http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/ Engadget Comments for Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player gains Netflix streaming http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
I'm waiting for Boxee to do the same thing...]]>Apr 19th 2010 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
So, aside from price, what sets this Seagate unit apart from other players like Roku, Popcorn Hour and others?

]]>Apr 19th 2010 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 9:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
I have one, and it plays mkv's without any problem. It will also play ISO's, so I've just put my DVD ISO's on there and it plays with no problem at all. I've been really happy with mine. Now to get the update and add one more feature!]]>Apr 19th 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.iboum.com/net-media-players.php?sort=sortdate&chip=realtek&pfilt=&hdd=&net=&fan=&lcd=&dts=&dtsp=&dolbt=&dolbtp=&dtsma=&dtsmap=&year=&ppp=40&bd=&dvd=&pg=1&rp=crealtek

The Netflix support though is unique.]]>Apr 19th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
*Looks angrily at my Roku & WDTV Live boxes*]]>Apr 19th 2010 9:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/I am able to browse Netflix on my PS3, am I missing something??]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
You can browse the whole library? Guess I need to pop my disk back in and take a look. ]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Actually, I'm not sure if it's the whole library since the PS3 is the only device I use to access Instant Streaming, but there sure seems to be a lot of titles to browse through. I've only seen the 360 interface a couple of times, but IIRC the PS3 offers similar browsing capabilities.
Guess I should check out Instant Streaming on my Mac to see if I'm getting the whole experience or not on the PS3.]]>Apr 19th 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
I don't know that it's gonna change for now since it runs of disc - maybe when it gets a proper place in the XMB later this year...]]>Apr 19th 2010 1:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
Finally got he disc for my Wii, and I can browse a bunch of titles, by genre, but it is definitely not the whole library. If I want something not showing on the Wii, then I need to go to a PC, and add it to my queue. This isn't too much of a hassle, but there is absolutely no reason why the console should not have the ability to search the entire library. I have not seen the PS3 or 360 interfaces, so I can't comment on those. But this is why a full HTPC is still my preferred device.]]>Apr 19th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
I wish the industry would standardize on a streamer "module" of some type, perhaps running Android with a somewhat standardized GUI and set of apps, that hardware manufacturers could simply build into their TVs or BR players and be done with it. Currently it's hard to impossible to find all the features you want in one single box. My Samsung BD-P1590 is fairly close, but doesn't do DLNA or ISOs from a network share. If it did that, it would be all I need at every TV.]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
I doubt it'll exist in 10 months.]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
They'll be lucky to last 10 WEEKS! Google BlockBuster+Bankrupt and see all their woes.

http://money.cnn.com/2010/03/24/news/companies/blockbuster/]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
Sure there is the WD TV Live, but the jury's still out on that one. I think I'll wait for the Boxee Box, and donate the WD TV & the Roku Box (which is great) to family members.]]>Apr 19th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/lol@Darren Murph

I own a WDTV HD and it is the best money I've spend on a device in a while. I planned to get the Live version but this ain't half bad either.]]>Apr 19th 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 19th 2010 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/Apr 20th 2010 4:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/19/seagate-freeagent-theater-hd-media-player-gains-netflix-streami/
Another peculiarity is that when I ran it before updating the firmware, it activated x.v. color on my LCD on all settings, resulting in richer colors. After the update, that feature disappeared because I no longer saw "X.V." pop up on my set. Other than that, I'd say it will probably get better with more updates.]]>Apr 20th 2010 5:10PM