Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review

[DarKSeeD]

Originally Posted by brianbuys

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.

The latest firmware was released on 27.04.2009. I've made a review for this product while ago and many buyers were pleased with it (the product and the review). Besides the fact it's cheap it also plays many file formats.
From the WD page "Fixed bugs reported by the WD TV user community".
Please do a little research and check your comments before posting.

[Adrian Wong]

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 rocket. Here was a player that was not only capable of decoding HD video content, it was also affordable - an important factor in these trying times. Never mind the fact that it does not come with any storage capacity. All you have to do is plug in a USB drive and play your media files off them. How much simpler can it get?

Link : Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player Review

[zy]

typa A plug, cutting cost?

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by zy

typa A plug, cutting cost?

Most likely to simplify packaging - one size for all countries. But this is an important point because most people are eager to get started after buying the WD TV.

Then they find out that the provided plug is useless for the sockets we have. Unless you happen to have a universal adaptor hanging around, you will have to postpone the WD TV experience until you get the right adaptor.

[zy]

true, maybe simple packaging.

does this apply to the MyBook back in Malaysia?

[Chai]

What about RM support? In Asian countries, I think this is a very important format.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by zy

true, maybe simple packaging.

does this apply to the MyBook back in Malaysia?

No, the WD My Book shipped with the Type G (British) plug.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Chai

What about RM support? In Asian countries, I think this is a very important format.

No RM support yet. But that will apparently appear in a lower-end model that's set to debut very soon. Later this month, from what I understand.

[karhoe]

Well, there is this new product from Compro, that seems to be a great competitor

Compro Technology Global_Home

[DarKSeeD]

Originally Posted by karhoe

Well, there is this new product from Compro, that seems to be a great competitor

Compro Technology Global_Home

Looks very promising with a lot of features and not to mention the 0dB advertise and BT client but the price is way too high for a product on the market since April or May 2009. I'll stick with WD as the price here is under 100 euro. T-1000? Here comes the Terminator...