Media Players
Popcorn Hour boxes - ($200 – $350)
One of the most popular right now… especially Euro/Asian markets… very much a kitchen sink of features
Patriot (memory company) - “Box Office” ($100)
Iomega – Sreenplay line (<$100 for Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link Director Edition w/o drive)
Seagate – FreeAgent Theater+, GoFlex TV ($120 range)
- $159 for hard drive less model
ASUS – O!Play Air (HDP-R3) (Best One Yet!?)
- $130 Street
- great to see eSATA! finally as well as typical USB
- WiFi-N built in
- cardreader slots
- haven’t found a good review of it yet but 2 folks on Buy.com liked the non air version
(Update: 5 Jan 2010) LaCie - LaCinema Rugged HD
- Loving the looks of that enclosure! Nice job there Neil!
- $175 street seems reasonable including 500GB drive
- This review uses words like “frustrating” :\
(Update: 5 Jan 2010) Western Digital – WD TV Live (WDBAAN0000NBK)
- Western Digital’s latest lineup has added a “Live” model with network connectivity for $120 street
- as well as a lower end “Mini” model for $60 street
Western Digital – WD TV (WDAVN00BN)
Highlights:
- $100 street
- HDMI & Component
- only 4” x 4” x 1.6”, 0.67 lbs
- carry case doesn’t come with but looks pretty slick
IOGear (GMD2025U120)

Highlights:
- $120 street w/120GB drive
- HD is definitely upgradeable (2.5”)
- “only” component and composite, no HDMI
Cirago (CMC1000)
Highlights:
- Not really “portable” as much as the others
- The-Gadgeteer.com review sums it up nicely
- $200 Street