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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => D-Link Multimedia and USB => DSM-750 => Topic started by: fly on December 29, 2008, 09:43:27 PM
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Just thought this would be helpful to see if we could come up with some good ideas to help out our developers.
1. The ability to navigate menu's like with the DSM-520. Push left or right to "go into" a file, instead of having to press enter and then push to back button go out of it (You could do both on the 520).
2. The ability to play files larger than 2 gigs.
3. Speed up the opening screen when the system is turned on.
Don't get me wrong, I love my D-Link's. But if nobody says anything we may never see any progress made.
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From what I've read on these forums, it would appear that the 520 was a more advanced device in some aspects, perhaps making the 750 seem like a step backwards (although I've never used a 520, and the 750 is the first device of this sort that I've owned).
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Any one else have any ideas to make this a better product?
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Small annoyances (medialounge mode):
1. Smaller font (selectable) when large HDTV is used, the text is huge and requires allot of scrolling in big lists. A much smaller font (half size or less?) would work much better.
2. Related to item above, when in medialounge mode and with longer file names, the file name scrolls REALLY slowly, faster would be nice (smaller font would help)
3. A wireless signal strength indication in the setup, I believe the 520 had this.
4. When longer audio files (i.e audiobooks) which are sometimes > 1 hr are played, the time displayed by the 750 gets lost and often files do not play to completion. Also I beleive if paused they do not resume at the same time.
5. Bookmarks in audio and video files (stored in flash) so you can stop and continue later
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Awesome ideas! Anybody else?
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- Navigating menu in DSM-750 is painfull. At present, it just goes forward only (1->2->3) and it can't go backward (3->2->1).
- At present I use DSM-750 to watch the content from my NAS. If I add more files or remove some files from my NAS before turning on my DSM-750, it's OK - no problem. If I do turn on my DSM-750 or I'm watching a movie from my NAS through DSM-750 and some files are added into my NAS, DSM-750 cannot display the new content. In other words, DSM-750 at present cannot refresh what he retriews from my NAS.
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Better file support
and be able to play vob withought a problem and or converting vob to mpeg.
Alot of HD encoded content does not play because of way it was encoded.
The gui needs to be redone its awful, I would love to see this box do one thing that I havent seen been done before is to play windows media streams from any source site for instance have an icon on the menu similar to live 365 where when you click on it it lets you set presets based on the source entry so I would enter preset 1 =
http://players.eonstreams.com/FastAim/Player/Play.php?PulseID=256788234&SecurityKey=54117&IsIE=0
and it will automatically buffer and start playing the streaming audio
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Check out PlayOn at http://www.themediamall.com/playon
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I think it would be great if the 750 was able to play ISO files.
I'd really like to see that.
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- Option to turn off the video instead of going to screen saver. That would allow my TV to go to sleep while I listen to music. (My TV has an energy saving feature when the video is disabled. Most modern TVs have this.)
- Showing the MAC of access points in wireless setup (or other way to identify between access points with the same SSID)
- Stereo output from the analogue audio out while sending 5.1 to digital audio. I think it's sending the rear surround channels to the analogue output at present (dialog is really quite on the analog output when digital is 5.1). I use the analog outputs to drive my IR headphones.
- Accurate bit-rate display and seeking with large files.
- Improved robustness of wireless connection. (previous firmware was better).
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This link lays out what changes they have included already...
http://www.support.dlink.com/faq/view.asp?prod_id=3269&question=DSM-750
What changes have been done to the latest firmware for my DSM-750?
Release Notes:
Version 1.02:
* Added support for Matroska H.264 video files.
* Added support for FLAC audio files.
* Enhanced the support for WMV HD files.
* Remove the Yahoo Music icon from online services.
* Added support for playback of videos using the MediaMall PlayOn service.
* Control of SRT subtitles improved in MediaLounge mode. (User can control subtitles on/off, position onscreen, delay or advance subtitles for better sync, font color and font size.)
* Support of SRT, SMI, SSA, ASS, Subviewer1 & Subviewer2 subtitles when played from a USB drive.
* Support for WPL playlists on USB drives.
