wd tv live plus: Any thoughts?
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Um, folks, as someone who WD SENT a free WD Live Plus unit to (because I help out a lot on their forums) I myself am thinking of getting a Popbox. Problem is that the Live Plus has a TON of issues and they aren't planning on resolving them anytime soon (read: maybe sometime next year). I have three Live units (counting the Plus they sent me) and while they do work well *enough* they also have many issues, so unless you do the research (get on the WD forums and start reading, guys -- after you've read about ten thousand messages like I have (and I am the highest poster there) you'll start to know something) I would NOT recommend the Plus right now. On the opposite side, it does Netflix *extremely* well (assuming you discount some of the issues like no component out playing properly, freezing requiring power plug pulling, etc). Truly, if all you want is a Netflix box I'd recommend it highly.
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Yes,but the plus is their discontinued model, so no updates anymore, if spending this much for it, I would buy the wd hub, next model up as it comes with a 1tb drive built in,and is still listed on their website as a current model, and this price on the plus is much more than it used to be when it was a current model !
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It certainly works with the WDTV Live Plus. I have just programmed all the small control into the RM-VL600. It is perfect.
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Yeah, like Ira W. said, it's got two of those loaded on the unit out of box. Thing is...as Ira indicated, it's got issues. Most of them seem to be due to them picking less aggressive speed settings for the chip than they probably ought to have, coupled with a few other things like that. It's "ok" at the $45 price point. It's not as good at the $79 you see it being sold for storefront at Wal-Mart (though if you only had it as an option...it's still serviceable...). I do know Hulu Plus DOES work well with it as my own add-in.
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Skipping back and forth doesn't work well over DLNA. My Blu-ray player supports that, but it takes longer to figure out the skip location and advance the video stream than the time of the skip. I'm happier with my WD without DLNA. I do wish it could skip 30 seconds, and I'm going to explore if that is possible with wdlxtv firmware.
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I have the Live version and plugged it in for the first time in months today. There was a firmware update that brought Miracast, the new Roku-like interface (apps, tiles, background switching), and a bunch of other stuff (I didn't read the list).
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Hi Marcel:Thanks, that information is really helpful. Can you comment on the accuracy and acceptability of the color when you use the WD TV media hub to show jpeg photos on an HDTV? I realize this can be quite subjective, but if you have used a WD TV to show jpegs on an HDTV, I would be interested in your comments.Thanks, Richard
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Yes, that's the setup I have I works fine. Resolution seems fine. Don't use it much, though. Too many commercials on over-the-air TV, even if you can fast-forward though them.
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My subjective experience says yes. I gave the WD TV a try to compare it to the multiple WD TV Lives my family has solely for the purpose of playing content from directly attached USB drives. My experience thus far has been completely hassle free which is a vast improvement over the WD TV Live. I was worried when I attached the second USB drive to the WD TV and it didn't appear to be scanning for the content on the drive; I went to Videos just to see what was there and the content was already displayed (note that this drive had already been connected to a WD TV Live previously but it seemed to simply 'work' when I plugged it into the WD TV). My subjective experience says yes. I gave the WD TV a try to compare it to the multiple WD TV Lives my family has solely for the purpose of playing content from directly attached USB drives. My experience thus far has been completely hassle free which is a vast improvement over the WD TV Live. I was worried when I attached the second USB drive to the WD TV and it didn't appear to be scanning for the content on the drive; I went to Videos just to see what was there and the content was already displayed (note that this drive had already been connected to a WD TV Live previously but it seemed... » Read More My subjective experience says yes. I gave the WD TV a try to compare it to the multiple WD TV Lives my family has solely for the purpose of playing content from directly attached USB drives. My experience thus far has been completely hassle free which is a vast improvement over the WD TV Live. I was worried when I attached the second USB drive to the WD TV and it didn't appear to be scanning for the content on the drive; I went to Videos just to see what was there and the content was already displayed (note that this drive had already been connected to a WD TV Live previously but it seemed to simply 'work' when I plugged it into the WD TV). « Show Less
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Thank you so much for your response! You also answered my next question as to whether or not it would recognize external HDDs connected to the Mac.Have you experimented connecting external drives to the WD TV Live Plus directly through the USB? If so are you able to transfer files wirelessly from your Mac to the external drive?It's a shame the WD TV Live Plus doesn't have built in wireless like the Apple TV.
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Amazon have been sending me the WD20EARS-00MVWB0! If you do buy it, please buy it thru my Amazon Store, its the same price and I get a small kickback from the sale.
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On issue #1, I don't know about O-Play and Brite Tube (am interested in knowing the answer myself); but I can confirm that WD-TV Live does indeed expose any connected USB disks as a nas drive for computers on your network.
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If you add a usb tv tuner (for example from Hauppauge), a "live tv" menu appears with simple dvr capabilities. More info is at www.gigaom.com/2012/11/13/cord-cutters-wd-tv-live-ota-dvr
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I just purchased the wd tv live plus it plays netflix and other internet streaming media
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I had the same problem and couldn't find one less than $35.00. So I bought WD TV WD TV Media Player (WDBYMN0000NBK-HESN) But today you can go for a Amazon TV.
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Thanks for your input. I suspect you are correct but I just can't figure why more cable ready DVRs aren't available without a subscription. It makes me think that the cable companys may have found a way to defeat recording digitally. Why on earth would so many people pay $200 or more a year for the rather small convenience of not having a TV guide, which still requires that you look things up and program. Heck, the Cable company has a guide itself, just not as conveniently. hopefully someone has direct experience with this.
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main difference:WD TV LIVE: supports WIFI USB dongle (see details at my review on the WDTV Live page). No FLV, RMVB, DVD .IFO/chaptersASUS: no wireless (could change with firmware), plays FLV, RMVB, .IFO. No Pandora, no YouTube.The ASUS is also a bit of an eye-sore.