Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV / STAJ100

usability, price, design, size

reliability

57% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Small size, comprehensive file support, two USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet port, YouTube and Flickr access, easy to use

Remote control could be better, file listing for videos could be better, file index has to be rebuilt every time you switch on the unit

If you're looking for a small network media streamer that can also play content off USB hard drives, Seagate's FreeAgent GoFlex TV HD Media Player is a great choice. It has a clean interface that's easy to use and it supports a huge range of file formats.

The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Media Player is available from Seagate for $129.  GoFlex portable drives are sold separately.

Easy setup ; Streaming, HD playback works flawlessly ; Easy to access content from hard drives, USB flash drives, and cameras ; Netflix access is easy and works perfectly

Quick Start Guide steps include installing software that wasn't included nor needed ; Can't sign in to your Flickr account ; No HDMI cable included ; Home screen options are a bit redundant

The Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex TV supports a massive number of multimedia files and codecs with the ability to stream Netflix movies quickly and easily. Even though it doesn't have the fastest USB 3.0 drive we have seen, the GoFlex TV is easily one of...

Like the WD TV Live Plus, the FreeAgent GoFlex TV is a connected box that lets you play media from computers, media servers, and storage devices on your network, or from USB flash or hard drives plugged directly into the device (you can also insert a...

I love this ; I have not found anything it will not play ; I hooked it up to a external 3 TB drive and it picked up 720 movies ; It will even play Blu-ray iso files

Sluggish

Played any file I threw at it ; Streamed Netflix well

Lasted about almost three months ; Was hardly used ; Began having problems with the HDMI output and finally just wouldn't power on

I own the sister unit that is now discontinued. The Seagate Theatre+ is what i have owned for about 2 months. My modem and router sit on top of my tv center. The Seagate Theatre+ has a lan port. I plug the Theatre+ into the router. Now i am able to...

It does not dispense Bud Light from the USB port. That is the only problem i can see with this unit

small, cheap ; plays FLAC through USB (see cons) ; simple to use and implement

lan connection wont play HD movies due to BW limitations (DVD Quality works fine) ; AVIs, MKVs wont play. some files will have no audio, some have no video & some just wont play at all ; FLAC wont play over lan ; samba only works on a windows network....