wd tv live plus WD just released WD TV Live plus which has both Netflix *and* full DVD menu navigation.Personally, I'm leaning towards just getting the new WD box.Any thoughts? wd tv live plus WD just released WD TV Live plus which has both Netflix *and* full DVD menu navigation.Personally, I'm leaning towards just getting the new WD box.Any... » Read More wd tv live plus WD just released WD TV Live plus which has both Netflix *and* full DVD menu navigation.Personally, I'm leaning towards just getting the new WD box.Any thoughts? « Show Less
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Agree 100%. I think Syabas just lost a bunch of potential sales. Considering that Syabas hasn't even been able to confirm Netflix support yet, I'm leaning very strongly towards buying a WDTV Live Plus.
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I concur. I bought a WDTV Plus and I'm sending it back. It has a lot of problems playing DVD images if they're not in a particular format.
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I preordered this the day it was available, then, tired of waiting, I bought a wdtv plus live hd, and sadly it had to be returned. Seems REAL bad when fast forwarding anything (or rewinding). With mkvs or HD mpgs it would almost always default back to the beginning or jump 3/4 way through. :( Seemed underpowered. This is my last hope. Most popcorn hour units are well powered and they seem to know what they are doing. Now, I really hope they get pandora / netflix, or this will never fully be the product it should be.I preordered again.. :)
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Its fast and easy to play content from an external HDD with the WD TV Live. I've other issues with it but if this is your purpose to have one: yes, it's a good equipment using a USB 3.0 connection. I did not use no USB 2.0 external HDD, then, for this I can't help you.
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Hi Joe Joe....i ended up Not getting that one, no CD i think. Not good for Netflix.got a CF-78 instead, its Small like a note book, no frills, but works good and price good too.i had/have a CF-74 it is really well made for the most part, and does everything(no camera though) Dropped it Many times on wood floors, still worked great...but, finaly the Keys started acting up, and would cost about $150 to fix...it was a used one to start with, so got another one.good luck
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Ok, that is my problem. I want the one that can connect to Netflix and is wireless. Is there such a thing out there? The prices are almost the same so I would like to get the best version. It is getting late, I have to buy. Please help..
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I haven't hit a loser with either ASUS player while WDs aren't so friendly. I haven't used it for music yet, so I don't know if it reads the playlists straight up. I haven't tried .isos as others have recommended, but it plays mkv and the variety of avis just fine. I have the WD Live and Mini, too, and I think I'm growing to like the ASUS products for the ease of use, variety of file formats, and more visible fonts (I even set up the R1 for my 82-year old father, and plug in soccer games for him when I get them). Thx for the google suggestion.
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I returned my ROKU 2 and kept the older Roku HD. When I called tech support about use with PlayOn I was told there was a "firmware issue" with Roku 2.... If you pay for Netflix and Hulu Plus, I don't think you'll have a problem with either Roku original or Roku 2, but if you use Playon, the older one is better.
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WD Media players plays just about every type of files you feed it to. It plays regular VOB or VIDEO_TS files (DVD movies) without the need of re-encoding or 'shrinking' it where you'd ended up with a movie of inferior and loss of quality. The internet app on the 'Live Plus' version is more than enough, including Netflix, Blockbuster and others.
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What's the story with this? We'd like to enjoy our netflix on the big screen via neoTV. Seems strange that this feature wasn't available to begin with and even stranger that it hasn't been made possible with updates.
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Yes it does, I'm very happy with my box. You just login with your Netflix info on screen. One thing I want to warn you about is making adjustments to the screen of your TV.
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True-you can't watch most of the new releases. But there really is a lot to watch in streaming.things you dont see at the video store. Shows like Ken burns Jazz or all the documentaries. I watched the first 2 seasons of Dexter and the first 3 seasons of heroes on Netflix streaming. There have even been a lot more of HD content added. I look At the streaming as fluff ( and there's a lot if fluff) you get your DVDs out AND the streaming. I have 175 items in my streaming que. It helps me catch any movies/documentaries/cable shows I may have missed or want to check out. I personally love it.
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Boxee has Netflix... but not Hulu Plus. We just bought another ROKU because Boxee doesn't have Hulu Plus and Amazon.We wasted our money with Boxee. Yes you can search the web with Boxee.... but the software to to this is mediocre at best.I just don't bother any more.
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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.
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Thanks for your input. I'm test driving both CinemaTube and WDTV HD Live for use with PlayOn. So far, they're both working beautifully. Just got to decide which I like the best and return the other. Thanks again.
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Yes, it has DLNA support. Weird that it was omitted in the specs.Basically it's the same as the live non-plus version but with NetFlix support.
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it has StreamTV support which is basically like a linux computer with apps like Roku on board... Vudu, who is a Netflix competitor supports the apps... they are pretty good and include twitter facebook etc. Vudu is a no subscription, $2 rental service, which for most people makes it more expensive than Netflix, but it's very premium.... it has very wide support of hot cable series like californication True Blood etc (Amazon is almost as good and Netflix is way far behind on this)..... also Vudu doesn't have a 30 day restriction on new releases like Amazon and Netflix, so anything that comes out on DVD Blu ray is available the day of release.... also if it is available on bluray, then Vudu has itin 1080 which blows away Netflix and Amazon who selectively offer HD content... Netflix is cheap, but it's really not that great.... Amazon Prime is sorta free but is really lacking in HD.... Vudu is premium but will end up costing you if you watch a lot.... My bet is Mitsu will make it an open platform at some point and you will be able to get anything
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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).
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Confusing right? They sell just the hardware and shell. You have to buy the drives. I went with WD Red series. I would recommend you buy two drives ; one to make a mirror backup of the main drive. If yuh have a lot of home videos, buy two 3 TB drives or higher. My analysis suggests that this is the best price point. It is, overall, a $500 investment. But, it's worth it for pictures, phones and computer backup.