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Western Digital Unveils WD TV Live HD Media Player

Posted 10/13/09 at 07:41:28 PM  by Ryan Whitwam

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Western Digital has announced the second iteration of its TV connected media player. The new WD TV Live HD takes all that was awesome about the old, and adds some new tricks. The box still has wide codec support for playing files from USB drives, but it now also streams content from Youtube, Pandora, and Flickr. Users can also connect network drives to the new version to view files.

The WD TV Live HD, as the name would suggest, outputs 1080P HD video via a HDMI 1.3 port. Composite and component are also available. If you need to get video off that USB drive and on to your TV, the WD TVs provide an attractive alternative to media center PCs. The new WD TV device has an MSRP of $149.99.

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TAGS: streaming, Western Digital, HDTV, flickr, youtube, Pandora, wd tv
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avatarNice!

Submitted by legend-nyc on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 5:07am

It does the job and the price is right.

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avatarAnother one?

Submitted by JohnP on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 9:13pm

 Can we finally admit that there is a plethora of Media Players out there? It's as bad as netbooks. Then add servers and NAS for more competition. HTPC for me thanks. Runs everything, plays everything, webs everything.

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avatarI have the first version of

Submitted by WFUJay on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 7:25pm

I have the first version of one of these and I love it.  Just wish they would have added DTS support in this version.  With that said, when I upgrade, I'll be getting the Seagate player since it does support DTS.  Not everyone can afford a fancy receiver and surround sound.

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avatarAwww

Submitted by Taz0 on Wed, 10/14/2009 - 6:53am

Awww I can't believe WD cheaped-out again on a DTS license. I thought they'd get it right the second time around. Well that rules it out as a viable purchase for me.

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avatarBest two paragraphs I've

Submitted by zulfy26 on Tue, 10/13/2009 - 6:01pm

Best two paragraphs I've read all day.

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