Netgear NeoTV 550

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 18 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

9
Average:

1
Bad:

5

Pros:

Supports several file formats.
Can catalog videos from different devices.
Supports 1080p and a wide variety of formats.

Cons:

Expensive.
Some supported files wouldn’t play.

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Last revision on June 24, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Supports several file formats
Can catalog videos from different devices
Supports 1080p and a wide variety of formats
Excellent support for high def YouTube videos
Supports copy protected iTunes music
Decent remote and connectivity; network, USB and SDcard support

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expensive
Some supported files wouldn’t play
JPEG slideshow a bit juddery
No Wi-Fi, No Netflix, Hulu, or other common online streaming services

Expert reviews and ratings

Netgear, better-known for its NAS boxes and routers, has for some time also been producing network devices of another type – media players. One of its stable is the NeoTV 550, which, thanks to its lack of Android, Boxee, etc, feels reassuringly...

By Home Cinema Choice on September 12, 2013

If you have a lot of media stores in your home network's devices, the Netgear NeoTV NTV550 can bring those files to your HDTV, but a too-high price, and a lack of features spoil the deal....

By PC Mag on January 26, 2012

Netgear’s NeoTV 550 is a very well connected device, with composite and component video connectors alongside the main HDMI interface for your TV. It also sports a S/PDIF digital audio connector for surround sound output, an eSATA interface for...

By Macworld UK on September 14, 2011

Despite the ongoing march of Blu-ray into homes across the country, there's been no let-up in the number of media devices that enable you to get all the media you've collated on your PC â€“ whether movies, music files or photos...

By TechRadar on August 01, 2011

We were thoroughly impressed by the Netgear NeoTV 550. It’s a solid player that handles media very well. The very elegantly designed interface is also a thing to look at. Netgear has priced the NeoTV 550 at Rs.14,649, which is a lot of money.A...

By Tech2 on June 15, 2011

The NeoTV follows a more specialist path to streaming nirvana. It comes with next-to-no services built-in (unless you count Flickr and YouTube) and rarely holds your hand through the setup process or day-to-day usage. Its menus are a far cry from the...

By What Hi-Fi? on June 13, 2011

Works fine as a media player and streamer - just don't buy it for the internet features...

By Computeractive on May 01, 2011

The Netgear NeoTV NTV550 is a small yet stylish media streamer with good file support and a great menu system. It makes it easy to play videos and music off network locations and attached hard drives. We did experience an intermittent audio problem...

By Good Gear Guide on March 24, 2011

Netgear is back in the media centre market with a decent product. The NeoTV 550 has plenty of options, good multimedia compatibility and a nice user interface. If Netgear is on the ball with manufacturer follow-up then this could shape up to be a...

By DigitalVersus on March 09, 2011

Apart from a fairly fiddly internet content browser, there’s not much wrong with the NeoTV 550. It’s not special enough to justify its premium price, though....

By Expert Reviews on February 24, 2011

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