Reviews of the 2Wire MediaPoint Digital Media Player w/ Blockbuster OnDemand
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CNET Review
The Good: Streams Blockbuster OnDemand video titles to your TV; price tag is essentially "free" ($99 box includes credit for 25 movies), with no monthly fees; built-in Ethernet and 802.11g Wi-Fi networking; titles can be searched and ordered onscreen; progressive downloading allows for movies to be downloaded then viewed on slower connections.
The Bad: Tiny, cluttered remote; no HD viewing options; no subscription plan available; newer movies than Netflix, but still a small selection overall; can't fast-forward or rewind during initial download; yet another box under the TV; no WPA2 encryption support.
The Bottom Line: While it falls short of competing options from Vudu, Apple, and Roku, the 2Wire Blockbuster OnDemand box offers basic on-demand movie streaming at an attractive price.
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alaTest.com
Review Summary: Experts rate this product 57/100 and users 17/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.
Manufacturer: 2Wire, Inc.
Part number: ondemandFromHome
General
- Product Type Digital multimedia receiver
- Width 8 in
- Depth 8 in
- Height 1 in
Network & Internet Multimedia
- Functionality Digital audio playback, Digital video playback
- Connectivity Wireless / wired
- Connectivity Protocols IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.3 (Ethernet), IEEE 802.3u (Fast Ethernet)
- Supported Audio Formats AAC, MP3, WAV, WMA
- Supported Video Formats AVI, WMV, Xvid, H.264, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4
- Supported Pictures Formats GIF, JPG, PNG
Remote Control
- Type Remote control
- Technology Infrared
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Composite video/audio output ( RCA phono x 3 ), 1 x Component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ), 1 x SPDIF output, 1 x Network ( RJ-45 ), 1 x HDMI, 1 x
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