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A couple of years ago I had the good fortune to review a Netgear NeoTV set top box. I liked it. The interface was a bit stark and simple, but everything worked very well. However, these days we want more from our set top boxes and Netgear needed to move on into the new generation, which meant either doing a
I remember building a PC many years ago and at that time, Diamond Multimedia was one of *the* graphics card companies. I even seem to remember that it was VL-bus card, so that dates it to a pre-Pentium era. Anyway, it's great to see that Diamond is still around when so many others have fallen by the wayside. Todd interviews
If you've ever wondered how your gadgets talk amongst themselves to successfully play music from your PC through a media streamer, you'll be interested in this interview with Dr Alan Messer, President of the UPnP Forum. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is the standard by which IP networked gadgets advertise their services and intercommunicate. Formed in 1999, nearly all the
Roku is planning an early 2012 of their popular set top box to the UK and Canada.
A while back I had the opportunity to review the Netgear NeoTV. This week the have announced an updated and much-improved version that is designed to compete directly with Apple TV and Roku. The new version is smaller, comes in a beautiful shiny black case and packs a whole lot of extras that were lacking in the previous release. New
While it was announced several days ago at IFA, the new Sony SMP-N200 Network Media Player has gone largely unnoticed. The new version, which replaces the SMP-N100, brings support for HD and even 3D. The player integrates seamlessly into your home network via 802.11 b/g/n WiFi (it is unclear if ethernet, which is the fastest most reliable connection, is included).
About a month ago I received a Netgear NeoTV 550 for review. I am an avid Media Center PC user, which meant I was immediately skeptical of any replacement for my beloved HTPC. Initially I found my skepticism warranted, but over the past month that changed. It changed for two reasons - one was my own network setup problem and