Western Digital confirms WDTV Version 2, may add Ethernet to sneakernet hit
http://www.homecinemachoice.com/blo...rsion 2 adds ethernet sneakernet hit 08 05 09
Western Digital is preparing to update its popular sneakernet WDTV media player.
Details are sparse, but spokeswoman Juliet Ohuaregbe told HCC at the Digital Summer product event in London last night that the new model would probably not feature a hard drive, but could add Ethernet and DNLA compliancy.
‘There's a lot of interest in streaming media directly from a PC. We're looking at adding wi-fi, but that may ramp up costs. Ethernet could be the best networking solution for WDTV.’
[NAS devices with style? Whatever next...] Other functionality is likely to stay the same. Any new model would allow users to playback most every file format directly into their TV (including hi-def mkvs), either via memory card or via an attached USB hard drive.
Unlike Seagate's Freeagent HD media player, the WDTV connects via HDMI and can upconvert to 1080p. Version 2 is expected to be announced in the autumn.
NAS with style
Western Digital also launched a range of new My Book NAS devices at the show. Its new DNLA-compliant World Edition units (pictured right) come with either one or two terabytes of storage and sport a built-in media server. They also offer automatic back-up for all computers on a network.
They will sell for 179 and 399 euros respective
but I doubt it
