Network Media Player With Storage

Why NETGEAR’s Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100)? Plays video, MP3s and digital photos from your PC, Mac or network attached storage device (NAS) to your HDTV, Browse and play popular movies and TV shows from Hulu, Netflix, CBS, and more using PlayOn on your PC (free trial and special discount), Automatically finds all digital media files on your home network and organizes them into an easily accessible library, Includes one HDMI port, HD upconversion up to 1080p, and two USB ports for iPod and USB drives, Easily add a NETGEAR Wireless USB Adapter (EVAW111) to connect wirelessly

Brand: Netgear Model: EVA9100-100NAS Format: CD Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 4.50" h x 15.00" w x 20.00" l, 7.70 pounds Plays video, MP3s and digital photos from your PC, Mac or network attached storage device (NAS) to your HDTV Browse and play popular movies and TV shows from Hulu, Netflix, CBS, and more using PlayOn on your PC (free trial and special discountº) Automatically finds all digital media files on your home network and organizes them into an easily accessible library Includes one HDMI port, HD upconversion up to 1080p, and two USB ports for iPod and USB drives Easily add a NETGEAR Wireless USB Adapter (EVAW111) to connect wirelessly

The NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Express EVA9100 brings your computer and home entertainment system together to provide you with a great sensory experience. You'll be able to watch high-definition videos, view photos, and listen to digital music on your HDTV and high-quality stereo system--directly from your PC, Mac, or network attached storage (NAS) device. The Digital Entertainer Express also lets you browse and play popular movies and TV shows from PlayOn, Hulu, Netflix, CBS, and more. Digital Entertainer Express features: Ability to stream videos, music, and photos from your computer or NAS to your HDTV and entertainment system. HDMI output with upconversion to 1080p. Two USB ports for added versatility. Energy-efficient design. See how it works. View all the digital media on your computer on your HDTV and home entertainment system. View larger. The HDMI output automatically upconverts signals to 1080p. View larger. The included remote lets you control your media from your couch. View larger. Watch Digital Media on Your HDTV and Home Entertainment System You've downloaded your favorite shows and the latest movies from the Internet, and you've also got a giant collection of MP3s stored on your computer or NAS device (such as NETGEAR's Stora for home users looking for a simple NAS, or ReadyNAS Duo for more advanced users). Thanks to the Digital Entertainer Express, you can now watch and listen to your digital collection in the comfort of your living room. Why settle for watching your movies on a small computer monitor or listening to music on small tinny speakers? Whether your files are stored on a PC, Mac, or NAS device, the Digital Entertainer Express will play them directly to your HDTV and home entertainment system, giving you a great viewing and listening experience. And best of all, when using the HDMI port, the Digital Entertainer Express upconverts your videos to 1080p, so you can enjoy them in high definition. Play Movies and TV Shows from Hulu, Netflix, and More The Digital Entertainer Express also streams videos and feeds from the Internet, letting you browse and play popular movies and TV shows from Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, CBS, PlayOn (free trial and special discount included), and more. You can also listen to Internet radio and podcasts and view photos on Flickr. Works with a Wide Variety of Formats The Digital Entertainer Express plays a wide variety of media formats, so you won't have to go through the hassle of finding the right media player to play your different files. In fact, it offers more compatibility than Apple TV, Media Center Extender, Xbox 360, and other competitors. The Digital Entertainer Express supports video formats such as AVI, DivX, Xvid, WMV9, MOV, M4V, VOB, MPG, MP1, MP2, MP4, ISO, IFO, MKV, TS, M2TS, and PS. It also supports audio formats such as MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, WMA-Pro, M4A, M4P, Dolby Digital, DTS Passthrough, PCM, LPCM, and WAV (multichannel to 192 KHz). It can even display photos in JPEG, BMP, PNG, and TIFF formats. Two USB Ports for Connecting iPods, Flash Drives, and Other Storage Devices For added versatility, the Digital Entertainer Express sports two easily accessible USB ports for instant access to content via USB flash drives, digital cameras, iPods, or any other USB storage device. Wide Assortment of Ports In addition to the two USB ports and HDMI output, the Digital Entertainer Express also has an RCA connector for composite video output, RCA connectors for component video output (high-definition support), a digital audio output S/PDIF (coaxial/optical), stereo RCA audio ports, an Ethernet port, and an S-Video port. Easily Add Wireless Connectivity You can easily add wireless connectivity with the NETGEAR Wireless USB Adapter EVAW111 (sold separately) to stream your music and videos without cables. The wireless adapter offers 802.11a/b/n capability with Push 'N' Connect for simple, fast, and secure network connections. Energy-Efficient Design The Digital Entertainer Express is a NETGEAR Green product, so you know you're getting a device. Its efficient power supply and automatic power-saving mode consume as little as 0.01 watts of power. The NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Express EVA9100 is compatible with Windows (including Vista), Macintosh, and Linux computers, and it measures 2.0 x 17 x 10 inches (H x W x D) and weighs 5.56 pounds. It is backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100), remote control (2 AA batteries included), power cable, Ethernet cable, RCA stereo-audio/composite-video cable, installation guide, and resource CD. Related NETGEAR Products to Enhance Your Digital Entertainer Express Experience NETGEAR Rangemax Dual Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router (WNDR3700) Top-of-the line router, ideal for serious gamers, videophiles, and small businesses demanding high performance Dual-band Wireless-N operates simultaneously on 2.4 and 5.0 GHz frequencies for highest throughput speed and performance 600 Mbps speed, with real throughput of over 350 Mbps   NETGEAR Wireless Adapter for EVA9100 (EVAW111) Wireless adapter for EVA9100 Wireless-N provides ultra-fast speed and performance Push 'N' Connect for easy set-up USB adapter plugs right into port for quick and painless installation NETGEAR Wireless-N Router (WNR2000) Provides blazing fast Wireless-N networks Is backwards compatible with older Wireless-G networks Has push-button connectivity Automatically configures your router for virtually all ISP connections   NETGEAR ReadyNAS Duo 2-Bay (Diskless) Desktop Network Storage (RND2000) Award-winning network attached server streams music, photos and video to network media players without a computer Two disk bays for adding your own drives Allows multiple users share files simultaneously NETGEAR-exclusive X-RAID technology keeps your digital media and files protected NETGEAR Home Theater Internet Connection Kit (XAVB1004) Converts your home wiring into a high-speed network Turns standard outlets into high-speed, entertainment-grade Internet connections for up to 4 devices Ideal for connecting HDTVs, Blu-ray players, and game consoles to your home network   NETGEAR Stora (MS2110) Centralize all your digital media in a single, secure location Share music and photos with selected friends and family Easily share your photos and movies with your favorite social networking site Stream music to your iPhone or other Web-enabled phone

