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Linksys WMB54G Wireless-G Music Bridge
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List Price: $117.63
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Availability: N/A
Manufacturer: Linksys
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Linksys
EAN: 0745883568949
Feature: Product Type - Wireless Music Bridge
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Label: Linksys
Manufacturer: Linksys
Model: WMB54G
Publisher: Linksys
Studio: Linksys
Warranty: 3 years warranty
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Features
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Product Type - Wireless Music Bridge
Warranty - 3 Years Limited
Headphone jack connector for powered speakers
Easy Setup Wizard for configuration
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Linksys Wireless-G Music Bridge lets you bring the digital music streaming to or stored on your computer to your Home Entertainment Center, without running cables through the house. Using a wireless connection, the Music Bridge finally frees your digital music collection from those little computer speakers to play in full glory through your stereo or surround sound system.The Wireless-G Music Bridge sits by your home stereo and connects to it using standard consumer electronics cables. Then it connects to your home network by Wireless-G wireless networking, or if you prefer, it can be connected via standard 10/100 Ethernet cabling. The included software creates a virtual sound system in your PC, which sends the audio output of any application to the Music Bridge and the stereo system. Use your favorite media player to play your music, and listen in the comfort of the living room.Let the Linksys Wireless-G Music Bridge bring your digital music out into the living room for the whole family to enjoy.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Concept, product not ready for the market
Comment: I bought this product with the intention of playing music from my desktop PC to a remote set of speakers in another room. Although I did get the Music Bridge to play music on another room, I experienced problems when switching back and forth between the diferrent speakers, I experienced sound skipping and the product is unable to play music simultaneously in your PC speakers and Music Bridge.
The installation was not a problem, I got it to work with both Windows Media Player and iTunes. The main problem I had with this product was switching back an forth between the PC speakers and the speakers connected through the Music Bridge. Most of the time when I switched between speakers I lost sound on all of them and the only way to get them back on was to restart the computer. I called technical support and they told me this happened often and the only solution was to restart the computer. The Linksys Music Bridge uses it's own audio driver which replaces your PC audio driver when in use. This apparently causes instability in the audio drivers which causes them to fail.
After all, I returned the product and had to spend three times the money for an Apple Airport Express. Now I am able to play music from my PC into any room in the house simultaneoslyncluding my PC speakers. Unfortunately, with this option I had to switch to iTunes from Windows Media Player. Hopefully Linksys will improve this product to do what the Airport Express does for streaming music with the compability of WIndows Media PLayer.
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Summary: Unimpressive
Comment: The sound quality is poor and the set up process can be troublesome. I would not recommend you buy this product.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great once you get it setup
Comment: Many reviews state this does not work with Windows Vista, this is simply not true anymore. There are drivers on Linksys' website and a firmware update for the unit that make it work for Vista. While the software update does allow it to work, it is not as smooth an interface as with XP. There is a forum on Linksys site which discusses almost every problem people have encountered.
The configuration is not easy, setup is a pain and can be frustrating. However, once successful(it does work eventually) the unit works seamlessly. I would say it helps to be network/tech saavy if you buy this product, not plug and play. However, if wireless networks do not scare you, this unit for the price is fantastic.
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Summary: Not bad, but could be better
Comment: Purchased this unit for use of playing music upstairs away from the PC. Once installed it has been working fine but the installation process took some doing. I'm a PC tech by trade so I was able to push through the 2 bad installations before FINALLY getting it to work properly. If your not real PC saavy you may want to get some help on the installation and config of the software.
I also found the use of any kind of wireless security (WEP/WPA) to cause spotty connectivity. Once on an open network (no security) though it's been fine. Go figure.
Cool tool in all, just not as reliable as it could be for everyday users.
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Summary: Manufacture date of unit: March 2008 - Installation w/ CD A-OK
Comment: Is it possible that they(Linksys/Cisco) have worked out the bugs? Within 10 minutes of opening the box and starting up the install CD(I followed the instructions listed on the quick install guide, connecting the WMB54G directly to the computer via the supplied ethernet cable), the unit found my wireless SSID and asked for the 128-bit WEP. I have tested it out with Pandora, my Locationfree player, and MP3s stored on a NAS. The only problem I ran into was the fact that the jack for the digital coax cable is recessed far too deep into the unit, therefore a "premium" digital coax cable will not fit(I think a previous reviewer mentioned this). I am running it in wireless mode.
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