Wednesday, September 26, 2007

D-Link Adds More Than 200 'Channels' of Internet Video to the TV


D-Link(R) Media Player (DSM-520) Now Provides TV Access to YouTube, Google Video, BBC News and Hundreds More Online Video Providers

D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for business and consumers, keeps changing the way we watch television.

Today D-Link announced it has expanded the capabilities of digital
media adapters (DMAs) by adding more than 200 channels of Internet TV to
its best-selling MediaLounge(TM) Wireless HD Media Player (DSM-520), a
wireless device that allows users to enjoy videos, music, photos and more
from a PC on a TV using a simple remote control.

More than 200 online channels serving millions of Internet videos are
brought to the TV by the D-Link HD MediaLounge Player using active-TV
technology, a new service that allows easy access to Internet video and
entertainment sites with a remote control.

In contrast to competing DMA products, the D-Link DSM-520 with
active-TV technology makes it possible for consumers to play video files
saved in a wide range of formats and allows users to add additional
Internet video sites to the active-TV channel selection themselves.
Active-TV technology utilizes a content aggregator developed by MediaMall
Technologies, a company that regularly adds additional channels to its
lineup of Internet content.

The active-TV line-up includes programming from 36 U.S. channels,
offering movies and music videos, radio stations, sports, news
entertainment and shopping. In addition to YouTube, some of the notable
channels include: Comedy Central, AOL Video, CinemaNow, Google Video,
Movielink, ROOtv Music Videos, Akimbo, MTV, Musicmatch, Napster, VH1, ESPN,
FOX Sports, MSN TV Today, Reuters News, Yahoo! Sports and eBay.

The new Internet TV lineup also includes international programming from
14 countries, including the BBC and other networks from the United Kingdom,
along with digital entertainment from Australia, Denmark, Sweden, the
Netherlands, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Norway, Poland and Taiwan.

The D-Link DSM-520 can also access videos, music and photos stored on
PCs across a home network, a shared network storage device, as well as
files stored on a USB flash drive, or external hard drive via a USB 2.0
port.

The D-Link MediaLounge with expanded Internet programming is now
shipping. Existing DSM-520 customers will receive a free upgrade to their
products that will allow them to access the new channels. The upgrade is
available now for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP and Windows Vista(TM)
operating systems.

"Our MediaLounge Player has revolutionized the way people receive and
watch digital entertainment. Now you can expand your viewing beyond the PC
and bring a vast amount of Internet TV directly to your living room," said
Steven Joe, President and CEO of D-Link Systems, Inc. "There are other
media players out there, but they only provide limited programming. With
D-Link's MediaLounge player, the channel line up is already far-reaching
and continually expanding."

The DSM-520 ensures HD picture and digital audio quality with the
built-in High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port. The HDMI
connection provides the purest digital audio and video signals in a single
cable that maximizes the potential of your HD home entertainment center.
Other video connectors include component, S-video, and composite output,
ensuring compatibility with virtually all television sets. The DSM-520 also
supports coax and optical digital audio output for delivering high fidelity
digital surround sound.

To learn more about the D-Link DSM-520 MediaLounge Player and for a
complete list of programming, please visit http://www.dlink.com/activetv.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

According to Dlink, the release of the firmware and software upgrades to support existing 520 owners that would give the existing units ActiveTV capability has been delayed:
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I have been informed that it has been pushed forward it may be released next week I have been told I am very sorry for this inconvenience.

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