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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: 2009-01-20, Author: Alberto , review by: es.engadget.com

  • Abstract:  Con algo de retraso, pero aquí lo tenemos. El Western Digital WD TV HD es sin lugar a dudas uno de los reproductores multimedia de sobremesa que más a dado que hablar, en parte por unas prestaciones realmente elevadas ( ficha técnica ), en parte por un pr...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-11, review by: itespresso.es

  • Abstract:  No son pocas las compañías que cuentan con una oferta, más o menos amplia, de discos duros multimedia con un denominador común: tienen disco duro. Western Digital, sin embargo, ha optado por un no incorporar este elemento en su TV HD Media Player.Lo m...

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  Published: 2009-12-22, review by: clubic.com

  • Abstract:  L'essor d'Internet a donné naissance à de nouvelles générations de lecteurs vidéo numériques. La généralisation de la dématérialisation des supports est en marche et maintenant, de nombreux appareils font purement et simplement l'impasse sur le lecteur...

 
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  Published: 2009-06-03, review by: erenumerique.fr

  • Abstract:  Le disque dur externe reste le meilleur moyen pour stocker et déplacer le contenu multimédia audio, vidéo et photo. Mais comment le diffuser simplement sur un téléviseur ? Western Digital se propose de transformer tout disque dur externe en disque mult...

 
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  Published: 2008-12-19, review by: audiovideohd.fr

  • Meilleur rapport prestations/prix, Formats/Conteneurs pris en charge, Interface animée et HD, Chapitrage et sous titres MKV pris en charge, Passthrought Dolby Digital et DTS, Consommation en lecture (7 watts)
  • Pas de prise en charge réseau, Pas de décodeur DTS, Image ISO non supportée, Saccades sur les MKV en 1080p/24, Temps danalyse des périphériques de stockage
  • Le WD TV HD Media Player est un excellent lecteur vidéo qui étonne par ses fonctions et la prise en charge des formats multimédia. Commercialisé à moins de 100€, il fait presquaussi bien, voire mieux sur certaines fonctions, que les Dvico TivX et aut...

 
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  Published: 2008-12-10, review by: Lesnumeriques.com

  • Large compatibilité multimédia, Format très compact, Soin apporté aux menus
  • Puce encore sousexploitée (en attendant un nouveau firmware), Aucune connectique réseau, Mauvaise gestion des sauvegardes de DVD
  • De part un prix très agressif, ce boîtier pourrait devenir un best-seller. En revanche, bien que disposant d'un très bon menu et d'une large compatibilité multimédia, il n'est pas encore parfait. Nous aurions notamment...

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  Published: 2008-11-04, review by: 01net.com

  • Abstract:  Le WD TV de Western Digital est une solution originale se présentant sous la forme dun petit boîtier très simple à utiliser. Dun côté, vous lui connectez un disque dur externe USB contenant pléthore de fichiers multimédias, de lautre, vous le reliez...

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  Published: 2010-04-26, review by: blog.pricerunner.de

  • Der WD TV HD ist ein sehr interessanter Mediaplayer und gerade auch oder eben speziell für den nicht vernetzten Einsatz gedacht. Die Vorteile liegen in seiner kompakten Größe, im sehr hübschen Design, in der Verwendung von aktueller perfomanter Hardwar...

 
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  Published: 2009-10-03, review by: computerbild.de

  • Abstract:  Der Western Digital TV HD Media Player spielt Filme, Fotos und Musik von USB-Festplatten oder -Sticks ab. Verbinden Sie die Box per HDMI mit einem Flachbildfernseher und einem Surround-Receiver, läuft sie zur Höchstform auf....

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  Published: 2009-02-18, review by: Pcwelt.de

  • Abstract:  Seit November des vergangenen Jahres hat der Festplattenhersteller Western Digital seine Produktpalette um den WD TV HD Media Player erweitert. Mit dem WD TV HD Media Player von Western Digital lassen sich digitale Foto-, Video- und Musiksammlungen i...

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