We took a quick look inside to check out the difference between the two fanless units, and found no surprises inside as both units share almost the exact same internals. Performance wise, both the DMA2100 and the DSM-750 are identical and lack the really cool animated transitions (see video below) the real VMC and 360 have - but they're both just as snappy. Notably, we never saw one on the D-Link, but maybe we didn't wait long enough. The Linksys has a cool logo that bounces around, and the 360 dims then eventually turns off. Seems silly, but having a screen saver on your HDTV can be very useful. 802.11n worked fine anywhere in our house, but occasionally we saw the Network performance error and some drop outs. We weren't able to stream over 802.11g no matter how close to the AP we were. The one place we did notice a difference is when viewing photos the quality is noticeably better on the 360 and VMC, with both the Linksys and the D-link exhibiting a little less detail. We didn't notice any real world difference though, and we think it'd be easy enough to correct with the HDTV's settings. The D-Link and the Linksys both look a little washed out, with the Linksys being the lightest color blue of the three. The colors are a bit different, and this is most evident on the VMC main menu. Overall, we have no complaints in regard to picture and sound quality and all three were very evenly matched. As for our methods, the VMC and all three Extenders were connected to a Pioneer PDP-6010FD via HDMI, except for the 360 which utilized component. The Niveus Media Extender is way too pricey for us and neither the HP MediaSmart Connect nor the Samsung Digital Media Adapter are availble yet. It is also important to realize that there are more extenders on the horizon and one that was out of our budget. The one thing we wished we would've included is a HP MediaSmart TV, but again, if you are in the market for a TV with a built-in Extender then you have an easy decision to make. ![]() It's not that we don't think that the other features matter, it's that we figure if those features are important to you, then you have no reason to read a review - i.e., gamers will want a 360. Although two out of three of these devices do more than just extend VMC around your house, we ignored the other features.
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