I bought this the minute I saw it, thinking $110 was not much to lose. It took me over a week to get it fully working, but even so, I'm giving it 4 stars (if you're a computer geek). One star if you don't know what a router is (too hard for non geeks to get working).

While I have read about the many problems people have had with the wireless adapters, I am using this in wired mode.

The unit has two pieces of software:
1) The Client software is what is programmed into the unit itself. It is burned onto a flash memory inside the box. GoVideo has released three versions (mine came with version 1). You can upgrade or downgrade the Client by creating a CD-ROM (the online tech support walks you through it - very simple).
2) The Server software is what you put on your computer. It is the interface that locates and marks all of your video/MP3 files to be shared on the player. The Server itself is not a media player. There are two versions of Server.

So, the first thing... Read more

After reading all of the reviews for this product I was a little trepid about buying it. I decided that the bulk of the problems users have is due to lack of computer experience. To test this theory I tried to examine the product thoroughly before coming to any conclusion.

I wanted to test the product out of the box and then upgrade to the latest software versions and test it again... here is what I found...

Out of the box the product set itself up very well. It found the network and the server (my PC). It could play most of the files that I tried but had trouble with a few. The main interface was a little cumbersome and the program had an overall buggy and unintuitive feel. I would have rated the product a three at this point. In fact I would have agreed with most of the negative reviews written here.

Now... here is where the fun started.

Upgrading the product was soooooo easy that my pet monkey (If I had one) could have pulled it... Read more

I initally tried to get it to work with my wireless lan (802.11b). Everything played, but the video was a little "blocky". I didn't have the funds to buy a new 802.11g router, so instead I hardwired the dvd player on a 100 mbit network. Everything now plays flawlessly, including mpeg1, mpeg2, and mpeg4/divx.

Its able to play Shoutcast radio streams using software called "twonkyvision" (search for it on google). That was a big plus for me.

As for the dvd functions, its a great dvd player for the price. Its got progressive scan and all of the outputs you would need.

Oh yeah, someone else mentioned this, but make sure you update the firmware on both the client and server or else things won't work right. That firmware can be downloaded from govideo's website.

I'm very satisfied with my purchase.