Rockford Fosgate Omnifi DMS1 Digital Media Streamer Review

First off, the other reviewer is wrong - I have Rhapsody service and the Omnifi works just fine. Why someone posts a 1 star review based on speculative (and wrong) information I don't understand.

I've owned a Linksys WML11, two Netgear MP101's, and an Omnifi. I sold both MP101's - they would be great if they worked but the firmware is buggy (even by Netgear's admission if you read their release notes) and the wireless reception is poor. If they can't keep up with the audio stream (which happens plenty due to poor reception) they reboot themselves and - so you have to go find the music you were playing and restart it again. Very annoying.

The Linksys is more reliable and gets better reception, but forces you to use playlists if you want to play more than one track. I find this very annoying too. You can't just browse to a folder and play all the tracks; after playing the first track the music stops and you have to manually select the next track; etc. Also, scrolling through long lists is pretty slow. But its very solid firware, and the speakers are a nice feature. One good feature of the Linksys that no others have is a built in Internet radio set so you can stream Internet radio without having to run a UPnP media server on a PC on the network.

The Omnifi winds hands down though. It has almost all the stability of the Linksys, and none of the annoyances. It has great front panel controls as well as remote; is very solid, and just works great. I've seen some complaints about the external wifi adapter but on the plus side that gives some freedom for antenna positioning. I'm very happy with this device and think it deserves four stars. I probably have to power cycle it about once every two weeks after it gets into a "searching for media" state and can't find the music server, which is why I give it four stars instead of five.

Possibly the only other caveat is that I don't understand the PlaysForSure certification. The device supposedly supports PlaysForSure, but I couldn't get it to work with the new Yahoo music service. Maybe that's a Yahoo problems though; I'm not sure. But it works just fine with Rhapsody.



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Product Description:
Are you faced with the dilemma of having tons of tunes stored on your computer that you're tired of listening to with your wimpy PC speakers or headphones? Consider your problem solved with the Rockford Fosgate Omnifi DMS1 Digital Media Streamer. This system uses Wi-Fi technology to stream crystal clear, digital audio from your PC to you bigger, badder home audio system. The Omnifi DMS1 home digital media streamer comes equipped with everything you need -- digital audio receiver, remote control, and SimpleCenter software.
This system is incredibly easy to use. Simply hook the Omnifi to your computer via your Ethernet network or connect wirelessly to an 802.11b Wi-Fi access point (Wi-Fi receiver required), and you'll be ready to tap into your PC music library. With the Omnifi streaming the audio contents of your PC to your home audio system, you can stop listening to inferior sound and up the ante with superb, high-fidelity sound quality.
What's in the Box
DMS1 media streamer, remote control, Ethernet adapter, audio cable, and software.

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