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March 2011
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The editors liked
Great playback quality
Menus were easy to follow
Simple to set up
Hugely flexible
Loads of connections
Extensive format support
Good connectivity and file format support
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
Easy to set up and use
Huge file support
Great remote
Cover art is useful
Good value for money
Decent connectivity
Well thoughtout setup and use
Excellent media compatibility
The editors didn't like
Internet TV features didn't work properly
Slow to respond to buttonpresses
No streaming services to speak of
Quite hard to live with
Expensive considering there’s no built-in storage
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
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...
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...
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. ...
Published: 2012-01-26, Author: Will , review by: pcmag.com
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....
