im only getting it if it comes with the lego star wars thing.
[Tech Report] Western Digital's WD TV HD Media Player Review
http://techreport.com/articles.x/16565
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Video performance was very impressive, and the WD TV handled everything I threw at it with ease. To start things off, it had no problems with standard-definition TV programming encoded with Xvid, but I wouldn't expect it to have fits with 480p using such a well-established codec. The real tests involved HD content. Starting with a 720p rip of The Dark Knight (encoded with x264 into MKV at around 8Mbps), the WD TV was able to play the file without issue and even recognized my included subtitles. Seeking and pausing were also much snappier than I expected for HD video, although maybe I'm just too used to the awful performance of my ISP-provided DVR. Picture quality was superb, as well. I hooked up the WD TV to my 1080p monitor, and I couldn't spot a difference with the output from my desktop PC. My goal then became to discover the WD TV's performance limits by finding the highest quality-video content I could get my hands on. I started with a 1080p trailer for Star Trek encoded in AVC with an average bit rate of about 12Mbps, with stream peaks of almost 20Mbps. The WD TV didn't even break a sweat. Determined to find even higher-quality video, I found some users reporting the device could play an M2TS file pulled from the folder structure of a Blu-ray disc, even though WD doesn't explicitly mention that feature. Of course, I had to give it a shot. Amazingly, even with the bit rate spiking at around 40Mbps, the WD TV didn't quit. I think it's safe to say that this thing has plenty of horsepower for any HD content. Perhaps where the WD TV stumbles the most is with its support for soft-subtitles. I tried watching a rip of the German film Der Untergang, and the SRT subs were continually out of sync and didn't always display properly. After some hunting on the Internet, I found this seems to be a common issue for WD TV users. The solution is currently to remux the subtitles into the video file. I hope Western Digital will correct the issue in a future firmware update. |
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i have it, and so far its too green (the firmware needs time to "grow") there is a lot of thing they need to fix, some audio codecs will not work, cant play dvds, its hard to see subtitles in a bright videos, the menus are too simple, if you have a 1-2TB harddrive for this it will be very complicated to look for something.
anyway, is the best thing you could get to play more than divx on your tv.
ps: i've got it for 100$ in bestbuy
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anyway, is the best thing you could get to play more than divx on your tv.
ps: i've got it for 100$ in bestbuy
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But you can only stream 4GB files with the PS3 is that correct? Due to it being Fat32. I have a PS3 and the WD TV HD Player. I use them both. I never have any lags in processing the video through the External HD to the HD Player. I love mine. Although there have been some movies that it would not playback the sound. But all in all, great device.
They have it for $89.99 at Newegg with free shipping but ends today.
http://www.dealcatcher.com/index.asp...5&c=158463&o=1
I highly recommend this product!
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Originally Posted by johonm333  I think WD is too late to the game on this one I might invest in one for it's size, but it would probably be cheaper just to throw a HD4550 in a crappy computer. Hell, streaming content with a PS3 works well enough. |
They have it for $89.99 at Newegg with free shipping but ends today.
http://www.dealcatcher.com/index.asp...5&c=158463&o=1
I highly recommend this product!
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My thoughts exactly....
Originally Posted by onlycodered If it could do YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix it might be a nice alternative to my current HTPC. Until they can get a network connection in this thing and some streaming services I'm not interested. |
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if you download mediacoder (google it) you can conver them in a codecs supported by wdtv, depends on your pc haw fast it could do it but youtube videos are not heavy to re-encode.
but it would be nice if it would play those videos
Originally Posted by onlycodered If it could do YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix it might be a nice alternative to my current HTPC. Until they can get a network connection in this thing and some streaming services I'm not interested. |
but it would be nice if it would play those videos
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Explain that to the wife/GF.
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Originally Posted by azt3c if you download mediacoder (google it) you can conver them in a codecs supported by wdtv, depends on your pc haw fast it could do it but youtube videos are not heavy to re-encode. |
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Popcorn Hour > This.
I'll pay a bit more for the ability to put a harddrive in and actually save tons of stuff on it
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Edit: Popcorn Hour does Youtube
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I'll pay a bit more for the ability to put a harddrive in and actually save tons of stuff on it
Edit: Popcorn Hour does Youtube
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