Manufacturer's Description
D-Link DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Receiver
Experience the high-definition difference with the D-Link MediaLounge Wireless HD Media Player. Stream music, photos, and high-definition videos to your home entertainment system with the DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player. The DSM-520 connects to your existing home network using either 802.11g wireless technology or via Ethernet cable. The DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player supports your favorite media formats, including high-definition video in either Windows Media Video 9 or MPEG-4 format. Enjoy videos with resolutions of up to 1080i from your high-definition television for the good picture quality.
Product Specifications for
D-Link DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Receiver
| Interface |
| Input |
Ethernet - RJ45|USB |
| Output |
Audio - Digital Coaxial|Audio - Digital Optical|Component Video|HDMI|S-Video |
| Media Formats Supported |
| Audio Format |
AIFF|MP3|Ogg Vorbis|WAV|WMA |
| Video Format |
AVI|MPEG 2|MPEG 4|WMV|XviD |
| Networking |
| Network Architecture Supported |
Ethernet (10/100 Mbps)|Wireless Ethernet - IEEE802.11b|Wireless Ethernet - IEEE802.11g |
| Wireless Security Features |
PSK|WEP - 128-bit|WPA |
| General |
| Device Type |
Media Receiver |
| Warranty |
| Warranty Information |
1 Year Limited Warranty |
| Dimensions |
| Height |
1.5 in |
| Width |
11.25 in |
| Depth |
16.75 in |
| Weight |
5.5 lbs |
| More Info |
| URL |
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=438 |
Most recent User Reviews for
D-Link DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Receiver
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Reviewed by: ap1966
07-18-08
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Easy to setup wired or wireless.
Weaknesses:It has to be wired to play high def. Otherwise, you will see frame by frame
Overall Evaluation: This player is easy to set up either wired or wireless. If set up in wireless, the signal is weak and it take a long time to look for the files. The remote button is also confusing when you want to change Sound or Video modes. It doesn't show on the screen. If you want to use this player you better run a cat5e ethernet cable at your house. I had to return for an exchange because the first one stopped working after a few days. I called Dlink customer service and we tried to solve the problem. At the end they told me to send it back to get a new one.
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Reviewed by: anrooh
05-13-08
Duration of ownership:
1
Days
Strengths: Easy to setup, works/streams nicely, USB port.
Weaknesses:Limited format capabilities, pricey, a little glitchy.
Overall Evaluation: This device fits in nicely with most people?s entertainment center, but if you're just looking for the ability to stream content, go elsewhere. For basically the same price, you could get an Xbox 360 and have a more capable media extender and also a HD gaming console! Granted this device is sleeker and generates no noise compared to the 360, but that's not something that I care about. If the price were lower this would be a great device, but at $200 or more, go with a something else.Seems to be very selective as to what it will play, would not play recognize video recorded with XP media center, but if I changed the extension, it played just fine. Wish the device had a "view all files" mode, but it only shows you the files it thinks it can play. Also very glitchy when it comes to recognizing media servers and folders. Had to reboot several times because it quit recognizing media folders off my desktop. Once I'd restart the device, the problem would go away.And I could not get it to recognize my other wirelessly connected computers at all, must only recognize devices/computers hard lined into the wireless router... which sucks because I have 2 other computers (1 XP MCE, 1 Vista MCE) that I'd like to be able to pull video off of. Will continue to troubleshoot that problem and update if it can be done.
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Reviewed by: teixeirap_1164417990
12-22-07
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Super Easy setup. Dlink seems to listen to customers and have updated firmware to include requested features.
Weaknesses:None so far.
Overall Evaluation: Within five minutes I had the whole system setup and working; component to HDTV (awaiting HDMI cables to arrive), and optic TOSLINK digital sound to Surround System.Got it sharing WMP11 Library in 10 secs, worked like a breeze!Considering I had cordless phone and wireless speaker system, I decided to go with LAN cable.I think this is a great product!
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Reviewed by: microg
11-05-07
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Allows to share MP3s and movies from your computer to your entertainment center.
Weaknesses:Some features require the computer to be on and be Windows-based. Setup unwieldy. Only some movie formats are supported.
Overall Evaluation: Allows you to share your MP3s, movies and pictures from your computer to your entertainment center.Once properly setup (and it's not easy to do through remote and virtual keyboard on the screen), it mostly works. I am able to view standard definition movies over a 801.2g (54Mbps) wireless link from a DLink DNS-323 network-attached storage using uPnP. The movies play smoothly. Most movie formats are not supported though, but standard MPEG2 is.Unfortunately, some remote features are really lousy, for example the fast-forward only speeds up by about 25%...Also beware, this is the 2nd unit I used. I had to return the 1st one because it froze while upgrading the firmware - a deadly condition according to tech support.Other features include online radios (most for a fee) and online TV. Unfortunately, again, the online TV viewing requires your computer to be on... which is not what DLink suggest in its advertising.
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Reviewed by: sbitton
10-03-07
Duration of ownership:
14
Days
Strengths: HD capable; digital audio; low power; no need for internet-just a hub; fast easy setup working in minutes; clear quality.
Weaknesses:remote not very ergonomic; poor button placement; can't simplify menus down to just what you need/use; problems trying to upgrade firmware versions. No setting to autoplay next video in folder.
Overall Evaluation: It can only play paid internet content live like Rhapsody, what about a few free internet radio stations that are already out there. That would really make this much more awesome. Nevertheless if you have AVI or MPEG (and other) format video files this is a simple way to get them onto your tv and with a remote control. Now if only someone would build some thing like this with internal bittorrent! Of course that would entail much more expense so this is great for now.
Review:
D-Link DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player
The DSM-520 delivers great sound. Standard-definition video, however, was sometimes a little blocky.
D-Link's DSM-520 Wireless HD Player provides exceptionally beautiful sound. It also comes through with a wide selection of music-listening choices. Not only can it stream protected .wma files purchased from subscription services like Napster (using Windows Media Player 11), but it can transmit audio from sources such as AOL Live, Live365, Napster, Rhapsody, and vTuner. Free sample versions of both Live365 and vTuner are included with the player. The DSM-520 HD isn't able to play back AAC iTunes music, however, whether the files are protected or not.
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