When I received the MediaMVP box in the mail I opened it up, and instantly realized that I was going to need to figure out a way to get this device a network connection close to my television. What the MediaMVP does via a network connection is that it turns any PC connected via the network, the ability to send data to your TV in a similar fashion as a Media Center PC. I have been trying to figure a way for months to get my TV’s hooked up downstairs so I could do a slide show on the set when we are having parties.
I went and ordered one of those power line network kits, and very quickly was able to get the MediaMVP plugged into that, with the other end hooked up to my hub in the office. A few minutes of playing with the settings and software on the PC got the two devices communicating. I was then able to manipulate via the remote control provided by MediaMVP to have pictures on my pc displayed on the TV screen.
My wife thought that was pretty cool, so next we loaded up some music, the MediaMVP interface made it real easy to navigate the music library that sits on my file server upstairs. Well she and I sat and played with it for about a hour, and decided we liked the unit. I then loaded some video that I had on my PC, and was able to play it with no distortion. Whats funny is I have two media center PC’s in the house, none of them are near a TV, and I have yet to figure out how to get my TV’s hooked up to them from that long distance. The MediaMVP solves that dilemma.
I came home from work the next day and I was hearing my favorite Japanese Radio station from Okinawa on the TV and I asked my wife how she was doing that, well, she picked up the manual and was able to use Winamp to subscribe to the stations stream, and then pipe it into the TV via the unit. Very happy wife very positive review.
No what would have made this unit perfect is this, if it would have had built in WiFi. The price is super affordable as well. [MediaMVP]
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