Viewsonic WMG120-B1 Wireless Media Kit with WMG120 Gateway and WMA100 Adapter Review

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(More customer reviews)i just bought this and have tried for 12 hours to get it to work. the wma100 is plugged directly into the back of the wmg120, but it can't see the gateway/server..

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Enjoy all the digital media you've stored on your PC from any location in your with the ViewSonic Wireless Media Kit. This package includes the WMG120 Wireless Media Gateway and the WMA100 Wireless Media Adapter. The WMG120 easily connects to your networked media adapters and then functions as your in-home networked media storage device. The WMA100 works in conjunction with the WMG120 or any other media server, 802.11b/g router or PC to wirelessly send media content to any TV, display, or stereo in your home.
WMG80 Wireless Media Gateway The WMG120 features an 120 GB hard drive to store digital media entertainment. Two USB ports and internal print server provide support for USB printers and additional external storage devices. Set up is quick and easy with the included set up wizard. Store the family's media content on the Media Gateway for the whole family to access. Features include:
NAT and SPI firewall ensure your networked data is safe from Internet intruders. Wireless security includes 64-bit/128-bit WEP, WPA and MAC address filtering.
Create a local area network (LAN) and share a single high-speed broadband connection, files, printers and other peripherals between all your computers.
Includes two USB ports for external printers and additional storage connectivity.
Zero waiting time. Transfer data with the 802.11g wireless connectivity for up to five times the speed of 802.11b wireless networks. Enjoy your video, music and pictures almost instantly with the 54Mbps signaling rate.
Share your content instantly with friends and family in your living room, bedroom, office or media room when combined with the WMA100 Wireless Media Adapter.
WMA100 Wireless Media Adapter ViewSonicÕs WMA100 Wireless Media Adapter has video outputs for S-video, composite video, component video, VGA and DVI, providing the flexibility to network all of your home entertainment devices. Features include:
Access Internet radio on your TV and stereo with the one-touch remote.
The user-friendly remote control makes it easy to set up, configure and control your Wireless Media Adapter. At the touch of a button, you'll have access to music, videos and photo collections.
Wireless security includes 64-bit/128-bit WEP and WPA.
What's in the Box
WMG120 router, power cord and adapter, Ethernet cable, ViewSonic Networking Companion CD, Quick Start Guide
WMA100 adapter, ViewSonic Networking Companion CD, power adapter, Quick Start Guide, stand, remote control with batteries, DVI-VGA adapter, Ethernet cable, S-video cable and RCA audio video cables

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VIZIO E422VA 42-Inch LCD 1080p HDTV with VIZIO Internet Apps, Black Review

