Testseek.co.uk have collected 88 expert reviews of the Western Digital WD TV HD Live Media Player WDBAAN / WDBAAP / WDBGXT and the average rating is 82%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital WD TV HD Live Media Player WDBAAN / WDBAAP / WDBGXT .
January 2010
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The editors liked
Extensive multimedia compatibility
Good navigation interface
Simple to use
Network socket and WiFi compatible (optional)
DTS and Dolby Digital support
Good media support
Fast interface
1080p playback
Compact
Tidy design
Easy to set up and use
Good format support and streaming performance
Excellent value
Great user interface and simple remote
Wide range of audio and video codecs supported including AAC and H.264
Networkenabled
Excellent connectivity
Improved functionality
Low price
Simplicity
Appealing user interface
Good format support
Easy to configure and use
Excellent interface
Good performance and format support
Great value for money
The editors didn't like
Album and film cover graphics not generated automatically
No support for synopses
Software limitations for some subtitling and DVD backup
Remote looks too chunky
High standby energy consumption
Only has ethernet port
No built-in wireless
Youtube streaming is awkward
No builtin wireless
Limited internet media options
No built-in storage
No iTunes DRM support
No inbuilt wireless
Lacks RMVB support
Occasional inability to play files
Networking functionality isn't as simple and well-designed as the Popcorn Hour A-110's
Access to additional online content could be better
Extensive multimedia compatibility, Good navigation interface, Simple to use, Network socket and WiFi compatible (optional), DTS and Dolby Digital support
Album and film cover graphics not generated automatically, No support for synopses, Software limitations for some subtitling and DVD backup, Remote looks too chunky, High standby energy consumption
The WD TV grows up. The original was a great way of hooking up a hard drive full of content to your telly, but the Live makes it a fully fledged network media player, allowing you to hide the HDD right out of the way. It's not perfect - the UI is sti...
Abstract: Verdict: Adding streaming to this already excellent media player makes it better than ever. If you don't need wireless, buy this. We reviewed Western Digital's first media player, the WD TV, almost a year ago. It stood the test of time well, appeari...
Rocksolid performance, best user experience in the business, and Bluray quality downloads
You need the disc vault to store your Blurays, the system is expensive, and the Kscape doesn't support HD music files (yet)
The WD TV Live sells for about $100, pitting it directly against the Apple TV and top-of-the-line Roku 2 XS. The WD TV Live has more functionality than either of those boxes, in its combination of Web services and outstanding file support. Its features co...
At a street price of just over $100, Western Digital’s WD TV Live offers plenty of versatility in the number of audio and video file formats it can play, in addition to its network streaming capabilities. It does have some limitations when playing aud...
Abstract: In the current age of media consumption, movies and television are being utilized in vastly different methods than five years ago. Nothing is more of a testament to the changes in how consumers are viewing their media than Western Digital’s TV Live H...
Abstract: WD TV Live brings probably the most important fix comparing to WD TV - support for wired network connection. The packaging of both devices is identical, with the exception of component and composite cables that are here non-standard because of unified ...
