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Netgear NeoTV 550 - Geared to Entertain

15 Jun, 2011, 6:05 pm IST | by Rossi Fernandes | HD Media Players

HD Media Players

A somewhat bulky, but effective home entertainment solution

A somewhat bulky, but effective home entertainment solution
Provision for wall mounting the player

PRICE IN INDIA

14,649

TECH2 RATING

7.0

AVERAGE USER RATING

7.5

How we test

CONTACT

Netgear Technologies India Pvt Ltd

 sales.india@netgear.com

 +91 11 4120 7446

  www.netgear.com

Design and Build Quality
The player is larger than most players in the market. The build quality of the player is decent and it comes with a stand so you can place it either vertically or leave it sitting horizontally. There’s even provision for wall mounting the player. You could set it up on a wall right next your PC.

Provision for wall mounting the player

Provision for wall mounting the player

 

 

The product is light weight and has a large vent at the center of the player. Netgear could have shrunk down the player by a bit. The remote control has the right weight and feel to it and it performs really well with the player.

 

Performance
The NeoTV 550 works well with all video and audio formats that we used. We only faced a problem with the 1080 60fps video file. There was some fine stuttering motion that was visible with this video clip. We had no problems running this video on all previous media players that we tested. You’re unlikely to be playing 60 fps as almost all movies today are recorded in the 24 fps or 30 fps format.

 

Browsing through the menus and listing of files in large folders and drives is also easy.  Response is instantaneous and scrolling is also smooth. The player was stable all throughout except for once, where it hung and had to be reset.

 

Verdict
We were thoroughly impressed by the Netgear NeoTV 550. It’s a solid player that handles media very well. The very elegantly designed interface is also a thing to look at. Netgear has priced the NeoTV 550 at Rs.14,649, which is a lot of money.

A somewhat bulky, but effective home entertainment solution

A somewhat bulky, but effective home entertainment solution

 

 

There are players that offer more features, but the Netgear offers the features that matter the most and it runs those really well. If you’re looking for a no-frills HD media player for your home and are willing to spend that extra bit, you won’t go wrong with the Netgear NeoTV 550.

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