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Zensonic Media Server Z400

By Alex Kidman on 21 March 2005

The Zensonic Z400 makes streaming multimedia content from your PC to your TV extremely simple.

User rating:7

Comments (17)

  • andrew.theblueman gave 2/10 on 26/04/2007 21:46

    • Good: nice silver box
    • Bad: Doesn't load many files without crashing. Poor UI, Cannot upgrade firmware. No response from support

    This product has been all but abandoned by Zensonic. There are pages of newsgroup threads full of disenchanted user comments. Support is non existent

  • mark gave 4/10 on 12/02/2007 17:53

    • Good: Plays MPEG-4 ie. avi,DivX,XviD
    • Bad: Does not play MPEG-1 files often, bad interface, and aspect ratio kills it completely - image cut top & bottom. Has problem obtaining an address when setting it up. Wireless receiver offers poor/no connectivity. Buy something else or just WAIT until a stable product is made - eg.Apple TV.

    Not worth buying

  • mark gave 6/10 on 24/11/2006 18:42

    • Good: Ability to navigate files through folders like Windows Explorer, if you have your PC files organised this way.
    • Bad: MPEG1 formats- some play some don't. Problem with aspect ratio, all 3 options incl 16:9 do not display properly on my plasma, top/bottom cut off

    Has good sound and vision, as well as tech support if needed.

  • jtcarter1 gave 4/10 on 29/08/2006 10:03

    for the price, i'll keep my dsm-320, or pick up a media center extender

  • Anonymous gave a review on 08/03/2006 12:06

    Poor wireless connection. Poor hand control unit. Lacks front controls.

  • dkelley gave a review on 07/03/2006 06:22

    Same hardware (literally) as a d-link dsm-320

    why buy this when you can buy a dsm-320 for far less? the hardware is the same, this is a repackaged dsm-320 with poorer software. Buy a dsm-320 and use tversity (Free server software) with it and you'll get the best of the best for far less. It's the same circuit board in both machines - seriously.

  • Anonymous gave 1/10 on 19/01/2006 17:32

    Lots of promise

    After a bit of time setting it up with a couple of wireless AV senders. now I have access to all my stuff from every room in the house.

    Threw away the Zensonic media server software and use TVersity instead. Its a lot more user friendly

    However, its still a bit jerky now and then. Not bad at all for early adopters.

    Cant wait till 2nd and 3rd generations of these come out.

  • connie gave 1/10 on 10/11/2005 15:38

    OK with reservations

    Mine's hooked up on 100 MB ethernet with composite video and SPDIF optical out. Sound is very good quality.

    The zensonic server software is useless for large music collections, but works well for Video. I also run the twonkyvision server for music playback as its user interface is MUCH better. As others said, it's nearly there, but not quite

  • Anonymous gave 1/10 on 02/10/2005 16:59

    An excellent product, that needs more media attention.

  • Anonymous gave a review on 29/09/2005 17:37

    could have been great

    showed promise and looks sleek , crappy remote and it is totally ignored by the developers now and thier firmware is horibly out of date, make a good doorstop

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