I was hoping this unit would be a drop-in replacement that would be easy to use and intuitive for family members to play content without my help. I'm still "looking" for that solution. While I liked the box, I will be putting it up for auction and building a new HTPC from Newegg parts of course for better functionality. There are so many of these coming out now, hopefully one will be usable soon If you are comfortable being an early adopter, and working with the company on beta testing their products, you might find some use.
Pros: This is one of the best things in my home entertainment center. A friend of mine had recommended this product and told me how well it worked. There is a firmware upgrade that has to be done first but takes little time once you have it connected to the network.
Hands down the best purchase i have made in a while well worth the money. Cons: I almost did'nt buy this after I read all the negative reviews that was almost a mistake :. Easy to setup, and control. In general a nice unit. Cons: Some quirks in the interface, DVD's do not display cover art until you play with thier utility not that intuitive , Minor tweaks needed some rough edges in reguard to interface. Another topic of note, is that there is a tremendously helpful and technical user base around this product, the forums for support are top notch and very explanatory.
Overall Review: Check out netgear eva forum including beta forum before you decide. Plays all my videos, even HD. I should note they I'm using a wired connection. One of the best purchases I've made in a while. Works well with updated firmware. It has not crashed since I've updated it. I've been using it since summer Cons: can be buggy.. Overall Review: If you have a decent understanding of networking and streaming, I highly recommend this product. I'm thinking about buying a 2nd for the bedroom.
Plays YouTube videos and stores YouTube favorites for easier future retrieval. Lower resolution YouTube videos can be easily scaled down on the screen during playback to get a sharper image.
I have a 52" screen, so this feature is extremely helpful! Early limitations of one-level folder navigation have been resolved with the firmware update: navigates easily at least to 5 levels did not try deeper:.
Cons: Does not play. Every file on my network, including linux and windows pcs of several versions are detected easily. But there remains a problem with tv tuner detection which is still not ironed out with the latest firmware updates. We have dropped our prices on select products even further. View the details on any product with the symbol and click the Lowest Price tag to view our additionally discounted price.
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To view our discounted price, simply click the Lowest Price Tag in the product details page or add the item to your shopping cart. It automatically finds all the digital media files on your home network and organizes them into an easily accessible library. Overall, content quality is as good as the original source material allows.
For example, during testing, the 40th anniversary edition of The Graduate played clean and solid without artifacting or color blur an-noyances in DVD-quality resolution. Accessing Flickr for photos is no different than doing it on a PC, but for sure a big screen TV shows just how low-quality YouTube videos can be. As for audio, quality also depends upon the source. For the most part, Internet radio stations come through without any hiss and play smoothly in the background. But getting deeper involved with the integration between the Digital Entertainer and the PC allows you to do some unexpected things like use a Web browser and get email.
Just have patience, because this process does involve a bit of a learning curve. However, fortunately, the manual includes a lot of useful reference material.
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