Netgear MP101 - £50

The Netgear MP101 is the cheapest media player available yet still boasts a built in screen and excellent build quality.

Frequent upgrades from Netgear increase the features and repair any potential problems.

Reliability can be a concern, especially over a wireless network, it works best over a wired network

Supplied software is also poor, using Twonkyvision is highly recommended

Sadly, this player has now been discontinued by Netgear in favour of a new model with video support, yet sadly no screen in the latest model.

	Rating	Notes
Price		Although now discontinued, can be picked up for roughly £50 second hand/refurbished
Sound Quality		Reasonable, but not earth shattering.
Ease of Use		Easy to navigate, excellent remote
Compatibility		Supplied software is terrible, but works with Twonkyvision, so works on NAS devices, any computer etc.
Looks		Looks like a cross between a computer and a hifi component, lots of wasted space inside. Nicely put together, metal case
Audio Formats		MP3 and WMA only, also Internet Radio
Reliability		Hardware is excellent, but supplied software is poor and wireless is unreliable at best.
Networking Support		802.11b only Ethernet Port WEP 128-bit No WAP
Overall		Very appealing price, a good entry model. Best used wired though!

Pro's

• Price
• Remote
• Build quality
• Easy to use

Con's

• Poor selection of audio formats
• Supplied software
• Wireless is unreliable

Supported hardware/software

Name	Compatible
Twonkyvision
Slimserver
Musicmatch Jukebox
Windows Media Connect
iTunes
Netgear
Philips MediaManager
Sonos
Any Network Share

Name	Compatible	Instructions
Qnap TS-101		Pre-Installed
Buffalo Linkstation
Buffalo Terrastation
Infrant ReadyNAS
Linksys NSLU2		Here
Lacie Ethernet Disk
Maxtor Shared Storage Plus		Here
Kuro Box
Freecom FSG-3		Pre-installed

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