After its latest firmware update, available right this instant, Seagate’s set top FreeAgent Theater+ HD media player will deliver Netflix streaming, YouTube, vTuner and Mediafly content. Right, just like some other boxes out there today, but there’s a caveat.
Here’s an unsanctioned by Gizmodo hint: Arr!
What makes this particular box a bit different than the rest, like an offering from Roku for example, is that a Roku box doesn’t stream videos from a hard drive or home network, and Seagate’s does. That’s an important distinction, because it means for about $90 or so you can play all the pirated video you can eat, then switch over to Netflix streaming when you get tired of seeing your bootlegged, uncut copy of Iron Man 2 for the umpteenth time.
The update is available for free as part of an automated firmware update at Seagate.com, and will be pre-installed on all future Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD units sold in stores.
