I'm itching for another device. The
Mediagate MG-35. Three reviews after I see an ad and I'm convinced this would make a great media device for my home. I've been wrestling with storage lately, as three years worth of burned media is starting to pile up. I already have three large CD wallets stealing closet space from my wardrobe. I just bought a fourth one from
CDR-King. I'm having second thoughts about storing my music and movies on my PC, since I usually reformat my hard drive regularly. My first thought was to get a
NAS, and that idea I've given up on. It would be extra handy if I could carry my storage device around.
Then I see an ad in
PC Buyer's Guide for the
Mediagate MG-35 and the idea grows on me. I can solve several problems with one device. It's small enough to lug around. It connects to PCs for managing media. It doesn't require MS-Windows to manage that content :-)) It can connect to your LAN, you can use it as network storage (
NAS). It can play movies or music on it's own and supports the main plethora of codecs you'll need, including
Ogg Vorbis,
Divx and
Xvid. Its outputs can connect to your TV or stereo. It supports (at max) a
500GB hard drive. This is one flexible device. I want it! There is the question of money, though. Haha... It's a bit too expensive for my means. So I'll have to be content with writing about it and why I want it.
BTW, here are the reviews that I read:
. I'm not really a big fan of classical, but at certain times it's comforting and soothing. Add to that the fact that, well loud music isn't really going to make my 2-month old all that happy - LOL ;-)
