RE: [ukha_d] NetGear MP101 in PCWorld £60

["Ian" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I contacted them when it shipped - Netgear are adamant that you cannot use
any other software with their players, there's no API, and "no plans
to add
any such functionality".

That being said - given the success the xPL Medianet guys have had at
reverse engineering other protocols using packet captures, etc... It might
just be a good candidate at this price!

Ian.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Hawkins [mailto:lists@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 20 March 2005 21:03
To: UKHA Group
Subject: [ukha_d] NetGear MP101 in PCWorld =A360


The Netgear MP101  Ethernet/mp3 players are at =A359.95 in PCW currently (=
=A340
off) .  Aside from the mp3  player itself , it  has a really high contrast
backlit GRAPHIC display (white on black) which can support 4 lines of 24
character's  - and also infra red remote control - could make a nice
xPL/xA=
P
garphic display and IR receiver at that=20
price....     As an mp3 player I have mixed feelings as it's a little=20
'slow' in IR control response but it does support  UPnP , and therefore=20
works with TelCanto/Media Centre/etc etc   - a good xPL MediaNet=20
candidate perhaps.

(BTW There is a newer model from NetGear that I think handles video too
- hence the price drop on this older model)

K