http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/ Engadget Comments for WD TV Live Plus gets reviewed, lauded for value 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/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
And they cant play lots of ther file formats, for example mkv :)]]>Jul 31st 2010 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
Agree, i only used my ps3 for the media, but got sick of watching avi files when i could be watching MKV...

Picked mine up yesterday from frys for $120...love it so far!!!]]>Jul 31st 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
This is the first I've heard of the PS3 Media Server. I checked Wikipedia and the PS3 Media Server site, but I'm not sure I get what it actually is. It allows you to stream video from a PC to your PS3, right?

So, if all my video files are on a NAS, I have to transfer them to a PC first, then stream them with PS3 Media Server? I want to make sure that's right before I install it.]]>Jul 31st 2010 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 3:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Half the fun for me is just getting stuff to work, but what you describe above sounds like too much trouble even for me, especially if you want something that looks better than You Tube. Simply plugging in a hard drive is, indeed, the dream--and wouldn't you know, WD happens to make those, too. If they didn't, I don't think they'd be willing to go up against the entertainment industry, which surely doesn't want us storing ISOs or MKVs in bulk. Why else are there no other major players making them? Popcorn Hour by Syabas? Who the hell is that? Boxee is very clearly on their radar, with first Hulu and now Netflix blocked.]]>Jul 31st 2010 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
Awesome. I'll try that tonight!

This set up should tide me over till we can save up for a decent HTPC (or until the Mac Mini gets Blu-ray, whichever comes first). :)]]>Jul 31st 2010 4:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
My ps3 is the first gen, no wifi, i was using the Belkin F5D7330 to provide wifi to the ps3, the media server just got to be a real pain, i have some videos on an external and the mkv on my pc, so with the wdtv all the movies on one drive..makes it easier for me..... : )]]>Jul 31st 2010 7:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Great Device - Great Value for Money!. Plays my ISOs smoothly (no IMG files though :-/ ).
Main drawback - their menu system is somewhat not intuitive - if you have a large collection (and nested folders...) it might take ages to find your media. I use the iPhone remote control application (I think by independent developers - http://www.wdtvremote.com). The app also allows playing Internet radio directly with TV screen off...]]>Aug 2nd 2010 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
mkv2mpg to the rescue]]>Aug 2nd 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/However, I realized that I had minimal streaming needs which my Xbox would fulfill upon its arrival.

:D]]>Jul 31st 2010 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
The interface is sluggish, no as nice as a ps3 or xbox 360, give the Seagate Goflex TV a try....looks promising ]]>Jul 31st 2010 7:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 11:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 11:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/People never learn, do they? No, they will not. They added some hardware to this model to allow them to do so. And before you start knocking WD for "not caring about consumers", realize that maybe Netflix originally told them "no" when they tried to get netflix support on the older WD device, then changed their mind, so WD released another one. You never know...]]>Jul 31st 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
Since the case looks identical to the new version, I think an exchange is in order....... if you know what I mean.]]>Jul 31st 2010 10:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
For me, I have the original WD TV, the WD TV Live. I've since changed over to XBMC on a Revo and never looked back. Having just moved house, the WD Live will serve a purpose on the downstairs TV to steam from the PC upstairs.

Its a decent little device. The drilling down of menus started to annoy me, but its functional at least.

]]>Aug 2nd 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/High WAF appreciated.]]>Jul 31st 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/I got the asus o! Play it works great ]]>Jul 31st 2010 4:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 8:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
Go for XBMC if you main thing is your own stored media files. Nothing else can touch XBMC for this. Not MCE, not MythTV, not Front Row.]]>Aug 2nd 2010 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
Had PH A-100, dumped it due to the specs never being met (poor MKV) the horrid UI, and the unstable updates. SIts in closet with the other old toys.]]>Jul 31st 2010 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
The A-100 was the two-generations-ago first attempt. BTW with the current firmware it works quite well. ]]>Jul 31st 2010 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 3:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Cannot rewind or fast-forward many MKV files. Invalid operation. Makes watching things annoying at best. If they fixed it just recently, it's a surprise, and way too late.]]>Jul 31st 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/]]>Jul 31st 2010 7:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2010-06/hands-on-with-the-wd-live-tv-plus-netflix/]]>Jul 31st 2010 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/]]>Jul 31st 2010 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Can you wait until Nov. (fingers crossed) for a device with no Netflix support? Not to mention no Hulu? (Is it just me, or are some powerful forces trying to prevent it from ever seeing the light of day?)]]>Jul 31st 2010 3:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
One WDTV Live is running homebrew firmware, which I really dont see much of a difference. I dont use Linux, so most of these features are completely invisible to me. I'm told theres a ton of stuff you can do from a in SSH, but i'm the type of person who likes to use a remote control and not command line interface to run launch apps, control video, etc.

Yeah these players will have issues with older windows media files. Newer HD wmv files appear to work fine. Both players stream directly off a 6 TB server, through CAT5. So when I navigate through the network SMB, it takes a while to query a list of files when it hits that PC/Server. I am told you can mount drives, so that it doesn't do this, but I gave up on that a few months after I got it because there were too many 'how to' guides. Either they were outdated, contained WAY too much information. I just want to mount a few network shares, not receive a lesson on the history of raid or linux. I had no problems editing XML files to mount shares on the original Xbox, the latest version eliminates this, as its all done through the mouse.

]]>Jul 31st 2010 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
Replaced my Popcorn Hour A-100 and never looked back. Really good UI, too. IF I didn't already have the Roku box with its Netflix Search function (and Amazon access), I'd upgrade to the "Plus" and finally hack the older one.]]>Jul 31st 2010 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
I guess that would be boxee? ]]>Jul 31st 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/You would guess wrong, sadly.]]>Jul 31st 2010 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/what are you taking about, no he's not.
But XBMC's better overall IMO.]]>Aug 1st 2010 3:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/will it ever show up?]]>Jul 31st 2010 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/
Oh yeah, ill get one use it downstairs and the wdtv plus can go i n my room...win win!!]]>Jul 31st 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/31/wd-tv-live-plus-gets-reviewed-lauded-for-value/Jul 31st 2010 6:41PM