Author Topic: WD TV HD Media Player (Read 181168 times)

cune · « **on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 09:41 AM »

Western Digital quietly intros WD TV HD Media Player (newly released, on sale at best buy for $100)

This device turns your USB drive into an HD media player, allowing you to watch your favorite HD movies on your TV.
Product Features

* Compatible with My Passport portable hard drives and other USB storage devices
* Full HD 1080p video playback and navigation
* Dock-and-play convenience
* Provides access to 2 USB drives simultaneously
* HDMI and composite video interfaces for easy connection to a TV
* Ultracompact design for easy portability
* Includes My Passport hard drive stand, compact remote with batteries, composite A/V cable, AC adapter, media converter software and owner's manual

WD TV HD Media Player turns your My Passport, or similar USB drive, into an HD media player. Connect your USB hard drive to this device and play crisp HD movies, listen to high-quality digital music, and watch slideshows of your family photos on your TV. No need to figure out complicated home networking or reconnect AV and power cables. What could be simpler? Theres no limit to the size of your media collection; just add more drives for more movies. Supports Full HD 1080p video playback and navigation. Also works with most popular USB drives.

Features
   Full HD 1080p video playback and navigation
   Dock-and-play convenience
   Collect without limits no need to delete movies, just add more USB drives

Tech Specs
   Product Specifications
   Interfaces: USB 2.0, HDMI, Composite A/V
   RoHS compliant: Yes
   Limited Warranty: 1 Year

   Power Specifications
   AC input voltage: 100 240 V
   AC input frequency: 50 60 Hz

   Environmental Specifications
   Operating temperature: 5 35 degrees Celsius
   Non-op temperature: -40 65 degrees Celsius

   Dimensions
   Height: 1.57 in
   Width: 4.94 in
   Depth: 3.94 in
   Weight: 0.67lb

   Media Formats
   MPEG 1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4,Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H264), JPEG, GIF, TIFF, BMP, PNG
   MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital, AIF/AIFF, MKA

   Box Contents
   HD Media Player
   Compact remote with batteries
   Media converter software (Windows only)
   Composite AV Cable
   AC Adapter
   Quick Install Guide
   Stand for My Passport Portable drive

   Compatibility
   HDMI, Dull HD (1080p), AAC, MP3, JPEG, USB 2.0, H.264, SimplayHD, Energy Star

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cune · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 09:50 AM »

if you want to view images, you can visit this link. nakita ku kang sa internet. meron din sa buy.com ng pictures
http://picasaweb.google.com/joshkawaii/WDTVPics

cune · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 09:53 AM »

for comments see:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/01/western-digital-quietly-intros-wd-tv-hd-media-player

ivannn · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 10:16 AM »

any ideas on when this will be available locally?

cune · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 12:37 PM »

no idea, but WD passports are available locally. di na rin siguro magtagal maging available na rin. But because of the price, many pdvd members will be interested. mas mura sa popcorn hour at mas portable. You can ask Sir TOY01 to buy it for you. Among pdvd members, siya ang nakakaparating ng mga items from the US.

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 01:29 PM »

naku patok to.. for that price, mukang delikado ang mga NMT's.. hehe

loniticz · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 02:52 PM »

this looks interesting.

audiojunkie · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 03:02 PM »

it's another option than getting the more expensive brands....

Alfie · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 03:46 PM »

He-He...siguro pati' si CDR-King mag-la-labas nang ganito.

Pamura na nang pamura.

ivannn · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 05:15 PM »

naku pag cdr king na ang naglabas ng ganyan... hehehe! matinding pricing war ang magaganap

gren · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 06:38 PM »

looks really promising, especially at the price. it's shiny too! hope we can get first hand reviews soon, all i see are press releases.

agwe · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 07:33 PM »

looks real nice.

but does it have optical out? (DD/DTS decoding)

torrent functionality?

R1DVD · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 03, 2008 at 09:50 PM »

$99.99 at Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8993217&type=product&id=1218008588808
Very tempting!

Weng! · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 01:39 AM »

hope WD software support is as good as popcorn hour too.

HD_MOVIES · « **Reply #14 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 12:49 PM »

pls pm me kung sinu me gusto..
16k package deal..
wd hd media player plus wd mybook 1tb external usb2.0 preloaded with hd c0ntent (720p/1080p).
Let me kn0w-09289440814. Thanks!

iiinas · « **Reply #15 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 01:25 PM »

Quote from: HD_MOVIES on Nov 04, 2008 at 12:49 PM

pls pm me kung sinu me gusto..
16k package deal..
wd hd media player plus wd mybook 1tb external usb2.0 preloaded with hd c0ntent (720p/1080p).
Let me kn0w-09289440814. Thanks!

bilis sir ah!

cHess · « **Reply #16 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 01:27 PM »

Sir meron ka ng available stock?

loniticz · « **Reply #17 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 02:00 PM »

review/feedback naman, dun sa mga meron na.

loniticz · « **Reply #18 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 02:09 PM »

na add na ata today eto sa website ng WD. hinahanap ko kahapon, di ko makita.

