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Netgear EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live Review

In our Netgear EVA2000 Digital Entertainer Live Review we see if the media-streamer's real life performance can live up to its promising set of features and low price.

Roku HD-XR Review

As we found out in our Roku HD-XR review, the new Draft-N-enabled box still excels at streaming online media like Netflix, but still can’t access locally stored content.

FlipShare TV Review

The FlipShare TV makes it easy to share amateur videos on the Web and your TV, but as we found in our review, it’s a lot of hardware for a very simple task.

Bose Wave SoundLink Music System Review

Bose upps the ante with the Wave SoundLink music system which we review. It sounds great, but is it worth $600?

Western Digital WD TV HD Live Review

Can the Western Digital WD TV HD Live replace a regular media server? Is sure looks that way in our review.

Logitech Squeezebox Radio Review

Logitech’s stripped down version of the Boom reaches a sweet spot in both features and price.

Sonos Controller 200 (CR200) Review

Sonos' new touch-screen controller outperforms the last model by leaps and bounds.

Philips Streamium NP2500 Review

Philips' budget-level Internet radio impresses with style, but lags behind competitors in many ways.

VTech IS9181 Wi-Fi Internet Radio Review

Access to 11,000 stations right out of the box makes this a capable, if somewhat clunky, box.

Seagate FreeAgent Theater Review

A boggling lack of HDMI output and several other unforgiveable pitfalls make the FreeAgent a dud.

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150 Review

This enthusiast-targeted set-top box has the makings of perfection, but falls apart on execution.

Cirgon Encore Digital Media Server Review

The Encore sips power and looks sharp, but lacks the compatibility a home entertainment box needs.

Linksys Wireless Home Audio System Review

The Multiroom Home Audio System is expandable, works well, and supports a wide variety of formats.

Linksys Media Hub NMH305 Review

The Media Hub nails dead-simple operation, even if it does seem to come at the cost of performance.

SageTV HD Theater Review

Add a few features, put on a couple coats of polish, and SageTV will have a killer product.

Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review

The WD TV is easy to use and doesn't ask you to sacrifice a lot of space

Samsung MediaLive Review

The Samsung MediaLive is a MediaCenter extender that suffers from compatibility issues.

Logitech Squeezebox Boom Review

The Logitech Squeezebox Boom is the best internet radio player we have seen to-date and provides easy use and good sound.

Netgear EVA8000 Review

The Netgear EVA8000 lets you stream content from your PC directly to your television, all in glorious HD.

Apple TV (160GB) Review

The Apple TV which we review, is a nice compliment if you have a lot of videos or music in your iTunes library. If you have been iTunes-free, skip the Apple TV.

Logitech Wireless DJ Review

Logitech's new Wireless DJ streams your music library from your PC to your sound system, plus it adds some style as well.

NeoDigits Helios X5000 Review

The NeoDigits X5000 DVD player outsmarts the competition by adding media streaming capabilities through either WiFi or Ethernet.

Sondigo Sirocco Review

The Sirocco Audio Bridge by Sondigo allows you to stream any audio source from your PC to your stereo system, including DRM protected media, for a mere $140 dollars.

Slim Devices Squeezebox V3 Review

Slim Devices latest version of their popular Squeezebox keeps in tradition with the original; it totally kicks butt and is a basic necessity for your home.

Sling Media Slingbox Review

Stream your favorite TV shows straight from your TV, DVR, or DVD Player directly to your PC with this cool and innovative new product.

Olive Symphony Review

Those with a taste for high-fidelity will find the Olive Symphony a dream come true. Now you can bridge the gap between your sound system and your PC.

Roku SoundBridge M2000 Review

The attractive Roku SoundBridge lets you play your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house, just hook it up to your home theater.

Roku SoundBridge M500 Review

The attractive Roku M500 SoundBridge lets you play your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house, just hook it up to your home theater.

Roku SoundBridge M1000 Review

The attractive Roku M1000 SoundBridge lets you play your PC or Mac digital music files anywhere in the house, just hook it up to your home theater.

Roku HD1000 Review

Roku's HD1000 is a networked digital media device that plays high quality audio, video and images through your home stereo and can connect to an HDTV display.

Slim Devices Squeezebox Review

With a host of analog and digital outputs, a bright display and connectivity to wired or wireless networks, the Squeezebox is great for anyone who wants to listen to their digital music collection away from their computer.

Turtle Beach AudioTron Review

What perked our interested in the Audiotron was that not only could it stream MP3's and music from your computer and the internet but was the fact that it was component width which meant that it fit right in with your other home theater components.
Section Editor, Audio/Video

Phil spent the 2000s making newspapers with the Pensacola (Fla.) News Journal, the 2010s with Android Central and then the personality behind Modern Dad, and is currently an editor with Digital Trends. Phil’s online work has taken him all over the United States, as well as Europe and Asia for conferences such as CES, IFA, Mobile World Congress, and all the various one-offs from companies like Google, Samsung, LG, Facebook and the like.

When he’s not writing, editing, podcasting, interviewing or shooting video, Phil serves as president of the Pensacola Youth Soccer 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has worked on multiple local political campaigns and is a part-time photographer and videographer. He’s also a candidate for Pensacola City Council, District 1.

Phil is a native of Pensacola, where he resides with his wife, daughters and a dog named Max.

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