The Digital Entertainer HD EVA8000 which was revealed at the CES show is, a new digital media adapter specifically designed to stream HD content from multiple PCs across a home network and to your TV. It has 802.11n WiFi, and has an HDMI port which outputs 1080p. It also has composite and component video out, RCA, coaxial and optical digtal audio out, a USB port for streaming content off of an iPod or any USB mass storage drive, and support for playback of MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC, M4A, AAC, AC3 audio files (including stuff purchased from the iTunes Music Store, but only if you're a Windows user) and MPEG1/2/4, WMV, XviD, H.264 video files.
The Digital Entertainer HD will also stream internet radio, read RSS feeds, let you schedule programs to record and pause and rewind live TV if your PC has a TV tuner, and even has a "Follow Me" mode that allows you to pause content in one room and resume it in another (if you own more than one Digital Entertainer HD).
Interestingly, the player will pull DRM-protected iTunes-downloaded songs off a Windows PC, but not a Mac. The EVA8000 doesn't have DRM support on board - it grabs the audio once it's been authorised for playback by iTunes. Netgear wouldn't say how it's done - a little bit of iTunes sharing-compatible code courtesy of 'DVD Jon' Johanssen, perhaps?
