Quick Review and Specs: NETGEAR Digital Entertainer Elite (EVA 9150)
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We were fortunate enough to witness the brand new Digital Entertainer Elite at CES 2009 this year, and let me tell you... it is fantastic. This is the perfect device for the home media enthusiast, sporting beautiful HD streams, and onboard hard drive, and loads of new feature enhancements. There's more information to come - satiate your need for media speed with this spec sheet in the meantime!
Features of the Digital Entertainer Elite (EVA 9150) 
- Plays video, MP3s and digital photos from your PC, Mac or network attached storage device (NAS) to your HDTV
- Streams media directly from the Internet such as Internet radio, Flickr™ photos, RSS, and podcasts
- Automatically finds all digital media files on your home network and organizes them into an easily accessible library
- Includes HDMI port, HD upconversion up to 1080p, Wireless-N, two USB ports for iPod® and USB drives
- Includes a 500 GB hard drive for extra storage of movies, photos, and music
- Play your files stored on your PC, Mac, or directly from network attached storage (NAS) device.
- Get instant access to content on a USB flash drive, digital camera, iPod, or other USB storage device via the 2 USB ports
- Enjoy full HD up to 1080p when playing back Windows® Media Video 9, H-264, MPEG-2, or MPEG-4 files
- Automatically up-converts videos and photos to full 1080p HD resolution via HDMI output
- Plays unprotected DVD images stored on your PC, Mac, or NAS including menus, subtitles, and special features
- Easy playback of Windows Media DRM (WMDRM10) protected content from major online services
- 'Follow Me' feature allows you to pause a song or video in one room and
resume it in another room (for use with two or more Digital Entertainer Elite units) - Simple wireless connection at a push of a button with Push 'N' Connect feature using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)
- Energy-efficient power supply and automatic power-saving mode consume as little as 0.01 Watts
Specifications of the Digital Entertainer Elite (EVA 9150)
Network Connections/Speeds
- Wired LAN: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, RJ-45
- Wireless 802.11a/b/g/n dual-band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) at up to 300 Mbps‡
- Recommended for use with dual-band Wireless-N networks for best performance
- Three internal dual-band meta-material antennas
Security
- Hardware-based Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 40/64-bit & 128-bit encryption
- Wi-Fi Protected Access™ (WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK)
- Push 'N' Connect makes connecting to your secure network simple and fast using Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS)
Standards Compliance
- Windows Media Player 11 Media Sharing
- SMB networking (includes Macintosh)

Digital Media File Formats
- MP3 up to 320 Kbps or variable bit rate (VBR)
- WMA8 and WMA9 files up to 192 Kbps or variable bit rate (VBR)
- WMV9 up to 1080p (to 40 Mbps)
- Internet radio (streaming MP3)
- Video codecs: MPEG 1/2/4 SD; MPEG-2 HD HP@HL to 40 Mbps; MPEG-4 Part 2 HP@HL to 10 Mbps (Xvid); H.264 HP@HL 4.1, VC1/WMV9HD to 1080p 40 Mbps
- Video file formats: AVI, DivX, Xvid, WMV9, MOV, M4V, VOB, MPG, MP1, MP2, MP4, ISO, IFO, MKV (with AC3 only), TS, M2TS, PS
- Audio formats: MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, FLAC, WMA-Pro, M4A, M4P, AC3, DTS Passthrough, PCM, LPCM, AIFF
- Photo formats: JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
- Playlist formats: WPL, ASX, WAX, WVX, PLS, M3U, RMP
Physical Specifications
- Dimensions (HxWxD): 50.8 x 431.8 x 254 mm (2 x 17 x 10 in)
- Weight: 2.5 kg (5.56 lb)
Power
- EVA9150 can accept 100-240V, 50-60 Hz, 2.5A maximum
- Power-saving active and passive standby modes
Input/Output
- HDMI for A/V output
- RCA connector for composite video output
- RCA connectors for component video output (high-definition support)
- Digital audio output S/PDIF (coaxial/optical)
- Stereo RCA audio ports
- USB 2.0 mass storage interface
- 2x USB 2.0 port
- Ethernet port
- S-Video port
- SCART composite and RGB for regions that require it
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