A Media Player that is Easy to Setup AND UseWednesday, May 11, 2005
I was in awe at how easy this was to setup. Overall it was a very simple procedure and didn't even take long at all. I almost enjoyed setting it up. Or maybe that was inner nerd congradulating myself on successfully setting up such a device so quickly. hehe.
Anyhow, my daily use of this device is pretty much just Internet radio, but I do on accassion look at pictures, play some of my own MP3s, and rarely watch movies. That's what DVDs are for. And for getting this much use out of it I really enjoy how easy it is to use. I just pick up the remote click around a few menus and select a channel of music to listen to. Then when I get bored of that station, the next station is just a few remote clicks away. Very simple.
I am overly pleased with this device and feel that it does its job very well. I would recommend to other casual media users. The cost is a definite plus as well.
Totally Awesome Multimedia PlayerMonday, April 25, 2005
I love this thing. It easliy hooks up to my big screen TV and DVD player so that I can view my photos and listen to internet radio over my good surround sound speakers. It's not exactly in surround sound, but it sounds much better than my cheap PC speakers.
The setup was easy and I wouldn't worry about it. It's harder to decide what station to listen to out of the many stations you have to choose from than it is to set this thing up. Just make sure to take the time to include all your media files from your PC to be shared with this device.
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AwesomeThursday, April 21, 2005
The best Multimedia yet. It's great I didn't use the wireless since I have cat-5 by my TV for the xbox. It's great and works great with Window's Media Connect. Been getting better with each release of firmware.
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Get Listening to Online Music TodayMonday, April 18, 2005
I also bought this so that I can listen to online radio via my entertainment center. This device works great for that. For all thsoe who are using wireless ... try wired, even if the wire looks bad, just try it, it's much more reliable and has more bandwidth available. It just makes more sense.
I like the user interface even though some things a little confusing. You get over that in about 2 minutes of using it. No biggy. Also make sure to upgrade the firmware if it doesn't automatically. It's a nice feature.
Also make sure all your MP3s have the right ID3 tags. Otherwise you wont know what songs you are about to play.
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Not ready for WirelessSunday, April 17, 2005
Installation was very difficult. Printed documents poor. On-line documents not much better. I learned the most from someone's review. A call to the vendor was very helpful. After I finally (6 hours) got it set up, I found that music buffered in mid-song. (Not quite what I was expecting.) My router was less than 20 feet way from the unit on the other side of two sheet rock walls. So I shouldn't have this kind of problem. I returned the unit to Amazon. BTW, Amazon was great - very prompt with the refund.