D-Link Launches New Wireless Media Player with DVD Player




The D-Link streaming Wireless Media Player with DVD Player and Multi-format flash card reader supports Windows Connect Now, helping to ease network installation and network expansion for consumers in the digital home.


LONDON -/September 12, 2005 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- D-Link, the leading provider of networking and communication solutions to the consumer, SMB and enterprise markets, today launches a new generation media player that truly enables customers to connect their home cinema systems with their wireless home networks.

The D-Link MediaLounge Wireless Media Player with DVD Player and Multi-format Flash Card Reader (DSM-320RD) can be used to view images, play music, and play movies stored on your PC, in addition to its capability to play DVD, DVD?R/RW, Video CD, Kodak Picture CD, Music CD, MP3 and WMA audio files on CD-R/RW. The Flash Card Reader enables users to take a Compact Flash, SD and other flash memory cards out of a camera and view pictures or videos directly on the TV without having to upload them first onto a PC prior to viewing and sharing with friends and family. The D-Link MediaLounge Wireless Media Player with DVD Player and Multi-format Flash Card Reader (DSM-320RD) resides within a home entertainment centre and connects to the television and/or stereo using standard A/V, SCART or S-video cables. For users with high-end entertainment systems, the D-Link DSM-320RD supports component video, optical digital audio and coaxial digital audio connections. Using the included remote control and step-by-step TV interface, it is then easily connected to a home network via 802.11g wireless, or if preferred, through standard Ethernet cabling.

?The developments of our solutions for the consumers are aimed at changing the everyday life of our customers through technology,? says Kevin Wen, President D-Link Europe. ?The new wireless media player fulfils this vision by offering our customers a true solution to combine their wireless home network with their home entertainment centre thereby delivering a whole new experience for enjoying their digital music, video and data files.? concludes Wen.

The D-Link Wireless Media Player with DVD Player and Multi-format Flash Card Reader includes D-Link MediaLounge Media Server Software for Windows 98 SE, Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000, Windows XP and the new Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. The MediaLounge software intuitively compiles digital content from network PCs and devices and organizes it by file type (audio/video/photo), cataloguing the individual audio files by categories such as genre, artist and title for immediate access through the Media Player.
Users can wirelessly locate and stream multiple types of digital content from the Internet or hard drive using the included remote control and intuitive interface. The D-Link Player supports virtually all digital content standards, including the popular WMA, MP3, WAV, and AIF audio formats, the JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, JPG2000 and GIF Image formats, the MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Quicktime, AVI and XviD Video formats and the M3U and PLS Audio Playlist formats.

D-Link and Microsoft engineers worked closely to incorporate Microsoft's new Windows Connect Now protocol, a breakthrough combination of software and hardware that allows consumers to set up a wireless network in a home or office quickly and easily between PCs, televisions and other media devices. Equipped with a USB connector, the D-Link MediaLounge Wireless Media Player uses the Wireless Network Setup Wizard in Windows XP to easily transfer secure wireless settings from the PC to other devices in the home.

About D-Link:
D-Link is a worldwide leader and award-winning designer, developer, and true manufacturer of networking, wireless, broadband, digital electronics and voice and data communications products. These products provide the ideal solution for digital home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments.

Established in 1986, D-Link is completely committed to technology excellence and quality production. Throughout the years, D-Link has strengthened its position as one of the industry?s leaders in data networking, wireless, broadband and communication solutions. Worldwide revenues reached US$966 million for the year 2004.

D-Link employs over 1,700 people worldwide and has R&D centres in Taiwan, USA, China and India; 1,000,000sq feet of manufacturing facilities in Taiwan, China, and India; 90 worldwide sales offices in 48 countries.

D-Link is built on a fundamental core competency that is well founded in the concept of communications. With a strong foundation and expertise in networking solutions, D-Link is transforming and continually expanding the scope of technology expertise and leadership to develop cutting-edge communications solutions. http://www.dlink.com