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(More customer reviews)This is my first review. Purchased this TV as a gift for my mother.
Out of the Box - easy to assemble TV. Vizio has the best boxes. No tape to cut. Just pull out 4 clips and lift the box top off. TV assemlbes easy. Screws for stand can be turned by hand, no tools needed.
Internet Connectivity - Lots of problems here. TV would find our Netgear router, but would not connect to it (the security password was correct as I could connect other computers, phones and Blu-Ray players to it). Called technical support. First wait wasn't too long, but the person I spoke to wasn't trained to support internet TVs. After a much longer wait I spoke to a person who was trained. That person said that the TV doesn't work with Netgear routers (allegedly due to some Netgear firmware upgrade). Very upsetting. But its a pain to ship it back so we bought a Linksys router. Well, that didn't work either. Called Vizio back. Long wait to get to first person who then had to re-transfer me to a person who could deal with the internet. That person was no help. Offered to send a repair person out. I just said I would rather send it back. He said fine.
I was frustrated, so I decided to see if I could figure out the problem. After trying lots of things, I then tried turning off the router password and all of a sudden the TV could connect. I then tried changing the password to 8 a's in a row. That worked. The password we were using was three words with a space inbetween the words. I then changed the router passord by deleting the spaces and then the TV could connect. Yeah! But meanwhile I probably had 4 hours into trying to make this TV work, counting the calls to Vizio.
TV Connections - first it was disappointing that the TV only has one set of non-HDMA connections. The one set doubles as both component (3 video cables) and composite (1 video cable). I could get the Wii to work with the component cables directly connected. However, when hooking it up to a surround sound receiver and then hooking the receiver up to the TV through component cables (receiver doesn't have HDMI) the picture was awful--shaky, blurry with too much color. I also hooked up the DVD player using component hookups. It was also terrible in the same way and it didn't matter whether it was connected directly to the TV or through the receiver. I was using Amazon Basic Component Cables. I tested them on another TV and they worked fine. I called technical support for a third time. They were no help and said I should take 2 pictures of the problem and send it to them. A special department would get back to me in a day or two. That wasn't an option since I was going to be leaving town. (I did tell them about the password issue and not using spaces, so hopefully they can pass that suggestion on to other customers. I also spoke to a supervisor to tell her that while her people were friendly, they could not do very much and that contrary to what they say, they don't have "first in class" customer service.)
I never could figure out the component input problem. In the end, I bought a Blu-ray player and used the HDMI connection. That worked fine. I also used an optical audio cable to connect the TV to the surround sound receiver.
Also, the Wii connection looked terrible initially. But an internet search told me that there was a firmware updgrade for the TV that wold fix this. Once I got the internet connected, the TV automatically downloaded an upgrade. The picture was fine then.
Internet Applications - a lot of them are really nice. Netflix and the Amazon Prime service worked great. Weather and CNBC also. I could not get it to log me onto facebook for some reason. It would not recognize my password (and it has no spaces). But other than that, I liked the apps.
Picture - Picture quality is really good, once one adjusts the settings. Very pleased.
Sound - seemed ok, but didn't use it much because the surround sound was set up. I couldn't really here the simulated surround sound from the TV.
Remote - very basic, but ok. Has a nice big button to activate the internet applications.
Overall - if you set this up with HDMI cables and you have a non-Netgear router with a password that doesn't have spaces, then the TV is great. If you have equipment that need component input, pick another TV. Now that the TV is working, I would give it 4 stars. But the technical support drops this to 3 stars. Now that I know the issues, I would consider this TV again. But I would consider other TVs with built-in internet. However, the pricepoint for this TV is very attractive. For $600, it was worth it.

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LG AN-WF100 Wi-Fi USB Adaptor Review

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(More customer reviews)This USB Adapter is amazingly simple to install and has been operating flawlessly on my 2010 LG 42" LED HDTV (42LE5400) ever since I installed it 6 weeks ago. It simply plugs in like any other USB Adapter on the back of the TV. Please note that it is not supported by older LG HDTV models (I suggest to check the LG website for specifics).
To get it operational:
Once plugged into the USB port of the HDTV, I needed to first setup the wireless access point on the HDTV (LG's owner's manual says exactly what to do, following on-screen menu selections), then unlock my network via the router and follow the router's software instructions for adding a new network device (I run a 802.11n wireless network using Cisco's "WRT160N" router with WPA2 encryption and manage the network using Cisco's "Network Magic Pro" software). Once the router recognized the USB Adapter as a new device, simply using the remote control of the HDTV to select the correct Network SSID and enter the Network Passphrase (a.k.a. "Security Key") was all that it took to get it running (after locking the network again on the router side).
All in all, it took less than 15 min to get this working on the first try. I have been streaming Netflix videos flawlessly with this wireless connection using the LG HDTV "NETCAST" connection to Netflix.
One thing I didn't realize at the time of the purchase is that this adapter will NOT give you full internet access as one might easily assume or expect. I believe this is really a limitation of the HDTV's, not this USB Adapter, as the HDTV's don't come with full internet browser capabilities yet. It 'only' allows for wireless use of LG's select (and few) "NETCAST" features, such as Netflix, Vudu, etc. (which it does excellently). Instead, I use a wirelessly connected laptop to get on the internet and then route it from my laptop to the HDTV (by way of a regular VGA cable for the video portion and a 3.5mm-to-RCA cable for audio), but again, this is not using this LG USB Adapter.
Apart from the shipping cost of $12.95 (which I found a bit steep for an adapter that weighs almost nothing), I'm very happy with the choice and can absolutely recommend it highly. It shipped quickly and arrived in perfect condition. I would buy it again in a heartbeat!

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