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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: 2008-12-08, review by: the-gadgeteer.com

  • Easy user interface, 2 USB ports, Plays music, video and shows photo slideshows
  • HDMI cable not included
  • Over the years, Ive tried quite a few devices that allow you to watch and listen to your digital media through your television set. Some of these devices have included WiFi, some included hard drives, some required that you stream the content from a ...

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  Published: 2008-12-03, review by: pcmag.com

  • Affordable. Excellent file support—including for HD video and lossless audio codecs. Simple, intuitive user interface. Includes file-conversion software.
  • No wireless streaming. Doesnt include a USB drive. Unremarkable physical design.
  • What the WD TV HD Media Player does do—play content off of a USB drive—it does well, but that doesnt necessarily mean this is a useful or desirable device....

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  Published: 2008-12-03, review by: askmen.com

  • Abstract:  The company formerly known as Western Digital enters the set-top box game with a cool gadget aimed at people with a lot of downloaded content. Slingbox it ain’t, nor is it a real competitor for the Apple TV box. In fact, it doesn’t even have built-in s...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-20, review by: crn.com

  • Abstract:  Widely known as a leader in the hard drive/storage arena, Western Digital is now expanding its product line, hoping to grab a share of the high-definition media market with the new WD Media Player (WDAVN00). The Test Center found it to be an affordable...

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  Published: 2008-11-04, Author: Jonathan , review by: techworld.com

  • It's early days, but on first impressions we really like the Western Digital WD TV....

 
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  Published: 2008-11-03, review by: hardwaregeeks.com

  • Abstract:  Today WD has introduced the WD TV and it is I believe the very first and only product from WD that does not contain any internal storage of any kind. WD TV is a little black box that will allow you to easily bring your pictures, music and videos to you...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-03, review by: wired.com

  • 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...
  • 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...

 
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  Published: 2014-11-15, Author: Iyaz , review by: cnet.com.au

  • 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: 2009-09-09, review by: gadgetguy.com.au

  • Extremely simple setup; Supports flash or external hard drives; Remote works well
  • No networking features; Main unit looks and feels cheap

 
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  Published: 2009-02-06, Author: Cameron , review by: tweaktown.com

  • Your browser doesnt support Javascript or you have it disabled. Please try again later to view this video. Western Digitals WD TV HD media player is not only a bit of a mouth full to say, but an incredibly smart device in such a small form factor....

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