Netgear NeoTV 550 launched in inda - just stumbled upon it.

[imgene]

Hi All,

Here are some details and reviews for this Netgear NeoTV 550 model, would love to understand how valuable this is as a product as it claims to support FLAC, DTS, etc...:

Netgear NeoTV 550 - Geared to Entertain

Netgear NeoTV 550 Review - Geek News Central

Netgear NeoTV 550 review | Expert Reviews

Product Details:

NTV550

 

[hemantwaghe]

No BD Iso support?
No DTSHD-MA and Dolby THD support?
and for 14 k????

 

[reignofchaos]

^^It does support both. Also it supports bluray iso's with full java menus.

If its 14k, its stellar value for money assuming its firmware issues are sorted out.

 

[Kittu]

Where is this available ? or its just launch news from a website?

 

[imgene]

I guess it is a new launch, I do see some launch new dating 2010 as well on google.

 

[yrk1969]

Where is this available ? or its just launch news from a website?

I don't know about where in India but you can get from amazon, about 10k duty paid.

 

[baijuxavior]

NETGEAR NeoTV 550 NTV550 Ultimate HD Media Player | eBay

NETGEAR NeoTV 550 NTV550 Ultimate HD Media Player | eBay

NETGEAR NeoTV 550 NTV550 Ultimate HD Media Player | eBay

 

[imgene]

Is it a worthwhile buy as compared to others like xtreamer, ac Ryan, etc?

 

[yrk1969]

Can't say about other players, but I use this for BD folder playback and it does that perfectly (DTS-HD, TrueHD etc).

 

[gobble]

just stumbled upon it.

Hi

Did you fall? Did you break your nose? Please be careful. These devices will not be audiophile quality. Such toys are also dangerous for audiophools who are babies at heart and want to grab everything that tinkles and every gear that the salesman rattles in their ear.

But if its only a media player you want go ahead. hyeah:


--G

 

[gauravkumra]

no inbuilt bit torrent client

 

[sarge_in]

I have this and it performs very well to stream DVD and BluRay's with menus and all HD audio streaming well supported. The firmware has a few issues that bug several people, but all media streamers have one or the other issue. I have compared the NTV to Boxee, Popbox, Dune B1, BriteView, WD Live Plus, Roku and I prefer the NTV out of the bunch. Dune is known to be the 'king' of streamers btw, but I found myself still preferring the NTV. YMMV!

 

[Kittu]

I have this and it performs very well to stream DVD and BluRay's with menus and all HD audio streaming well supported. The firmware has a few issues that bug several people, but all media streamers have one or the other issue. I have compared the NTV to Boxee, Popbox, Dune B1, BriteView, WD Live Plus, Roku and I prefer the NTV out of the bunch. Dune is known to be the 'king' of streamers btw, but I found myself still preferring the NTV. YMMV!

Have you compared with Xtreamer/AC Ryan or Himedia 600B?

 

[sarge_in]

Have you compared with Xtreamer/AC Ryan or Himedia 600B?

No I haven't.

 

[Kittu]

No I haven't.

Have you played large rips 40+gb rips , noticed any judders or sluttering in picture motion or audio/video sync issues with netgear player?

 

[sarge_in]

Have you played large rips 40+gb rips , noticed any judders or sluttering in picture motion or audio/video sync issues with netgear player?

Yes have played several such rips. No stuttering in MY setup. But it really depends on other things too - the NAS, HD, router, swith etc. I did have issues when I used the DNS-323 NAS, but once I changed to Synology the issues went away. I also have GB ethernet all across (though the NTV is not GB capable, and doesn't need to be).