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| Brand | Western Digital |
| Item Weight | 304 g |
| Product Dimensions | 12.5 x 3 cm |
| Item model number | WDBGXT0000NBK-UESN |
| Number of Ethernet Ports | 1 |
| ASIN | B005NYOKC2 |
| Best Sellers Rank |
163 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100)
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| Shipping Weight | 680 g |
| Date First Available | 19 Sep 2011 |
Product Description
Product Description
Entertainment your way - Play movies, music, photos and the best of the Internet on your HDTV
The best of the Internet on your HDTV
Stream hit movies, catch up on TV shows, stay connected to your social network, enjoy on-demand access to your favourite music. Don't settle for online entertainment on your small computer screen. With the WD TV Live streaming media player, you can enjoy it all on your HDTV.
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Your media collection belongs on the big screen
Enjoy your media library, home videos, vacation slideshows, and favourite songs on your HDTV and sound system in your living room. Sit back and enjoy the spectacular picture quality of Full-HD 1080p.
Ready, set, stream
So easy to set up, you'll be up and running in minutes. The WD TV Live streaming mediaMedia player connects to your high-speed Internet connection wirelessly, no PC required. Or use the Ethernet port to connect to your wired home network.
Play virtually any media file format
The WD TV Live streaming media player supports a wide variety of the most popular files including MKV, MP4, XVID, AVI, WMV, and MOV video formats. Get the freedom to enjoy your media now, in virtually any file format.
High-performance, streaming-ready Wi-Fi
Includes the latest wireless technology - extended-range Wireless-N - giving you the speed you need to stream HD.
Play media from any source
Stream videos, music, and photos from your USB drive, network drive, and any PC or Mac computer in your home. Our media library collects the content from all the drives, so finding the perfect video, song, or photo to view is easier.
Show photos and movies directly from your digital camera or camcorder
Connect your camcorder or digital camera directly to the media player using one of the USB ports, and instantly view or archive HD video and photos without a PC. Works with any digital imaging device that supports Picture Transfer Protocol.
Stay updated with RSS feeds
Stay posted on your favourite bloggers and websites and stream the latest audio and video with timely RSS feeds. You can also add specific feeds to your dashboard to be shown as tickers so you never miss a thing.
Bring the arcade to your HDTV
Swap gems with Rockswap, try your luck with Texas Hold'Em, or test your math skills with Sudoku. WD TV Live brings casual games to your big screen TV.
Use your keyboard for easy searching and updating
Use the on-screen keyboard or attach your wired or wireless USB keyboard for easy text input. Perfect for searching videos on YouTube or updating your status on Facebook.
Programmable remote
Use the included programmable remote control to make your entertainment choices using our crisp, animated navigation menus. Customise buttons for quick and easy access to your favourite music, photos, videos or menu choices.
HDMI and composite video output
The HDMI port lets you connect to the highest quality HDTV or home theatre. Additional composite (RCA outputs) ensure compatibility with virtually all television sets.
SPDIF digital output
The optical audio output sends digital signals to your AV receiver for the best surround sound experience.
WD TV Remote
Turn your smartphone into the ultimate remote control
Take control of your WD TV Live or WD TV Live Hub experience with the tap of a soft key or the swipe of a finger. Whether it's your personal media or Internet entertainment and games, the WD TV Remote app allows you to control it all with one-touch from your smartphone.
Search for hit movies and TV show episodes using your smartphone keyboard for multi-lingual text input. Use the gesture pad for quick and easy navigation to your personal media and Internet entertainment. Hosting game night? Enjoy multiplayer games with friends and family using multiple mobile devices connected to your network.
Movie night just got better
Control your WD TV Live or WD TV Live Hub from anywhere in your house using your mobile device. Simply launch the WD TV Remote app and it will automatically connect to your WD TV media player through your wireless network, instantly turning your smartphone into a WD TV remote control. Access your Netflix® account right from your iPhone® and watch your favourite TV shows and movies on your HDTV.
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Customer Reviews
Now, I've been looking for a decent streamer for a LONG time. I have PS3's, a 360, an Apple TV, an Xtreamer Ultra, NONE work as well as this little box does.
