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they just make new accounts]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
Do they show up as network drives that you can drag and drop to? Or do you have to physically detach them whenever you want to transfer something? Thanks.]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Currently use my Archos 5 over Wifi instead.]]>Oct 13th 2009 11:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
Awesome new functionality!]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/How is the user interface? Is it usable? Is it stable?

The vast majority of media extenders out there have crappy, bug-ridden interfaces. I was planning to purchase a nettop, but this may do the trick if the software is ready for prime time.
]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/(source: http://wdtvhd.com/index.php?showtopic=7100 )]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
I'm used to using XBMC for Windows, but I was starting to get fed up with remote issues, stability issues, etc.

After 1.5-2 hours of use, this thing seems pretty good with the following caveats:

* It supports many formats, but not all the ones I need. No Quicktime (which my wife's camera takes), some of my old WMV's don't work and some obscure codecs aren't supported
* The interface is intuitive but takes a good number of clicks to browse to your media in folder mode (Ex. Video > Media Servers > (pick media server) > (pick share) > Folders > (pick folder) > (pick sub-folder) > (pick file))
* Mine isn't displaying my JPEGs properly, but I'm hopeful that this will be fixed in a firmware update soon
* There are very few options that you can change, but it automatically scales all video to fit your screen with the original aspect ratio

In short, it's not as easy to use, feature rich or protocol friendly as XBMC, but this is very simple to use, requires minimal power and for $120, I would have no qualms about recommending this to friends.]]>Oct 14th 2009 11:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
You can plug an external USB drive into it. This new model adds network streaming support that the old one lacked making it that much more versatile desirable.]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/You're missing the point - the best part is it can stream straight off your NAS
]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
"ability to add an external"


why do you even want an attached hard drive?

this thing is way more future proof than a box with a 250gb hard drive in it. the cost of a hard drive would take away this things value.]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/"You're missing the point - the best part is it can stream straight off your NAS"

HUH? I mentioned that as being what makes it so desirable. Network streaming FYI includes the NAS and any computing device in the house that has files shared as well as internet streaming. Perhaps you read it as internet streaming.

@Tyler,
"why do you even want an attached hard drive?"

Never said I did. That's precisely why I passed on the original. My whole house is wired so I avoid sneakernet as much as possible.]]>Oct 13th 2009 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
i should have been more clear]]>Oct 13th 2009 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=prnw.20091013.LA87695&show_article=1]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
WiFi Ready
Supports wireless network connection with optional USB wireless adapter.

Pisses me off when they mention something like that as if it's included.]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
I'm sooooo close to wanting it, I just don't want to have to have a roku box and this. Seeing as the roku box could never handle the shit this thing can do, hopefully this box will get netflix.]]>Oct 13th 2009 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 11:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 2:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
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"Oh and plus - you can bet their stuff is fake!"

"they probably are

they just make new accounts"

Sorry didn't understand what you meant. Explain? ]]>Oct 13th 2009 11:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
http://code.google.com/p/ps3mediaserver/

It runs on Mac, Windows, and Linux, as it's written in Java.]]>Oct 13th 2009 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 1:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/Oct 13th 2009 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
I guess I could rip a disc, and see what the player does. ]]>Oct 13th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/13/western-digital-wd-tv-live-hd-media-player-gets-official/
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