Most helpful customer reviews 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Probably the best mass market media player out there By Michael When I talk of mass market, I'm talking about the media players for the average consumer; not, for example, those that can only be obtained from specialty retailers and custom electronics pros, e.g. Kaleidescape, etc. Anyway, I own two other media players (D-Link DSM520 and Seagate FreeAgent+) and have extensively researched others (e.g. WD Live, Asus, Zinwell/Briteview, etc.), and while that does not qualify me as an expert, I can still confidently make the claim in my review title. None of the other players deliver the kind of experience the Netgear does. It is quite obvious that Netgear is serious is about the media server/player market. There are so many features that differentiates this player from the others, that I cannot do it justice. Anyway, I will list a few. First, it is standard sized, so it fits nicely with other standard gear, e.g. blu-ray player, receiver, etc., especially handy for stacking in a cabinet or rack mounting. All of the other players mentioned, except for two D-Link models, are smaller. This makes them more portable, but in most cases, these players will sit in one position and never move, I'd bet. Second, media on the network is treated as part of your library (as if they resided locally on an attached drive). This is a big deal, since it allows you to view your movie folders as cover art and you don't have to browse the network for them every time. The other players do not support this. Third, movies can be automatically categorised, based on genre, rating, production year, etc. This is accomplished by a very cool method of importing this information from the internet movie database. There is an application to facilitate this. While it is true that each movie's data must be imported individually, making it a fairly tedious task to setup initially - especially if you have hundreds of movies already - this is typical of high end gear. Sony's flagship 400-disc blu-ray changer, for example is similar, as you load each disc individually and have the player download the information from Grace Notes. However, the benefits to be derived after this initial load cannot be overstated. You can then browse your movies by high definition cover art (you can always save a higher definition poster to the movie folder at any time). This browsing can be done by all movies, or filtered by various categories. Once this information is downloaded, pressing info on the remote when a movie is playing, reveals all the information for that movie; similar to info on DirecTV or Dish Network, etc. Fourth, access to movies can be restricted (e.g. password protected for children), based on rating (previously downloaded) or location in your folder paths. Fifth, you can manage the player remotely via your PC and even send messages to the player, e.g. to let the kids know it's time for bed after the movie they are currently viewing! Sixth, if you have multiple of these players, you can use the "follow me" feature, and have any player remember the settings of the other player when you last left it, so that you can resume watching a movie in, say, the living room, at the same point you would have left it, when viewing in the bedroom. Seventh, there is a digital entertainer forum where you can download third party skins for the player. I have already tried some of them and they do enhance your experience of the player. Of course, this is done at your own risk, as an improperly created skin can render the player unusable, forcing you to reset to factory (this is taken from the manual, so I don't know that it would completely destroy the player). There are some other very nice features that may or may not be present in some of the other players, e,g. the ability to adjust the size/colour of the subtitles. Couple negatives so far: One, is that it sometimes loses connectivity with the network.