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ZyXEL DMA-1000 Digital Media Theater

Zyxel ZyXEL DMA-1000 Digital Media Theater (Front)
Zyxel ZyXEL DMA-1000 Digital Media Theater (Front)
67.0 Fair
Last updated
June 19, 2007
Hands On Reviewed by
Lincoln Spector
Pros
  • Very low price
  • Easy to set up
Cons
  • No Wi-Fi
  • Less-than-exceptional sound
Full Specifications
Pricing - $170 (Very Inexpensive) Warranty (parts and labor) - Two years
Design and usability - Good: 76 Overall ease of setup - Very Good
On-screen user interface - Good
Device design and build quality - Very Good
Remote control ease of use and build quality - Poor
Documentation - Fair
Ethernet performance - Good: 77 Standard-definition video streaming quality - Good
High-definition video streaming quality - Very Good
Audio streaming quality - Good
Photo streaming quality - Good
Features - Poor: 46 Dimensions (width by depth by height) - 7.5 by 6.0 by 1.25 inches
Weight - 14 ounces
Device display - No
Hard disk - No
Networking - 10/100 ethernet only
High-definition video - Up to 1080i
Video outputs - HDMI, component, composite, S-Video
Audio outputs - Coaxial S/PDIF
Bundled hardware - Remote control and batteries, ethernet cable, S-Video cable, stereo RCA cable, power plug
Bundled software - Dixim Media Server software
Supports Apple Store DRM - No
Supports Windows Media DRM - Yes
Major file and format support - MPEG-1/2/4 (up to 1080i, with .mp3, .ac3, or .pcm audio), .mp4 (QuickTime MPEG-4 with .aac audio), .wmv (with .wma audio), Xvid and 3ivx (up to 1080i, with .mp3, .pcm, or .ac3 audio). DMA-1000 upscales or downsizes video to match TV resolution (based on TV setting made in device's configuration menu).
Supported photo formats for slide shows - jpg, .tiff, .bmp, .png, .gif
Supported audio formats - .mp3 (up to 320 kbps), .wma (v8, up to 320 kbps), .wma pro (v9, up to 768 kbps), unprotected .m4a/.aac (up to 640 kbps), .ogg (up to 496 kbps), .wav
Internet radio - None
Surround-sound support - Dolby Digital; user can choose LPCM 2-channel downmix or passthrough.
Playlist file formats - .m3u, .pls
Subtitle format support - None
Weather information - None
RSS feed support - None
Internet photo streaming - None
Internet video streaming - None
DVR/electronic program guide functionality - None
PC application access - None
Multiroom playback features - None
Number of USB ports - One
Firmware upgradable - Yes
Key standards compliance - UPnP AV, DLNA certified
Supported operating systems - Windows Vista, Windows XP (SP1 MCE 2.05 and up)

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