DLINK Media Lounge with Media Mall (PlayOn)

I signed up a beta service on The Media Mall to watch NetFlix (www.netflix.com) on the XBox, since I also have a DLINK DSM-520, I thought i will give a try!. First off, for my long waiting, this is an wonderful experience. I had to move all my wireless to the wired setting, otherwise there is a pause every few seconds, it makes for a the quality of video i was getting ranging from 5mbs to 7mbps, (yes you will need at least 6 Mbps Internet bandwidth).

Ok for someone who doesn’t know what I am talking about, I have Netflix account to get one movie at a time for about $9, and also I get the online video service, which i can watch unlimited movies anytime. I have been watching TV Series and movies, connecting my laptop HDMI to the 50″ Plasma (Home theater). well using the laptop is not bad using a wireless keyboard (built-in mouse), but it is not as convenient as using a conventional remote.

Now, with the Media Mall PlayOn, I can run this PlayOn software on the PC on my home network, and the DSM 520 automatically detects and shows the list of my favorite movies in my NetFlix account, and again this DSM 520 is part of my home theater setup with HDMI and a simple to use Remote. Now I can watch video from Hulu, CBS etc.

IceRocket Tags: DSM 520,Media Lounge,NetFlix,Hulu,Home Online Video

Media Servers / Service

Have you used Windows Media Server or Apple TV? Have you heard about TVersity or used myorb or mionet or used any media servers you can get from Fry’s?

Well I installed the new Google Media server last week.. but had to uninstall, I think it is still very new..

Well.. I am looking for a service… where I can go personalize any information I want – audio/video/rss feeds/you tube/msn video/ movies/music etc and access it through my TV or mobile phone.. I don’t want to run a computer to host any server software… may be I am okay with a small $200 box like a dvd player with network connect to connect to my TV.. or I want to use my SmartPhone or iPhone or iPod or Zune to connect to my TV or home entertainment system

Dream – I don’t want to carry too many .. but I want to get what I want wherever I want whenever I want

Let’s say I go to my vontlin.MyMediaService.com and setup all the data including the one in my computer or any computer in the world that I have access to or internet feeds, and I can go anytime to change or add more… it may be a radio service from India or Movie from Vongo… or a pay per movie from movies.com or youtube video.. or rss feeds from mynews.com or It could be from my home DVR or photos or videos from my computer.. it is all there in the internet somewhere so I can access from anywhere. And Now I want to use my smartphone to see all anything I want from my favorites or I want to turn my home theater system and use my TV remote control….

Now.. what If when I travel somewhere.. i have a small mediagate device, it has 120GB laptop hard drive, and the enclosure has both optical/digital, RCA/analog audio video connections and usb connectino.. so anywhere i go, i can connect to any tv and watch movies or listen to songs …

now with iPOD or Zune.. you can do the same.. and what if they have wireless builtin (some already have)…  and connect to my media services.. and i can watch directly on a television.. of my fav lists from the internet… on  a TV…