Version 1.01:
* Support for 1080p TVs and video files
* Look of the Home page altered to improve navigation & readability
* Online Media icon added to the home page
* Support for Live365 Internet Radio service
* Remote control support changed to support Xbox 360 remote
* DVR-MS playback A/V sync issue in MediaLounge mode resolved
* Control point (aka "slave mode") access enabled for playing video and music files from a compliant UPnP server
* Browsing music & video media files/folders now supports only List mode (no thumbnail browsing).
* Photo files/folders supports browsing by thumbnail or list mode
* "16:9" and "4:3" renamed "Widescreen" & "Normal" in A/V Settings Menu
* Default device name is now "D-Link DSM-750"
* Audio tracks button improved to support multiple audio tracks in supported video files
* Entering a wireless security key is now readable until entered
* Reduced the amount of marqueeing text in the music player page
Version 1.00:
* Shipping firmware
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How about a button combination to restart the DSM-750 when it freezes up?
Holding the power button on the remote will not work. You have to go to the box and hold the button down for 10-15 seconds. I have two 750's and they both act like this from time to time with various video codec files and sizes. Just random times it acts weird and locks up. ???
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From what I've read on these forums, it would appear that the 520 was a more advanced device in some aspects, perhaps making the 750 seem like a step backwards (although I've never used a 520, and the 750 is the first device of this sort that I've owned).
I have both and i don't see much diffrence other then file playablity. and windows media center is more evedent in the 750.
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You can't use the shuffle button on the 750. It does display two different icons on the video folder browse screen when you push it (two wavy lines and two wavy lines with a line crossing through them). On the DSM-520 you could just push the play button on a folder and it would play all the contents of that folder. Wish we had the option to do that on the 750...
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I'd like to see support for embedded subtitles in mkv when passed through a media server.
I was able to get TVersity to pass an mkv to the DSM-750 without transcoding it, the video and the audio played perfectly. The only problem was with the subtitles. Despite the container being an mkv, and passed correctly (confirmed with looking at the output file in graphedit) it didn't decode the embedded subtitles.
That would be a really useful feature since I have a fairly large library full of mkvs with embedded subs, and it would save on the need to have TVersity re-encode the video with the subtitles.
Also I'd like to see the d-link media server support mkvs.
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Perhaps including an option to map in a shared network drive enabling direct access to files without the need of using a Media server... simply map in the drive (ip addr or \\server\sharename) and access the files directly. Would resolve a ton of issues with being forced to use media servers to access certain filetypes etc and represents no more of a customer experience issue than that of files on a USB key.
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I would suggest DLink work with the PlayOn folks to include this in the firmware. The PlayOn server works great from the pc, but would be a Godsend if I didn't have to use the pc and just use the DSM-750.
***Keep up the great work D-Link. The firmware for the device as-is is awesome.***
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- Better support for mkv files: I know the firmware 1.02 update says it supports them but I have several HD x264 files, some 720p and others 1080p blu-ray rips that play with popcorn hour A-110 fine but will not play on the 750 without going into slow motion and/or losing audio. The files sizes rage from 4.5gb to 10gb.
Better compatability with media servers
The ability to play files streamed from http servers, like Llink as http servers seem to stream at a higher bit rate than upnp packet streamers
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How about an option to "boost" the audio? Some videos have very low audio when played through the 750. When I play them through my PS3, using the same D-Link media server, they sound fine. ???
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How about setting the DSM with the ability to go to Netflix and play there titles.
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How about a firmware update? Its been a while and no one is letting anyone even beta test any updates? Will there be an update anytime soon? Sound off if you would like to be "in the loop"! ???
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I'd love a progress report here, an ETA and a list of expected updates.
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Is there an idea of when some of the concerns and problems will be addressed with a new firmware upgrade? It's time to take care of the people who have put a lot of money down on this device, in these wonderful economic times, and give us new firmware or at least let us know what is being worked on and when it might be released.
C'mon guys, do the right thing and keep us in the loop!
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I have just redone my home theater with some new Sony components and added this 750 to the mix and it works great. In view of the new Sony equipment (and others) which are firmware upgradable via a lan connection, I would like to see a firmware, or hardware upgrade, that would allow the use of the 750 as a wireless bridge. Does anyone know the inner workings of the 750 to know if this is possible?
