Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player

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★★★★☆
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Connect this media player to your computer via the USB 2.0 port and view videos, photos or listen to music from popular Internet sites, such as YouTube, Flickr and Pandora on your HDTV. The Ethernet connection allows you to network with computers throughout your home for easy access to media.

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Last update: Oct 21, 2009

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★★★★★
5.0
Was an absolute no-brainer to buy!

"Before I bought this unit I was using my XBOX 360 with Windows 7 Media Center as my primary media player. My televsion is the Samsung LN55B640 (120Hz). First thing I noticed is how smooth the image is now, regardless if the movie is streaming on the network or on a local USB drive (HD or SD). I have been able to play all my MKV (up to 10000 bitrate), MP4 (up to 10000 bitrate) and AVI files with various audio (AC..." Read Full Review »

Oct 21, 2009 by martmeister

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★☆☆☆☆
1.0
Not much improvement over prior version!!!

"I was surprised that it has the same UI as prior product. It also cannot show thumbnails for png files and some of the videos do not play when browsing Youtube. Slideshow transitions are terrible as well. Upnp play-to feature does not work either. A lot of bugs and I am not going to wait for WD to to fix these like they hardly did with WDTV. Disappointed!..." Read Full Review »

Oct 15, 2009 by ColmRad

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Was an absolute no-brainer to buy!

★★★★★
5.0

"Before I bought this unit I was using my XBOX 360 with Windows 7 Media Center as my primary media player. My televsion is the Samsung LN55B640 (120Hz). First thing I noticed is how smooth the image is now, regardless if the movie is streaming on the network or on a local USB drive (HD or SD). I have …"  Read Full Review »

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Oct 21 2009
martmeister
Seattle, WA
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Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player Review

not much better than a ps3 as media device

★★★★☆
4.0

"this review is more for the savvy individuals with some experience playing hd content on their tvs via ps3s or similar devices. this media player is awesome, its tiny n slick, plays lots of media, etc. what SUCKS about this is it does not stream MKV, but it does play it directly off of a drive. im h …"  Read Full Review »

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Oct 14 2009
jms765
sb, ca
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Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player Review

Great for the price

★★★★☆
4.0

"Sweet little machine. I bought this having already owned a popcorn hour a-110 for about a year. It has played everything I have thrown at it. I dont have 1080p though so have only tried up to 720p. Which I have stream (WD wired to router, PC wireless N) without any issues.



It streams .mkv fine for …"  Read Full Review »

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Oct 15 2009
Travis726
Az
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Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player Review

I'm streaming MKV files on my Home Network setup!

★★★★★
5.0

"I'm using an "AT&T; 2-Wire 2701HG-B" DSL router/modem and can stream any MKV file I throw at it. No stutter, dropped frames, and very low CPU strain on the server. I'm a very happy camper. I was very suprised that it worked as I have read other reviews that states that it wouldn't. I plugged in the …"  Read Full Review »

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Oct 15 2009
Anonymous
Houston, Texas
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Western Digital WD TV Live Media Player Review

I like it a lot!

★★★★☆
4.0

"I backup all my DVDs and video clips to a hard drive...Now I do not have to fiddle with a DVD player..I just locate the folder of the movie or video clip and play it..Best to catalog your movies with folders...it will be easier to find. Plays most video file types...Its compact size makes it easy to …"  Read Full Review »

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Oct 18 2009
davegbp
Wisconsin
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