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With smart TVs becoming more popular, those with older sets they don't want to replace might want to look for something to add media playback features and online content from a separate box. The WD TV Play is one such a device. Small, light, cheap and ec...
Tiny, lower power use, cheap, great picture quality, good range of useful apps, USB input, builtin wireless, plays pretty much everything...
A bit slow to navigate menus, bug sometimes crashes device and needs restart to recover...
When the WD TV Play arrived, we didn't really know what it was going to do better than any other device. In fact, it turned out to be better than almost anything else we've used as a media player. It didn't encounter files it couldn't play via DLNA...
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The WD TV Play supports online services such as the BBC iPlayer The WD TV has always been one of the better streaming media players, and one of the few that could really give the AppleTV a run for its money. This latest version doesn’t offer any majo...
affordable, easy to use media player with good range of online services...
doesn’t work with iTunes, no internal storage...
If you simply want to stream your iTunes music and video onto your TV, then the AppleTV is still the best option. However, the WD TV Play provides access to a wider range of online services, so it's the better option for people who want to connect their T...
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Tim Cook recently boasted that Apple TV has been selling like hot potatoes. His company has sold around 13 million of them, with half of those flying off the shelves in the last year. The WD TV Play is Western Digital's boldest attempt to grab itself a Lu...
Low price, Decent mix of online and network streaming, Customisable interface...
Flaky on, demand streaming, Limited codec support, Poor quality remote...
The WD TV Play has a low price for a DLNA-compatible wireless box with access to a range of video on-demand and other streaming services. Although its interface is attractive and versatile, its flakiness when streaming online services and limited codec su...
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techradar.com/au/ Updated:
2014-12-24 07:22:23
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Tim Cook recently boasted that Apple TV has been selling like hot potatoes. His company has sold around 13 million of them, with half of those flying off the shelves in the last year. The WD TV Play is Western Digital's boldest attempt to grab itself a Lu...
Low price, Decent mix of online and network streaming, Customisable interface...
Flaky ondemand streaming, Limited codec support, Poor quality remote...
The WD TV Play has a low price for a DLNA-compatible wireless box with access to a range of video on-demand and other streaming services. Although its interface is attractive and versatile, its flakiness when streaming online services and limited codec s...
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What is the Western Digital WD TV Play? Time was media players were about one thing: codecs. And time was one little media player ruled them all: the original WD TV . With the world quickly adopting streaming across both music and video, however, the war...
Attractive, intuitive UI, Wide range of integrated streaming services, Very cheap...
No support for DTS audio, Poor navigation for local media, Remote has questionable layout...
In many ways WD TV Play is unremarkable. The design is pleasant, though the build materials are cheap. The codec support is wide, but has key omissions and the streaming services by and large are well done and user friendly. The breakthrough price of the...
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itreviews.com Updated:
2014-12-24 07:22:23
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Western Digital’s latest media hub, the WD TV Play, tries to strike a balance for cord-cutters, offering some streaming services along with local file playback for a lower price ($69.99 list) than its Roku 2 XD (and $100 soon-to-be-reviewed Roku 3) and Ap...
Western Digital's latest low-cost media hub, the WD TV Play, dabbles in many cord-cutting areas, but doesn't lead in any of them...
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With all the media players available to me, a Western Digital player has always been my go-to streamer. I know the quality will be good and that I can connect it and be ready to go in minutes. The newest model, the WD TV Play, offers the quality and usabi...
Excellent sound and picture quality, Unit powers on whole home theater and switches inputs, Easy directaccess buttons on remote for Netflix, Hulu, Vudu...
No Amazon VOD app, Poorly executed Facebook app...
As long as it supports all the services you use, you'll find the WD TV Play will deliver consistently high video and audio quality and a nice user experience at a very good price...
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maclife.com Updated:
2014-12-24 07:22:23
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Western Digital has been making streaming set-top boxes for several years now. Their WD TV line has consistently packed a lot of value into their little black boxes. The latest, called WD TV Play, continues in that tradition, offering a plethora of conten...
1080p output. Simple setup. Onboard WiFi & Ethernet. USB port for connecting external drives.
No Amazon Instant. Navigation feels sluggish. Facebook and Twitter channels fall short...
