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The NeoTV follows a more specialist path to streaming nirvana. It comes with next-to-no services built-in (unless you count Flickr and YouTube) and rarely holds your hand through the setup process or day-to-day usage. Its menus are a far cry from the...
Hugely flexible, loads of connections, extensive format support...
No streaming services to speak of, quite hard to live with...
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computeractive.co.uk Updated:
2011-07-31 05:50:24
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Continued from page 1 2Although media streamers have been around for years, no manufacturer has quite got them right so far. These devices allow users to watch videos and listen to music from their computers without having to be sitting at their comput...
Great playback quality; menus were easy to follow; simple to set up...
Internet TV features didn't work properly; slow to respond to buttonpresses...
Works fine as a media player and streamer - just don't buy it for the internet features...
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The Netgear NeoTV NTV550 is an HD media streamer that's pretty close to being the best in the streaming business. The Netgear NeoTV NTV550 has an easy-to-use interface, a fast processor (which means good responsiveness) and plenty of connectivity fea...
Despite a couple of little blemishes, the Netgear NeoTV NTV550 is a solid network streamer that's very easy to use. We like its style and features and it performed as it should in our tests. At £136, it's more expensive than smaller media streamers su...
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digitalversus.com Updated:
2011-07-31 05:50:35
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Connected services include weather reports for as many towns or cities as you like. Other services are: YouTube: you can watch videos via streaming but you can't select the resolution quality. Access is also limited to public videos. RadioTime: this In...
General compatibility, HD audio formats: support and bitstreaming, Full Bluray support, including Java menus, Content display options: page of covers, coverflow or list, Compatible with 3D MVK sidebyside files...
Video jukebox system not as good as in competitors' models, Ogg Vorbis format not supported, Flash memory (USB key or SDHC card) required to play Blurays isn't included, Subtitles not always handled well, Can't resync audio or video files...
Netgear is back in the media centre market with a decent product. The NeoTV 550 has plenty of options, good multimedia compatibility and a nice user interface. If Netgear is on the ball with manufacturer follow-up then this could shape up to be a popul...
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Netgear’s latest media streamer can play files from UpNP, DLNA and SMB shares, stream video from YouTube and access internet radio stations. If you don’t want to plug it into your network, it can also access media stored on a flash drive or SDHC card...
Apart from a fairly fiddly internet content browser, there’s not much wrong with the NeoTV 550. It’s not special enough to justify its premium price, though...
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Despite the ongoing march of Blu-ray into homes across the country, there's been no let-up in the number of media devices that enable you to get all the media you've collated on your PC – whether movies, music files or photos – and access them on your TV...
Easy to set up and use, Huge file support, Great remote, Cover art is useful, Good value for money...
Lack of internet apps, Looks bland, No built-in Wi-Fi, No HDMI cable...
A hugely functional and easy-to-use media player that will find files on just about any device...
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Netgear’s NeoTV 550 is a very well connected device, with composite and component video connectors alongside the main HDMI interface for your TV. It also sports a S/PDIF digital audio connector for surround sound output, an eSATA interface for high-spe...
Good connectivity and file format support...
Expensive considering there’s no built-in storage...
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The Netgear NeoTV NTV550 is an HD media streamer that's pretty close to being the best in the streaming business. It has an easy to use interface, a fast processor (which means good responsiveness) and plenty of connectivity features. You can use the...
Easy-to-use menu system, swift menu performance, vast media file support...
Hard to get rid of old network locations, intermittent audio problem at the start of some files...
The Netgear NeoTV NTV550 is a small yet stylish media streamer with good file support and a great menu system. It makes it easy to play videos and music off network locations and attached hard drives. We did experience an intermittent audio problem whe...
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Netgear, better-known for its NAS boxes and routers, has for some time also been producing network devices of another type – media players. One of its stable is the NeoTV 550, which, thanks to its lack of Android, Boxee, etc, feels reassuringly traditiona...
Decent connectivity, well thoughtout setup and use, excellent media compatibility...
WiFi isn't built in, limited selection of online content...
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