Stream YouTube, iTunes to Your TV
Another impressive Netgear introdution at CES is the Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000), a $350 digital media receiver that
retrieves video, audio, and images from all the PCs on your home network or from the Internet for playback on your TV.
One of my colleagues has already blogged on this, but I thought I'd chime in.
Yes, you can now view YouTube videos in the comfort of your living room, without having to connect your TV directly to a PC. But can videos designed to run in a small player embedded in a browser window scale up to your TV screen's size and resolution?
As you would expect, the Mentos-in-the-Diet-Cook video looks like it was shot through a waterfall, but c'mon, YouTube videos have never relied on high-quality playback (in fact, the grainy images are part of the service's charm). When you tire of the world’s silliest home videos and other YouTube highlights, you'll be ready to stream your high-definition video up to 1080p resolution over the device's HDMI port (it also features composite, component, and S-video connections).
The EVA8000 links to your network via Ethernet, or its built-in 802.11g connection, although for peak performance, the company recommends using a Powerline HD adapter, which it sells separately for about $175. Regardless of your connection method, the box's sleek, slim design lets it look at home on top of your TV.
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Let's not forget the millions of consumers with a Wii hooked up to their TV. Using the web browser and a site such as www.miitube.co.uk - or even YouTube itself - makes watching videos on your TV easy, with no additional costs.