Digital Trends

I’ve tried a number of media centers over the years. And, sadly, in large part, they’ve stunk big time - mostly due to uneven performance as the device and the PC seemed less interested in meshing together and more in protecting their own “turf.” 

But don’t think I’m getting ready to trash Netgear’s Digital Entertainer. True, there’s no hard drive, so it has to rely on a PC to stream content as well as access a number of functions. Nonetheless, within the parameters of an imperfect world, it does what it’s supposed to exactly right. And that retail price of $399 slides down easy too.