On the Home page, menu options run down left aside, while the rest of the screen is filled with colorful icons for each "channel." Menu options include My Channels (a customizable Favorites page), Most Popular, Movies & TV, News & Education, Web TV, Music & Photos, etc. The NeoTV user interface is very clean and easy to navigate. SlingPlayer lets you stream a TV feed from your Slingbox-connected TV.) Notable omissions currently include Amazon Instant Video, HBO Go, Vimeo, Spotify, and sports channels like MLB.TV. (At CES 2013, Netgear announced the addition of TuneIn Radio and the SlingPlayer app to its NeoTV lineup. Netgear doesn't offer an Apps store to browse for new content the company adds channels automatically as it makes new deals. There's also a variety of news, entertainment, and gaming options, such as channels for CNN, Fox News Podcast, TED, TMZ, TV Guide, Showtime/HBO Podcasts, Funny or Die, Picasa, and more. Majors include Netfix, Hulu Plus, VUDU (with VUDU Apps), CinemaNow, YouTube, Pandora, Rhapsody, Facebook, and Twitter. Netgear's list of supported Web services is solid – more extensive than the Apple TV but not quite as good as the Roku or WD TV Live boxes. That's it for initial setup, but you can make a few other A/V adjustments via the Settings menu: you can set audio for PCM stereo or bitstream, you can choose a TV aspect ratio (16:9 wide, 16:9 pillarbox, 4:3 pan and scan, 4:3 letterbox), and you can enable/disable HDMI-CEC support. I went with a wireless setup and manually input my info, which I was able to do very quickly thanks to the QWERTY keyboard (WPS setup is also available).
#NETGEAR STREAM PLAYER 1080P#
Upon power-up, the box asks you to select a resolution (from 480i to 1080p I went with the Auto option), set a standby timing mode (30 minutes by default), and set up your network connection. Netgear also offers a free iOS/Android control app that includes a virtual keyboard.
When you flip back to the front, the lock will automatically re-engage to prevent you from accidentally sending keyboard commands. Whenever you need to enter text, just flip the remote over, press the unlock button at the bottom left corner, and type away.
#NETGEAR STREAM PLAYER FULL#
On the remote's backside, you'll find a full QWERTY keyboard that you don't get with the other players.
#NETGEAR STREAM PLAYER PLUS#
It measures 6.3 x 2.1 inches and includes the necessary navigation and control buttons, plus direct buttons for Netflix, Hulu Plus, CinemaNow, VUDU, Pandora, and YouTube. The player has internal Dolby Digital 5.1 decoding.įrom the front, the IR remote that accompanies the NeoTV MAX is identical to the one that comes with its lower-priced siblings. The one notable omission is a dedicated digital audio output for a digital connection to an older, non-HDMI-equipped receiver. The connection panel includes one HDMI output, one analog A/V output (with a supplied breakout cable), an RJ-45 port for Ethernet, a MicroSD card slot, and a USB port. The NeoTV MAX has a glossy black finish and measures a compact 3.7 x 3.7 inches. The entry-level box offers 150Mbps 802.11n, while the two higher-priced boxes offer 300Mbps 802.11n. All three NeoTV boxes support a 1080p output resolution and allow for a wired or wireless network connection.
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