Digital Media Player Guide Review - WD TV Live Western Digital Network-Ready HD Media Player

[I:http://www.fatherofthebridegifts.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/HaroldJones0.jpg]The Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player (Model # WDBAAN0000NBK-NESN) is truly a great value for your money, especially if you have a lower budget for a media streamer, and has some of the most popular capabilities and features out on the market today. Highly rated by its owners because it is easy to use and for the functionality it provides, the WD TV Live is an extremely popular media player. Released late in the fall 2009, Western Digital added some upgrades to the Western Digital WD TV, the previous version. The WD TV Live HD Media Player plays video up to TrueHD 1080p and has digital sound with Dolby Digital. The biggest improvement was to the menu system making it easier to select your media.

Western Digital WD TV Live Network-Ready HD Media Player

Priced at: $119.99 USD

The WD TV Live digital media player is a media streamer that allows you to stream your video, music, and photos to your high definition TV and play your audio via your home theater system. This player does not come with an internal hard drive, but rather must be connected to a USB mass storage device or network containing your media files. The recommended storage drive is the Western Digital My Book Essential USB 2.0 Desktop External Hard Drive (1 Terabyte -1TB Model) which will provide ample room to store lots of movies, photos, and music. As it comes from the manufacturer, the WD TV Live is a hard wired network ready media streamer. There is nothing to prevent you from going wireless also with a USB wireless dongle. A popular wireless adapter for the WD TV Live is the Linksys Range Plus Wireless USB Compact Adapter that will let you connect to your existing home or business wireless network.

The WD TV Live media player has it's work cut out for it by competing with similar players on the market. It is very similar to both the HDX1000 Network Media Tank and the Patriot Media Player. One difference is that the WD TV Live does not offer the ability to install an internal hard drive, like the HDX 1000 and the Patriot Box Office. If you don't plan on installing an internal hard drive, then the WD TV Live is a great value for the price and is a great HD media player. You will still be getting the latest features like 1080p True HD and Dolby Digital and DTS Surround Sound. Here are the specifications for the WD TV Live:

* HDMI 1.3 port (Supports 1080p TrueHD)

* Connect external hard drives directly or connect to your network to view movies, photos, and music

* USB Port

* Audio Supported Formats: MP3, WMA, WAV/PCM/LPCM, FLAC, AAC, AIF/AIFF, MKA, OGG, Dolby Digital, DTS

* Videos Formats: MPG/MPEG, VOB AVI (Xvid, AVC, MPEG 1/2/4) 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), WMV9, M2TS

Photo formats: GIF, TIF/TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PNG

* Connections: Audio: S/PDIF Optical Digital Audio; Video: HDMI v1.3 (up to 1080p), Composite Video Out; Other: 10/100 Ethernet.

* Remote Control Included.

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