Short Bits: $150 Extenders, Media Center Show

Vista SP1 Gives Extenders a Speed Boost

Bink.nu — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:23:30 GMT

Word is that Vista SP1 is giving Linksys Extenders a bit of a speed boost, especially in the transition

re: Short Bits: $150 Extenders, Media Center Show

Yogi — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:56:36 GMT

For me, the code still says it is invalid even after registering for a new account. :(

re: Short Bits: $150 Extenders, Media Center Show

Alexander — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:24:38 GMT

So DMA2100 is:

US = $150

UK @ $320 (without taxes)

Cue the headlines of "rip off Britain". By comparison, as of 14/03/2008, XBox360 arcade starts off at @ $250 (without taxes) in the UK, rising to @ $390 if you include wireless module and remote control. If you did a breakdown of the cost of materials of this versus the XBox360, even taking into account that Microsoft's business model includes subsidising the latter, I'm struggling to make a decision. But if the DMA2100 was priced at the £75 + VAT, then I'd forgive it's cheap looking design/build quality, lack of processing power and it's odd omission of native DivX playback in a heartbeat and several of them to dot them around the house.

re: Short Bits: $150 Extenders, Media Center Show

Jeffrey Peterson — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 04:03:00 GMT

I got my extender last night for $150. Its my second one. A friend tried to get one tonight, but it says the code is invalid.