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I have just redone my home theater with some new Sony components and added this 750 to the mix and it works great. In view of the new Sony equipment (and others) which are firmware upgradable via a lan connection, I would like to see a firmware, or hardware upgrade, that would allow the use of the 750 as a wireless bridge. Does anyone know the inner workings of the 750 to know if this is possible?
the answer to this one will like be something like "not what this device is meant for"
I'd rather they use the firmware space myself for further codecs and features.
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I have just redone my home theater with some new Sony components and added this 750 to the mix and it works great. In view of the new Sony equipment (and others) which are firmware upgradable via a lan connection, I would like to see a firmware, or hardware upgrade, that would allow the use of the 750 as a wireless bridge. Does anyone know the inner workings of the 750 to know if this is possible?
If you want a wireless bridge get the DAP-1555 it will do the job and works with the 750
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Hi,
I just got my DSM-750 (I had a DSM-320 before). One thing I really really miss is having the preset on the remote - I had a bunch of internet radio stations and playlists and I could just assign them a number via the remote and then when I wanted to switch stations/playlist I just hit the number on the remote - There was no navigating all the menus etc. This make it so much more friendly to use - PLEASE addd this feature :-). I'm using XP so it's running in MediaLounge mode
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Ability for a smooth playback of AVIs with both unpacked bitstreams and packed bitstreams. It`s a pain to convert files back and forth
Thanx
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Would like to see the ability to change the screen format from 4:3 to widescreen without having to use the TV Zoom 1 or 2 as it chopps off their heads
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Does your tv have an aspect button? You might want to try that instead of zoom.
Mike
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This thread has over 4600 views. It was started after the last update, which was on 1/20/2009. There are some updates that we would like to see implemented. Is there a software developer that can talk to us about an update? Is there a new product that they are working on (could that be why we haven't seen an update?)? This is the most popular thread on this forum. We would love to see where the future of this device is going! I have spent around $1500 supporting the 750 and 520, not to mention the DIR-655 router. I would like to feel good about my investment in this company and its products. Please ask a product developer to respond. ???
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Unfortunately the product manager or product designer does not moderate this forum however I can forward these feature requests to the product manager for review to be implemented if approved.
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with DSM-750 dlink has disappointed me so badly (with their lack of support, lack of upgrade and no response to customers' request), I am done with dlink. All the routes, switches, NAS and this clunker that I have are the last things that I bought from dlink. Used to be a good company, but I see it lagging behind even netgear and linksys (cisco) in consumer space and bad customer service and support doesn't really help.
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Add support for Boxee.
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Add support for Boxee.
http://www.dlink.com/boxeebox
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Well, I have been a loyal D-Link user and am thinking about upgrading my DSM-520s to DSM-750s. However, it does appear the D-Link seems to have abandoned any level of decent support for these units. The DSM-750 hasn't seen a firmware upgrade in over a year, the the DSM-520 is even longer. I guess the concept of improving the hardware and fixing known issues for their customer base is not important. That is unfortunate. This means I will have to find a new brand of hardware to change to.
Good luck to everyone who continues to use DLink products. I for one am done.
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Are we seriously not going to see a firmware update for this?
What do you look for when considering supporting a product?
Forums where people tell what kind of problems they are having, and all the workarounds that don't work?
Sorry folks I have taken the time to start this "Sticky" and with hopes that someone on the "dev" team would reply to this and seriously listen to us.
The consumers that have spent a lot of money on this and many other D-Link products.
This is not aimed at you ECF. You have done the best you can with what D-Link has given you.
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I know Dlink wants us to buy their Boxeebox, but I see no reason to support a company that doesn't support its own products. There are plenty of other devices on the market that do what Dlink's products do, so I might as well purchase products that are going to increase in functionality through firmware updates. If Dlink's won't do that, someone else's will.
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Forget D-Link. This product is abandon-ware.
Try this. It does everything the 750 does and more. Hell, its a computer. Got it hooked up to my projector through HDMI. Works great!
http://www.frys.com/product/6276060?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG