http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/ Engadget Comments for WD TV Live HD gets 'Play To' functionality, full Windows 7 compliance http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 3:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
So I wonder if it's possible to play content to multiple devices at once. This would be great for parties to be able to play a playlist to multiple rooms all at the same time.]]>May 7th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
But this is cool stuff. I don't have the Live version yet but it's on my tech shopping list.]]>May 7th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
I mean, I get to play 1080p .mkv files on this thing from a 16GB flash drive...and it only cost me 100 bucks...with taxes.

I will still get an HTPC someday, probably once ION 2 becomes a bit more attractive...or Tegra 2 comes in HTPC form...

WD live...best toy I have bought for my home theatre yet...]]>May 7th 2010 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
Shoot, thanks for reminding me that I need to do a firmware upgrade.]]>May 7th 2010 4:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 3:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/But what if I'm outside on my patio and I'm feeling a change of pace at the moment. I guess I could walk back inside the house to change the track, buy an RF Remote for a couple of hundred dollars or I could just use my laptop or ultramobile PC to change it from my seat outside by the pool.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 7:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
bring down the price! SOC chips with hardware decoding like tegra are cheap and can handle these tasks with relative ease, even en 1080p. this stuff should cost $100 max when tablets and netbooks are on the market with DISPLAYS attached for similar prices to the WD.

Step in the right direction though]]>May 7th 2010 3:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
Where are you buying your 360's from? I just set up a TV in my bed room with one of these boxes. When I was trying to decide what to put with it so I could stream stuff to it, I had to choose between this box and the360. I went with this because it was only around a 100 bucks and the cheapest 360 I could find was a refubred one at gamestop for 160 bucks (they have a 149 version on their site that is completely sold out, and it doesn't look like they will be stocking them again). 50-60 bucks is a pretty significant price difference to me]]>May 7th 2010 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 6:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
]]>May 7th 2010 12:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/www.b-rad.cc for these things?, Cool extras and I'm keen to have a go but I'm not a linux user and love mine too much to brick it if it all goes wrong.]]>May 7th 2010 3:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/Don't fear about the Linux. I just spent the last week playing around with the latest b-rad firmware. It updates just like normal, you just have to edit some setting in a text file beforehand (or you can telnet in and send commands to change settings that isn't too difficult) The only problem that I've had was to get the moviesheets to work correctly.]]>May 7th 2010 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
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I also have the WD Live which worked great out of the box. I like the WD more because it has component outputs which is great when I visit my parents who have an old HDTV with no HDMI inputs.]]>May 7th 2010 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/Not only Denon has already brought out Windows 7 compatible AVRs, Onkyo (/Integra) did as well. Since last year I happily use my TX-NR 3007 which is wholly integrated in the network.

One has to admit though, that those AVRs are only capable of audio streaming, not video as the WDTV is. But hey, I don't want the AVR to display any videos on it's two line green and black pixel disply, right?]]>May 7th 2010 7:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
It's just that Windows 7 was one of the first if not the only implementation of this in an OS so far.]]>May 7th 2010 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 9:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
I have this, plus the original WD TV. I still use it on my old TV, but couldn't stand the win7 network issues. Replaced it with a single core Acer Revo for $160 and never looked back (with XBMC).

Moving house soon, so need to get a wireless dongle thing for it so I can watch stuff on the other TV. But I'm glad WD are still working the firmware.]]>May 7th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/May 7th 2010 1:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/07/wd-tv-live-hd-gets-play-to-functionality-full-windows-7-compl/
Wishing one of these media streamers would add a Windows Media Center Extender mode.

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