Streaming Devices

Christmas gift guide

We've got round-ups of the best products in each category to help you make the right choice for every person on your list. Enjoy, and Happy Holidays from the CNET Australia team.

Netgear EVA9150

While the Netgear EVA9150 is far from perfect, it offers an easy way to access the widest array of digital audio, photo and video files for the do-it-yourself crowd.

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Reviews

Netgear Digital Entertainer Live (EVA2000)

The Netgear Digital Entertainer Live is an easy-to-use networked digital media streamer in a small package.

Specs: media streamer , USB , MP3, WMA, AAC, WMA Lossless, JPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, ASF, DivX
Dvico TViX HD R-3300 HD Digital Jukebox + Ultimate PVR

TViX's supposedly HD PVR promises to be the "ultimate" PVR. We can't help thinking that "basic" would have been a better appellation.

Specs: 0.125 GB, 1
Linksys NMH405 Media Hub

The Linksys NMH405 Media Hub is a back-to-basics "media-aggregation" server that is perfect for beginners but it does have its hiccups.

Specs: NAS , Ethernet, USB , MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC, AIFF, OGG, JPEG, MOV, BMP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX , 802.3, 802.3u
Meridian Sooloos Music Server

The Meridian Sooloos is a modular music server with an easy-to-use interface and one of the best Random modes we've seen. The downside? It's expensive.

Specs: Music server , Ethernet, Stereo audio, Coaxial , MP3, WAV, AAC, Apple Lossless, CD audio, FLAC
Western Digital WD TV

Western Digital comes to the media streaming party with a product set to shake.
WD ShareSpace

The WD ShareSpace NAS is a step up from the company's World Edition and while it performs well it's expensive and offers few features.

Specs: 2.66 GB, Ethernet, USB 2.0 , Network Attached Storage , 240 Mbps
Oxx Digital Classic 600

Neat, functional and simple to use, the Oxx Classic 600 makes listening to a world of internet radio easy. Its portability and easy-on-the-ear tonal quality make it a pleasure to use around the home.

Specs: 1
Linksys Media Center Extender DMA2100

The smaller cousin of the 2200 is surprisingly more interesting than you'd expect, although it's still somewhat eclipsed by the streaming capabilities of other units.

Specs: Ethernet, HDMI, Stereo audio , MP3, WMA, AAC , 802.11n

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