Comments on: NETGEAR EVA8000 Review: Hands on with the Digital Entertainer HD http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/ Reviews and opinions about consumer technology, gadgets, Websites, new media, services, and more. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:00:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: TroyD http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-276848 TroyD Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:38:13 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-276848 I want to know if it can stream the TV content to a laptop? I want a more open platform that has similar functionality as the slingbox. I want to stream my TV OUT to the PC, so I can watch the TV anywhere I can carry my laptop (around the house). Ideas? Products I should look at? I want to know if it can stream the TV content to a laptop?

I want a more open platform that has similar functionality as the slingbox. I want to stream my TV OUT to the PC, so I can watch the TV anywhere I can carry my laptop (around the house).

Ideas? Products I should look at?

]]> By: Pablito Roque http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-275107 Pablito Roque Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:11:49 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-275107 Just a question, does this device work when you're streaming a movie on your computer and you want it displayed on the LCD/plasma tv say for example watching by streaming spiderman on a certain website and instead of watching it on your monitor watch it on your tv Just a question, does this device work when you’re streaming a movie on your computer and you want it displayed on the LCD/plasma tv say for example watching by streaming spiderman on a certain website and instead of watching it on your monitor watch it on your tv

]]> By: Todd Sinclair http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-266795 Todd Sinclair Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:57:52 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-266795 I bought this unit dec 30 2007 and have had multiple problems. I can't play an entire movie without it locking up. I contacted tech support and they said update the firmware via rear usb ... did that ... still locks up part way thru every movie. I bought this unit dec 30 2007 and have had multiple problems. I can’t play an entire movie without it locking up. I contacted tech support and they said update the firmware via rear usb … did that … still locks up part way thru every movie.

]]> By: Richard http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-253745 Richard Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:20:47 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-253745 dowloaded the update and now it is rubbish and cant set it back to the original -may end up in the dustbin dowloaded the update and now it is rubbish and cant set it back to the original -may end up in the dustbin

]]> By: Nuts to Netgear http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-244500 Nuts to Netgear Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:53:25 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-244500 I really wanted to like this product, but it's a piece of junk, and tech support is useless. Mine overheats after being plugged in for ten minutes or so and completely locks up; you have to pull the plug and leave it unplugged for 20 minutes before it'll come back. I first called tech support two weeks ago and then four times since, with 30 minute+ hold times each time, and still haven't been able to get an RMA # for this steaming pile. They insist on calling you back, at their convenience, before they'll give you the number. Except they won't call, or they won't call when they say they will, or they won't call the number where you've said you'll be waiting by the phone. I'm officially calling this a bad investment and cutting my losses. No more Netgear products for me! I really wanted to like this product, but it’s a piece of junk, and tech support is useless. Mine overheats after being plugged in for ten minutes or so and completely locks up; you have to pull the plug and leave it unplugged for 20 minutes before it’ll come back. I first called tech support two weeks ago and then four times since, with 30 minute+ hold times each time, and still haven’t been able to get an RMA # for this steaming pile. They insist on calling you back, at their convenience, before they’ll give you the number. Except they won’t call, or they won’t call when they say they will, or they won’t call the number where you’ve said you’ll be waiting by the phone. I’m officially calling this a bad investment and cutting my losses. No more Netgear products for me!

]]> By: BuhBoo.com » Blog Archive » Netgear EVA8000 review http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-239818 BuhBoo.com » Blog Archive » Netgear EVA8000 review Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:32:28 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-239818 [...] a very good, much more thorough review on LIVEdigitally.. steve posted this entry on Friday, December 14th, 2007 at 10:59 am. Posted in the category [...] [...] a very good, much more thorough review on LIVEdigitally.. steve posted this entry on Friday, December 14th, 2007 at 10:59 am. Posted in the category [...]

]]> By: Disgusted with Netgear http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-222545 Disgusted with Netgear Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:47:39 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-222545 Ruined our Christmas..... We were forced into a Margi card equipped Thinkpad as our display system since the EVA-8000 crashed repeatedly (Netgear green screen of death)while playing our Womble standardized MPEG2 home movies. The Margi DVD-to-Go card never stumbled even once - but the missing fast forward functions were a huge hurdle. We're contemplating legal action if Netgear doesn't fix our EVA-8000 or buy it back. This is the lamest excuse for an appliance we've purchased in a very long time.... Ruined our Christmas…..

We were forced into a Margi card equipped Thinkpad as our display system since the EVA-8000 crashed repeatedly (Netgear green screen of death)while playing our Womble standardized MPEG2 home movies. The Margi DVD-to-Go card never stumbled even once - but the missing fast forward functions were a huge hurdle.

We’re contemplating legal action if Netgear doesn’t fix our EVA-8000 or buy it back. This is the lamest excuse for an appliance we’ve purchased in a very long time….

]]> By: Adam oRIDDLERo http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-222534 Adam oRIDDLERo Wed, 26 Dec 2007 04:24:19 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/03/16/netgear-eva8000-review-hands-on-with-the-digital-entertainer-hd/#comment-222534 I replaced my modded xbox with this unit about 4 months ago. Is it perfect? No. But with the latest beta firmware it plays ALL formats including .mkv as well as xvid. It streams 1080 as well. The Dev team seems very active in keeping the unit up to date, as beta firmware are released Very often. For now this is the best single box you can buy with the exception of a true media PC. I replaced my modded xbox with this unit about 4 months ago. Is it perfect? No. But with the latest beta firmware it plays ALL formats including .mkv as well as xvid. It streams 1080 as well. The Dev team seems very active in keeping the unit up to date, as beta firmware are released Very often. For now this is the best single box you can buy with the exception of a true media PC.

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