Value -
Value is another very subjective topic. What is expensive to some might be a deal to others. You can look at this topic in multiple ways. One is raw price and the other is what you get for the money. Each is accurate and both are correct ways to look at price/value. We tend to look at features, performance and real-property when we discuss value. However, we also take into account the raw cash cost of the item. The NeoTV Max can be found on the web and at retail outlets for around $70. At this price it is right in line with many others on the market from Roku and Sony. It is also much cheaper than putting together your own HTPC, although it is not as functional as a fully-fledged PC. Still considering its versatility it is a good price for what you are getting.

Conclusion -
The NeoTV Max shares a common flaw with almost all of the other media players on the market: the internal OS is often annoyingly slow. This problem can lead to frustration when using the NeoTV Max especially if you click on the wrong thing. Now, as we mentioned, some of this is are not the fault of the media player, but the guys on the other end. That does not make things better for the end user, but it is what it is. On the other side of this the NeoTV Max is very flexible and has a lot to offer. NETGEAR also has an advantage as they can continually work on optimizing their OS to speed things up as well as offer more features. In all it is good product that could use some improvements to make it a great one.

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