Issues.......2007-06-11
I originally bought this to work with my Windows XP media center PC. Setup was relatively easy. I use a wired connection, as I've found wireless does not do too well with Media Center Extenders. Though it has component output, it cannot put out anything beyond 480P. It connects well; however, it can't play any item that is coming through the Digital Tuner of my Media Center PC, nor can it play any of those items. The remote that comes with it is the older RC-6 Microsoft designed remote, it's functional but not very pretty. I believe Sony makes this remote, it looks like the same remote that came with my Sony-XL2 Media Center computer.
It also cannot stream any DIVx or H264 items. We recently upgraded the main computer to a Vista PC with a cable card tuner. This box will not work with Vista. I think if you are serious about a Media Center PC extender, then get the X-Box 360. It's a better solution: it gives the capability of playing Games and DVDs, plus can output HD; and Microsoft is constantly releasing updates for it.
Great Device -- Know Its Limits.......2007-05-23
I have two of these in my house, and by and large am very satisfied with them. They do what I want them to, but they do have limitations.
Pros:
-Able to access XP Media Center media from a TV (particularly helpful for me as I have a huge CD collection and huge home video library loaded on my computer)
-wireless
-simple menu
-access to online media
-quiet and sightly device -- will not add noise or ugliness to your home entertainment center
-great sound; decent video
Cons:
-Does not play all video file types (AVI's and MPEG2, in particular)
I found an update for my first extender that allows me to play
AVI's without any extra steps -- unfortunately I can no longer locate
this update, and must use an app called "Transcode 360" to play AVI's
on my second extender. This introduces extra steps and delay in
playing AVI's on the extender
-online media access can be flaky -- not all sites play well; media libraries at many sites are less than impressive; many sites require installation of additional software (on your Media Center PC -- NOT on the extender)
-setup CAN be simple, but there can also be issues that take a bit to troubleshoot
-will not work with Vista (important if you plan to get a new PC anytime soon)
-not high def -- decent video (just fine for 480i TV's), but not high def or wide screen
-periodically lose connection to PC -- sometimes when I turn one on, it won't connect to PC. May need to restart PC or extender. Eventually it works, but is a pain when it happens.
Overall:
I know I wrote more cons than pros, but I am getting what I want from this device, so am mostly happy. I would love to see it be more seemless for me, and perform a notch or two better in terms of video clarity and reliability.
This is a decent device that will allow you to access PC-based home media on your TV. If you are considering this for online content, your mileage may vary. DO NOT CONSIDER IF YOU HAVE OR WILL SOON GET MS VISTA. Know what it is you want it to do and be sure that is possible before purchasing. And finally, shop around -- this is a discontinued device and prices can vary widely at different retailers.
Won't work with Vista.......2007-03-12
I've been using this unit for about 6 months, just upgraded my computer to Vista, only to find out that the WMCE54AG won't work with Vista. Argh!!!
Product Description
Velocity Component Video Interconnects from Impact Acoustics offer high-quality vivid detail and color for today's video and home theater applications. These cost-effective performance cables give you maximum picture and sound quality compared to ordinary "out of the box" cables. Low-loss 75ohm oxygen-free copper center conductors and foam dielectric provides improved picture quality and performance. Twisted pair oxygen-free copper wire and foam dielectric provide optimized audio clarity. The 100% Mylar foil and OFC braid shield protects against unwanted noise and interference. The color-coded molded connectors attach to an ultra flexible jacket allowing for easy installation and identification. The 24K gold plated, durable connectors ensure long lasting, corrosion-free connections. Component Video Interconnects connect video equipment with component video output jacks to televisions, projectors with component video input jacks. By using Component Video Cables, you bypass the TV's Y/C separator and Color Decoder, routing the color (Y Pr Pb) information directly into the TV's matrix decoder. By sending the pure DVD component video signal directly to a component video input-equipped display device, the DVD signal forgoes the extra processing that normally would degrade the image. The result is a vastly increased image quality, with incredibly lifelike colors and crisp detail.
Customer Reviews:
Good Stuff!.......2007-05-14
Bought this to hook my PC to the TV in the other room, and it works fine.
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The Elegantè ETV13 CRT Wall Mount is ideal for televisions with screen sizes of 9" to 13". From kitchens to small bedrooms to home offices, or wherever smaller screens are appropriate, the Elegantè ETV13 is the right mounting choice.
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There's a lot to like about the DocuMate 272 - the faster, better, easier-to-use workgroup scanner solution for vertical markets that need to scan plastic ID cards as well as mixed sized documents. 30% faster than the leading brand workgroup scanner in duplex mode, the DocuMate 272 is the price and performance leader in its category. It also includes a powerful suite of applications that improve image quality, OCR accuracy, and document management. And its revolutionary One Touch scanning and small compact size make it easy to use on any desktop or in any department.
Customer Reviews:
Better than Expected.......2007-08-01
The scanner is very fast and the software works well. We are scanning to e-mail and network drives without too much trouble.
Did not work with Vista.......2007-05-07
There were no drivers to make it work with windows Vista so I had to return it. This a a bummer for Xerox.
Product Description
The Xerox DocuMate 272 Color Duplex Sheetfed ADF scanner scans embossed/plastic medical and ID cards. One touch scanning to nine preselected or user-defined destinations.
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Description The Xerox DocuMate 520 Scanner is a compact and effective hi-speed scanner perfect for workgroups and other decentralized scanning applications. By eliminating seldom used options such as duplex capability and a SCSI interface, Xerox offers this model at a price that enables businesses to achieve high levels of productivity by distributing fast cost-effective scanners throughout the organization. The DocuMate 520 has a 50-page [200 dpi black and white] Automatic Document Feeder that scans 20 [18 lb paper] pages per minute. It features 600x1200 dpi optical resolution, 48-bit color, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 interface and scans everything from photos up to legal-sized documents. It also features one of the smallest footprints available of any business-oriented flatbed scanner on the market. The DocuMate 520 includes TWAIN and Certified ISIS Drivers plus the following software. Features Convert documents into PDF files at 20* pages per minuteHolds up to 50** pages in Auto Document FeederIncludes TWAIN and Certified ISIS driversScan up to legal size (8.5" x 14") documents with ADF Specifications Optical Resolution600 x 1200 dpiScanner Bit Depth (colour)48-bit internalScanner Bit Depth (greyscale)16-bit internalOutput Bit Depth24-bit color, 8-bit grayscale, 1-bit black andamp; whiteInterfaceHi-Speed USB 2.0 (USB 1.1 Compatible)Dimensions10"(w) x 13"(d) x 17.5"(h)Weight11.2 lbsADF Maximum Document Size8.5" x 14"ADF Minimum Document Size4.5" x 5.55"ADF Capacity50 sheets of 18 lb paperMinimum System RequirementsProcessorPentium 300 or equivalent processorOperating SystemWindows 98SE/2000/ME/XPMemory64MB of RAM (128MB RAM for Windows XP)Disk Storage200MB available hard disk spaceConnectivityUSB PortOther RequirementsCD-ROM driveSoftware BundlePaperPort Pro 9 OfficePaperPort Pro 9 Office is the easiest way to turn volumes of paper or photos into organized digital files that you can quickly find, use and share. PaperPorts native supp
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Kingwin 3.5" SATA Mobile Rack A multi-drive bay SATA internal hot swap enclosure that encloses 4 hard drives with only 3 bay slots. It also supports RAID, instant H.D.D. installation, and hot-swap ability. Upgrade to the KF-4000-BK for more data storage and more back up.
Customer Reviews:
excellent..........2007-10-24
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