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EVA 9150-great addition to my living room; not to my bank

Advantages: Massive file range, incredible wireless networking, quiet, looks good
Disadvantages: Simply too costly right now - extra features do not justify price

This machine is fantastic - it has even converted the wife who is as Luddite as they come. Its connection speeds with my router are pheomenal, using the n-standard, and I've been able to stream HD video from my router upstairs to this downstairs effortlessly. Misses out Windows Media Centre altogether (good thing!) and simply indexes your shared folders on whatever is your server. For me, I have a 1TB MyBook attached to my router and this works perfectly. ...
...so you can back up your DVDs and keep them scratch free somewhere safe. 500GB hard drive is useful for your favourite stuff - easily managed too. The outputs on the back are extensive - the picture quality through the HDMI even when upscaling is superb. Really can't fault this machine at all except for minor things like the UI is sometimes a bit unresponsive. The only downside is that it is overpriced in my view - better than the rest certainly but ...

Cardinal-Red 21.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150

Great for a spare TV

Advantages: HD footage anywhere in the house, quality
Disadvantages: wi-fi not always capable of HD streaming

A great addition to any HD tv you may have in your house, perfect for a secondary TV such as a bedroom this will allow you to stream from your PC to the TV over wifi in HD. Although there isn't exactly what could be considered a huge amount of HD on the net you are legally allowed to rip Blu-Ray/HD-DVD movies. Streaming devices for music and standard definition video have been around for a couple of years now and have done their job perfectly, it ...
...reasonable prices. The EVA8000 coming in at just below £200 is a lot cheaper than a blu-ray player with more features. Connections: -Scart -S-Video -Component Video -A 1080i HDMI socket (although this will be upgraded to 1080p via new firmware) -Phono Output - Coax and Optical Digital outs -Ethernet Jack -USB The EVA offers two different ways to stream the footage, wi-fi or Ethernet, I would definitely recommend using Ethernet if possible ...

6heads 10.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of NETGEAR Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000

Digital Entertainment Greatness.

Advantages: Direct USB Play, Wired & Wireless Connectivity, Intel Viiv Certified
Disadvantages: Less than perfect User interface, No HDMI Connectivity

This is the first Intel Viiv certified digital media adaptor. Great for those who want to share media content from their PC all over the home. This device can connect to your network either wired or wirelessly, the wireless supports the 802.11b/g standards, but if you want to play with HD content, then you'll probably want to use the wired connection, it gets a bit slow over wireless. The wireless security on this model is up-to-date, which is ...
...at the moment, (128-Bit Encryption). All of the major video, audio and image filetypes are supported by the device, so no need to worry about incompatibility. Installation is a little tricky, as it sometimes won't work with Windows Media Centre very well. Overall, it's a good device, with all the features you need in such a device, superb. ...

RedNaxelaster 23.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of NETGEAR Digital Entertainer EVA700

Panasonic does it again

Advantages: Range of features, quality
Disadvantages: Single tuner

...been very impressed with any Panasonic product I have owned or seen in a home. After a little look around I opted to buy this player as I had heard great things about it and some of the other products in the DIGA Range so I choose the Panasonic DIGA DMR-EX79 and here is my review. The Look When Choosing a new DVD Player I wanted to get one that was as smart looking as the new television I had just bought. One thing about Panasonic products I like ...
...Since DVD recorders were introduced Panasonic have been at the top of the game at every price point so it's not so surprising that this has such a great reputation. Recording This has a massive 250GB Hard Drive and features a Freeview tuner for easy recording onto either the hard drive or onto the DVD. Recording is simple, you can either set it up to record something on a timer or if you find something you like you can just press the record button ...

jcneil 11.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Panasonic DIGA DMR-EX79

Eltax DVR - 555 HD - DVD BREAKS EASILY

Advantages: cophy video to dvd via hard drive
Disadvantages: dvd player can break down. Should not need to replace whole machine

I own A eltax dvr - 555 HD from Hughes some 3 years and half years ago and now the dvd within the machine is not working. Will not play or eject a dvd when you put one in. The hard drive still works and you can view what is saved on there. Bit of pain when I was trying to copy videos onto Dvd via the hard drive. Also the cover has run out on it. If anyone knows of where I could get a replacement dvd for it please help. Apart from this problem ...

anorak1 12.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Eltax DVR-555 HD