Netgear's EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live came packin'
a lot of promise for just $150, but according to a critique over at
TrustedReviews, those into a thing dubbed "high-definition" may want to keep on saving and pass over this one. You see, the only 720p content it's capable of playing back is MPEG-2; other than that, you're stuck watching SD material or upscaled-to-720p SD material. To the box's credit, it did manage to play back content satisfactorily, and the built-in
PlayOn software was indeed a boon to the device's overall utility. In the world of media streamers, though, you've got oodles of options, and it seems as if one from WD or
ASUS just might be a better overall value. Tap the read link to decide for yourself.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tukom @ Oct 24th 2009 10:04AM
As the post suggest, in the world of media streamers and media extenders there are a lot of other options such as SageTV, but very few real competitors to the home theater PC. As discussed in the following article, media streamers have many pitfalls why they are only second best alternative after the HTPC:
http://mymediaexperience.com/sagetv-an-alternative-htpc-media-center/
Bryan @ Oct 31st 2009 1:03AM
A media extender that isn't HD? Is it 2005?