One thing is for sure - in my travels, I've seen that everyone's media streaming needs are different.  It doesn't matter whether the individual is a total geek or someone just dabbling in recording and playing back digital media; everyone has a media streamer to fit their needs and price point.

NETGEAR knows this, and has released a new flavor of the Digital Entertainer series called the Digital Entertainer Express, or EVA9100.  It serves as an alternative option to the Digital Entertainer Elite, or EVA9150 - but what are the key differences between them, and which one is right for you?

Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100)

The Digital Entertainer Express is an excellent place to start in the world of media streaming; it's more powerful and full featured than the EVA2000, yet retains a reasonable cost.

Network Media Playback

• Will play unprotected DVD rips, complete with menus
• Plays video, music, and digital photos from network attached devices
• Can stream up to a full HD 1080P resolution, and will upconvert lower sources

Internet Media Playback

• Supports YouTube, RSS, podcasts, Flickr, and streaming radio
• Browse and play popular movies and TV shows from Hulu, Netflix, CBS, and more using PlayOn on your PC

Connections

• Two USB ports for attaching external drives
• Component, Composite, S-Video, and SCART connections for video
• Coaxial, Optical, and Composite connections for audio
• HDMI port for the ultimate audio and video quality
• Can connect via Wireless-N using optional (sold separately) EVAW111 dongle

Supported 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

Cost

• $249.95 USD

Head on to the next page to get the details on the EVA9150.

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