NETGEAR Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., a worldwide technology provider announced the availability of the NETGEAR Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000). The set-top digital media receiver enhances entertainment choices by offering a user interface and powerful search capability for high-definition televisions to display media files and Internet content streamed from Windows as well as Mac computers, network storage devices and USB media devices. The Digital Entertainer HD was showcased at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The Digital Entertainer HD automatically discovers HD movies, TV shows, music files, and personal photos on a home network, across multiple PCs, and organizes these into a single media library displayed on a TV without the need for media server software running on the computer. Using the included remote, consumers can search their entire media library by multiple criteria including title, actor, date, genre or thumbnail images (from photos, album art or DVD covers). A High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port displays video resolution up to 1080p on big-screen TVs and optical digital audio output (TOSLINK) transmits full digital surround sound to the consumers' digital audio receiver.

The Digital Entertainer HD includes an on-screen TV wizard and PC installation software for simple setup. With the included Windows PC software, the Digital Entertainer HD enables users to listen to music from iTunes, view YouTube videos and access their PC desktop from their living room. When the PC has an optional TV tuner installed, consumers can schedule recordings and pause or rewind live broadcasts using the Digital Entertainer HD without the need for an additional DVR device.

Multiple NETGEAR Digital Entertainer HD receivers can work in concert throughout a house. Using "Follow Me," consumers can pause a video in one room and resume it in another. While in "Party Mode," they can synchronize music playback for whole-home listening. They can also plug in their USB flash drives, iPods, or other USB storage devices directly into a Digital Entertainer HD to instantly access and play high-resolution digital media.

Similar in size to a standard DVD player, the Digital Entertainer HD makes a stylish statement on top of a television and complements other components in an entertainment system. Consumers connect the Digital Entertainer HD to their home entertainment system and to a router, such as a NETGEAR RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Router with draft 802.11n-compliant technology (WNR834M, WNR834B, WNR854T, and DG834N). PCs connected to the network with devices such as the NETGEAR Power line HD Ethernet Adapter (HDX101) are ass