- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 24 reviews Back to product review
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
Pros: ? Easy setup
? Excellent quality
? Plays H.264 and MKV movie formats without conversion
? Relatively inexpensiveCons: ? No built in Hard Drive
? Have to physically move the external hard drive back and forth from you computer to your Home Theater System to download movies
? Stays warm in standby mode
? No HDMI Cable included
? Small remote contolSummary: If you download movies especially H.264 or MK... read more
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
2.5 stars
"Reads a load of different formats, clunky, many flaws"
Pros: When it works properly this product has a great interface reads nearly every video format is compact & easy to use & set up.
Cons: The device hangs. Is to hot even when in standy it also keeps the power running to the external HD in standy mode & needs to be turned off at the power socket after every use. The maximum working room temperature is 35C to low especially in summer.
Summary: I originally set the WD TV up using a HDMI sw... read more
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"Excellent Gadget to play HD media files/Audio/Photos"
Pros: 1) Easy setup and play
2) Since there is no built in drive, no fear of becoming obsolete in storage
3) Plays most formats -audio, video and photo with very good quality
4) Compact in size
5) WORTH the Money spentCons: 1) No proper product promotion and manual
2) Does not use the playlist in HD recorded movies. Each movie clip need to be played separately.
3) The unit I brought required firmware upgrade to play ".mts" files (the file format in AVCHD cameras).Summary: It is a useful HD media player especially whe... read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
5.0 stars
Pros: This is a great device that enables you to watch movies from the thumb drive of this device. Set up was a snap. Once I got the hardware out of the box it took no more than a minute to set up. The on-screen menu is simple and easy to interact with.
Cons: Spent more time tracking down this media player in the store then setting up the device. It's not well know.
Summary: For the price of $110 this is a great product... read more
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
2.5 stars
"Cheap and powerful product, but it should be improved"
Pros: - Capability of playing CD-quality sound files (FLAC) to hi-fi RCA connectors
- Full-HD TV playback through HDMI
- Easy firmware updates
- Playing from any USB driveCons: - cumbersome organization of files
- not continuous playing of sound filesSummary: The WD-TV can play a large number of video an... read more
Where to buy
Western Digital WD TV HD Media Player:
$86.99 - $109.99
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