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.
December 2008
(81%)
84 Reviews
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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 ...
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 ...
Supports a host of popular media formats, codecs, and containers.
Awful DAC; doesn’t support DivX, WMA Lossless, or any encrypted media.
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Published: 2009-03-23, Author: Nick , review by: techworld.com
Overall, if you want to skip the home networking approach and connect a media-filled hard drive up to your television, the Western Digital WD TV is a good bet. Full 1080p support and HDMI connectivity makes it an especially viable option for home-thea...
Published: 2009-03-12, Author: Matt , review by: Techreport.com
Its hard not to like the WD TV, especially for a first effort. Its certainly not perfect: WD drove down the price by making some serious hardware sacrifices. The lack of built-in network streaming is disappointing, and you have to factor in the price...
Abstract: One of the most frustrating things that still hasn’t gotten any better in the digital age is the ability to view digital media on the family television. Sure there’s AppleTV and SlingCatcher and a host of others, but what about just being able to lite...
Impressive format support, nice interface, good degree of media control
No network access or internal storage, no HDMI cable supplied
An excellent media player as long as you can put up with the lack of network access Good points Impressive format support, nice interface, good degree of media control Bad points No network access or internal storage, no HDMI cable supplied ...
Abstract: With so much digital media available at our fingertips, the computer has become a trusty companion when it comes to content management. It may be busting at the seams, but it’s a nice alternative for those that don’t have thousands of dol...