Firstly, it plays everything. My PS3 was lacking this (even jailbroken) as was my Apple TV, the Xtreamer Ultra is shambles (selling it), and the 360 stuttered. This little box played all my HD, mkv formats, smoothly, and what surprised me even more, is that it streamed a 720p .mkv from my MacBook Pro wirelessly, with no lag or stuttering! My PS3 can't even handle 720p movies unless it's plugged via ethernet, but both my laptop AND PS3 must be hooked via ethernet in order for streaming to be fluid. This is a MAJOR plus point, and i'm really very impressed.
Secondly, it detects all my NAS storage and connects well, including my WD World Edition MyBook. It does however take time to index files from external HDD's, which can get a bit annoying, as the interface lags a bit due to it and at one point it got stuck and didn't move till I disconnected my HDD. I'm sure this will be fixed in a FW update. But it indexes files fine from my HDD's and shows all the clips and thumbnails.
Thirdly, Apps. They work well with the UI, I have Spotify premium and i'm using it all the time now, works really well! Haven't tried the other apps, but i'm sure they are as good. I like the colour co-ordination in the apps which matches the UI. UI is fluid and is good for a Media Player.
Lastly, should you buy this? Yes. Don't waste your money on things which won't work out of the box, don't spend hundreds on sophisticated items, you simply need one little box which does it all. Reason I chose this over the Apple TV (for all the fan boys out there) is because I can't be bothered to jailbreak it and install apps etc, it has no external HDD support and even though it's an Apple product, it's pretty much useless to me as I have all my media on HDD's, I don't rent.
So, this is a worthwhile investment, you don't need an ethernet connection to stream fluidly (perhaps a good connection though, mine is 20MB), if you want an ethernet connection and have no port in your room I suggest you get the WD Livewire, or TP-LINK ethernet plug. I have the TP-LINK one and works perfect with all my stuff.
Overall:
- Streams Movies, HD and SD, amazingly well with no stuttering
- Apps are great, work well
- UI is user friendly
- Expandable, ext HDD friendly
- Does what it says on the tin.
5/5 Stars, well done WD!
However, the fly in the ointment is the slightly inconsistent and confusing interface. On the plus side you can hook up to your media source(s) via DLNA, SMB or NFS to aggregate all your media from different locations using the player's "My Media Library" feature. But the problem - and it's not a particularly big problem - that comes with this is the device doesn't make it particularly easy to browse and view your media and its metadata. You get several different views of your media depending on the content type but none of these views provides a clean, consistent route to what you want to watch. Also, small glitches such as the thumbnails for the first episode of each TV series not showing up sours what would otherwise be a great experience.
The firmware updates do come thick and fast though so these bugs may be ironed out before so very long. As of writing the firmware version is 1.05.18.
Overall a 90% satisfied customer!!
It is intuitive and easy to use, and although you may need a little PC knowledge to set up your media sharing, the instruction manual (only found on line here.... [...]) is pretty helpful. I would recommend streaming from a DLNA NAS rather than PC, but honestly that is more for convenience of not having to have the PC always on rather than anything else.
It seems to support every file format I need it to, and overall, I am more than happy with it. Much more flexible than Apple TV and all in all a better box in my view.
***UPDATE***
I have had this over two months now, and have not changed my opinion. BBC iPlayer and NetFlix are now supported in the services menu, which is great. The Media Library function needs read/write access to your media server, and adds great value by giving details of cast, director, artwork running time etc.
As an aside, another review stated not to expect great results with HD wireless streaming. To be clear, although I haven't tried 1080p HD, I am easily streaming 720p HD throughout the house, and the WD TV Live never misses a beat. Generally this is MPEG4 (ISO and VOB formats are also fine) and up to 6Mbps (generally around 1Mbps) streaming rate over a pretty standard home wireless router (802.11n @ 2.4GHZ). My BT Home Hub2 streams well to one device, but with multiple can start to drop out. I must stress this is nothing to do with the WD TV Live, but worth noting. My LinkSys X3000 copes easily with 3+ simultaneous 720p HD streams.
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