Multimedia centre test: the Seagate HD box and the Storex NMT

Seagate Theater+ Product Unavailable Our suggested alternatives: Editor's Choice Popcorn Hour A-300 Built-In Blu-ray Player HDI Dune HD Max Functions on a Shoestring Popbox V8

We've added a couple of multimedia centres to our survey. Seagate has entered the segment for the first time with an HD box and our second review is an NMT.

Seagate is a major player on the internal hard disk drive market. Seeing the company move into the multimedia centre sector makes you think of Western Digital and the success of the WD TV HD. So then, is the FreeAgent Theater+ ready to explode onto the market or rather a damp squib?

The Storex NMT is a first gen NMT (network media tank). It has the same internal software and components as the PopcornHour A-110. What added value is there? Answers in our article.

Remember we've recently introduced multimedia boxes into our face-offs. Both of the models tested here have been added and are available for comparison with the other models in the survey.

> Test: Seagate FreeAgent Theater+
> Test: Storex NMT

> Product survey: Multimedia Hard Drives and Media Centres

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