The idea is that you connect your FreeAgent Go drive to your computer, drag various image, music, and video files onto it, then slide it into the slot on the FreeAgent Theater+, which remains connected to your TV. That integrated slot is actually one of the strong points of the Seagate media player, which is relatively compact and sleek-it looks like a not-so-curvy mini Sony PlayStation 3 (the older, fat version anyway). Any Free Agent Go drive, regardless of capacity, fits into the unit just fine, and the drive can be formatted for Windows PCs or Macs (NTFS, HFS+ or FAT all work).
Like its predecessor, this model comes in a bare-bones "bring your own drive" version ($150 list), as well as one that includes a 500GB FreeAgent Go drive that slides into a slot at the front of the unit and lists for $289.
Instead of just offering a component video connection, the Theater+ adds HDMI with 1080p output (for easier hook-up to an HDTV and higher maximum resolution), an Ethernet connection (for streaming digital media files over a network), and better file support (it reads more file formats).
The model reviewed here is the "plus" version of the Theater HD, and it addresses many of the complaints we had about the early version that was released in April 2009.
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