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Posted at 6:14 AM on Thursday 10/15/09 by
Ben
Hotness UNHOT
Newegg has the Western Digital WDAVN00BN WD TV HD Media Player for Select USB Storage Devices for $100 - 10% coupon code EMCHDD10C [Exp 10/17] = $90 with free shipping. [Compare]

  • Full HD 1080p video playback and navigation from USB storage devices
  • HDMI and composite video interfaces for easy connection to a TV
    • Western Digital WDAVN00BN HD Media Player $90 at Newegg

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      NorthSouth - Posted 6:20 am PDT 10/15/09 (2611 Posts)  Report Spam

      Why should I pay $90 for this?
      Microsoft ships their Media Player for free.

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      schnapster - Posted 6:30 am PDT 10/15/09 (36 Posts)  Report Spam

      Do you mean their extenders?

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      cyberwolf - Posted 7:17 am PDT 10/15/09 (630 Posts)  Report Spam

      I have one, and this is an AMAZING device. However, even if you don't think you need network capabilities, suck it up and pay the extra $30-40 to get the WD HD TV Live version that just came out and includes a network jack (RJ45) and can access network-based media via DLNA, as well as other internet services (YouTube, etc). Trust me, you'll be happy you did!

      They don't have Netflix yet, but there are rumors that it will ship in a firmware update... but no promises. I think there is also a wifi adapter available as well, although, I wouldn't recommend DLNA streaming of video (HD or otherwise) via wifi... my 5 years of experience doing this sort of stuff (DLNA, uPnP, etc.) has shown that the physical cable is King.

      So, all of that said, anyone want to buy my WD HD TV player (same one from this ad?) Make me a reasonable offer! I still have the original box and all manuals, etc., and it is only 2-3 months old. I want to upgrade to the Live version!

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      maximillian - Posted 7:33 am PDT 10/15/09 (1171 Posts)  Report Spam

      Is this on par or a worthy successor to XBMC?

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      Elpee - Posted 8:34 am PDT 10/15/09 (1345 Posts)  Report Spam

      #3, keep your stuff if you know this review which I quote from avs forum
      "...WDTV Live: No menu support, no chapter selection support, networking issues, the 720p and SD content look worse - upscaling looks worse then the Asus O!Play or the WDTV1 (reported by many users), tiny remote control (need more buttons)
      Power consumption: On WDTV1, it's always warm to hot in the standby mode with 9W consumption unlike ~0W on CinemaTube or 6W on PCH. Hopefully WDTV2 would be better than WDTV1 on the power consumption...."

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      digh - Posted 9:04 am PDT 10/15/09 (468 Posts)  Report Spam

      http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/19893.cfm

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      matthew - Posted 12:17 pm PDT 10/15/09 (1304 Posts)  Report Spam

      I'll cast a vote for the PS3. Skipping for the moment the (obvious) gameplay, Bluray, and web browsing features...I've had great success streaming HD video from a PC wirelessly (technically, the PS3 is wired to the router, but the PC is elsewhere). I usually stream AVI, but in the case of HD files, I use mkv2vob to convert MKV format.

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      TerryV - Posted 6:18 pm PDT 10/15/09 (128 Posts)  Report Spam

      Is this for storing pirated movies and playing them back?

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