Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review - Page 2

Adrian Wong · 14th Dec 2008, 12:42 AM

Just came back from PC Fair today... Damn crowded!

Did not manage to hit the WD booth although I saw a whole bunch of folks crowding around it.

I think WD is offering the WD TV for a special price of just RM 299 for PC Fair though. They did tell me earlier they have very limited stocks, but you can book now for that low, low price and get it when they ship in Jan/Feb.

mikegas · 14th Dec 2008, 01:16 AM

Ya meh .. RM299 only so cheap .. nway back to more interesting stuff .. WHERE DA PC FAIR BOOTH CHICK PHOTOS?!

Adrian Wong · 14th Dec 2008, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mikegas

Ya meh .. RM299 only so cheap .. nway back to more interesting stuff .. WHERE DA PC FAIR BOOTH CHICK PHOTOS?!

Speaking of chicks... I saw the models WD used for their WD TV launch at PC Fair. But they were handing out flyers for other companies!

Too bad didn't bring camera though.... Many hot chicks there. Hahahaa...

mikegas · 15th Dec 2008, 10:34 AM

WAH ... u can remember the chicks .. hahaha.. well they are hired by the event orgy comp..

Adrian Wong · 15th Dec 2008, 04:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegas

WAH ... u can remember the chicks .. hahaha.. well they are hired by the event orgy comp..

LOL!! Of course, I can.. Hehe...

karhoe · 23rd Jan 2009, 02:05 PM

OMG, RM299 is damn cheap, my neighbour is interested to get it and all I can find is RM499 !!!

Chai · 23rd Jan 2009, 03:14 PM

It's RM429 now in Lowyat.

mikegas · 23rd Jan 2009, 03:54 PM

It was RM399 at PC fair nothing cheaper then that so far. I find it quite useful WD TV. I watch lotsa movies, series, anime on TV. The only thing I i didnt like about it, is it feels like a toy. Small, plastic and not sturdy. Oh yeah, can't complain too much when I dont have to pay for it ..

Adrian Wong · 28th Jan 2009, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikegas

It was RM399 at PC fair nothing cheaper then that so far. I find it quite useful WD TV. I watch lotsa movies, series, anime on TV. The only thing I i didnt like about it, is it feels like a toy. Small, plastic and not sturdy. Oh yeah, can't complain too much when I dont have to pay for it ..

Never mind. That leaves WD with room for improvement. What's next? Built-in storage? Magnesium casing? WiFi connectivity?

brianbuys · 10th Jul 2009, 03:33 AM

It's true this is a very good player for the money though it does have buggy issues as many have reported. Too bad western digital has not released a firmware version yet to fix these problems. once they do this will be a hard to beat player since it can do ALMOST everything you would want it to do. Seems there are two types now: with and w/o hard drive. those with HDD like the Mediagate or Popcorn hour are a good choice. those w/o hard drives like the WD TV, IOMEGA Screenplay are good too but you have to attach some sort of external usb storage anyway. So choose wisely. If you are looking for something that may be better than the WD TV, search for this: "Mediagate MG-M2TV". this is the newest player from Mediagate which can do everything the WD TV can but actually supports more formats like RMVB (real video) for many Asian videos. so this is one item i'm really looking forward to. hoping the reviews are good on this one.

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10th Jul 2009, 03:33 AM	#20 (permalink)
brianbuys Newbie Join Date: 10 Jul 2009 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	WD TV Review It's true this is a very good player for the money though it does have buggy issues as many have reported. Too bad western digital has not released a firmware version yet to fix these problems. once they do this will be a hard to beat player since it can do ALMOST everything you would want it to do. Seems there are two types now: with and w/o hard drive. those with HDD like the Mediagate or Popcorn hour are a good choice. those w/o hard drives like the WD TV, IOMEGA Screenplay are good too but you have to attach some sort of external usb storage anyway. So choose wisely. If you are looking for something that may be better than the WD TV, search for this: "Mediagate MG-M2TV". this is the newest player from Mediagate which can do everything the WD TV can but actually supports more formats like RMVB (real video) for many Asian videos. so this is one item i'm really looking forward to. hoping the reviews are good on this one.

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14th Dec 2008, 01:16 AM	#12 (permalink)
mikegas Active Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 531 Reputation: 396 Rep Power: 5	Ya meh .. RM299 only so cheap .. nway back to more interesting stuff .. WHERE DA PC FAIR BOOTH CHICK PHOTOS?!

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mikegas Active Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 531 Reputation: 396 Rep Power: 5	WAH ... u can remember the chicks .. hahaha.. well they are hired by the event orgy comp..

23rd Jan 2009, 03:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
mikegas Active Join Date: 7 May 2008 Posts: 531 Reputation: 396 Rep Power: 5	It was RM399 at PC fair nothing cheaper then that so far. I find it quite useful WD TV. I watch lotsa movies, series, anime on TV. The only thing I i didnt like about it, is it feels like a toy. Small, plastic and not sturdy. Oh yeah, can't complain too much when I dont have to pay for it ..