At CES 2010, NETGEAR announced a new member of the Digital Entertainer Family: the Digital Entertainer Express (EVA 9100.)  Simply put, the Digital Entertainer Express is a Digital Entertainer Elite without the included hard drive bay or wireless connection - making it a perfect solution for those who already have plenty of storage space on their network and wish to save money, but retain all of the streaming power of the EVA9150.

Features of the Digital Entertainer Express

• 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
• Get instant access to content on a USB flash drive, digital camera, iPod, or other USB storage device via the two 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 Express units)Energy-efficient power supply and automatic power-saving mode consume as little as 0.01 Watts

Specifications of the EVA9100

Network Connections/Speeds

• Wired LAN: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, RJ-45
• Supports external 802.11a/b/g/n wireless module

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)
• NFS networking

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, TS, M2TS, PS
• Audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, WMA-Pro, M4A, M4P, Dolby Digital, DTS Passthrough, PCM, LPCM, WAV (multichannel to 192 KHz)
• Photo formats: JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF
• Playlist formats: WPL, ASX, WAX, WVX, PLS, M3U, RMP
• Subtitle formats: SRT, SUB, SMI, TXT, MKV SSA, M2TS PGS�3;

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)

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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