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Old 07-17-2007, 06:51 AM
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Unhappy Wireless MVP...only it doesn't have wireless?
I just bought a wMVP from Sage to use on my kitchen TV. I got it today, and the box says its wireless, the body of the unit has a wired and wireless MAC address sticker, but there is no antenna, and when you hook it up it only looks for a wired connection. Am I missing something? or have I somehow gotten a wired unit in a wireless shell, and need to get them to send me a replacement?
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Old 07-17-2007, 07:50 AM
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No antenna is probably a good sign that you got the wrong unit. No antenna connection I assume?
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Old 07-17-2007, 08:06 AM
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No antenna is probably a good sign that you got the wrong unit. No antenna connection I assume?
Right, which kind of made me think that too, since all the pictures I've seen had an external antenna. But I wanted to make sure they hadn't internalized the antenna or something.

Weird though that it has a wireless MAC address sticker on it. I wonder if somebody pulled a fast one and swapped bottoms on a returned unit. I'll go email them and tell them they sent me the wrong thing.
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Old 07-17-2007, 08:11 AM
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Weird though that it has a wireless MAC address sticker on it. I wonder if somebody pulled a fast one and swapped bottoms on a returned unit. I'll go email them and tell them they sent me the wrong thing.
I think they all have MACs for both interfaces even if only the wired is present.
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Old 07-17-2007, 08:44 AM
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But I wanted to make sure they hadn't internalized the antenna or something.
I haven't heard anyone here mention that.

I agree that someone might have pulled a fast one and returned a wired unit for a refund of the cost of a wireless. Just guessing...
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Old 07-17-2007, 09:17 AM
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I think they all have MACs for both interfaces even if only the wired is present.
None of my wired units have a wireless MAC...
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Old 07-17-2007, 09:26 AM
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None of my wired units have a wireless MAC...
And I noticed when I pulled it out of the box that one side looked like it wasn't quite clipped in right. I'd say something is definatly fishy

I emailed the order department, I asked if they'd let me keep this one and just send me a wireless unit for the price of a wired unit. I think I may take out the computer that drives the projector in the living room and just use an MVP box, it would be quieter, and atke up a lot less room.
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Old 07-17-2007, 09:31 AM
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I think I may take out the computer that drives the projector in the living room and just use an MVP box, it would be quieter, and atke up a lot less room.
And will probably give a better picture...
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Which would give a better picture? Right now its a VGA dsub via extension to the projector. would an S-video actually be better than that?
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Which would give a better picture? Right now its a VGA dsub via extension to the projector. would an S-video actually be better than that?
Ah, hard to say then. The MVP is always better than S-Video from a graphics card IMO, but D-Sub would probably be better. You have a MVP, try it and see!
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Old 07-20-2007, 05:34 PM
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BTW: I just heard that SageTV accidentally received wireless MVP boxes that had wired MVPs inside. So, if anyone ordered a wireless MVP & received one of these mis-boxed units, just contact SageTV.

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Old 07-20-2007, 06:35 PM
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None of my wired units have a wireless MAC...
the wired-only replacement I just got back has wired and wifi MACs on the sticker. wonder if the wifi hardware is in it.
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Old 07-21-2007, 12:46 PM
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My recently received MVP has wired and wireless MAC addresses on the sticker but seems to have no wireless. It's not impossible that they now manufacture the unit with both wireless and wired chips and just change the case and firmware to suit, in the distribution chain (cheaper to manufacture).
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