Mediagate MG-350HD 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, ...

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.

We found some innovative ideas inside the MediaGate MG-350HD, but this streamer's shortcomings far outweigh its assets. Designing the shell to accommodate an optional 3.5-inch hard drive, for instance, is brilliant; ditto for including logic enabling ...

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

The MG-350HD is capable of streaming video at resolutions up to 1080p, but it's equipped with a DVI port, not HDMI. While it's no big deal to buy an adapter or a special cable to connect it to your TV or A/V receiver's HDMI port, you'll need separate ...

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