Netgear NeoTV 550

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33% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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

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...

Hugely flexible, loads of connections, extensive format support

No streaming services to speak of, quite hard to live with

Decent enough if you know what you’re doing, but no easy ride

Supports several file formats. Can catalog videos from different devices.

Expensive. No Wi-Fi. No Netflix, Hulu, or other common online streaming services.

If you have a lot of media stores in your home network's devices, the Netgear NeoTV NTV550 can bring those files to your HDTV, but a too-high price, and a lack of features spoil the deal.

We were thoroughly impressed by the Netgear NeoTV 550. It's a solid player that handles media very well. The very elegantly designed interface is also a thing to look at. Netgear has priced the NeoTV 550 at Rs.14,649, which is a lot of money.

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.

Good connectivity and file format support

Expensive considering there’s no built-in storage

The NeoTV is also pretty expensive for a device that doesn’t have a built-in hard disk – in fact, it even makes the Apple TV look cheap.

Compatibilité vidéo / ergonomie ; Compatible 3D et Blu-Ray (ISO ou optique) ; Télécommande robuste et confortable ; Connectique complète

Encombrant, peu esthétique ; Finition boitier / Encore quelques bugs ; Fonctions réseau limitées

Après une série EVA 91500/9150 assez catastrophique, on peut vraiment dire que Netgear revient de loin ! Le constructeur est reparti de zéro pour proposer une nouvelle platine capable de rivaliser avec une concurrence qui se fait de plus en plus rude....