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FreeAgent Theater+ up close and personal
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Friday January 1, 2010
Gadget TV
Friday January 1, 2010
We've been consistently impressed with Western Digital's line up of portable drives, NAS solutions and docks and have looked at a bunch of FreeAgent gear on Gadget TV. The latest one to cross our desk is the FreeAgent Theater+, an HDMI sporting, 1080p HD outputting, network-connected and simple means of getting videos, music and pictures from your computer to your HDTV.
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FreeAgent Theater+
MSRP $270 with 500GB drive, $150 with no drive, found online for $129 without drive
Seagate STCEA201-RK FreeAgent Theater + HD Media P
Buy the FreeAgent Theater+
- FreeAgent Theater+, available in capacities up to 500GB.
- Drag and drop files to the FreeAgent drive from any Mac or PC and simply plug the drive in to access stored content.
- Connects to the network via Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) to stream shared content.
- Wireless adapter available.
- Connects to your HDTV via HDMI (not included) or component cables (included).
- No buttons on the device... in other words, don't lose the remote!
- Two USB ports, one on the front and one on the back.
- USB ports allow you to plug in just about any storage device to access content.
- Uses a file system to navigate to your content. Would be more effective if video thumbnails were supported.
- Offers limited information like weather from an "Internet" tab. It's unclear how you'd add your own tab.
- Recent firmware upgrade improves the experience... so make sure you plug in to your network or grab the firmware upgrade to a USB key and load it up.
MSRP $270 with 500GB drive, $150 with no drive, found online for $129 without drive
Seagate STCEA201-RK FreeAgent Theater + HD Media P
- FreeAgent Theater+, available in capacities up to 500GB.
- Drag and drop files to the FreeAgent drive from any Mac or PC and simply plug the drive in to access stored content.
- Connects to the network via Ethernet (10/100 Mbps) to stream shared content.
- Wireless adapter available.
- Connects to your HDTV via HDMI (not included) or component cables (included).
- No buttons on the device... in other words, don't lose the remote!
- Two USB ports, one on the front and one on the back.
- USB ports allow you to plug in just about any storage device to access content.
- Uses a file system to navigate to your content. Would be more effective if video thumbnails were supported.
- Offers limited information like weather from an "Internet" tab. It's unclear how you'd add your own tab.
- Recent firmware upgrade improves the experience... so make sure you plug in to your network or grab the firmware upgrade to a USB key and load it up.
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