Comments on: DMA 2100 – Close but no cigar. http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html Andrew Grant Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:34:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html/comment-page-1#comment-28693 Andrew Mon, 19 May 2008 07:20:06 +0000 http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html#comment-28693 Hi Crom, Unfortunately the DM2100 is just an extender so needs to connect to a Vista machine running Windows Media Center. At the moment my number one recommendation for anyone looking to play stream content from a server or NAS would have to be a modded AppleTV. I recently purchased one for this purpose and I'm very very happy with it. It took about 15 minutes to enable SSH and another 10 minutes to install the plugins needed to play a wide range of codecs. Getting network shares mounted (or more accurately staying mounted after a reboot) was a bit trickier but not much. I'm planning a couple of blog posts around this soon. Hi Crom,

Unfortunately the DM2100 is just an extender so needs to connect to a Vista machine running Windows Media Center.

At the moment my number one recommendation for anyone looking to play stream content from a server or NAS would have to be a modded AppleTV.

I recently purchased one for this purpose and I’m very very happy with it. It took about 15 minutes to enable SSH and another 10 minutes to install the plugins needed to play a wide range of codecs. Getting network shares mounted (or more accurately staying mounted after a reboot) was a bit trickier but not much.

I’m planning a couple of blog posts around this soon.

]]> By: Crom http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html/comment-page-1#comment-28434 Crom Sat, 10 May 2008 19:58:33 +0000 http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html#comment-28434 Hi Andrew, great blog btw. I'm hunting around for the best solution for centralising my data, decent backup and buying a media centre extender. I've experimented with a standalone PC in the living room...to big and noisy, I've looked at the thecus range of RAID NAS and was going to get a 5200 but then pairing it with a decent extender/streamer was the problem. The best ones appear to need custom software on your PC or expect you to leave your PC on all the time so that it can access content on the NAS box via the Vista PC (DMA 2100/2200). This means I'll then have 2 boxes on all the time. The DMA 2100 appears to be a good choice but can you access a Microsoft home media server box directly with the 2100? Or, will I still have to leave my vista PC on all the time. Cheers, Crom Hi Andrew, great blog btw. I’m hunting around for the best solution for centralising my data, decent backup and buying a media centre extender. I’ve experimented with a standalone PC in the living room…to big and noisy, I’ve looked at the thecus range of RAID NAS and was going to get a 5200 but then pairing it with a decent extender/streamer was the problem. The best ones appear to need custom software on your PC or expect you to leave your PC on all the time so that it can access content on the NAS box via the Vista PC (DMA 2100/2200). This means I’ll then have 2 boxes on all the time. The DMA 2100 appears to be a good choice but can you access a Microsoft home media server box directly with the 2100? Or, will I still have to leave my vista PC on all the time. Cheers, Crom

]]> By: Andrew http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html/comment-page-1#comment-28286 Andrew Mon, 05 May 2008 20:44:59 +0000 http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html#comment-28286 Hi Dimi, The media center will come out of sleep mode (and be prevented from sleeping) when you're using an extender. I don't think it will automatically power-off afterwards but your regular power-saving options will then kick in. Hi Dimi,

The media center will come out of sleep mode (and be prevented from sleeping) when you’re using an extender. I don’t think it will automatically power-off afterwards but your regular power-saving options will then kick in.

]]> By: Dimi http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html/comment-page-1#comment-28222 Dimi Sun, 04 May 2008 17:08:29 +0000 http://www.andrewgrant.org/2008/02/20/dma-2100-close-but-no-cigar.html#comment-28222 Hello, I was wondering if you can also power down the media center with this extender (or any other like xbox360). For example I watch a movie in my bedroom and go to sleep. I don't want my media center in the office to keep using energy. Is it possible to turn it off...and even beter turn it on too? Hello, I was wondering if you can also power down the media center with this extender (or any other like xbox360). For example I watch a movie in my bedroom and go to sleep. I don’t want my media center in the office to keep using energy. Is it possible to turn it off…and even beter turn it on too?

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