Review by ChristineMM

At the time I received this product to review in 2011 I didn’t quite understand what it was. We had just moved long distance and left all our old TVs behind since the moving company refused to move them. The new TVs we purchased in 2011 (Vizio) had apps on them. What that means is on the TV there is a menu to select that allows you to use an Amazon or YouTube or Netflix and other apps to access online content on your TV. What this CYBERLINK product does is that same thing but as an external device.

However, we can take our laptop, move it near the TV, attach a $20 HDMI cable to link the two, play the content on the website (i.e. NetFlix, Amazon instant streaming movie rental, YouTube, etc.) and it plays on the TV.

A good thing about this is you can link to a mobile smart phone or an iPad or tablet and show your photos (or do any of the internet media playing). That is cool but it’s something our family never wants or needs to do.

Because we have app enabled TVs this was an overkill, unnecessary product for us. People with older TVs which do not have apps may like this. However they could do much of the same thing with an HDMI cable and a laptop.

I rate this product 3 stars = It’s Okay.