
Full-HD video playback and navigation - up to 1080p
Stream Netflix and other online media
Play almost any type of media file
Access media anywhere on your home network
Supports DVD Navigation
Product Details
Product Dimensions:
3.9 x 4.9 x 1.6 inches ; 10.7 ounces
Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
ASIN: B003MVZ60I
Item model number: WDBABX0000NBK-NESN
Average Customer Review:
This review is from: Western Digital WD TV Live Plus 1080p HD Media PlayerI purchased the WD Live Plus HD Media Player to watch movies from my Windows Home server. I got tired of all the DVD's and no where to store them so I built a WHS from an old computer and ordered the WD Live plus. I ran a CAT5 cable to my LCD, hooked up the WD Live Plus and it automatically connected to my WHS. I was up and running in as little as 5 minutes streaming a video on the big screen. The 1st movie played flawlessly until I started to watch the 2nd movie. Towards the middle of the movie, WD Live started to freeze up. At first I thought it was my server so I rebooted the WHS and was back up and running again. Started to watch the movie and froze again. Now I'm getting very upset. Now I powered off/on the WD Live Plus and same issue. Some movies played with no issues and some movies just locked up. Now I'm getting upset with this media Player. I checked WD's website and could not find any solution to the device freezing so I ordered the "Asus O! Player" unit to replace my piece of crap WD live Plus. I was already to mail it back and connect the Asus O! Player but something told me to check the WD support website one more time before I mail back WD Live Plus HD Media Player. I found this on their site: "When playing a movie over a Network location on a WD TV Live HD Media Player, the video may slow downProblem:When playing a high bitrate movie from a Network location (computer or NAS), after a period of time, the video may slow down and jitter.Cause:Samba (the method the WD TV Live uses to read a network location) cannot play back high bitrate movies.Solution:If this problem is encountered there are two solutions: 1. Try playing the content from the Media Server selection on the WD TV Live HD Media Player. This may require installation of a Media Server on your computer. Windows Media Player 11 has a built in Media Server. There are other alternatives such as TwonkyMedia, and TVersity which may also work for these videos.2. Copy the high bitrate content to a USB drive, attach the USB drive to the WD TV Live HD Media Player and play the content from the local drive".I said Hmmm, "playing a high bitrate movie from a Network location", well this was my problem. I went to TVersity and they explained how the software transcodes any video depending on your network speed and devices for proper streaming settings. So I installed the software on my WHS. During the installation it prompted to install the additional AC3 codec. So I installed it on my server. After installation completed, I configured TVersity to use my Video folder on the WHS and behold video was streaming to my LCD with no issues. Actually I believe the video quality is slighter better now than it was before. So I'll take that back about calling the WD player crap. Now I can say I'm very happy with WD Live Plus and will give it a 4 star rating now. TVersity is excellent software for streaming videos and will help any media player handle video streaming. Oh did it mention that it's free! So go ahead and purchase the WD Live Plus HD Media Player and install TVersity on either your WHS or desktop/laptop and the 2 together they'll make a perfect couple. Enjoy....
This review is from: Western Digital WD TV Live Plus 1080p HD Media PlayerI just got the WD TV Live Plus and I have to say that I've finally found the perfect media streamer (for now).I've had the WD TV Live (not plus version) for about 5 months and it's served me well, streaming up just about every type of movie file that I've ever encountered. When I purchased the non-plus version, the only two features that I really wanted that it was missing was NetFlix support and full DVD menu support.Yes, I am a bummered that my existing non-plus version can't support NetFlix, but I very well knew that what I purchased it.Please Note: Most of the non-plus version marketing material says that it doesn't support full DVD menu navigation, but WD just came out with a firmware update that DOES add DVD menu support - Kuddos to WD for listening to their customers and giving them what they want.Regarding the NetFlix support, the PLUS version has a different chip inside of it that is required for NetFlix support (something about copy protection). The non-plus version does not have the required chip in order to support NetFlix so if you read some rants about WD trying to !@#$% their customers, it's probably non-plus owners who feel cheated that they have to buy a new product to get NetFlix support.I understand their frustration, but the truth of the matter is that there is nothing WD can do in order to get the non-plus to support NetFlix.On the other hand, they *have* just added DVD menu support to the non-plus version, so anyone who says that they stop supporting the older products doesn't know what they're talking about.To the point of the review, the NetFlix supports both queue playing (when you already have stuff added to your play now queue) AND browsing.This is my first NetFlix player (other than my PC) so I can't really compare it to other NetFlix players. I know the Xbox also supports browsing, but I think that most other stand alone players do not support browsing.The activation process was surprisingly easy (I just went to the NetFlix site and entered a code the Plus gave me).Regarding HD content, I'm not 100% sure if the Plus s...
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