Fast forward/rewind/seek with D-Link, Hauppauge

While I had some success with it, I finally gave up on my Hauppauge
MediaMVP when they were unwilling to provide fast forward/rewind/seek
when playing music files.

I then bought a D-Link MediaLounge DSM-320, a far better device, and
while they at least offer fast forward/rewind/seek, it has serious
problems including crashing the software.

I have a hard time believing that the reviewers of these devices could
have missed such a basic feature. Who would buy an MP3 player if you
couldn't skip over part of a song you didn't like, or go back to hear
a section you missed? Let alone if it's a one hour documentary.

Hauppauge's response seemed to be that this was not a priority for
them. D-Link says they are aware of the problem and to wait for the
next update, but the last update was about a year ago and they have no
indication of timing.

Am I really the only one that uses this capability?

Les

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lcc

lcc wrote:
> I then bought a D-Link MediaLounge DSM-320, a far better device, and
> while they at least offer fast forward/rewind/seek, it has serious
> problems including crashing the software.

> Hauppauge's response seemed to be that this was not a priority for
> them. D-Link says they are aware of the problem and to wait for the
> next update, but the last update was about a year ago and they have no
> indication of timing.

Don't expect any updates from DLink and if they do give you an update then
don't be surprised if it makes things worse - the DSM-320 is /that/ bad. I
still have one for watching videos but I have had MUCH better success using
the TVersity server rather than the DLink one - they are worlds apart and
the TVersity one is free. TVersity does have a problem with Vista for quite
a few users which the developers seem to be ignoring though. Some Vista
users have no probelm:

www.tversity.com

If it's music only you're after then I'd recommend a Squeezebox - they're
very good:

www.slimdevices.com

HTH

lcc wrote:
> While I had some success with it, I finally gave up on my Hauppauge
> MediaMVP when they were unwilling to provide fast forward/rewind/seek
> when playing music files.
>
> I then bought a D-Link MediaLounge DSM-320, a far better device, and
> while they at least offer fast forward/rewind/seek, it has serious
> problems including crashing the software.
>
> I have a hard time believing that the reviewers of these devices could
> have missed such a basic feature. Who would buy an MP3 player if you
> couldn't skip over part of a song you didn't like, or go back to hear
> a section you missed? Let alone if it's a one hour documentary.

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=3217


>
> Hauppauge's response seemed to be that this was not a priority for
> them. D-Link says they are aware of the problem and to wait for the
> next update, but the last update was about a year ago and they have no
> indication of timing.

According to the UK site it has been discontinued.
<http://www.dlink.co.uk/?go=jN7uAYLx/oIJaWVTALoZU9f8nJUIKOZTSsipa/O31g24UoR/l7wuP5gnMK5s7g==>
perhaps not many people liked it.
Only firmware seems to be here:-
ftp://ftp.dlink.com/Medialounge/DSM320
>
> Am I really the only one that uses this capability?
>
> Les
>
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