"PT" <> wrote in message
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>I have a Linksys DMA2100, which I’ve set up to drive a TV through a
>wireless connection to my Windows 7 computer. I'm running Windows
>Media Center exclusively to play WMP ripped CD tracks on my computer.
>Now here come two probably hopelessly naïve questions.
>1. Can I use the Extender to drive a set of external speakers,
>instead of the TV? The TV is in a far-off room, and the speakers
>would be much closer. I'm hoping I could just connect the speakers to
>the Audio outputs of the Extender, and then select the tracks to play
>from my computer, since the Extender’s remote would no longer be of
>use without the TV screen.
You would have to connect the RCA output jacks of the DMA2100 to an
amplifier/reciever or a set of amplified speakers. The RCA jacks are not
intended to drive speakers and cannot output enough wattage to do so.
Secondly, you cannot select the tracks to play on the computer, although if
you memorize the menus for the extender you could probably set it to play
randomly or use a playlist by using the remote and your memory of the menus.
If you had the DMA2200 it has an LCD on the front panel of the device that
tells you where you are in the menu system and that would have made it
easier for you! I have both devices and much prefer the DMA2200 for this and
other reasons.
>2. Assuming item 1 is doable, could I then select and play other audio
>from my computer, through the extender, to these speakers? I'm
>thinking specifically of Pandora or similar on-line music services.
You *could* play any media that the extender can play, but again, with the
DMA2100 you have no way of knowing where you are in the menu system.
-Pete
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