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Reviews of Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player

Testseek.com have collected 84 expert reviews of the Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player and the average rating is 81%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player.
Award: Most Awarded December 2008
December 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Attractive UI
  • Extensive video formats supported
  • 1080p support
  • Silent
  • HDMI and analog AV outputs
  • Supports large number of media file types
  • Smartphone remote apps for iOS and Android
  • Supports USB local media
  • DLNA server and network shares
  • Handles plenty of multimedia file formats
  • Attractive user interface is easy to follow
  • System responds quickly to remote control input
  • Compact remote control was easy to learn for no-look operation
  • Simple but stylish housing
  • Handles DVD ISO files nicely
  • Easy user interface
  • 2 USB ports
  • Plays music
  • Video and shows photo slideshows
  • Affordable. Excellent file support—including for HD video and lossless audio codecs. Simple
  • Intuitive user interface. Includes file-conversion software.
  • Ultra-simple. Portable. Plays a ton of media formats. Can output 1080p. Supports digital-audio output.
  • The WD TV plays back pretty much any file format you can throw at it
  • Including MKV
  • AVI
  • And MP4 video. Huge HD video files played smoothly without any hiccups. Its native app selection includes 80 choices
  • Such as YouTube
  • Hulu Plus
  • Spotify
  • And Pandor
  • Impressive format support
  • Nice interface
  • Good degree of media control
  • Displays video content in up to 1080p. Optical audioout lets you jack into the hifi with optimal sound quality. Makes it easy to force guests to watch your unedited vacation footage by slurping movies off the family videocam. Menus easy to navigate - eve...
  • Supports a host of popular media formats
  • Codecs
  • And containers.
  • HDMI
  • Straightforward menu design

The editors didn't like

  • Can't attach USB hub
  • No networked streaming (but can be hacked to add it)
  • Relatively small number of streaming apps
  • No Netflix
  • USB connected drive continued to receive power even with WD TV turned off
  • Music play back isn't the most convenient
  • DVD folder play back required navigating into the folder to select files
  • HDMI cable not included
  • No wireless streaming. Doesnt include a USB drive. Unremarkable physical design.
  • No network connectivity. Album/movie art display is inconsistent.
  • Its streaming video support is subpar
  • Lacking Netflix
  • Amazon Instant Video HBO Go and others. Many apps
  • Especially YouTube
  • Suffered from sluggish load times
  • No network access or internal storage
  • No HDMI cable supplied
  • No RAW files. Comes only with composite cables. Tendency to choke on .wmv files. Thumbs down to the engineer who decided the WDTV didnt have to talk with your computer or card reader. Seriously
  • How hard would it have been to throw an ethernet jack on thi...
  • Awful DAC
  • Doesn’t support DivX
  • WMA Lossless
  • Or any encrypted media.
  • Slow menu interface
  • No automatic sync software

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  Published: 2014-11-14, Author: Iyaz , review by: cnet.com

  • The WD TV plays back pretty much any file format you can throw at it, including MKV, AVI, and MP4 video. Huge HD video files played smoothly without any hiccups. Its native app selection includes 80 choices, such as YouTube, Hulu Plus, Spotify, and Pandor
  • Its streaming video support is subpar, lacking Netflix, Amazon Instant Video HBO Go and others. Many apps, especially YouTube, suffered from sluggish load times
  • While not for everyone, the WD TV's adroit playback of video and music files makes it the perfect living room box for people with large digital media collections....

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  Published: 2014-07-16, Author: David , review by: theverge.com

  • Abstract:  The numbers don't lie. When Netflix accounts for more than a third of US internet bandwidth, when streaming services are racking up Emmys by the truckload, when cable subscriber numbers dwindle while Amazon Prime Video sign-ups soar, it's hard to avoid th...

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  Published: 2014-07-14, Author: Craig , review by: smallnetbuilder.com

  • HDMI and analog AV outputs, Supports large number of media file types, Smartphone remote apps for iOS and Android, Supports USB local media, DLNA server and network shares
  • Relatively small number of streaming apps, No Netflix

 
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  Published: 2010-01-21, review by: smallnetbuilder.com

  • Attractive UI, Extensive video formats supported, 1080p support, Silent
  • Can't attach USB hub, No networked streaming (but can be hacked to add it)
  • Inexpensive media player that plays content from an attached USB drive only...

 
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  Published: 2009-11-25, review by: anythingbutipod.com

  • The time where home theatre computers and expensive media boxes were the only ways of getting content onto your TV is over, and the market is filled with cheap solutions that will let you play music, photos and videos on your TV. One of the cheapest ...

 
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  Published: 2009-11-19, review by: bigbruin.com

  • Handles plenty of multimedia file formats, Attractive user interface is easy to follow, System responds quickly to remote control input, Compact remote control was easy to learn for no-look operation, Simple but stylish housing, Handles DVD ISO files nicely
  • USB connected drive continued to receive power even with WD TV turned off, Music play back isn't the most convenient, DVD folder play back required navigating into the folder to select files
  • The Western Digital WD TV has plenty of attributes to help it score at the top of the list of media players I have checked out so far. It has a slick but simple appearance, the user interface is attractive and easy to use, the system is quick to respo...

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  Published: 2009-09-09, review by: techwarelabs.com

  • In the beginning I was genuinely curious if the WDTV would live up to my expectations. To my enjoyment the WDTV turned out to be pretty awesome with lots of great features for a reasonable price (around $100.) My only real desire for this device wou...

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  Published: 2009-08-01, review by: techarp.com

  • Abstract:  When we first saw the WD TV in early December, 2008, we were very impressed with it. In fact, we have been telling people just how it will render disc-based players useless, and we were proven right. Since its launch, the WD TV has taken off like a ro....

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  Published: 2009-07-08, review by: futurelooks.com

  • At about a hundred bucks, the WD TV HD Media Player from Western Digital certainly offers several advantages over some of its direct competitors. It’s great to see a true HDMI connection here for 1080p video and it’s even better that they have taken ...

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  Published: 2009-04-22, review by: maclife.com

  • Ultra-simple. Portable. Plays a ton of media formats. Can output 1080p. Supports digital-audio output.
  • No network connectivity. Album/movie art display is inconsistent.
  • The WD TV is a super-simple and highly portable media player. We’d love to see some network connectivity and a more flexible interface, but sometimes just good enough is just that. Good enough.WD TV ...

 
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