Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player(Full-HD 1080p, HDMI, ethernet, Internet)

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ is a Full-HD (1080p) media player set-top-box.
It allows to play SD and HD videos, photos and music whether they are on your computer, your USB drives (even USB hard disks), the Internet.

The FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player provides an easy way to store and move your photos, movies and music from your PC or Mac computer to your TV, allowing you to share and enjoy your digital media in a comfortable, social environment such as your living room.From your home computer, use the included sync software to automatically copy all of your media files to the FreeAgent Go drive, or simply drag-and-drop files directly to the drive. By then docking the FreeAgent Go drive into the FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player, connected to the TV, it puts your entire media library at your fingertips with 1080p high-definition playback and crystal clear surround sound audio. With the front-mounted USB port, you can also plug your digital camera, digital camcorder, USB flash drive, or external USB hard drive directly into the FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player and enjoy the same high-quality viewing experience.With the built-in Ethernet port or optional Theater+ wireless adapter, the FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player can connect to your home network to access content from shared devices, including networked computers and NAS (network attached storage). The network connection also allows the Theater+ HD media player to access internet content such as pictures, weather, stocks, and more. Navigating through your media library is intuitive with the DVD-like user interface and compact remote control. Browse your files with a familiar folder structure view, thumbnail view or filter by media type such as movies, pictures or music.


Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ can be connected to your TV via HDMI.

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ is a streaming network media player. It can be connected to your local network via ubiquitous ethernet wired connection (or you can use optional Theater+ wireless adapter).

Key Features of Seagate FreeAgent Theater+

• Play the latest video and audio formats on the PC (including Real Media)
• Experience HD 1080p output
• Multiple input sources through USB, LAN. Stream your content from an external HDD, PC, Mac or NAS device.
• Highly compatible device that supports HDMI and composite inputs.

Alternatives:

• HTPC with XBMC or other software
• WD TV Live
• Brite-View BV-5005 CinemaTube HD Media Player
• ASUS HDP-R1 O!Play
• PopcornTV
• Apple TV (Only if you will watch videos and listen to music from iTunes, including rental videos)

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Formats supported: Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player

• Video: 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
• Audio: AAC, MP3, Dolby Digital, DTS, ASF, FLAC, WMA, LPCM, ADPCM, WAV, OGG Playlist: M3U, PLS
• Image Format: JPEG files up to 20 megapixels, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF
• Subtitles: SAMI(smi), SRT and SUB

File Formats Not Supported
Does not support protected premium content such as movies or music from the iTunes Store, Cinema Now, Amazon Video on Demand, Movielink, and Vongo.


Physical Specifications
Capacity: N/A
Interface: Ethernet, HDMI, USB 2.0
Component, HDMI and composite output

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ review

Pros:

• Can play AVI, MKV and MP4 videos (MPEG-4 and MPEG-4 AVC)
• Can play M2TS, TS files videos
• Can't play DVD images
• Can play media content from your local network
• Can play HD videos (1080p)
• Supports HDMI
• Supports Netflix instant watch movies
• Cheap!

Cons:

• Can't play Blu Ray images
• Can't play Flash Videos
• Can't play Windows Media videos
• NO S/PDIF coaxial output