Netgear's Digital Entertainer Elite Looks to be a Practical HTPC Substitute
Posted 12/02/08 at 06:16:21 PM | by Andy Salisbury
It looks like Netgear has been keeping busy fixing the world’s problems. First they made tech green and now they’re responding to the generic home theater PC, with the (early) introduction of the Digital Entertainer Elite.
Thanks to some shots from the FCC, we can get a first look at the Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite that’s expected to be announced at CES. The all-in-one features the ability to play every digital format that you’d want at rates up to 40Mbps, the same as Blu-ray. And while it may not have a TV tuner, it does include a Wireless-N adapter.
On top of the component, optical and SCART outputs, it’ll feature HDMI so you can watch all your favorite media at up to 1080p. Also, should you find yourself packing movies onto a SATA HDD, you can toss that in there as well.
No word yet on pricing, but keeping in mind that it’ll feature the ability to play just about any type of digital media that you can think of, it’s safe to bet that it’ll cost a pretty penny.
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Submitted by SteveCamper on Wed, 2008-12-03 16:07
Support for an IR balster? I can see forcing it to use HDMI or composite but having it able to flip my channels on my satellite box would be must don't you think? I mean if you are trying to be like TiVo, then you also need the broadband access to load in your scheduling depending on your provider...
Let's face it, if they don't go there then it is a glorified VCR as programming it to record will be a real pain in the... I'll stick with my satellite remote that controls my vcr if this is the case...
On the other hand they make no mention of having a TiVoToGo feature which I assume it will. This means streaming the recording back to a media server in a format for portable devices. Now that would start making it sound a little attractive...
Submitted by Shalbatana on Wed, 2008-12-03 08:46
too bad we can't zoom into the picture. I'd like to see it closer.
I was just thinking about building a htpc (and indeed, I could still make an argument to have both), but if this is the right price, I'm in. It sounds good.
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Submitted by Bender2000 on Wed, 2008-12-03 08:22
No tuner. I'd like to see Netgear or ANYONE cut through the crap with CableCard. That is the missing piece to this puzzle. How long has it been> 2 years since they developed CableCard adapters for HTPCs, and do they even work?
Submitted by bloodgain on Wed, 2008-12-03 09:26
They work, if your cable company carries CableCard like they are supposed to. However, I don't think you can get CableCard-capable tuners without buying OEM boxes (Tivos or HTPCs from Dell/HP/etc.)
Submitted by Bender2000 on Wed, 2008-12-03 10:50
SOmebody has to open up that can of worms and pwn it. Didn't Sony say they were going to release the one to unite all cable cards last year?
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