Buffalo LinkTheater

optiplexgx270

Hey I was thinking of getting one of these babies for my house. Anyone have any comments good or bad about it?

http://www.buffalotech.co.uk/products/product-detail.php?productid=96&categoryid=18

I've been looking around and http://www.wifigear.co.uk seem to be the best price (£179.99) i can find in Ireland / UK. Anyone know of anywhere better?

Kappar

I got one and all I can say is that I am less than satisfied with it. It's good but has a lot of bugs. If you have any specific questions you can ask me.

Have a look at this site http://www.my-blt.com/

optiplexgx270

Kappar wrote:

I got one and all I can say is that I am less than satisfied with it. It's good but has a lot of bugs. If you have any specific questions you can ask me.

Have a look at this site http://www.my-blt.com/

CAn you provide a short list of problems you have had with the unit? I saw your thread re not connecting to the internet did you clear this up?

Kappar

Hi, Yeah no haven't cleared this up yet although it's might be something I am doing wrong networking is not my thing.

In terms of probloms what annoys me most is the navagation the GUI is pretty bad.

When playing an mp3 over the network it doesn't buffer right so you get 4-5 seconds of static-like noise before it plays.

You can't navigate the mp3 lists while listening to a song so you have to wait until one is over before selecting another.

The remote randomly sends out signals and sometimes stops working.

Etc.

optiplexgx270

Yeah i noticed your config sounds strange how come you dont just connect the BB into the switch? then connect the pc & BLT to the switch also? If its a static address you will have some config to do i.e. set the switches ip to be that of the BB provider & prob some port forwarding.

Im more interested in the BLT for video / pics. On that front how does it fare? (main question in this post) I recon they will get around the MP3 thing and a few other little things in a firmware update. And if they release the code in the future that would be cool to.

Bottom line for streaming video to my tv should i buy it? The alternatives dont seem as good.

Cheers

optiplexgx270

Kappar

Where did you buy your Buffalo LinkTheater from? Link etc...

Kappar

I got mine from here http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Standalone_DVD.html ended up being about €213 if I remember right didn't take long to come either.

beaker

Would a Hauppauge MVP combined with a wireless adapter be worth looking into as an alternative (at a similar price)?

By all accounts, you can run GB-PVR on the MVP and end up with an excellent front end.

(I use GB-PVR on a PC and am a big fan. I reckon I will get an MVP at some stage. Apparently, a wireless MVP has been anticipated for a while, but no confirmation yet)

TCP/IP

I was going to order the same but instead this is the one to get:

http://www.snazio.com/Links/Net%20DVD%20Cinema.htm

Also check out : http://www.mpeg-playcenter.com/ for great info

optiplexgx270

seems quite similar didnt hear of it and anyways ive ordered mine already

i do like the support section & DVI out

+ where do you buy it on features it doesnt seem that much better for what i want.

oh very good €200 from uk nice

TCP/IP

the one major advantage it has is its ability to upscale dvd's which the buffalo will not do