ADS Media Link MXL-581 - Digital Media Receiver

ADS Media Link - Digital Media Receiver

• Comes ready to connect to your wireless or wired network!
• Media-Link turns your PC into an Entertainment Jukebox
• Watch TV shows and movies stored on your PC on your home theater
• Listen to your computer MP3 files and other digital audio on your stereo system
• View high quality photo slide shows with background music on your TV
• Connect to Internet Radio sites and play on your stereo
• Easy "Universal Plug and Play" installation

The Media-Link Entertainment Receiver distributes video, audio and still pictures from your PC to your TV through either a wired Ethernet network or a wireless network (Media Link even includes an 802.11g Wireless G PCMCIA card to connect the Media Link to a wireless network). You can also add additional Media-Link Receivers in other rooms in the house.

Setup is easy with Universal Plug and Play support.  Just connect the Media-Link to your home network to free the music, photo and video files from your computer and play them in the living room, bedroom or any room in the house. 
 

• Media-Link Receiver:
  • 150 MHz 32 ARM based processor
  • Digital Audio/Video Decoder
• Video Output:
  • Composite, S-Video, Component (Progressive and Interlaced)
  • NTSC 29.97fps full DV 720 x 480 interlaced
• Audio Output: 
  • Stereo (Right and Left RCA), SPDIF Digital Audio (optical and coaxial)
• Network Interface:
  • 10/100 base T Ethernet Jack (RJ45)
  • PCMCIA Card slot for 802.11g (802.11g PCMCIA card included)
• Video Decode Formats:
  • MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, Xvid, MOV, Compressed AVI
• Audio Formats:
  • MPEG Audio layer 1 & 2, MP3, OGG, AC3, WMA 
• Photo/Graphics Formats:
  • JPEG, BMP, GIF, animated GIF, PNG 
• Power:
  • Wall mount AC Adapter (100-240 AC 50/60 Hz)
  • Power Consumption 15W 

• ADS Tech Media Link Receiver
• Wireless 802.11G PCMCIA card (plugs into Media Link Receiver so you can add it to a wireless network)
• 6 ft. Composite Video Cable (RCA)
• 6 ft. S-Video Cable (4-pin miniDIN)
• 6 ft. Stereo Audio Cables (RCA)
• 6 ft. Ethernet cable (RJ-45)
• Remote Control

• Computer Requirements:
  • Pentium III 500 MHz or faster 
  • Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, 2000, ME, XP and Windows Server 2003 
  • 256 MB of system RAM 
  • 50 MB of available hard disk space for Media-Link application/server 
  • Wired or Wireless Network connection (see Network Requirements below)
     
• Network Requirements:
  • Wireless Network with Wireless Access point (Wireless Router 802.11b or 802.11g) less than 300 ft. between PC and Media-Link Receiver and installation of Wireless PCMCIA Receiver card (Wireless G highly recommended for smooth playback of DVD quality MPEG-2 files.)
    OR
  • Home Network with available Ethernet Hub/Switch socket for Media-Link LAN connection (100baseT highly recommended for smooth playback of DVD quality MPEG-2 files)
    OR
  • Direct connection between PC Ethernet port and Media-Link with network crossover cable (100baseT highly recommended for smooth playback of DVD quality MPEG-2 files)
  • Internet access via broadband connection