Legit Mods and Ends Reviews
Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player Review
| Manufacturer: | Seagate Technologies |
| Product: | FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player (ST905004CEA2E1-RK) |
| Date: | Thu, Dec 10, 2009 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Ken Brown - |
| Share: |
|
Introducing the Seagate FreeAgent Theater+
I am convinced that the next major expansion in home electronics is going to be in the area of High Definition media players. With more and more people taking digital photos and “backing up” their music and video libraries to computers and external drives, there is a need for simple yet powerful devices to connect this digital content to your home theater system (even if that theater is just a TV).
In the past few months, we have looked at a couple devices that can help move your multimedia files from your PC to your home theater. The Western Digital TV Live and the Patriot Box Office both had tremendous performance and value for the money. Today, we look at Seagate’s next-generation home theater solution designed to easily connect your multimedia library to your living room.
The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player is designed to provide an easy way to enjoy, view, and store your photos, movies and music from your computer or attached storage to your TV. The Theater+ utilizes a docking station that is designed specifically for Seagate’s FreeAgent Go portable hard drive. This provides a really easy way to connect your external hard drive to your home entertainment center.
The Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ includes two extra USB ports for connecting USB storage devices. For network connectivity, the Theater+ has an 10/100 Ethernet port and you can get an optional 802.11n wireless adapter. The FreeAgent Theater+ is designed to play almost every popular audio and video format, from AVI to MKV, to MP3 to OGG.
Featured Specifications:
|
Minimum System Requirements |
• PC : Windows XP
or Vista, 256MB RAM and an available USB port • Mac: OS X 10.4.11
or 10.5.6 or later and an available USB port • TV: Composite
video, component video or HDMI connection and stereo, optical S/PDIF or HDMI
audio connection • Internet
Services: Broadband internet – 10/100 Mbps wired network connection or
Seagate optional wireless accessory |
|||||
|
Supported Formats |
Video |
Formats: MPEG-1,
MPEG-2 (VOB/ISO), MPEG-4 (DivX /Xvid), DivX HD, Xvid HD, AVI, MOV, MKV, RMVB,
AVC HD, H.264, WMV9, VC-1, M2TS, TS/TP/M2T Subtitles:
SAMI(smi), SRT and SUB Video resolutions:
NTSC 480i/480p, PAL 576i/576p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p |
||||
|
|
Audio |
AAC, MP3, Dolby®
Digital, DTS, ASF, FLAC, WMA, LPCM, ADPCM, WAV, OGG Playlist: M3U, PLS |
||||
|
|
Photo |
JPEG files up to 20
megapixels, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF |
||||
|
Supported File Systems |
NTFS, FAT, FAT32,
HFS+ |
|||||
|
Output |
Video: Composite,
Component, HDMI 1.3 Audio: Stereo,
Optical S/PDIF, HDMI 1.3 Network: Ethernet
10/100 mbps |
Interface: 1x USB
2.0 at front1x USB 2.0 at back Note: Optional
Wireless 802.11b/g/n adapter can be connected to front or rear USB host
ports. |
||||
|
Input |
Power Adapter |
|||||
|
TV Systems |
PAL/NTSC |
|||||
|
Product Dimensions |
1.18 in H x
7.20 in W x 6.89 in L |
Weight: 1.11
lbs |
||||
|
Inside the Box |
Media Player AV Cable Component Cable Ethernet Cable EnergyStar
compliant power supply |
FreeAgent Theater+
Software and User Guide (PDF) Set-Up Guide FreeAgent Go™
Portable Hard Drive (Solution Only) USB 2.0 Cable (Solution
Only) 1-Year Limited
Warranty |
||||
Next Page - In the Box and Under the Hood
| Review Index |
|
Page 1 - Introducing the Seagate FreeAgent Theater+
Page 2 - In the Box and Under the Hood Page 3 - Configuring the FreeAgent Theater+ Page 4 - High-Definition Video Playback Page 5 - Final Thoughts & Conclusions |
Socialize