Buffalo Technology PC-P3LWG DVD Player Reviews

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The firmware upgrades are a joke as they create more problems. I think for the expensive price, it should have had all the bugs worked out. I sent it back and bought the Buffalo Linktheater with DVD for $100 bucks. Turns out, it works flawlessly, and has the same picture and sound quality as the other Helios. from Cnet.com My BUFFALO PC-P3LWG/DVD Linktheater Hi-def Mediaplayer streams DIVX & AVI beautifully wirh Wireless G. The title structure is much better than on other DVD products. from Amazon.com This is a great product and works perfect. The software you need to run on your computer will not work on Vista. Buffalo has no plans on upgrading the software due to a law suite by some no name company saying that they own the patents to wireless g technology. The law suite is preventing them from selling and supporting there existing products. from Amazon.com V. The trick lies in the connection to PC were your video or music is stored. If you have a wireless router with an outstanding connection to your PC, or even better hardwire and a decent connection to your Buffalo linktheater you can enjoy video streaming from your PC to your TV. There are plenty of firmware options out there as well as third party compatible software. from Newegg.com Customer support is a joke, don't get hopes up there. Other Thoughts: Streaming multimedia is inheritently problematic by nature. However, I think Buffalo has done a great job with this unit. There mistake was marketing this device as a wireless video streamer, as the wireless technology they use does not really have the bandwidth for video. from Newegg.com But I don't know if I'd recommend this to someone who wants to just open a box, pop in some batteries, and go. You need to read the manual, and also consult with othes who have this unit. There are forums to help too, even though it's last year's model in Buffalo's eyes, it streams video, music, and photos well. I'd also recommend getting the version 1.6 of the server software, as it is much nicer than what is on the distribution CD. from Newegg.com Pros: Price is right Cons: Buffalo customer support is non-existant. I encourage you to first call the support line before you buy this just to see how bad it is. from Newegg.com BETA update supports WPA and some improved performance Cons: VERY complicated, unrefined user interface. Other Thoughts: This is an orphan product. Buffalo has removed it from their product listing. The product line manager, Brian V posts on his web site that he left Buffalo as of 9/7, so the beta software updates will probably disappear. from Newegg.com Player was able to display encoded subs in Divx. Cons: DVD playback crashes on both orginal and DVD-+R/RW, video playback via NAS and computer also crashes and requires constant resets. Buffalo tech support was no help, 1 week later and they have not responded in a solution. Took them 2 days to tell me that only the Linkstation Live or Terastation was able to stream video to the device, it's not even written in the manual or which model it will work with. from Newegg.com Pros: Does what it promises Pretty cheap now that it's towards the end of it's life wifi! Cons: Remote flakey Could use better codec support Sometimes freezes Other Thoughts: First, this device does support wpa if you update the firmware go to Brian verenkoff's web site (he's the buffalo product manager) hint, the url is his last name with the usual before and after. One may also find a region free hack if one were to look for one. from Newegg.com

Description

DVD Player, 1 Disc, Progressive Scan, Composite x 1, S-Video x 1, Component x 1, Analog Audio x 1

Specs

Released	over 3 years ago
DVD Type	DVD Player
Playable Disk Types	DVD Video SVCD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD (Audio) CD-R CD-RW
Front Panel	USB 2.0
Parental Control	Yes
Audio DAC	24 bit / 192 kHz
Audio S/N Ratio	90 dB
Depth	10.43 in.
Display Dimmer	Yes
Height	2 in.
MPN	PC-P3LWG
Number Of Discs	1
OSD	Yes
Outputs	Composite x 1, S-Video x 1, Component x 1, Analog Audio x 1, Digital Audio Coaxial x 1, Digital Audio Optical x 1
Playable File Formats	MPEG2 MPEG4 DivX XviD MP3 WMA OGG JPEG Upgradable Codecs TIFF MPEG1
Progressive Scan	With Progressive Scan
Release Date	February, 2005
Remote Control	Standard
UPC	0680807010138
Video DAC	12 bit / 54 MHz
Video Upconversion	720p (HDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Warranty	1 Year
Weight	5.95 lb.
Width	16.5 in.

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