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DVD Player as 802.11b Peripheral

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-thats-using-your-noodle dept.

sysadmn writes "Instead of building a PVR from a computer, why not let your DVD player access the computer you already have? That's the thinking behind Sonicblue's new Go-Video D2730. The just-announced DVD player will use an 802.11b (Wi-Fi) wireless network connection to access content on PCs, such as photos, music and videos. The player is aggressively priced at about $250 US and is due out in first quarter 2003. Full details are on CNET."

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  1. "full details" - not by jridley · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It just says you can "access media" from your PC. No word on what it supports. MPG-1, certainly. WMV, maybe. DivX3, almost certainly not. OGM/XviD, again, probably not.

    Also, thankfully the default is ethernet, 802.11 is an option (that I'm not interested in - too slow)

    I'm still going to build a PC for my entertainment center - then I can play what I want including FUTURE formats.