Mediagate MG-350HD Expert Reviews

Media extenders, devices that pull content off your computer and put it on your TV, have become more popular with the launch of the Apple TV. And that very intuitive device has sparked competition, such as Netgear's Digital Entertainer EVA8000, which, sad...

Wirelessly loads its hard drive with content from your PC. Supports HD playback. Streams audio and photos from PC. Plays content off USB flash drives. Nice-looking user interface.

Lousy video-streaming capabilities. It's a pain to set up. Hard drive is not included. Manual needs a serious update.

It's the best dedicated media extender we've seen, aside from the Apple TV.

The A/V-streamer market has matured to a level where we're no longer willing to make allowances for missteps. Sorry, fellas.

Accommodates an internal hard drive (not included); can act as a USB host.

No HDMI, doesn't support FLAC; as configured, cannot stream photos and music simultaneously.

but for those who prefer to store their videos in a network attached storage device would do well to settle for the MG-350HD.

Mike Baggaley started out liking Mediagate's combo HD media adapter/NAS. But in the end decided it wasn't worth the hassle.

I have to admit, in theory the Mediagate MG-350HD is a neat little device. It's compact, multifunctional, and it can play file formats on your television that would otherwise require an expensive HTPC setup. Someone looking to play a few family videos on

and music on our 42-inch plasma. Unbelievably, the MG-350HD doesn't ship with a hard drive. This might be a boon for users that want some say in storage capacity. But for us, the extra cost incurred for an IDE hard drive was offputting. Even if MediaGate

Fully HD capable with 1080p playback. Video file formats galore: MPEG, AVI, M2V, DAT, Xvid, VOB, HD MP2, MP4 and WMV9. Sports optical and S/PDIF outputs for the audiophiles. Gamut-running DVI, component, composite, and S-Video outputs are fit for most dis...

What what what!? No native HDMI? Requires purchase of hard drive to be 'complete.' Remote is so unresponsive, you swear it's ignoring you. Terrible GUI. Occasionally locks up while streaming larger files. No QuickTime support. Only one ethernet port.

Easy to use, wide range of formats, runs at up to 1080p

Hard drive not included, HDMI not included, green coloured interface

A powerful and easy to use high definition media streamer.

A very tidy solution for streaming your downloaded video to the TV, without the need for a full Media Center PC.

The Mediagate MG-350HD is an excellent all-in-one home media solution -- as long as you're not timid about installing a hard drive.

Supports multiple file formats, Simple interface, Can stream media wirelessly, Can read direct from USB, Variety of video connections

No HDMI, Slow boot cycle, Fiddly wireless setup, Can't copy directly from USB drives, Ordinary remote