Testseek.com have collected 19 expert reviews of the Western Digital WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital WD TV Live Plus HD Media Player.
July 2010
Experts 78% 19 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Simplest way to get video files from Mac to TV. Supports a huge range of audio and video formats.
It plays a large variety of file formats
Including iTunes
It is a compact unit that you can pick up and reconnect to another TV
In the file list display
There is a preview of the video so you know you have the video you want
It can play Pandora music over a slideshow
It transmits 1080p Full HD video
Easy to find interesting podcasts in Mediafly
Displays the next song when playing musi
The WD TV Live Plus is easy to use and affordable with access to Netflix and popular internet sites such as YouTube
The editors didn't like
Can't attach USB hub
Limited Internet content
YMMV for DVD navigation
No integrated Wi-Fi
Additional Web content is somewhat limited
Bottom Line
The WDTV Live Plus is a good choice for anyone looking for a single device capable of streaming Netflix as well as content on a local network or thumb drive.
No integrated WiFi
Additional web content is somewhat limited
File browser doesn’t provide enough information
No love for Hulu
LastFM
Or Slacker.
No Wi-Fi--separate accessory required.
Unattractive interface. Some bugs in PC streaming. Hard drive is an added expense.
Crippled clients for some services
No built-in Wi-Fi
No support for copy protection
Occasionally befuddling interface
Some bugs with Windows 7 “Play To”
No included HDMI cable
No builtin WiFi
Interface bugs
Netflix feature lets you browse predefined lists
But there’s no search capability.
The organization of the onscreen menu is confusing and not intuitive
It will display only ten thumbnails onscreen at a time so you have to scroll down to find your desired files
Photo thumbnails are slow to appear if you have a lot of large files
Some music and movies in compatible unprotected file formats would not play
To make adjustments to timing and transitions of slideshows
You mus
There is no builtin hard drive for storage and you can't buy content without a thirdparty addon.
It plays a large variety of file formats, including iTunes, It is a compact unit that you can pick up and reconnect to another TV, In the file list display, there is a preview of the video so you know you have the video you want, It can play Pandora music over a slideshow, It transmits 1080p Full HD video, easy to find interesting podcasts in Mediafly, displays the next song when playing musi
The organization of the onscreen menu is confusing and not intuitive, It will display only ten thumbnails onscreen at a time so you have to scroll down to find your desired files, Photo thumbnails are slow to appear if you have a lot of large files, Some music and movies in compatible unprotected file formats would not play, To make adjustments to timing and transitions of slideshows, you mus
Abstract: The Device The WD TV Live Plus is a small device, measuring 1.57"(H) x 3.94"(D) x 4.94"(W), weighing in at 0.67 pounds (yeah, it's small). There are two USB 2.0 ports (one front, one side), composite A/V (RCA), component video, HDMI and a 100 Mbps Eth...
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As it is, the WD TV Live Plus is only the second such media player I've used, but I have to say that it impressed the heck out of me. While ASUS' O!Play was just as full-featured, if not a bit moreso in certain regards, it had other issues that held m...
Simplest way to get video files from Mac to TV. Supports a huge range of audio and video formats.
Netflix feature lets you browse predefined lists, but there’s no search capability.
We would’ve liked to have seen full Netflix search capabilities, but the Live Plus’s streaming works great, and its support for DVD navigation makes it feasible to set one up as the hub of your digital film library.WD TV Live Plus...
Abstract: After being announced in early June, Anandtech recently put the Western Digital WD TV Live Plus through its paces and discovered the Netflix enhancement works as advertised. Like many Netflix-enabled devices though, the TV Live comes up short compared ...
Supports Netflix, Pandora, Live365, Flickr, MediaFly, Extremely small, silent, Excellent file support, including VOB, Windows 7 “Play To” capability, Plentiful outputs for any TV, Included component and composite cables, Relatively inexpensive
Crippled clients for some services, No built-in Wi-Fi, No support for copy protection, Occasionally befuddling interface, Some bugs with Windows 7 “Play To”, No included HDMI cable
Western Digital’s amped up WD TV Live Plus goes beyond Netflix with Flickr, Pandora, DVD menu support, control through Windows, and more....
Plays many video formats. Streams Netflix, Pandora, and YouTube. Accepts many USB drive types.
Unattractive interface. Some bugs in PC streaming. Hard drive is an added expense.
The Western Digital WDTV Live Plus plays Netflix video, Pandora music, and a wide variety of video files in full 1080p on your HDTV with no fuss, but streaming from network-connected PCs can be fussy. Buy it now...
Abstract: Video Review: With multimedia content coming from everywhere, you can now watch it all together on your television with the Western Digital TV Live Plus network media player. Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn check out the device that streams online conten...
