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Buffalo's LinkStation goes Mediabolic
Like Buffalo's new TeraStation Home Server, the LinkStation external hard drive has had a Mediabolic makeover, making the LinkStation Home Server DLNA compliant. Mediabolic's NAS Media Server software allows the NAS drive to serve up a variety of audio and video content to other DLNA-compliant digital media servers on the network. The drive is Windows compatible and includes a built-in USB print server for sharing a network printer, a file server for file sharing, and an FTP server for remote file sharing. The drives come in two capacities--300GB (US$399) and 400GB (US$549)--and should be available at the end of January.
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Buffalo gives the TeraStation a Mediabolic boost
Buffalo has taken its impressive TeraStation and turned it into a home server by rolling in Mediabolic's media server software. Built to conform to the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) guidelines, the Buffalo TeraStation Home Server is designed to seamlessly distribute multimedia files, such as those for music or video, to other DLNA-conforming products, such as digital media adapters. Like the original TeraStation we loved so much, the TeraStation Home Server is compatible with both Windows and Macs, is capable of several RAID modes, and can be a print server as well. With four USB 2.0 ports and a 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet port, it's fast and can be easily expanded. And owners of the first-generation TeraStation need not despair--a firmware download will be available from Buffalo's site. Three capacities are available: 1.6TB (US$1,799), 1TB (US$999), and 0.6TB (US$799).
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Buffalo LinkTheater Mini: More media, no bull
Buffalo's LinkTheater Mini is attempting to set itself apart from the rest of the PC-to-TV media conduits by being among the first to fall in line with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) guidelines. The result should please the format-finicky, as the LinkTheater Mini promises a wide compatibility list; MPEG-2, JPEG, MP3, BMP, PNG, LPCM WMV, AVI, GIF, and WMA. Buffalo promises clean and consistent media playback with the use of its PC media server software. We'll be sure to grab this Buffalo by the horns and take it for a ride when it's released this month for US$100.
Credit: David Rudden, CNET.com
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