Sony SMP-N100

design

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Bedienbarkeit

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Inbuilt Wi-Fi, impressive playback performance, user-friendly interface

No recording capabilities, uninspired design

The Sony SMP-N100 is an HD media player that can wirelessly stream content from a PC to a TV over your home network. While its price is a little on the steep side, it remains a reliable and user-friendly product.

Caters for any age of TV ; Nice interface ; Excellent online service

The box looks rather utilitarian ; Codec support not totally comprehensive ; Only one USB port

There's room for improvement with the N100, certainly, and you might also consider that you can get Sony Blu-ray players offering broadly similar functionality for - in the case of the Sony BDP-S480 - only around £50 more. However, if £100 is your...

Excellent picture and sound quality ; Good spread of online content

Lacks internet radio ; Some file types have to be ported in via USB port

Qriocity service ; HD support ; DLNA ; iPlayer and LoveFilm ; good performance

Occasional connection issues ; won't play many formats over your network, bizarrely

Appealing, and as close to 'fit and forget' as streamers get

Excellent picture and sound quality; good spread of online content

Lacks internet radio; some file types have to be ported in via USB port

Well built and appointed media player, strong IPTV selection including BBC iPlayer, YouTube and Lovefilm

Limited file support when it comes to network streaming, only really of use if you intend to feed it media files directly via front-mounted USB

As a straight (non IPTV) media streaming device the SMP-N100 falls short. An inability to play popular formats over a network make the N100 a runner-up in a streaming race currently dominated by devices like the WD TV Live

For first-timers or easy-lifers, the Netbox is great, but if you’re more knowledgeable it’ll frustrate as much as it delights

Compact; great picture quality; good format support; breezy user interface.

Only one USB port and it's not brilliantly placed.

The Sony SMP-N100 networked media streamer gets pretty much everything right. Its codec support could be more comprehensive, but its Internet features really shine.

Affordable streaming box that includes Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon VOD, Pandora, and Slacker apps; built-in Wi-Fi; plays your own media files via DLNA network streaming or USB; supports TV with analog video connections; controllable by iPhone app.

User interface needs work; initial setup doesn't handle Wi-Fi; lacks advanced Netflix features like search and browsing categories; slightly more expensive than competitors.

Sony's SMP-N100 streaming-video box isn't the easiest to use, but it offers an unparalleled feature set at its price.