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The Netgear MP101 was the first of a series of digital media receivers by Netgear.
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[edit] Family history
The Netgear MP101 was followed by the MP115 and the latest in the family are the "Digital Media Receivers" comprising the EVA700 and the EVA8000
The Netgear MP101 is a small brushed silver unit that sits on your hi-fi rack and attempts to provide a link between your PC-based MP3 collection and your conventional hi-fi.
The Netgear MP115 provides the same looks and functions as the MP101 but adds video support.
In Netgear's Digital Entertainer line, the EVA700 moves to a more conventional DVD-player styling, but effectively has the same features as the MP115.
The EVA8000 follows the EVA700 form factor but adds in HD compatibility, and the ability to read directly off a media share. [May be available on the EVA700.]
[edit] Concept
The MP101 requires a UPnP AV media server to provide access to digital media, while some other units (and the later EVA8000) can read from a Windows share directly (or a NAS device).
Netgear does not actually manufacture these devices; they are made instead by a third-party company and then marketed as a Netgear product.
[edit] Implementation
The MP101 is based on the ARM9 Marvell Libertas 88W8510H system-on-a-chip and has 8 MB of DRAM. Netgear licensed the ARM MP3 decoder software for use with the device.
The MP101 runs the open-source eCos real-time operating system – Netgear has made the source code available here.
[edit] External links
- Netgear's MP101 Support
- Netgear's MP115 Support
- MP101 review (December 20, 2004)
- ARM press release: NetGear Builds Innovative Wireless MP3 Player Around ARM Powered SOC From Marvell (March 16, 2004)
