HTC Media Link DLNA streamer review

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Apple's AirPlay might be getting all the attention lately but it's
hardly the first solution for wirelessly streaming media to the
television. Far from it. In 2003, the Digital Living Network Alliance
(DLNA) formed with its first set of interoperable products hitting the
market in 2004. Since then, the alliance has certified thousands of
products supported by more than 245 member companies, 29 of whom are
listed as "promoter members" including such heavyweights as Sony,
Nokia, Samsung, Toshiba, Verizon, AT&T Lab, LG, Qualcomm, Cisco,
Microsoft, Panasonic, Intel, HP, and Motorola. Pretty much everyone
but Apple. Recently, HTC joined the DLNA ranks with the introduction
of two smartphones -- the Desire Z and Desire HD -- and a tiny media
streamer known as the HTC Media Link, HTC's first attempt to gain a
foothold in the living room. Over the last week we've been testing the
Desire Z (a Eurofied T-Mobile G2) with the Media Link, lazily
streaming video, music, and images around the house using a myriad of
sources and controllers from Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, and Western
Digital. How did it perform? Click through to find out.