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Netgear Netgear Entertainer HD EVA8000

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Pros
Supports both Apple and Windows Media DRM
Can work as a DVR
Cons
Setup menu is hard to get to
Occasional stutter on 1080p high-def content

$309.00 - $398.99
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Netgear Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000 Review

by Lincoln Spector

- Netgear's Digital Entertainer is a feature-packed product, but setting it up entails visiting too many menus. Fortunately, the menu screens are eye-pleasing and easy to read. Also, the remote feels right in the hand, and it has large, well-placed buttons. The EVA8000 scans your PC or PCs and organizes your media, making the video or song that you seek easier to find, even if you don't use the supplied server software.

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Reviewed by: Decapitator

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Strengths: Easy to install, wireless works well, great picture quality. Nice menu to navigate with on the TV and supports more media formats than most other similar products out there.

Weaknesses: Has difficulty in streaming files larger than 2GB(High Definition)even with wireless-N(but you can "hardwire" a memory stick/hard drive into it with the USB port. Doesn't play apple formats.

Overall Evaluation: This is one of the best products I have ever bought, I use it in conjunction with a Netgear DG834N wireless router and am extremely happy with it. It supports .mkv files with the latest firmware too. The only thing missing is support for playing back iTunes media.
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Strengths: Looks only.

Weaknesses: The software, the way it displays on the tv as though you are actually watching the video on a camcorder, most codecs don't work, Indian tech support is incompetant, non read-only HD's get attacked.

Overall Evaluation: Maybe in year you can buy this when it actually might have been ready to go to market. Unbelievable piece of junk. It takes over your network, computer (why?) and your data files. The wireless didn't work 2 ft away from the brand new gigabit Netgear router (piece of junk also). The sc101 turbo network server also purchased in order to minimize workload on the desktop reaks havoc on the network by communicating also. Unless you are a total masochist - Do not ever buy any Netgear product. Sorry PCUniverse - It wasn't your fault, in fact you have the quickest delivery I have ever seen. Unfortunately a delay may have been welcome to postpost the complete misery of dealing with 4 of the worst computer product I have ever dealt with. I am even including the early Dells by comparison

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