Netgear EVA8000
Last update: Review by DigitalTrends (added on 12/09/07)
The Netgear EVA8000 is a streaming media receiver features High Definition Video Support for high definition playback of Windows® Media Video 9 or MPEG-4 file formats at up to 1080p resolution on your HDTV, Personal Video Recording (PVR), & Instant Access to USB Devices. The device will play your MP3 up to 320 Kbps or variable bit rate (VBR) , WMA8 and WMA9 files up to 192Kbps or variable bit rate(VBR), WMV up to 1080p, Internet Radio (streaming MP3, WMA), Video Formats: MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, WMV, Xvid, Audio Formats: MP3, WAV, WMA, AAC, FLAC, Photo Formats: JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, Playlist Formats: WPL, ASX, WAX, WVX, PLS, M3U, RMP on your TV.
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DigitalTrends reviews the Netgear EVA8000 and writes;
“Overall, content quality is as good as the original source material allows. For example, during testing, the 40th anniversary edition of The Graduate played clean and solid without artifacting or color blur an-noyances in DVD-quality resolution. The same goes for viewing a few high-resolution trailers of upcoming movies; there’s no stuttering, just a smooth playback experience throughout. ”
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ITReviews reviews the Netgear EVA8000 and writes;
“Bearing in mind the lack of a ‘benchmark’ product in this market we feel the Netgear unit fares quite well. It offers a large degree of versatility to home users with large media collections and impressive support for viewing additional content. The problems we had with the interface and glitches with video streaming are bearable considering the advantages it offers, and if you’re prepared to accept that the experience won’t be perfect, you’ll have a lot of fun with the EVA8000 ”
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CNET reviews the Netgear EVA8000 and writes;
“The bottom line: While it’s not as slick as Apple TV and its performance isn’t flawless, the Netgear EVA8000’s awesome array of features should delight tech-savvy digital media hounds. ”
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LaptopMag reviews the Netgear EVA8000 and writes;
“Most videos, music, and photos played perfectly fine over our home network, even though the EVA8000 does not support 802.11n….for media junkies who demand support for all of the major video formats and don’t want to be trapped in Apple TV’s walled garden, Netgear’s EVA8000 is as good as it gets.”
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PCMag reviews the Netgear EVA8000 and writes;
“The Bottom Line: Setting it up was a nightmare, the device crashed easily, and it isn’t attractive, to boot. Still, when it’s up and running, the product has an impressive feature set. If Apple TV is for the iPod-familiar, hands-off user, then the Netgear is for the patient, hands-on BitTorrent addict.”
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LiveDigitally reviews the Netgear EVA8000 and writes;
“Overall, the product impressed me (a lot more than I was expecting - no knock to NETGEAR, but I’ve just seen so many similar products that were just terrible in the past). Perfect? No, but I’ve yet to see a single product in the “connected home” that is. The interface was clean and simple, and the unit performed as it should. ”
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- Download Netgear EVA8000 Installation Guide (PDF - 575 KB)
- Download Netgear EVA8000 User Manual (PDF - 4.2 MB)
VIDEOS
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PRESS RELEASE
SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NETGEAR(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced availability of the Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000), unveiled to worldwide acclaim at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. The Digital Entertainer HD is the most feature-rich media receiver on the market today for enabling consumers to seamlessly stream digital content over their home networks to their high-definition home entertainment systems. Using High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) technology, this must-have device supports open standards for streaming digital content from Windows(R) as well as Mac(R) computers, network storage devices, USB media devices, and from popular Internet sites including YouTube and Flickr(TM). Backed by a one-year warranty and 24/7 technical support, the Digital Entertainer HD is available now in North America through select e-commerce sites at an MSRP of $399. It will ship worldwide in the second quarter of 2007 through e-commerce sites, select retail stores and value-added resellers.
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