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December 2011
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The editors liked
Supports a long list of file formats
Great menu interface
Comfortable remote control
The editors didn't like
Switching sources could be made easier
Required a firmware update to work properly
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Published: 2011-10-06, Author: Ty , review by: cnet.com
The WD TV Live features industry-leading format support and built-in Wi-Fi. Its broad selection of streaming services includes Spotify, Netflix, Hulu Plus, Vudu, and Pandora, among many others. The interface is friendly, and video and sound quality are as
The best streaming channels require paid subscriptions or pay-per-view fees. There's no support for Amazon Instant. The remote buttons are rubbery, and the onscreen keyboard is a pain to use. DLNA support is spotty, and the software still has a few bugs t
The WD TV Live (2011) offers a solid combination of must-have streaming services and excellent USB and network file support, making it one of the best devices of its kind available for under $100.
The Western Digital WD TV Live diverges from the WD TV Live Hub by removing internal storage and adding integrated WiFi and a little more RAM. The overall box size is smaller too, coming in at about a stuffed ham and cheese sandwich in overall mass. T...
affordable, versatile media player, supports BBC iPlayer and Netflix
no LoveFilm, Sky, or other UK broadcasters
It'll be interesting to see what new features – if any – Western Digital can add to the forthcoming WD TV Play, but even in its current form the WD TV Live is one of the few media players that can give the AppleTV any real competition
Easy to use, attractive user interface, good file support, wide range of services
Lacks mainstream movie content, confuses some file types, lacklustre sound
The WDTV Live has a lot going for it: wide format support, a nice interface, plenty of control options and easy set-up. And yet, like many rivals, it lacks that one last push towards completeness that would earn it the full five stars. It offers plenty of...
WD's tiny TV Live media streamer supports a wide range of popular formats and it can play them from directly-connected USB drives or from computers on a local network. It's a device that's easy to use and its remote is comfortable to work with. The mai...
Easy to use, clean interface, Faultfree media playback, Online streaming improving with each new firmware, WiFi is builtin now
No LOVEFiLM support, presently
Western Digital's Live TV is a versatile media player and Internet streamer that's widely available from £75. Offering a clean-cut interface for local and networked content, together with an ever-expanding array of streamed programming, it's definitely worth c...
Surprisingly, considering the size and cost, this is one of, if not the best media player I’ve ever tested. It’s a really clean cut, well put together package that covers almost every base extremely well. It lacks internal storage and perhaps some of ...
Slick 1080p and DTS playback; good range of net services on the whole,
No localised video services such as iPlayer; interface is occasionally a tad clumsy.
For the £100 asking price, you're getting a pretty impressive media box with can stream 1080p video and 5.1 DTS sound from your USB storage, home network or online. A good range of integrated internet services is provided, including YouTube, Facebook a...