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techreviewsource.com Updated:
2014-12-24 07:22:23
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Western Digital's latest media hub , the WD TV Play, tries to strike a balance for cord-cutters, offering some streaming services along with local file playback for a lower price ($69.99 list) than its Roku 2 XD (and $100 soon-to-be-reviewed Roku 3) and A...
Can play both streaming and local media. Excellent configurable interface.
Doesn't offer as many streaming channels as Roku, or play as many local formats as WD's other products. Buggy...
Western Digital's latest low-cost media hub, the WD TV Play, dabbles in many cord-cutting areas, but doesn't lead in any of them...
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Western Digital's latest media hub, the WD TV Play, tries to strike a balance for cord-cutters, offering some streaming services along with local file playback for a lower price ($69.99 list) than its Roku 2 XD%displayPrice% at %seller% (and $100 soon-to-...
Can play both streaming and local media. Excellent configurable interface.
Doesn't offer as many streaming channels as Roku, or play as many local formats as WD's other products. Buggy...
Western Digital's latest low-cost media hub, the WD TV Play, dabbles in many cord-cutting areas, but doesn't lead in any of them...
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Accomplished couch potatoes have long abandoned cable for streaming services like Netflix, or bulging media collections strewn across hard drives and home networks. But how do we funnel all that into one place? A media streamer, of course. There are plent...
There's more. AccuWeather serves up weather reports, including with forecast video clips. An RSS reader offers up episodes from audio and video podcasts, and you can add your own feeds if you're inclined to manually hammer in URLs. You'll also find a few...
Sluggish interface. Simplistic remote. Fewer channel options than the competition...
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There's a whole world outside that cable TV box, full of apps and streaming video and media files by the millions. Western Digital's new streaming set-top box, called WD TV Play, lets you navigate that wealth of content, giving you an enormous amount of m...
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This week, Western Digital has released the WD TV Play Media Player. This player is continues Western Digital’s established tradition of providing quality set-top boxes to those looking to get the best out of their home theater. Priced at $69.99 sh...
Western Digital has introduced a great media player to market that is designed for streaming media from all corners of your house. This economical player is the one to get if you don’t want to break the bank...
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It's hard to keep secrets when you're forced to display your wares for the FCC months before your product is ready to ship. Western Digital's WD TV Play first surfaced way back in July, 2012; WDC will finally start shipping the device on Tuesday. Should y...
Very small, Builtin WiFi, Dedicated buttons for popular video services...
Dull, washedout video, Doesn't support USB keyboards, Directory listings don't display file types or dates...
We suppose $70 is the right price for the WD TV Play, since it delivers 1080p video resolution plus the USB and Ethernet ports that the Roku 2 lacks for $10 less (Roku has two players with even lower price tags, but they're both limited to 720p and are...
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If you currently possess a large library of media stored on a hard drive, and you're looking for a way to play it on your television, the WD TV was made for you. While it does have some apps like Hulu Plus, YouTube, and Spotify, choices are far more limit...
Easy to set up, Compatible with almost any playback format...
Tricky to use, Depending on preference, the remote may seem “outdated” Content loads slowly, Has fewer apps, compared to Roku and Amazon products, No parental controls, Used more power than other devices we tested...
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In mid-February, Western Digital announced the newest member of its WD TV line of media players – the WD TV Play. Though positioned as the entry-level product in WDs media player product line, the WD TV PLAY is a full-featured streamer that's positioned t...
Easy setup, Supports any TV (HDMI and AV outputs), Supports lots of local media types, Smartphone remote apps for iOS and Android, Plays local media from USB and DLNA servers...
Relatively small number of apps that can't be user expanded, Does not support playback from network shares...
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With the huge variety of music and movie streaming services available, set-top boxes have become abundantly available as affordable alternatives to standard cable and satellite subscriptions. Companies like Roku, Apple, and Boxee have come to this niche w...
Supports many different file types, Features channels for major streaming services like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Spotify, Remote app available for both iOS and Android, Can stream a wealth of content via DLNA or portable storage...
Some lag while skipping between songs and browsing through menus, Frankly pointless Facebook integration, Certain MKV files wouldn't play, while others worked fine...
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