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The numbers don't lie. When Netflix accounts for more than a third of US internet bandwidth, when streaming services are racking up Emmys by the truckload, when cable subscriber numbers dwindle while Amazon Prime Video sign-ups soar, it's hard to avoid th...
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In late May, Western Digital announced the newest member of its WD TV line of media players – the WD TV. The TV assumes the top of the line of WD's line of media streamers, which also include the WD TV Play (reviewed) and WD TV Live (reviewed). This WD TV...
HDMI and analog AV outputs, Supports large number of media file types, Smartphone remote apps for iOS and Android, Supports USB local media, DLNA server and network shares...
Relatively small number of streaming apps, No Netflix...
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There are a lot of multimedia players on the market these days. Most of these little boxes allow you to stream your movies, photos and music across the home network into your entertainment center. But the hassle of getting these devices set up on the...
Attractive UI, Extensive video formats supported, 1080p support, Silent...
Can't attach USB hub, No networked streaming (but can be hacked to add it)...
Inexpensive media player that plays content from an attached USB drive only...
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anythingbutipod.com Updated: 2017-01-19 05:16:34
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The time where home theatre computers and expensive media boxes were the only ways of getting content onto your TV is over, and the market is filled with cheap solutions that will let you play music, photos and videos on your TV. One of the cheapest...
The time where home theatre computers and expensive media boxes were the only ways of getting content onto your TV is over, and the market is filled with cheap solutions that will let you play music, photos and videos on your TV. One of the cheapest...
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The Western Digital TV Media Player The Western Digital TV HD Media Player (WDTV) is the device everyone has been raving about. I first heard of the WDTV from a friend who got me pretty excited about its possibilities. When I got my hands on it, I’l...
In the beginning I was genuinely curious if the WDTV would live up to my expectations. To my enjoyment the WDTV turned out to be pretty awesome with lots of great features for a reasonable price (around $100.) My only real desire for this device wou...
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When we first saw the WD TV in early December, 2008, we were very impressed with it. In fact, we have been telling people just how it will render disc-based players useless, and we were proven right. Since its launch, the WD TV has taken off like a ro...
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As much as I like my trusty little laptop, I’d much prefer to watch my HD movies on my HDTV. That much makes sense, but when you get the majority of your digital content through the Internet on your computer, what’s the easiest way to send that conten...
At about a hundred bucks, the WD TV HD Media Player from Western Digital certainly offers several advantages over some of its direct competitors. It’s great to see a true HDMI connection here for 1080p video and it’s even better that they have taken...
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maclife.com Updated: 2017-01-19 05:16:51
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Interface issues slow down what’s an otherwise capable home media player for music, movies, and photos. Western Digital’s WD TV is the latest attempt at solving the “last mile” problem--namely how to get your digital content from y...
Ultra-simple. Portable. Plays a ton of media formats. Can output 1080p. Supports digital-audio output.
No network connectivity. Album/movie art display is inconsistent.
The WD TV is a super-simple and highly portable media player. We’d love to see some network connectivity and a more flexible interface, but sometimes just good enough is just that. Good enough.WD TV...
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maximumpc.com Updated: 2017-01-19 05:16:52
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Western Digital’s WD TV HD Media Player is missing two components commonly found in digital media players: a display and storage. What the device does have is two USB ports, HDMI and composite video outputs, digital and analog audio outputs, and the...
Supports a host of popular media formats, codecs, and containers.
Awful DAC; doesn’t support DivX, WMA Lossless, or any encrypted media.
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The WD TV box lets your HDTV play media transferred from any USB storage device (flash drive or external hard drive), without any need for a streaming network device to bridge the distance from your storage drive or PC to the TV. Western Digital's fir...
Overall, if you want to skip the home networking approach and connect a media-filled hard drive up to your television, the Western Digital WD TV is a good bet. Full 1080p support and HDMI connectivity makes it an especially viable option for home-thea...
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The Western Digital WDTV ($110 as of March 5, 2009) marks the hard-drive makers first foray into the field of media players, but the move makes sense as an extension of the company’s existing hard-disk products. The WDTV box lets your HDTV play media...
HDMI, 1080p support, Straightforward menu design...
Slow menu interface, No automatic sync software...
