Netgear Digital Entertainer HD Model EVA8000
Netgear Digital Entertainer HD Model EVA8000 Reivew: Computer Soul-Mate
June 2007 By Marshal M. RosenthalMoving through menus and accessing movies, music and pictures off of files and the Internet is much cooler when they’re coming off of a big display and sound system. About the only problem I had was an occasional video “stutter” when playing high-def recorded vids, probably a network slowdown or some CPU intensive task hitting the PC (this happening more often when I tried using the wireless connectivity). And for those who care, you can also access the PC desktop for e-mail and Web browser use, although this does require some patience to get a “feel” for.
By the way, it’s possible to use the Digital Entertainer HD with a Macintosh or Linux box, but some technical know-how on the part of the user to get it set up will be needed (but DRM-protected files won’t play at all on a Mac). And with just the one PC, I wasn’t able to see how The Entertainer could find media across multiple computers on the network, nor how multiple Entertainers could be linked in concert for whole-house audio.
For a home theater, Digital Entertainer HD performs, and does a solid job of getting computer stuff up on the big screen where it belongs. yy
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