MvixBOX WDN-2000 Network Media Server Christmas Giveaway

[Olin Coles]

One very lucky Benchmark Reviews forum member will win a MvixBOX WDN-2000 network media server for Christmas. Valued at over $289, this little dynamo is actually a capable NAS (network attached storage) appliance with multimedia tuning. This drawing is open to all forum members (including staff) with a continental US shipping address. To enter, simply make a post in this thread listing what you would use the MvixBOX WDN-2000 for. The contest winner will be drawn 10PM PST on Monday 12/15/08.

See the Amazon listing here (http://benchmarkreviews.pgpartner.com/rd.php/pg=~~6/r=5316/m=6383567/q=/mt=289.00~~~~~~~pgforced_free_others~N~~n/url=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.amazon.com%252Fdp%252FB 001IDW36M%252Fref%253Dnosim%252F%253Ftag%253Dprice g-ce-20%2526creative%253D380333%2526creativeASIN%253DB0 01IDW36M%2526linkCode%253Dasn/k=c3654859beb5dc352af832f19a56e5d7/search=MVIX%20WDN2000/dl=1/dw_s_id=8159cfd1149f6bc017e8d1ab08b9fcce/dw_s_epoch_time=1229016068/search_id=7adceae592ab3b48c50dd76a83bc81f6/set=1229016143). Download PDF spec sheet here (http://www.mvixusa.com/mediakit/MvixUSA_MvixBOX_WDN2000.pdf).

Product Features
Media Server, File Server, Web Server, Torrent, NAS, FTP, Free DDNS, Gigabit Network, 100% Compatible with Seagate / Maxtor HDDs. (Other Brand HDD compatibility coming soon)
Stream AVI, MPEG, movies and music to your Mvix Media player or share media across PCs via uPnP protocol
Centralized File Storage & Sharing Server. Innovative "Webdisk" functionality allows users to easily drag and drop files between PCs and the NAS Server
Pre-configured Webserver: MvixBox comes pre-installed and pre-configured with Apache, MySQL, SQlife, and PHP modules - offering an excellent, low-cost web-server for small businesses and developers.
Simple and Secure Administration: Web-based, intuitive configuration module for user / group administration. Included Software allows scheduling and synchronizing data backups.
Technical Details
Compatible with 1.5 TB SATA Hard Drives, Turnkey file-sharing & transfer solution
Complete file encryption for local or remote access of sensitive data via FTP or HTTP
Users can create personal websites, blogs, wikis, family forums on the MvixBOX with easy to use configuration wizard
Quick Launcher Download, WebDisk Explorer, Windows Explorer, Web Explorer, Blog, Torrent Client, RSS Reader, Administrator and more
Gigabit wired network offers high bandwidth, allowing streaming of Hi-Def. files across LAN clients and media players such as Mvix Media Centers, Sonos® Digital Music System, Apple iTunes® clients, Sony Playstation® 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360®

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[SonicWRX]

I would use it as it was intended to be used in along with my HDTV, Sony PS3 setup. Also i would save all my recipes on its web pages and access them from a touch screen PC in my kitchen so i can make Yummy meals.

[PUTALE]

awesome. This is an easy job, it sure serve as my media center where I will stram all of my files among my systems.

[slugbug]

I'm in Canada, I guess that excludes me :(
Too bad because I would use this to stream video to my Home theater.

[brewer]

Stream video throughout my house, schedule backups for those who don't do them themselves, move my webserver to it and see how it works - then post my review on BenchmarkReviews.com

[Olin Coles]

I'm in Canada, I guess that excludes me :(
We will ship this item anywhere in the US, so if you have family/friends here you could still enter.

[=CDU=Above]

Thanks for the email.
I would use it to add game server to the CDU gaming community. We currently rent out of Dallas, this little jewel would provide a better ping for the gamers in my local area.

[tinfoil]

My massive collection of por^h^h^h lolcatz pictures.

Of course, being a Canadian, this is closed to me. Olin, why do you hate Canadians? ;> (and I do have someone to ship to in the US, neato!)

Seriously though, that is one cool little box. The possibilities are impressive and that it's pretty much its own LAMP server are very enticing as well! Good luck to the winner. A nice wiki at home, or a centralized calendaring system and searchable phone book to keep all the families numbers and appointments in one place. Niiice.

There is also, of course, the media storage/streaming abilities of the device that would be interesting. The php/apache combo brings to light some very novel ways of controlling playback with an iPhone, n700/n800/n810 or some other wifi equipped PDA.

[Olin Coles]

For the record, I like Canadians very much. So much, that one lives with me. :)
MVIX cannot ship to Canada, but they offered to ship anywhere in the continental US. Work the system.

[Folic_Acid]

That'd be great to do some streaming to my home theater!

[MaxFN]

What better use than an archive of the lattest Grandkid videos and photos...also act as server for the far-off reliatives to log-in and get the latest pics!

[Sadasius]

I would actually use this to host a small website that is attached to my main website. Definitely would be put to work! :D

[higgamo]

=o with this i could set up a left 4 dead and a call of duty 4 server for my team,they all to broke to pay for a server monthly lol >_>

lol and my birthday is the dec 15th would be funny. will be 21 woot

[Nate Swetland]

I would use this device to store and backup all my movies and tv shows and music and all that stuff for my media center, as well as so my friends and I can have remote access to all the files, so its easy for us to share stuff with each other.

[dilligas]

Well.....I do need a new bookend for my collection of Playboy magazines.:rolleyes:
Desktop on one side, and this on the other, hell what more could you want to put your zines in between? Well that and I need to have all my music streaming to work so I can try to forget where im at.

Dilligas

[ygrutman5]

Would use it as a server to share movies, music and other things with my father who is stationed in Iraq.

