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Thread: Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV 2)

Started 2 months ago by Pinkeyes
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/12/n...hits-best-b uy/ Available to buy pre-order in a few UK online places for £99.99 (Estimated arrival date: November 13 2009 - December 01 2009) It's a WDTV with ethernet (streaming as well as file copy to local USB drives), DTS decoding built in, Youtube, Flickr and Pandora support and I'll be upgrading my WDTV with one soon.
Site: Overclockers UK Forums  Overclockers UK Forums - site profile
Forum: Home Cinema & Hi-Fi  Home Cinema & Hi-Fi - forum profile
Total authors: 24 authors
Total thread posts: 104 posts
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DragonWoLf replied 2 months ago
Ah just read about this on Eng, sounds tempting

ManCuBuS replied 2 months ago
Sounds good and makes the Popcorn Hour look very expensive. Love my WDTV to bits but I do hope they make the remote more responsive.

Pinkeyes replied 2 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by ManCuBuS Sounds good and makes the Popcorn Hour look very expensive. Love my WDTV to bits but I do hope they make the remote more responsive. Yes, I hope so to, especially as this one has an on screen keyboard, with search facility for files and youtube etc. I wouldn't fancy ...

wonko replied 2 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by ManCuBuS Love my WDTV to bits but I do hope they make the remote more responsive. Just skimmed a quick review on The Register http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/10...er_wd_tv_li ve/ and there is a comment about the remote not being too responsive, so not promising. Can't see myself ...

valve90210 replied 2 months ago
I'm trying to decide between one of these and the Asus OPlay....and am struggling to make a choice....

TheDean replied 2 months ago
Just bought a C-200...I suggest all consider that before diving in with this

valve90210 replied 2 months ago
How much is the C-200? I'm looking for a budget player really as I don't want to spend too much...as I don't really have the money having spent out on a new tv...lol

TheDean replied 2 months ago
Quote: Originally Posted by valve90210 How much is the C-200? I'm looking for a budget player really as I don't want to spend too much...as I don't really have the money having spent out on a new tv...lol Have a google...I got mine direct, but resellers in the Uk have it now. It certainly wouldn't be classed as a ...

valve90210 replied 2 months ago
Just had a quick look, it certainly does seem to be a very good unit but it's way more expensive than I'm looking at sadly, especially when the WD unit does much the same stuff for about a third of the price and I have both a spare external drive and network drives already just sitting there begging to be streamed from...

photoshop replied 2 months ago
How do these work? Do they connect to network via ethernet and then stream? How do they connect to AV amp?

 

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NeilFawcett
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Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV...
Published (2009-11-02 12:19:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by valve90210 I've not had any problems with the responsiveness of the remote on my WDTV Live, it works perfectly and is just as responsive as any other remote controlled item I've ever used... Valve That's the general impression I had too - Nothing particularly bad enough to draw attention to in responsiveness etc.
Ice Tea
18
user's latest post:
Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV...
Published (2009-11-10 04:27:00)
Some people on other forums are complaining that the audio is out of sync when playing MKV files , Anybody else getting this ?
booyaka
9
user's latest post:
Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV...
Published (2009-11-11 15:55:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by bigredshark Sorry, I was talking the original WDTV HD rather than the live. But I find it slow, noticeably slower than a few other media players I've tried and slower than a Virgin media box which I think of as pretty sluggish itself. Could be the live is better though, but with my WDTV HD now equipped with a £19 apple USB network card and streaming fine from NAS, I don't see the need to shell out for...
bigredshark
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Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV...
Published (2009-11-02 15:10:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by probedb Response time is the same as every other remote I have on mine? I would like dedicated buttons for info, subtitles etc tho Sorry, I was talking the original WDTV HD rather than the live. But I find it slow, noticeably slower than a few other media players I've tried and slower than a Virgin media box which I think of as pretty sluggish itself. Could be the live is better though, but with my WDTV HD now...
Pinkeyes
7
user's latest post:
Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV 2)
Published (2009-10-16 13:32:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by NeilFawcett That's the plan... An XTreamer owner's view on the WDTV Live... I'll probably be doing it next Friday, so you'll have to wait a week... No problem on the wait. Thanks very much !
valve90210
7
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Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV...
Published (2009-11-02 12:17:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by NeilFawcett The responsiveness of the remote on the WD TV Live? I didn't find it too bad? Do you? I've not had any problems with the responsiveness of the remote on my WDTV Live, it works perfectly and is just as responsive as any other remote controlled item I've ever used... Valve
photoshop
4
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Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV 2)
Published (2009-10-16 12:55:00)
I think i'll keep my HTPC instead of buying one of these although they are very good and tempting, but the HTPC has teh ability to run just like a normal pc where i can surf and do work. But these are good. XStream looks very good.
Nathan
3
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Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV 2)
Published (2009-10-26 10:24:00)
Had a chance to compare Neil?
TheDean
2
user's latest post:
Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV 2)
Published (2009-10-14 12:03:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by valve90210 How much is the C-200? I'm looking for a budget player really as I don't want to spend too much...as I don't really have the money having spent out on a new tv...lol Have a google...I got mine direct, but resellers in the Uk have it now. It certainly wouldn't be classed as a budget option though.
probedb
2
user's latest post:
Western Digital WD TV Live (WDTV...
Published (2009-11-02 14:24:00)
Quote: Originally Posted by bigredshark It's far more let down by the response time for the remote unfortunately...I'd rather they fixed that than changed the remote to make it bigger... Response time is the same as every other remote I have on mine? I would like dedicated buttons for info, subtitles etc tho

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