D-Link Media Player DSM-520
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To use the media player with your PC simply make sure your PC is on and any of the files you choose in the system page of the setup for the D-Link Media Server on your PC will be available from the media player. I have simply put my administration folder that contains all my music, videos and movies on the D-Link server and I can access the folders through the media player quickly. Sit at your computer and download movies, load movies from your DVD player and save to your videos folder and you can watch them from your TV easily.
I have a DVD capture device from Plextor that works very well at a simple movie copy onto my computer and the media server works exceptionally well for streaming the movie to the TV while on the other side of my house. I can sit in the living room and watch movies or videos from my upstairs PC quickly and easily with great quality of both video and audio. I can also save or rip music onto my PC and not mess with loading CD’s as well as protecting the original CD’s from damage from constant inserting into a CD player.
The media player works very well for all the services I tried but I did not subscribe to any one that I had to pay for or give my credit information to use their trial versions. I did try several movie sites that allow you to download and rent or purchase movies and they work very well. You can simply search the site from your home computer or the media player and find the movie you want to rent for a certain period of time or buy and download the movie for saving on your hard drive or network storage device.
I found in my search for information about the DSM-520 Media Player several reviews of the product dating back a year or more and found many liked the player. I apparently have come in late to the scene but the player is still a very good product and one thing I really like is that D-Link continues to not only support their products but continue to release firmware upgrades as well as continues to add content providers to this up and coming technology. The addition of Active TV is a recent one as well as others that have been added since many of the reviews I read on line.
The D-Link DSM-520 is a great media player and very easy to use that I think it adds a great deal to anyone who wants the ability to stream movies, music and photos to their television or who wants all those online service providers. Getting all that content from the internet is a real treat and having the options to download what you want from such a wide range of content from movies to music, short videos and online radio make the player a fantastic one.
I highly recommend the D-Link DSM-520 media player for anyone who wants the ability to connect and watch their media content on their television from their computer.