Figured I'd pass along an update on my updates....

For all my concerns about not being networked here, I used a 50' network cable to plug the 3808 into my router and < BEHOLD! > , updating the firmware was as simple as can be!

Then, I decided to do my Pannie Blu-Ray player (35). Plugged in the network cable and it was just as easy! Then, I decided to update my Toshiba HD-DVD player and...well...it faltered. There was an IP address and all, but it "couldn't find the server" so I burned an ISO Image file as had been suggested here and then THAT went well!

I'm so freakin' happy about how all this went, I'm PO'd that my Turntable doesn't have an Ethernet port!

You could always mod one in just for looks...

Just don't put it on the turntable itself. When it said "twisted pair" that wasn't really what was intended.

Gratz on finally spreading your packets around.

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Joyce isn't pregnant....? Oh, wait...yeah, I get it!

update on the update on the update....

I can't leave my 3808 plugged into the router unless I want to keep tripping over the 50' cable connecting the two. Today, I had to re-hook up the receiver to get the 'Upgrade Code" to supply to Denon for the free upgrade.

After connecting, I spent 45 mins getting very frustrated that the denon was unable to connect to the network. I played with settings, not really knowing what I was doing, I swore to myself (and to the empty room) that I was going to prioritize learning about networking. I double checked the router connection and cycled it. I couldn't figure out why the other day it worked instantly and today something was different.

Finally I decided to confirm a solid connection at the receiver end. It wasn't until then, holding a mirror on a different angle than I did previously, that I realized the Denon Link connector was ALSO an RJ45.... and four inches from the Ethernet connection. I never claimed to be bright.

Well, once the cable was actually plugged into the correct jack, I got my code and decided to check out internet radio stations...which I never did the other day.

THIS is a bigger feature than I thought it would be. Yes, the sound varies from Mediocre MP3 to good quality FM... but how cool is it to listen to a classic rock station from Goteborg or a blues station from Germany? Or, even to get my local stations much clearer than I otherwise could without hooking up a big FM antenna in the attic?

I hadn't given too much emphasis to an internet-ready receiver before the other day, but I gotta tell you... the firmware updates, internet stations, and MP3 playback are really pretty big features in my book now!

FWIW, I've only used MP3s on a 16 gig thumb drive, I haven't yet hooked up a hard disc....

I like surfing the internet radio stations from time to time, you get to hear some pretty good music I otherwise would never listen to.

I pictured myself doing that as soon as I read it. I find that the more I learn about something the more my mistakes gravitate towards the silly side or I miss the obvious because my brain immediately wants to jump to the more complicated solutions.

I love Internet radio. It's the ultimate channel scan media for men who can't set down a remote control.