Convergence Products

Connections
Inputs: N/A
Outputs:
Video: HDMI (1), component video (1), S-video (1), composite video (1), SCART (1)
Audio: HDMI (1), digital coaxial (1), digital optical (1), analog stereo (1), headphone jack (1)
Additional: Ethernet (1), USB 2.0 (2)
Wireless: 802.11b/g

Features
Supported Formats:
Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVI, VC-1, WMV, MOV, VOB, DivX, XviD, H.264
Audio: MP3, WMA, WMA Pro, AAC, M4A, M4P, WAV, FLAC; Dolby Digital and DTS (both two-channel mixdown)
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
Supported Resolutions: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
Dimensions (H x W x D, inches): 2 x 17 x 10
Weight (pounds): 4.4

Ratings: Netgear Digital Entertainer HD

Build Quality: 85 Average
• A full-sized, rigid metal box with a lot of air inside

Value: 82 Below Average
• A mite steep for a device so dependent upon the PC, with no storage of its own

Features: 88 Average
• Audio/video streaming (including DRM content), Internet radio, RSS feeds
• Multiroom configurations possible

Performance: 83 Below Average
• Does what it can with compressed video and audio files
• Painfully slow to boot

Ergonomics: 89 Good
• Clear, simple, but fairly stark standard menus
• Generous, straightforward connectivity

Overall Rating: 84 Average
The Digital Entertainer HD offers the benefits of DRM music/ video playback and a link to the ever-growing supply of YouTube content built right in. It offers some worthwhile entertainment, even if, at present, it sadly underutilizes the HDMI output.

General Information
Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000), $350
Netgear
(888) NETGEAR
www.netgear.com