For the past year you could pick up a Linksys DMA for super cheap prices at various online stores. So cheap the little Windows Media Center extenders have become quite popular. Unfortunately it looks like Linksys is finally running out of the devices and is officially discontinuing the product line.
After being tipped off by a post on the Green Button Forums, I did a little searching and put in an e-mail to confirm Cisco’s intentions. Their reply:
Yes, they are in discontinue status and right now there is no plans to replace. Sorry.
These are V2 extenders, which means they work with both Vista Media Center and Windows 7 Media Center. A concern among Linksys DMA 2100/2200 users is whether Linksys will continue to provide firmware updates as needed. My guess is they won’t, but hopefully that won’t be a huge issue as it is a pretty mature product.
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