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If youre anything like me, you often find yourself wishing for an easy way to watch your digital media from the comfort of your own couch. I mean, weve got all of these random devices that let us watch videos, but I still cant simply carry a USB th...
Its hard not to like the WD TV, especially for a first effort. Its certainly not perfect: WD drove down the price by making some serious hardware sacrifices. The lack of built-in network streaming is disappointing, and you have to factor in the price...
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One of the most frustrating things that still hasn’t gotten any better in the digital age is the ability to view digital media on the family television. Sure there’s AppleTV and SlingCatcher and a host of others, but what about just being able to lite...
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itp.net
Updated: 2017-01-19 05:16:56
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Priced at US $100 Western Digital’s (WD) HD media player, known as WD TV, is designed to give users the ability to playback content on standard or HD display devices with minimal fuss.As a result of this positioning, the TV lacks WiFi and network capab...
The TV is a cost effective and simple solution for those interested in viewing content on their Full HD TVs...
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v3.co.uk Updated: 2017-01-19 05:16:59
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Western Digitals WDTV is a media player, but its what you might called a bare-bones system in that the user almost has to build it up themselves.Unlike with a media streamer the WDTV has no network access and unlike other players weve seen theres n...
Impressive format support, nice interface, good degree of media control...
No network access or internal storage, no HDMI cable supplied...
An excellent media player as long as you can put up with the lack of network access Good points Impressive format support, nice interface, good degree of media control Bad points No network access or internal storage, no HDMI cable supplied...
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Digitaltrends.com Updated: 2017-01-19 05:16:59
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With so much digital media available at our fingertips, the computer has become a trusty companion when it comes to content management. It may be busting at the seams, but it’s a nice alternative for those that don’t have thousands of dol...
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Admittedly, they’re somewhat different devices, but have overlapping functionality. The Apple TV works wirelessly and connects to your Mac and a widescreen TV. The WD TV Media Player connects to a user’s TV or home theater and plays d...
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For months now, I have been trying to play .MKV and other video files on my living room front projector. At first I tried to connect a laptop directly to the TV. But this didn’t always work, the audio was crappy, and it was awkward to have a laptop con...
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The Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player ($129.99 list) is a media extender that, unlike most of its competitors, shuns wireless content streaming in favor of portability. Like the SanDisk Sansa TakeTV, the WD TV relies on a portable USB drive to t...
Affordable. Excellent file support—including for HD video and lossless audio codecs. Simple, intuitive user interface. Includes file-conversion software.
No wireless streaming. Doesnt include a USB drive. Unremarkable physical design.
What the WD TV HD Media Player does do—play content off of a USB drive—it does well, but that doesnt necessarily mean this is a useful or desirable device...
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The company formerly known as Western Digital enters the set-top box game with a cool gadget aimed at people with a lot of downloaded content. Slingbox it ain’t, nor is it a real competitor for the Apple TV box. In fact, it doesn’t even have built-in s...
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crn.com
Updated: 2017-01-19 05:17:11
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Widely known as a leader in the hard drive/storage arena, Western Digital is now expanding its product line, hoping to grab a share of the high-definition media market with the new WD Media Player (WDAVN00). The Test Center found it to be an affordable...
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The Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player is a £78 device that plays back high-definition video on a television.The WD TV HD Media Player also features audio and photo playback.You connect one or two USB hard drives (or a USB camera, camcorder, or mas...
It's early days, but on first impressions we really like the Western Digital WD TV...
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wired.com Updated: 2017-01-19 05:17:15
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A certain class of people have long wanted to easily download and play files on their massive flat-panel TVs. This powerful special interest group is responsible for many of the technological innovations that drive our modern economy. They are internet...
Displays video content in up to 1080p. Optical audioout lets you jack into the hifi with optimal sound quality. Makes it easy to force guests to watch your unedited vacation footage by slurping movies off the family videocam. Menus easy to navigate - eve...
No RAW files. Comes only with composite cables. Tendency to choke on .wmv files. Thumbs down to the engineer who decided the WDTV didnt have to talk with your computer or card reader. Seriously, how hard would it have been to throw an ethernet jack on thi...
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hardwaregeeks.com Updated: 2017-01-19 05:17:18
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Today WD has introduced the WD TV and it is I believe the very first and only product from WD that does not contain any internal storage of any kind. WD TV is a little black box that will allow you to easily bring your pictures, music and videos to you...
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