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=572#jump22

from WD website:
supported formats

Quote

Music - MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV/PCM/LPCM, AAC, FLAC, Dolby Digital, AIF/AIFF, MKA
Photo - JPEG, GIF, TIF/TIFF, BMP, PNG
Video -MPEG1/2/4, WMV9, AVI (MPEG4, Xvid, AVC), H.264, MKV, MOV (MPEG4, H.264)
Playlist - PLS, M3U, WPL
Subtitle -SRT (UTF-8)
*Note: (Disclaimers for bottom panel of Packaging)
- MPEG2/4, H.264, and WMV9 supports up to 1920x1080p 24fps, 1920x1080i 30fps, 1280x720p 60fps resolution
- An audio receiver is required for surround sound output. AAC/Dolby Digital decodes in 2 channel output only
- JPEG does not support CMYK or loss less.
- BMP supports uncompressed format only.
- TIF/TIFF supports single layer only.

cHess · « **Reply #19 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 02:12 PM »

Quote from: R1DVD on Nov 03, 2008 at 09:50 PM

$99.99 at Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8993217&type=product&id=1218008588808
Very tempting!

Wow.

almost 5K lang.....Mura. Pede mga bros..

uvax · « **Reply #20 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 02:34 PM »

This baby is generating a lot of buzz. Here's a new review:

http://maddhat.com/?p=31

and the Userguide if anyone is interested:
http://rs474.rapidshare.com/files/160425368/UserGuide.pdf

iiinas · « **Reply #21 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 02:53 PM »

Quote from: uvax on Nov 04, 2008 at 02:34 PM

This baby is generating a lot of buzz. Here's a new review:

http://maddhat.com/?p=31

pretty decent hd media player review i must say. and at 99$, good buy, pair it with a wd mybook 1tb its just 12k. thats the price of nmts without hdd yet.

if you dont need the network function, this is good to go. i already had my sis in u.s. buy one for me.

gunblade977 · « **Reply #22 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 02:58 PM »

Quote from: iiinas on Nov 04, 2008 at 02:53 PM

pretty decent hd media player review i must say. and at 99$, good buy, pair it with a wd mybook 1tb its just 12k. thats the price of nmts without hdd yet.

if you dont need the network function, this is good to go. i already had my sis in u.s. buy one for me.

at that price point, its really better than to build an htpc. Cheaper than an upscaling dvd player

iiinas · « **Reply #23 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 03:05 PM »

Quote from: gunblade977 on Nov 04, 2008 at 02:58 PM

at that price point, its really better than to build an htpc. Cheaper than an upscaling dvd player

oo nga sir gunblade, walang talo ika nga. and its very small foot print, will be very nice to have too (two wd passport stack together).

gunblade977 · « **Reply #24 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 03:43 PM »

Quote from: iiinas on Nov 04, 2008 at 03:05 PM

oo nga sir gunblade, walang talo ika nga. and its very small foot print, will be very nice to have too (two wd passport stack together).

lalo na pag pinagtabi sa mga "black box" WD MyBook collections... bookshelf na lang kulang

iiinas · « **Reply #25 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 04:10 PM »

Quote from: gunblade977 on Nov 04, 2008 at 03:43 PM

lalo na pag pinagtabi sa mga "black box" WD MyBook collections... bookshelf na lang kulang

truly sir gunblade, i have the my book already and am already imagining the two side by side already.

R1DVD · « **Reply #26 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 04:39 PM »

To anyone who plans to have this shipped via Johnny Air Cargo, please let us know how much abutin ng shipping. I would assume mura lang since the unit weighs only 0.67 lbs, and from the pictures mukhang maliit lang siya. Too bad out of stock sa amazon. Best buy has it pero may $6.50 shipping.

R1DVD · « **Reply #27 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 04:41 PM »

Quote from: HD_MOVIES on Nov 04, 2008 at 12:49 PM

pls pm me kung sinu me gusto..
16k package deal..
wd hd media player plus wd mybook 1tb external usb2.0 preloaded with hd c0ntent (720p/1080p).
Let me kn0w-09289440814. Thanks!

How much kung yung media player lang (no external HD)?

otepsy · « **Reply #28 on:** Nov 04, 2008 at 06:05 PM »

ayus to more reviews sa mga meron na

bejiboys · « **Reply #29 on:** Nov 05, 2008 at 03:12 AM »

Wow. Uses the Sigma Sigma SMP8635LF chip, at $99!