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Escient Fireball DVDM-100 comparison

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Product name	Escient Fireball DVDM-100	Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150	WD TV Live HD Media Player	Acoustic Research Digital MediaBridge DMP3000
Price	Check Prices	$399.80 to $504.83	$119.95 to $129.99	Check Prices
CNET editors' rating	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.4 (3.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
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Release date	January 15, 2004	March 15, 2009	October 15, 2009	January 15, 2006
The Bottom Line	If you have a large DVD/CD collection and wads of cash, you can't go wrong with Escient's DVDM-100 DVD and music manager, which supports up to three compatible DVD/CD changers.	While it's a bit pricey and far from perfect, the Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150 offers an easy way to access the widest array of digital audio, photo, and, especially, video files for the do-it-yourself crowd.	If you don't already own an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 and are serious about networked streaming, the WD TV Live is probably one of your best choices for getting content to your TV.	If you're more interested in streaming video than audio, the HD-friendly Acoustic MediaBridge should be at the top of your list.
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Image standards	Info unavailable	BMP JPG PNG TIFF	BMP GIF JPG PNG TIFF	BMP JPG PNG TIFF
Video standards	Info unavailable	AVI WMV Xvid H.264 MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 WMV HD	TS AVI MKV MOV VOB WMV M2TS Xvid H.264 MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4	ASF AVI WMV Xvid DivX4 DivX5 DivX HD DivX3.11 Motion-JPEG
Audio standards	Info unavailable	AAC AC3 MP3 PCM WAV WMA AIFF FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)	AAC MP3 PCM WAV WMA AIFF Ogg Vorbis FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec)	AAC MP3 WAV WMA
Product type	DVD/CD manager / digital multimedia receiver	Digital multimedia receiver	Digital multimedia receiver	Digital multimedia receiver
Playback capabilities	Internet radio playback	WEB browsing Digital audio playback Digital photo playback Digital video playback Internet radio playback	Digital audio playback Digital photo playback Digital video playback	Digital audio playback Digital photo playback Digital video playback
Connector type	3 Component video input RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 3 Composite video input RCA phono Installed Rear 3 S-Video input 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear 3 Rear 3 RCA phono Installed Rear 1 Component video output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 2 Composite video output RCA phono Installed Rear 2 S-Video output 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear 1 SPDIF output Rear 1 SPDIF output RCA phono Installed Rear 4 Remote control Rear 4 Serial 9 pin D-Sub Installed Rear 1 Network RJ-45 Installed Rear 1 Phone line RJ-11 Installed Rear 1 Audio line-out RCA phono x 2 Installed Rear 3 RCA phono x 6 Installed Rear 1 RCA phono x 6 Installed Rear	1 HDMI Rear 1 Composite video/audio output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 Component video output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 SPDIF output RCA phono Installed Rear 1 SPDIF output Rear 4 pin USB Type A Installed Rear 1 Network RJ-45 Installed Rear 1 S-Video output 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear	1 4 pin USB Type A Installed Side 1 4 pin USB Type A Installed Rear 1 Rear 1 SPDIF output Rear 1 RJ-45 Installed Rear 1 Composite video/audio output Mini-phone 3.5 mm Installed Rear 1 Component video output Mini-phone 3.5 mm Installed Rear	1 Network RJ-45 Installed Rear 1 4 pin USB Type A Installed Rear 1 SPDIF output RCA phono Installed Rear 1 SPDIF output Rear 1 Component video output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 DVI-Digital Rear 1 Composite video/audio output RCA phono x 3 Installed Rear 1 S-Video output 4 pin mini-DIN Installed Rear
Audio output mode	Info unavailable	Stereo	Stereo	Info unavailable
Remote control type	Universal remote control	Universal remote control	Remote control	Universal remote control
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Amazon.com $399.99 In stock: Yes TigerDirect.com $424.99 In stock: Yes Amazon.com Marketplace $399.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 9 CNET Certified stores	PC Connection $119.95 In stock: Yes CDW Corporation $129.99 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores	E-mail me when this product is available
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