Comments on: Media Player (Dvico 3100) + Netgear WGT634U = Cheap Wifi Media Player

By: Alexander

Alexander — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You can replace them with a A/B/G card (examples are listed on the DD-WRT page you linked) to increase speed. You'd need one on your router as well--I sugguest getting a WRT54G v2 from ebay or someplace. It really is a good router. But the new v5's suck bigtime.

By: Jkx

Jkx — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The WGT634U is a 54G AP, but my current network setup is 11Mb, mainly due to the fact that some neighboors use it with bad antenna..

By: wally

wally — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Hello from hackaday.com :)

By: dbansal

dbansal — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Can this mod also be adapted for say an Xbox 360?

Is the USB port the only port that has the potential to be a "wireless client port"? Or are the RJ-45 ports also available to be wireless client ports?

By: Jkx

Jkx — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

In this config the wireless port and the RJ45 one are bridged, and the WAN is looking for a DHCP server.

solution use the bridge, by this way other clients will be on the same network.
solution fix a IP on the wan port (/etc/config/networking) and add a simply on the firewall to do some masquerading.

Hope this helps ;)

By: hehehhehe

hehehhehe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

You could've just gotten an xbox for $100, installed xbmc on it, and then gotten a fonera for free and hack it to act as a wireless bridge. And add a larger hard drive if needed.

Well, I guess maybe you can't get the fonera for free in France but that doesn't change the fact that the hack isn't that remarkable.

Here in the US, there have been many (wireless) media players for years. I hope you're not saying you think France leads in that aspect lol, I've lived there. Most importantly, Apple TV is for HDTVs and plays h264. Your 3100 doesn't do that, and neither does the freebox. Maybe catch up with HDTV penetration in your country before bragging about how technologically advanced you think you are.

Link to show how few people in Europe have HDTV as compared to the US: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2006_Nov_1/ai_n16852339

By: john

john — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Actually the freebox the author is talking about is HD capabale : Up to 1080p, iirc. Stream your own content, or jus rent HD movies from the freebox's dsl VOD server work fine. I doubt it's widely used, though, because as you pointed, there's way less HD TVs in France than in the US.

By: hehehhehe

hehehhehe — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for the info. I was referring mostly to h264 content but I didn't expect those freeboxes to handle HD at all. I think the 3100 has component output but I've read that it can't handle HD files. XBMC can handle 720p xvids but nothing higher.

By: Jkx

Jkx — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

The main issue with xbox, is the flacky fan. The 3100 doesn't make noise, is easy to use , and have a really big disk. That's it.

For the HD, I don't know and I don't care. I mean FreeBox or NeufBox or xxxBox are HD ready, and guess what I can plug the USB drive on the Box, record (or store) films on this drive and replay in HD throught the Box so ;)

For the Fonera, yes I own a little stock of this free router perhaps I will use this the next time.

About the lead, you can check a recent study made by the Herald Tribune about technology used around the world. And you will see that beside what you think, France have been in the head for some years right now, in products like VOIP, DSL. (First place is Danemark if I remember) To be clear, I mean in "used technology" not technology that 're so expensive that nobody can buy or other .. The finest example is that Free give to there clients a VOIP access for free (no-charge) since 5 years.

Bye Bye

By: Jkx

Jkx — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

To fix new errors on Engadget:

Here the 3100 are sold with the harddrive in, and cost 100 Euros more than the drive price. Yes, I get this as a gift, so it only cost me 50 Euros for the AP. And I actually own a streaming Box (that support HD) which come for free with my DSL provider.

As said before this is a hack, with part found on the desk. I never said this is the ultimate product, I just said this is my way to fix my issue.