Seagate Freeagent GoFlex TV
Summary
The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV HD Media Playing Device provides you hours of enjoyment on your big screen TV by viewing photos, listening to music, and watching digital movies. You can easily connect GoFlex TV HD media player to your Wi-Fi router and share media files from the internet to your big screen TV—all within the comfort of your home network. It is a compact device but it is packed with lots of functions: Ethernet connectivity, extensive media format support, and multiple USB ports. You can enjoy a wide-range choice of digital media in 1080p video and clear surround sound. It comes with a remote control that has intuitive screen menus for better user control.
Price $79.95
Sample Customer Quotes from Amazon
“Works great with ISO files! It’s ‘OK’ as a media player”
“Versatile but old model is better”
“Great concept product, but limited functionality”
Features
The Seagate GoFlex TV media device has the capability to play digital media files from any device onto your big screen TV (with composite video, component video or HDMI capacities). It easily supports 1080p or HDMI connection. It also has a built-in internet connectivity or an optional Wi-Fi adapter. Its compatibility features extends to both Windows and Mac-based computers via multiple USB ports. You can navigate the screen menus with the remote control included in the product package. In addition, you can choose to acquire the GoFlex Pro ultra-portable drive to store more of your media files for future access via an integrated drive port.
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV STAJ100 can access a wide range of content, as outlined below.
Play Your Video Files on Your TV
| Play your own video files (in popular formats such as .avi or .mkv) | Yes |
| Maximum screen resolution | 1080p |
| Hard drive storage | None |
| Wirelessly stream content from anywhere on your home network | Yes |
| Attach a USB drive | Yes |
Online Services
| Access Netflix (subscription required) | Yes |
| Access content from iTunes (account required) | No |
| Access content from Amazon on Demand (subscription required) | No |
| Access HD movies from Vudu (subscription required) | No |
| MLB, NBA, NHL (subscriptions required) | No |
| Access Hulu+ (subscription required) | No |
| Access Pandora (subscription required) | No |
| Browse the Internet | No |
| Use dedicated Apps (such as Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, …) | Yes |
Conclusion
The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV HD Media Playing Device is perfect to play ISO files and other converted movie files. It produces good video quality through its 1080p HDMI support. The interface is user-friendly and works seamlessly when browsing other network devices. In addition, the Netflix playback works great and without any hitches. However, the remote control that comes with the package needs some improvement because it is sometimes slow to respond to clicks and directional points.
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