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From: TimF	9/22/2008 12:17:30 PM
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Digital Media Receivers/Adapters by Rivers Janssen on September 18, 2008 It's not happening as fast as many experts predicted a few years back, but more and more consumers are streaming music and video from their computers to their TVs and speaker systems. It's an idea whose time has obviously come; after all, why download all that great media content to your hard drive if you can't watch and listen to it through your pricey HDTV and surround sound system? Fortunately, it's pretty easy these days to network your computer and home entertainment system, whether through a simple DVI or S-video cable or through a dedicated digital media receiver or adapter. Here are a few products designed to make it easy. The Linksys Wireless-B media adapter is a straightforward unit that connects to your home entertainment system on one end (via standard electronics cables) and communicates wirelessly with your Wi-Fi router and computer on the other. The adapter lets you view digital photos and listen to music through your components, although it notably does not support video formats. HP's MediaSmart Receiver takes the concept to the next level, with the ability to play content from every single computer on your wireless network. That's a terrific option if you haven't bothered to consolidate all your video or audio files onto a single hard drive, but have them spread out among several computers. The MediaSmart Receiver also lets you download digital movies and listen to Internet radio directly from your HDTV. Apple fans can turn to the Airport Express to stream digital music from their iTunes library to the stereo, or Apple TV for more robust video applications. And PC owners can choose from plenty of media extenders designed to work in tandem with the Windows Media Center feature found within XP and Vista operating systems. Among the options are the aforementioned HP MediaSmart Receiver, the Linksys DMA2100 and DMA2200 (the latter includes a DVD player), the D-Link DSM-750, and even the Xbox 360 game console. Users who really want to be plugged in can opt for an HP MediaSmart HDTV--a full-fledged television that's custom designed to support digital networking. Explore more entertainment networking products here. enduserblog.com

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