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(WD TV-2 ) Western Digital upgrade from the existing WD TV media player

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Western Digital really hit a sweet spot last year with its $130 WD TV HD Media Player. The thing pumped out 1080p over HDMI at an attractive price, and that's all most people really needed. The newly leaked WD TV-2 revisits the formula, but adds in network playback over the new Ethernet jack, DTS audio decoding, and a component video plug for folks caught in the technological no man's land between composite and HDMI. Outside of that there's a just plain silly amount of codec support, which is hard not to love. No word on price or a release date, but the leaked photos and detailed specs seem to imply this thing is ready for prime time.

http://electric-echoes.blogspot.com/2009/08/wd-tv-2.html



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http://electric-echoes.blogspot.com/2009/08/wd-tv-2.html

WD TV-2 Live Media Player
-Play Full HD 1080p video, music and photos on your HD TV
-Supports widest variety of file formats and devices
-Network capable for easy access to the newest content from PCs, network drives, internet favorites
Kit Contents
-Media Player
-Compact remote with batteries
-Composite AV cable
-Component AV cable
-AC adapter
-Quick Install Guide


Compatibility
HDMI, Full HD (1080p), AAC, MP3, JPEG, USB 2.0, H.264, SimplayHD™, Energy Star®, Dolby Digital, DTS,
DLNA, Bonjour, AVCHD, Windows Vista

Media Formats
AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG1/2/4), MPG/MPEG, MKV (h.264, x.264, AVC, MPEG1/2/4, VC-1),
TS/TP/M2T (MPEG1/2/4, AVC, VC-1) MP4/MOV (MPEG4, h.264), M2TS, WMV9
JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG
MP3, WAV/PCM/LPCM, WMA, AAC, FLAC, MKA, AIF/AIFF, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS
Playlist – PLS, M3U, WPL

Subtitle – SRT, ASS, SSA, SUB, SMI

MPEG2 MP@HL up to 1920x1080p24, 1920x1080i30, or 1280x720p60 resolution. MPEG4.2 ASP@L5 up to
1280x720p30 resolution and no support for global motion compensation. WMV9/VC-1 MP@HL up to 1280x720p60
or 1920x1080p24 resolution. VC-1 AP@L3 up to 1920x1080i30, 1920x1080p24, or 1280x720p60 resolution.
H.264 BP@L3 up to 720x480p30 or 720x576p25 resolution. H.264 MP@4.1 and HP@4.1 up to 1920x1080p24,
1920x1080i30, or 1280x720p60 resolution.
An audio receiver is required for multi-channel surround sound digital output. Compressed RGB JPEG formats only
and progressive JPEG up to 2048x2048.
Single layer TIFF files only. Uncompressed BMP only. Specific details, please refer to the user manual

Source: AVS Forum
 
The Popcorn Hour still kicks its ass in features/ network support but if they keep it priced under $150 it's still a better value.
 
now if it was WIFI then that would have been the shit and i would have copped that for the home theater system and keep the first generation one for the bedroom...
 
so whats the difference with this and the old one?

I know is there in the description

but I dont feel like reading all that

just tell me in one or 2 sentences

and this looks a lot bigger then the current one
 
BenQ said:
so whats the difference with this and the old one?

I know is there in the description

but I dont feel like reading all that

just tell me in one or 2 sentences

and this looks a lot bigger then the current one
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an ethernet jack

footman said:
now if it was WIFI then that would have been the shit and i would have copped that for the home theater system and keep the first generation one for the bedroom...
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Flawless said:
i was looking for wireless support to stream movies
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wifi would have pulled me in.
 
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TimRock said:
and ethernet jack
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how does this work

I can have the pc in another room with the hardrive

and have this device play/stream the movies?



and is this new one able to transfer movies to the hardrive connected to the wd tv via usb?
 
Popcorn Hour A110, WD TV, D-Link DSM330
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As you may have noticed, the new Popcorn Hour C-200 media box didn't quite make its anticipated July launch, but the company now says that as of 12 a.m. PST August 27, pre-orders will open allowing the willing faithful to put in a request for the first batch, anticipated to ship September 3 or thereabouts. Don't remember the June announcement? The $299 Sigma powered box takes HDD, Blu-ray discs, USB or network inputs of nearly any video or audio codec available and brings them to your living room. Since then, pics and video of the units guts and interface have leaked out on the forums, check after the break or beyond the read link for a better look.

[Via MediaSmartServer.net]


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http://www.networkedmediatank.com/showthread.php?tid=23731
 
That new popcorn hour is serious but its right there at the pricepoint where capable folks gotta at least think about building a media pc instead.
 

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We'd been hearing that Western Digital was about to update its WD TV set-top media player lineup, and it looks like that leaked WD TV-2 has turned into the WD TV Live on the way to Best Buy. Nothing here too out of the ordinary -- wide codec support, Dolby Digital and DTS decoders, HDMI out, and an Ethernet jack for DLNA streaming and accessing YouTube, Flickr, and Pandora make this one a solid buy at $119 if you need it, but it's not going to blow up the world, you know? We're still saving up for monster Windows 7 / CableCARD Media Center rig.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage...+live&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1218121172453
 

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Hope you didn't spend your well-earned shekels on a WD TV Mini -- it turns out that the HD-less wonder was just a waypoint to Western Digital's latest. The WD TV Live HD media player is an unassuming sort that doesn't really offer any surprises: 1080p video playback, support for all your favorite codecs, both Pandora and Live365 Internet radio apps, WiFi, two USB ports for external storage, HDMI, composite and component video outputs, SPDIF audio output, and more. No big whoop, right? All this can be yours for an MSRP of $149.99, but we hear that Best Buy has 'em for $119 -- and we wouldn't want you to pay any more than that. PR after the break.


Update: "That's WiFi ready." As in "WiFi adapter sold separately."
 
i have the a-110 for over a year now..i love it have 1tb inside it and 2 tb external..have yet to have one problem with it...the new device c-200 is still having some problems out there supposivly its beta firmware
 
To anyone that has the WD TV, what is the picture quality like? I'm currently streaming content from my computer to my Xbox 360. This isn't bad but the buffering and the picture quality are really starting to annoy me.

Can anyone tell me will the quality for the WD TV, HD or otherwise, for my d/l movies be as good as if I had watched them on the computer??
 
dasureshot said:
To anyone that has the WD TV, what is the picture quality like? I'm currently streaming content from my computer to my Xbox 360. This isn't bad but the buffering and the picture quality are really starting to annoy me.

Can anyone tell me will the quality for the WD TV, HD or otherwise, for my d/l movies be as good as if I had watched them on the computer??
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I own one its the best thing ever. All my vids look good on it.
 
WDTV Live Media Player Interface Review (WDTV2 - 2nd Generation WDTV)

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Duece said:
looks nice
but I'm cool with the one I got.....
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Same here. Build in something wireless or an ability to add comments to the movies on my portable drive then maybe we can talk about an upgrade. The one thing I don't like about this I get so many videos, when I get around to em, I don't remember what they are about or what the movie rating is.

Would be nice if this upgrade could link up to imdb right quick when I select a video from my list I could get a summary. Then it would be worth it.

-VG
 
I love the WD TV units I have now, but the only problem with it is it's scketchy mkv support. is there a unit out there that can play mkv's with no problem whatsoever and maybe flv files?..................
 
Wait did the new WD-TV get rid of red-white-yellow RCA jacks? :smh:

In order for me to upgrade, they're going to have to do something about fast forwarding/rewinding capabilities.
 

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