[schnitz76]

I happened upon this site looking up some information on a Synology unit.

However I would love to have this little box so I could stream my media at home and play around with the web server parts in it. It's been a while since I dabbled in that.

Thanks for the chance!

[Vidiot]

Looks great! I'd have two uses for it. First, as file storage. Second, to stream movies and media for myself (and maybe some other relatives :cool:)

[werty316]

I would use the MvixBOX WDN-2000 to backup all of my data so they'll be safe whenever one of my HDDs would fail.

[Alex Hanson]

I'd probably give it away as a Christmas present to my brother. He's been wanting one.

[gbowlin0300]

This would be a great solution for my home, been looking for a solution for non-net worked group of computers that need to get net worked together. Thanks for the chance at this great system.

[v_lestat]

I would use this to stream movies and music to my Xbox360 and my Xbox 1 (using XBMC)
both of which i do on a daily basis, and having a single NAS Media Server would truly help in that i wouldnt have to run any more clunky 1/2 working pc app's anymore.

[tinfoil]

For the record, I like Canadians very much. So much, that one lives with me. :)

Ha! Ok, I guess you can be in the secret club then.

[Xenius]

I'd love to have one of these. I've been looking for a good network attached storage device to put digital copies of my DVDs and my music library onto. No more worries about my computer dying and losing data!

[scruffykid]

It would be pretty sweet to have one. It would definitely help me get all the ladies, right? Pick me!

[crysis9000]

I would definitely use the MvixBOX WDN-2000 to stream my kids movies and TV shows to my 46" LCDTV. They love their SpongeBob and Backyardigans! :)

[bobbo]

I would use it to stream media, but would also use it for periodic backups.

[lothar]

I would use this as additional storage for my HTPC network for recording more TV shows, streaming DVD rips, streaming MP3s and iTunes music and investigate adding a web server.

[Big Dave]

I gotta say - It would kick butt if I actually won this. To think about all the possibilities this little gem would present is fantastic. I could store all of my files, hook it up to play media on my tv, etc... the MAIN thing I would use it for though would be setting up a family style web site to keep my entire extended family up to speed with my family and what we are up to - my kids are growing up fast and it is difficult to maintain contact easily with everyone. I think it would be nice to not have to worry about calling or emailing all my relatives when something happens - I could just update a few web pages with info and leave it in THEIR hands to see how we are all doing! SWWWEEEEET! Thanks for the chance at this! Benchmark Reviews ROCKS! :D

[Nycto]

Three obvious uses. First, data storage and backup. Second, web server. Third, as nearly everybody else has said, media streaming.

[jaxstraww]

Finally get motivated and move my home pictures to the server and a many have said integrate it into my home entertainment set up.

[kenyee]

That'd be a great place to store a media library (MP3, videos, photos, etc.). It'd be nice if it had a feature like WD's external drives where you can access data on it anywhere though.

[Apiario]

I would use the MvixBOX WDN-2000 to stream media to my PCs and to my Xbox360 for viewing on my HDTV. Twill be a very merry Xmas if I could stream A Christmas Story using this...not that it probably won't be running 24/7 on the networks anyway :)

[x.clay]

I would use this to store my music library and to store and host the loads of photos and videos I am accumulating.

[Evaders99]

I would use it for my home theater storage

[Spinspan]

I would use this as server for PHPbbs and a FTP server

[StarvingArtist]

Love the site!
I would love to have this to connect to all my music and have a extra hard drive that I can watch movies from home when at school! Would be great to connect to my ps3 as well. :D

[Olin Coles]

The drawing winner has been notified via PM. He/she will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is drawn. Once the winner is confirmed, I will announce it here in this thread.

Happy Holidays.

[tinfoil]

The drawing winner has been notified via PM. He/she will have 24 hours to respond before a new winner is drawn. Once the winner is confirmed, I will announce it here in this thread.

Happy Holidays.

There must have been some mistake when you sent the PM, as I don't have any in my inbox ;>

[slugbug]

Congrats to the winner!

[Olin Coles]

The winner has been confirmed. Please congratulate dilligas, who should receive this item directly from MVIX.

Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, and so on.

[dilligas]

So killer, thanks for the great gift from Santa! Can't wait to set this bad boy up and give ya a review on it. Will let others know how it goes, hope I don't get hate mail....Santa is watching u know. :)
Thanks again for a great site and have to make a point to spend more time here.
DIllIgas

[slugbug]

Congratulate dilligas :)

[Joel Naticchioni]

Oops. A bit late to the party it seems.

[PUTALE]

Congrat On The Lucky One.

[Daryl Greene]

I would certainly use it as a file server. Could store a lot of stuff I don't want to lose plus my wife has an extensive collection of music that she would love to store somewhere other than her PC. She is an online DJ and really could use the storage.

[slugbug]

I would certainly use it as a file server. Could store a lot of stuff I don't want to lose plus my wife has an extensive collection of music that she would love to store somewhere other than her PC. She is an online DJ and really could use the storage.

You're a little late Daryl.

The contest winner will be drawn 10PM PST on Monday 12/15/08

[Olin Coles]

We've got a winner... for the revive a long-lost thread award.

[Daryl Greene]

hell, i didn't look at the date. For some reason it came up when I clicked on quick links and today's posts. I just figured it was something that it was current. Why in the world would it pop up now?

[RagingShadow07]

That's happened several times for me, too. I think it's when a thread gets a new view, but I'm not exactly sure.

[liqnit]

Will use it as storage for virtual machines i use.
Stream MEDIA and general back up

[slugbug]

Will use it as storage for virtual machines i use.
Stream MEDIA and general back up

We have another winner :rolleyes: