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Height mm. Width mm. Depth mm. Facet Value 60fps HD 1. Facet Value Blu-Ray Player WD's tiny TV Live media streamer supports a wide range of popular formats and it can play them from directly-connected USB drives or from computers on a local network. It's a device that's easy to use and its remote is comfortable to work with. The main downside is that I had to wait for a firmware update for the streamer to work properly during my evaluation period.
This small media streamer is a little champ when it comes to playing music and video files, whether they be on locally-attached storage devices or on a home network. However, it took a while to become a champ.
I've been testing this unit since the end of last year and experienced some problems with it; it wasn't until a recent firmware update that I was able to use it properly within my network environment. The WD TV Live is a small unit that can decode pretty much any type of video and audio file you throw at it. I had no problems with the unit's picture and audio quality during my tests, but I was beset with problems from the outset when trying to play video files over my wireless network.
I could play those same files off an attached USB drive without any problems, but when I tried to stream them off a laptop over my Bandwidth wasn't the issue as other streamers I used worked fine in the same environment.
Restarts and restorations to the default configuration of the WD TV Live did not remedy the situation, nor did using different networking equipment and laptops. A firmware update that I applied on 2 March and released 29 February is what did the trick.
Once this update was applied, files streamed from computers on the wireless network without any problems at all. One of the best aspects of the WD TV Live is its interface, which is very cleanly laid out and simple to use after a few goes. It's attractive and there isn't a wealth of options right in your face ready to confuse you.
Files can be displayed in detailed lists, or as thumbnails and you can merge content to appear in each section video or audio, for example from USB drives and network locations. This can make the listings get out of hand if you have a lot of files, but the processor in the device is good enough to drive the menu system with a minimum of lag. Lists obtained from wireless computers might take longer though.
The remote control of the unit is stocky and short but it feels good in the hand. You say you searched stores, etc. There have been hundreds of questions posted just like yours! If WD ever makes them again, the news will be plastered all over this forum…. I would check with the warranty terms. Buying an oversees model, or an oversees vendor may make seriously complicate the warranty process if not void it completely.
The WDTV is no longer a viable option for popular streaming services and its capabilities for streaming your own media are very limited. The latest models are mostly the same older hardware with no speed or memory improvements and have no support for Netflix or Amazon Prime. The result is a very slow and often frustrating experience navigating libraries of movies with a very cumbersome interface.
It can be modified but nothing will make it smooth and snappy. I reverted manually but the services no longer work. Trying to access them times out returns error messages from the service saying that the device is unsupported and to contact the manufacturer. In many cases the device just locks up requiring a reboot. As a set-top media streamer it is marginally functional but does not have support for newer changes to mkv or newer codecs.
Additionally it seems that some support has been downgraded. Movies which used to play smoothly now stutter or fail to load. Many larger HD movies with low compression play so poorly that they are unwatchable. The best option now, for people with the time and capability, is to build your own HTPC with support for all media types and preferred streaming services.
The WDTV is no longer a viable option for having access to everything in one easy package. Roku does not support the.
I have had no problems with mkv files on my current WDTV players which are 3 years old.
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